Stocks Are Priced Right To Break Through The Third Top
At 1550, the S&P 500 has regained the peak it reached in March of 2000 (when the tech bubble burst) and again in October of 2007 (before the credit crunch hit).But we think the third time’s the...
View ArticleNASA: Flash Streaking Across East Coast Sky Friday Night Likely A Meteor
NASA official says flash of light reported across East Coast sky likely a 'meteor event'NEW YORK (AP) — East Coast residents were buzzing on social media sites and elsewhere Friday night after a brief...
View ArticleBill Gates Is Offering $100K To Whomever Can Make A 'Next Generation' Condom
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering $100,000 to anyone who can make a condom people actually like to use - a "next-generation" condom.The feel of latex prophylactics has been central to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Confesses
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, et al. get to know practically everything about us over time. But unlike humans, their servers never forget, and data mining tools only get better.Advertisers, ID...
View ArticleProvidential Grows While Competitors Struggle
Everyday, we see conflicting news reports about the state of the nation's job market. One day, thousands of new jobs are created, but the next day, companies are closing left and right. However, there...
View ArticleNever Say 'I Don't Have Time' To Your Boss
Busyness is a badge of honor among business owners, but author Laura Vanderkam is calling BS.She recently asked professionals who perpetually carp about how over scheduled they are if they're really...
View ArticleCyprus Crisis: 'This Is The Darkest Week In Our History Since The 1974...
As zero hour approaches, a small island population watches and waits, consumed with anxiety and simmering with resentment."This is the darkest week in Cyprus since the 1974 invasion," said Hubert...
View ArticleHow Comcast's $4.4B Investment In The Olympics Will Pay Off Big-Time
Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts said Thursday that Comcast doesn’t expect to make a giant profit from the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro but defended its heavy spending to acquire rights to...
View ArticleNET PRESENT VALUE OF THE BOTTOM HALF — BETWEEN THE BALLERINA’S LEGS WHAT’S...
By John Helmer, MoscowIf seated in the dark at the Bolshoi Theatre, even a man of consuming narcissism as Boris Yeltsin was could tell the tights from the tutus. But Yeltsin saw himself as the prima...
View ArticleSomeone In New Jersey Won The $338 Million Powerball Last Night
1 winning ticket for Saturday's $338M Powerball jackpot sold in NJ; 6th largest jackpot everDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's...
View ArticleDon't Expect A Charge For Taking Advantage Of France's Richest Woman To Stop...
Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyer on Sunday launched a fresh salvo against the judge who charged the former president with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, as a public outcry among Sarkozy...
View ArticleBritish Tourist Describes 'Rape' Ordeal That Led Her To Jump Out Hotel Window
A British woman who jumped from a hotel balcony in India fearing a sexual assault said on Sunday she shouted for help for more than an hour before she fled.Jessica Davies, 31, from London, said she had...
View ArticleHow To Use Guilt To Become More Productive
Unless you're a better person than me – and I reluctantly concede such people may exist – there are probably several things on your to-do list, or on your mind, that you feel guilty about not having...
View ArticleNRA Reportedly Sending Pro-Gun Robocalls To Newtown Residents
People in Newtown have been receiving automated phone messages from the National Rifle Association asking them to oppose gun control legislation. The news was broken by advocacy group the Newtown...
View ArticleDon't Lean In Or Try To Have It All, Just Do It
Ping Fu’s career advice to women is much simpler than leaning in or trying to have it all: Just do it.In her new memoir, Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds, Fu pragmatically writes:On the one hand,...
View ArticleDell's Board Said To Be Considering Takeover Proposals From Blackstone And...
March 24 (Reuters) - A special committee of Dell Inc's board is evaluating separate takeover proposals from Blackstone Group and billionaire investor Carl Icahn to decide whether either or both are...
View ArticleA New German Political Party Is The First To Openly Call For Scrapping The Euro
AS FOUNDER of a new Eurosceptic party, Bernd Lucke, an economics professor, is among the most controversial figures in Germany. The website of his Alternative for Germany party went online this month....
View ArticleMore Homeowners Are Moving Back Into Positive Equity
The housing market's massive downturn several years ago took a significant toll on homeowners nationwide, and some are only now finally recovering from it. However, that number grew significantly in...
View ArticleAmsterdam Is On Another Quest To Tame Legalized Prostitution
Has Amsterdam had enough of its breezy reputation? It may be famous for its in-your-face window prostitution, but the city has just voted to place tighter controls on its brothels.From this summer...
View ArticleSleep Refreshes Your Brain By 'Resetting' Your Brain Cells
A little shuteye refreshes.Right, but what does that really mean?Not talking here about leaping out of bed ready for a five-mile run upon awakening, but rather about what’s happening at the level of...
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