India Overhauls Monetary Policy With Inflation Target
MUMBAI — India’s central bank and the finance ministry have agreed, in the biggest change to monetary policy since opening up its economy more than two decades ago, to introduce…
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529 savings plans may soon cover more college expenses
That may seem like a no-brainer given how critical computers and Internet access are to students’ lives these days. But under the current rules, 529 withdrawals may only be used…
6 big ideas from India’s budget
2) Lower taxes on business Businesses operating in India currently pay some of the highest rates in the world. The government is hoping to change that, cutting India’s corporate tax…
#TheDress: 73 million page views
Tumblr also pointed out that BuzzFeed, which spotted the Tumblr post, has written 31 articles regarding #TheDress just in the past five days. It was a winner for BuzzFeed as…
Premarkets: 5 things to know before the open
Experts say the central bank has become concerned about the threat of deflation. Many central banks around the world have been cutting rates in order to boost dangerously low inflation…
Malaysia hopes revamp will revive airline
“We are seeing signs today that they are at least looking at necessary steps to survive in the modern competitive world.” Related: Why planes don’t live stream data But saying…
China’s Long Food Chain Plugs In
HONG KONG — The smartphone tells the story of a kiwi fruit in China. With a quick scan of a code, shoppers can look up the fruit’s complete thousand-mile journey…
A bank is offering scented credit cards to Middle Eastern women
The bank also came out with a “selfie” credit card, which allows users to upload photos of themselves from their phones and have them printed on their cards. According to…
$2 gas is gone — prices have climbed for 5 weeks in a row
But crude prices are still very low. Weakening economies in Europe and Asia, as well as more fuel efficient vehicles, have all cut worldwide demand for crude. An increase in…
$2 gas is gone — prices have climbed for 5 weeks in a row
But crude prices are still very low. Weakening economies in Europe and Asia, as well as more fuel efficient vehicles, have all cut worldwide demand for crude. An increase in…
Deflation risk is now a worry even for China
But economists are worried about something more sinister: The prospect that a harmful deflationary cycle could develop at a time when central banks are running out of ways to respond….
‘Judge Judy’ extends contract with CBS until 2020
First debuting in 1996, “Judge Judy” has been the #1 court show for 969 consecutive weeks. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real…
9 companies Warren Buffett should consider buying
I limited it to companies in the S&P 500 with market values between $5 billion and $20 billion. They had to be trading at reasonable valuations, have strong balance sheets…
11 stocks hedge funds and mutual funds love now
Interestingly, hedge funds are still not giving up on energy and health care, while mutual funds have given up those sectors. Related: The ‘smart money’ is investing in oil now…
News Corp. Set to Rehire Rebekah Brooks, Acquitted Executive
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch’s media holdings in Britain, acquitted last year on charges related to the phone hacking scandal, is likely to return to News Corporation…
Voodoo economics on ‘House of Cards’: Why Underwood’s jobs plan is crazy
President Underwood, played with scheming charm by Kevin Spacey, uses Washington, D.C., as a guinea pig for his policy. He tells District residents: “If you want a job, you get…
German Energy Firm Pushes Ahead on Russian Deal, Despite British Objections
LONDON — The German utility RWE signaled on Sunday that it expected to complete the sale of its oil and gas subsidiary, RWE Dea, to a Russian investment company on…
Hyundai issues safety recall for power steering defect on 200,000 vehicles
The level of force necessary to steer the vehicle without power steering was within compliance standards, and the flaw has not historically been considered a safety defect in the U.S.,…
Samsung unveils beautiful new Galaxy S6
Unlike the 5S, the new phones are not water resistant. The speakers have been moved from the back plate of the phone to the bottom edge. Sound is much clearer…
The O’Reilly tapes: Phone recordings raise new questions about JFK story
In his 2012 book “Killing Kennedy,” O’Reilly wrote that he knocked on the door of a South Florida home when suddenly he “heard the shotgun blast that marked the suicide”…
The O’Reilly tapes: Phone recordings raise new questions about JFK story
In his 2012 book “Killing Kennedy,” O’Reilly wrote that he knocked on the door of a South Florida home when suddenly he “heard the shotgun blast that marked the suicide”…
Obsolete jobs: Meet the guy who fixes Tom Hanks’ typewriter
And the duo are accompanied on office calls by an old fashioned doctor’s black bag outfitted with metal drawers that contain all sorts of spare parts, screwdrivers and pliers. There’s…
Obsolete jobs: Meet the guy who fixes Tom Hanks’ typewriter
And the duo are accompanied on office calls by an old fashioned doctor’s black bag outfitted with metal drawers that contain all sorts of spare parts, screwdrivers and pliers. There’s…
Room to run: 7 stocks Wall Street thinks will soar
Upside potential: 47% each Last year airline stocks took off and never landed. American Airlines (AAL) surged 112% and Delta (DAL) spiked nearly 70% as investors feasted on this suddenly…
The secret of #TheDress: Mobile viewing
When Smith was on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” on Sunday, and I commented about the mobile-focused future, he said “It’s the present, not the future.” “Certainly,” he said, “the way we…
‘Question everything,’ says the creator of Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’
The arrival of new distribution options like Netflix are causing people in the industry to “question everything,” Willimon said. “The entire calendar for how shows are released” can be rethought,…
BlackBerry commits to software on any device
“Our goal is to be wherever our users need and want us, with our software suites, whether that’s on an iPhone or a BlackBerry Classic,” Chen said in the statement….
Apple, Yahoo bus drivers vote to unionize
It wasn’t immediately clear when the drivers would seek contract negotiations with Compass, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday. – Most stock quote data provided…
‘Corinthian 15’ launch ‘debt strike’ over student loans
Related: The debt collector that does the government’s dirty work A creditor advocacy group called Debt Collective has taken up the Corinthian 15 cause. Debt Collective, which is an offshoot…
10 Best States For Business
This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St. While the United States was founded on the principle of equality for all people, the 50 states are decidedly unequal in…