Natural gas prices bounce as blizzard blows
Prices have also been pushed down amid a glut of supply from fracking operations in the United States and Canada. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property…
DeAndre Yedlin, by Joining Tottenham Hotspur, Swims Against Tide on U.S. Team
LONDON — DeAndre Yedlin had modest plans for New Year’s Eve 2013. He went to his mother’s house in Seattle. He watched some fireworks on television. He went to sleep….
What To Do When Your Kids Roll Their Eyes At You (VIDEO)
no small feat now that the online world has broadened their experiences exponentially. “The advent of the Internet means that the [drug] pusher is no longer on the corner in…
Berdych Keeps His Nerve in Lopsided Victory Over Nadal
MELBOURNE, Australia — Not even Rafael Nadal could beat Tomas Berdych 18 times in a row. After cracking repeatedly through the years and in the big Grand Slam matches, Berdych…
Facebook, Instagram Suffer Widespread Outage Overnight; Tinder, Hipchat Also Go Down
Facebook and Instagram went down early Tuesday morning as a major snowstorm hit the Northeast. Reports on social media indicate that Tindr and Hipchat were also down. – This is…
Sharapova Romps Into Australian Open Semifinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — After some unflinching words from her family, Maria Sharapova has been relentless on her opponents. Sharapova, seeded second at the Australian Open, advanced to the semifinals here…
Facebook, Instagram goes down; Twitter freaks out
Complain. And complain loudly. Shortly after 12:10 a.m. ET, Facebook and Instagram went down. – CNNMoney’s Charles Riley contributed to this report.
Did Mom Coach Her Daughters To Lie About Abuse? (VIDEO)
bribing them with a pony — in hopes of regaining custody. Watch the video above to see some of what the 7-year-old reportedly wrote in her journal. On his show…
Amazon Investigated in Japan Over Child Pornography
“We take this investigation seriously, and we are cooperating fully with the authorities,” Amazon said in a statement Monday. “We don’t permit illegal items on our site, and we have…
Man opens fire on police during Minnesota city council meeting
The shooting happened right after two newly-sworn in officers left the chambers. As a city council member began a discussion of a resolution, a man with a handgun began firing,…
Europe is on sale for American travelers
“Head for the Alps, either France or Austria to ski this winter,” jokes Sebastien Galy, senior currency strategist at Societe Generale. “It’s going to be significantly cheaper than the U.S….
Is Obama-Modi ‘bromance’ a turning point in U.S., Indian relations?
U.S. President Barack Obama became the first American chief guest at the parade. Not only did he have to endure two hours of a cold Delhi morning drizzlealbeit in a…
Winklevoss twins: Bitcoin will explode beyond $1 trillion
Many skeptics remain convinced Bitcoin was a bubble that will soon die out. Jeffrey Gundlach, the new so-called “bond king,” recently said Bitcoin is “on its way to being relegated…
Australian Open: Rafael Nadal stunned by Tomas Berdych
Berdych crushed Nadal 6-2 6-0 7-6 (5) thanks to a fine display of power tennis to end a 17-match losing streak against the Spaniard. One of those losses came in…
Residents in northeast hunker down in face of ‘historic’ storm
New York may be the the city that never sleeps. But you wouldn’t know it early Tuesday morning. The streets in this city of 8 million people were deserted, except…
Letter: Fidel Castro supports diplomatic talks with U.S., despite misgivings
In a letter, published on the website of the communist party newspaper Granma, Castro said that although he didn’t “trust U.S. policies and have not exchanged a word with them,…
Snowstorm Bloopers Compilation Will Brighten Your Blizzard
If you’re hunkered down in the northeast as the latest snowstorm hits, it might just be you and the television — and on every channel, a reporter standing in the…
British minister breaks taboo with watch gift for Taipei’s mayor
“We learn something new each day. I had no idea a gift like this could be seen as anything other than positive: In the UK a watch is precious –…
East Coast Snow Storm Snarls Travel, Forces Millions To Hunker Down In Northeast And New England
Tens of millions of people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and…
5 questions to ask a financial adviser before hiring one
Related: Can I afford to retire early? If, on the other hand you’re just looking for a few fund recommendations or want to get a ballpark estimate of how much…
Can Apple live up to the iHype?
Repeat success? Still, Wall Street wants Apple to do more than beat expectations, it wants the tech giant to crush them. Apple has beaten consensus earnings estimates for the past…
Scariest theme park rides on Earth
But when does a theme park ride stop being scarily fun and start being just plain scary? We’re talking about the rides on which the fear turns into the kind…
Fidel Castro Issues Statement Apparently In Support Of U.S.-Cuba Diplomacy
HAVANA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Monday appeared to lend his support to talks with the United States in his first comments about his longtime…
Argentine Leader Attacks Spy Agency Amid Furor Over Prosecutor’s Death
BUENOS AIRES — With her government badly shaken over the mysterious death of a prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said in…
Yahoo soars on Alibaba spinoff
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
City Hall Shooting In Minnesota Leaves 2 Officers Hurt And Gunman Dead, Police Say
A gunman opened fire inside a suburban Minneapolis city building Monday night, injuring two police officers before authorities returned fire and killed him, the county sheriff’s department said. – A…
A Nigerian City, Long Under Siege, Survives an Audacious Militant Assault
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — It was the kind of onslaught many feared. This city of more than two million, the most important in northern Nigeria, has endured many fierce assaults from…
Meteorologist offers ‘deepest apologies’ over mistaken blizzard forecast
Szatkowski, who works in Mount Holly, N.J., was not alone in asking for forgiveness. Other meteorologists like Slate’s Eric Holthaus also apologized for their oversized projections. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…
Obamacare sign ups hit 9.5 million
Related: Obamacare website reins in personal data sharing Subisides have proved once again to be a big draw to the exchanges. Some 87% of those picking plans through healthcare.gov are…
FCC to Marriott and other hotels: Never try to block Wi-Fi again
Marriott said it will try to “find appropriate market solutions that do not involve the blocking of Wi-Fi devices.” – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of…