Greek Prime Minister Rules Out Third Bailout
Greece’s new radical left government has no intention of seeking another bailout deal from international creditors and will spend coming months trying to ease the terms of its current commitments,…
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Pew Research Center: Global Harassment Of Jews Has Reached A Seven-Year High
The number of countries where Jewish people are mistreated is at a seven-year high. According to the Pew Research Center, about a quarter of the world’s countries are still struggling…
SeaWorld Loses 1 Million Visitors As It Clings To Orca Captivity
SeaWorld’s troubles persist as evidenced by its fourth quarter earnings released Thursday. Attendance and revenue continued to drop, and SeaWorld suffered a net loss of $25.4 million for the last…
SeaWorld Loses 1 Million Visitors As It Clings To Orca Captivity
SeaWorld’s troubles persist as evidenced by its fourth quarter earnings released Thursday. Attendance and revenue continued to drop, and SeaWorld suffered a net loss of $25.4 million for the last…
Jared Simpson Accused Of Bomb Scare After Trying To Pay Bar Tab With Rock
A judge has ordered a psychiatric examination for a man who allegedly tried to pay a bar tab with a rock, and then made a bogus bomb threat. Cops in…
Meet The Mystery Man Behind SNL’s Cue Cards
NBC’s Joelle Garguilo reports on “Cue Card Wally,” the man who has been in about every “Saturday Night Live” sketch for the past quarter of a century – you’ve just…
Japan’s Economy Expands, but Less Than Expected
TOKYO — Japan emerged from recession at the end of 2014, government data showed on Monday, though the economic growth — the country’s first since early last year — was…
Japan’s Economy Emerges From Recession, Growth Weaker Than Forecast
(Reuters) – Japan’s economy rebounded from recession to grow an annualized 2.2 percent in the final quarter of last year, giving a much-needed boost to premier Shinzo Abe’s efforts to…
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Mo’ne Davis Outshines Kevin Hart
Little League phenom Mo’ne Davis was so impressive on a basketball court she momentarily silenced trash-talking “Wedding Ringer” star Kevin Hart. Playing in the All-Star Celebrity Game against opponents more…
Bank of England Expects Prices to Continue Falling in 2015
LONDON — The Bank of England expects consumer prices this year to continue to fall, with the possibility of inflation dipping into negative territory, the central bank said Thursday morning….
BP Posts Net Loss of $4.4 Billion in Fourth Quarter
With the price of crude oil plummeting, why some countries are faring much better than others. LONDON — BP on Tuesday reported a net loss of $4.4 billion in the…
U.S. Economy Slowed in 4th Quarter, but Consumer Spending Boomed
Economic growth slowed at the end of 2014, but robust consumer spending during the final quarter of the year, which is expected to continue as Americans enjoy the benefits of…
How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft
Common Sense By JAMES B. STEWART When Microsoft stock was at a record high in 1999, and its market capitalization was nearly $620 billion, the notion that Apple Computer would…
Key data on Afghan reconstruction funding classified
The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, better known as SIGAR, said in its report summary they were unable to present a complete evaluation of reconstruction spending…
Amazon Reports a Profit, Citing Prime as the Key
Amazon delivered better earnings than expected Thursday, breaking a recent pattern of disappointments. The retailer earned 45 cents a share in the fourth quarter. That was slightly weaker than last…
Hershey just bought a beef jerky company. Chocolate jerky?
Hershey’s shares dropped over 7% Thursday. The company’s fourth quarter sales of $2.01 billion missed analysts’ expectations of $2.06 billion, and earnings came in below forecasts as well. – Chicago…
Royal Dutch Shell Posts Rise in Earnings Despite Lower Oil Prices
LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014 rose as improved performance in marketing and refining offset the effects of lower oil…
Deutsche Bank Posts Fourth Quarter Profit, Beating Predictions for a Loss
The quarterly net profit, which also reflected a lower tax bill, was better than expectations. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a loss for the latest quarter. Deutsche Bank had…
Alibaba is a better bet than Yahoo
Alibaba will report its fiscal third quarter earnings on Thursday morning. This is the second earnings report for Alibaba since its initial public offering in September. The stock rose more…
How Apple Got Us To Spend Even More On iPhones
Apple got millions of you to buy a more expensive iPhone. The average price of an iPhone during the three months that ended in December was $687.30, up from $602.92…
Warriors’ Klay Thompson Scores NBA-Record 37 Points In Quarter
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has set an NBA record for the highest-scoring quarter in league history, getting 37 in the third against the Sacramento Kings. – Carmelo Anthony…
Obama says wages are growing. They’re not
The usual trend is that as more Americans get jobs, wages rise. So far, that’s not happening. Even the most recent data available for the fourth quarter of 2014 shows…
Obama cuts loose during State of the Union
The bear is loosethis time on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. President Barack Obama focused on the economic gains that he hopes will become his presidential…
Prankster Dad Turns His House Into A Giant Ball Pit
A quarter of a million plastic balls and an elaborate prank transformed one dad’s home into a giant ball pit (aka every little kid’s ultimate fantasy). With the help of…