Why There Are So Many Tunnels Under London
NO ONE knows quite how many tunnels have been burrowed under London. Some of the city's many underground channels have been subject to the Official Secrets Act: the Kingsway tunnels were once used by a...
View ArticleHere's A Mind-Blowing Picture Of The Grand Canyon That Only Happens Once...
On Friday, a rare weather phenomenon created an incredible sight at the Grand Canyon.The canyon was filled with fog due to something known as "temperature inversion," according to the Grand Canyon...
View ArticleRepublican National Committee Backtracks After Cringeworthy Attempt To Honor...
The Republican National Committee backtracked on Sunday after sending out a cringeworthy tweet meant to honor Rosa Parks on the 58th anniversary of her arrest after refusing to give up her bus seat to...
View ArticleI'm Changing My Mind About Bitcoin
I'm changing my mind about Bitcoin.I used to think it was a joke or at best a currency for clowns.Now, I no longer think that. Now, I don't know what its future is.Here, let me explain.I've gone...
View ArticleROBERT SHILLER: 'I Am Most Worried About The Boom In The US Stock Market'
BERLIN (Reuters) - An American who won this year's Nobel Prize for economics believes sharp rises in equity and property prices could lead to a dangerous financial bubble and may end badly, he told a...
View ArticleThe NFL's Annual Game In Toronto Was A Complete Bust This Year
For the sixth straight year the Buffalo Bills are playing a home game in Toronto and by the looks of the crowd at kickoff it looks like the people of Toronto are losing interest.Last season's game in...
View ArticleRob Ford Is At An NFL Game And A Musician Claims His Seat Was Stolen By The...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is attending the Buffalo Bills' annual game in Toronto and now a Canadian musician claims that the embattled mayor stole his seat.Shortly after the game started, Matt Mays took...
View ArticleIt's Possible People Are Still Trapped Under The Derailed Train In The Bronx
Four people were killed and 11 critically injured Sunday morning when a Metro North commuter train derailed in the Bronx, and it's possible that there are still passengers trapped under the overturned...
View ArticleIt's A Crazy Busy Week For The Economy — Here's Your Complete Preview (DIA,...
Stocks are at record highs.And this week is totally stacked with manufacturing, housing, and labor market data.Here's your Monday Scouting Report:Top StorySearching For Risk: Volatility is low and...
View ArticleOver 1,000 London Cyclists Played Dead In The Street To Protest For Safer Roads
Hundreds of cyclists played dead in a central London street on Friday night as part of a protest against dangerous traffic conditions in the city, according to Yahoo! News.They lay on the ground with...
View Article9 Ways To Get Out Of Jury Duty
If you've ever been called for jury duty, you've seen your fellow citizens use every possible excuse to try to wiggle out of their civic duty.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleKorea's Manufacturing Index Improves Slightly
Korea's HSBC manufacturing PMI for November improved to 50.4 from 50.2.Output and new orders went nowhere, though export orders ticked higher.Input price inflation climbed.HSBC economist Ronald Man...
View ArticlePRESENTING: Morgan Stanley's 10 Big Macro Investment Ideas For 2014
Morgan Stanley's Global Strategy team is out with its 2014 outlook titled: Fertile Soils, Rising Divergences.In it, Morgan Stanley says that they generally favor stocks over bonds, but that we're now...
View ArticleMarkets Are Mostly Higher
Markets are mostly higher as we kick off global PMI day, when major countries release purchasing managers indices showing industrial output.Japan's Nikkei and Korea's Kospi are both up 0.22%.U.S....
View ArticleAmazon Experimenting With Drones That Will Deliver Packages In 30 Minutes (AMZN)
Amazon is experimenting with drones that will deliver packages within 30 minutes. CEO Jeff Bezos made the announcement in a "60 Minutes" interview Sunday night with Charlie Rose. Bezos expects the...
View ArticleHSBC China PMI Beats Expectations At 50.8
HSBC China PMI came in at 50.8 in November. This was the second highest reading in eight months.This beat expectations for a reading of 50.5. And the number is modestly lower than the 50.9 print in...
View ArticleThousands Of Companies All Around The World Are Revealing The State Of The...
Each month, we take the temperature of the global economy through countries' purchasing managers indices, better known as PMI. The data reflect industrial activity, and anything above 50 is seen as...
View ArticleThe Pacific Northwest Is The Hottest Labor Market In The United States — Here...
Toby Dayton is the CEO of LinkUp, an online job search engine that only indexes listings posted directly on company websites.LinkUp data are being used by major investment banks on Wall Street to...
View ArticleApplebee's Will Put Tablets At Every Table Next Year
Applebee's plans to introduce tablets at every restaurant by the end of 2014, according to USA Today.Customers will reportedly be able to order appetizers and desserts, pay for food, and play video...
View ArticleThis Ad From 1926 Is The Driving Force Behind Much Of The Internet's Viral...
Up until today, no one knew for sure who was behind ViralNova, the home for sharable, clickable, viral content that takes stories circulating the news and churns them into a simple format that reaches...
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