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7 Experts Told Us What Worries Them The Most About China (FXI, EWH)
Chinese GDP growth slowed to 7.7% last year, hitting its lowest level since 1999.Some of the biggest issues we're seeing in the headlines these days are concerns over shadow banking, rising local...
View ArticleSnowmobiler dies in avalanche near Idaho-Montana border
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - A 49-year-old man has been killed in a back-country avalanche while snowmobiling near the Idaho-Montana border, police said on Sunday, becoming the latest in a string of...
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The Nikkei Is Inching Up
The weekend is over and Asian markets are open.China's finance minister Lou Jiwei tried to stem concerns about the yuan depreciation, after some volatility last week, and downplay concerns about shadow...
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Here's A Full List Of Medal Winners At The Sochi Olympics
The 2014 Sochi Olympics is in the books.Russia finished on top of the overall medal count with 33 medals. They also won the most gold medals with 13. The U.S. finished with 28 medals (2nd overall) and...
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Chinese Home Price Growth Slows (FXI, EWH)
Chinese now home prices were up 9.6% year-over-year in January. This was down from 9.9% in December.Home prices were up in 69 of 70 cities surveyed.CNBC's Dierdre Wang Morris pointed out that Chinese...
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Obama to ambitious governors: 'Make yourselves at home' in White House
By Paige GanceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama invited state governors, some eyeing runs at the presidency in 2016 and beyond, to "make yourselves at home" during a black-tie dinner at the...
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What The Netflix-Comcast Deal Really Means In Plain English
Earlier today, Netflix and Comcast announced that they have come to an arrangement that should ensure quality television and movie streams for Comcast customers for the foreseeable future. Here are the...
View ArticleAttackers fire at convoy of Colombia presidential candidate
By Luis Jaime AcostaBOGOTA (Reuters) - Gunmen shot at the convoy of a left-wing Colombian presidential candidate on Sunday but no one was injured, police said, raising tensions ahead of May elections...
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China's premier unveils more measures to tackle corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government will decentralize authority, be more transparent and adopt a "zero tolerance" attitude to corruption this year as it deepens its fight against graft, reported...
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China confident can maintain same growth pace in trade this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is confident of maintaining around the same pace of growth in foreign trade this year as last year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.Shen Danyang, the spokesman for the...
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Sorry, Jon Stewart, Some Gay Couples Do Get Their Wedding Cakes At The...
So, this imgur meme— starring me — is at the top of Reddit as of 10 PM tonight. Here's how that happened.Nine days ago, I was on MSNBC discussing a bill that would have created special rights for...
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Boeing's machinist union in St. Louis approves contract extension
(Reuters) - Boeing Co's machinists' union in St. Louis approved a seven and a half year contract extension that will keep the company's unionized employees away from a defined benefit retirement...
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Pentagon to propose shrinking Army, scrapping some jets: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will propose on Monday a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War Two and scrapping a class of Air Force...
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Mt. Gox resigns from Bitcoin Foundation: WSJ
(Reuters) - Mark Karpeles, chief executive of Mt. Gox, the embattled Toyko-based bitcoin exchange, resigned on Sunday from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing...
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G20 growth pledge easier in the making than the execution
By Wayne ColeSYDNEY (Reuters) - The Group of 20's proposal to lift economic activity by 2 percent over the next five years has so many holes in it, there's no wonder it was the first official target...
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Seemingly 'Struggling With Everything,' MtGox Resigns From Bitcoin Foundation
MtGox is resigning from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation as it remains unable to restart full operations after claiming to have been hit by a bug.Prices on the exchange briefly rallied this morning—...
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Here Are The Countries Where It's Illegal To Be Gay
While U.S. states are struggling with the issue of whether or not to allow gay marriage, some countries are more or less banning homosexuality outright.The president of Uganda just signed a law that...
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Tesla's Next Trillion Dollar Industry (TSLA)
Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas sees huge opportunities for growth in Tesla."Tesla’s quest to disrupt a trillion $ car industry offers an adjacent opportunity to disrupt a trillion $ electric utility...
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EU parliament backs tougher car emissions limits
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Members of the European Parliament voted through the world's toughest carbon dioxide standards for new cars on Tuesday, prompting a cautious welcome from environmental...
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Chesapeake Energy says pursuing strategic alternatives for oilfield services...
(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corporation said it is pursuing strategic alternatives for its oilfield services division, including an outright sale or a potential spin off to Chesapeake...
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