Fareed’s Take: Only China can save Europe
The European crisis that you’ve been reading about in the paper is worth watching carefully. In fact, it has now morphed into something much bigger than a European crisis – it could batter the entire…
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Want to know why video game stocks pop or drop? Check the reviews.
For years, investors have turned to video game reviews to help make buy or sell decisions, moving the share prices of some video game companies higher or lower. They consult the website Metacritic, which tracks…
New 2012 Guinness World Records holders ( video )
Meet some new Guinness World Records holders, including a woman with the longest tongue.
Passing the American Jobs Act ( video )
President Obama discusses the need for Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to put more people back to work, and more money back in the pockets of people who are working
UBS trader charged with fraud in London
Man alleged to have lost bank $2bn in unauthorised trading appears in UK court charged with fraud and false accounting. A UBS trader who is alleged to have lost $2bn in unauthorised trading at Swiss bank…
Jade mining ban in western China ( video )
As gemstone reserves run low in western China, prices are spiking and miners losing their jobs. As jade reserves run low in western China, the government has now banned mining of the gemstone in parts…
West Wing Week: 9/16/11 or “Pass this Bill” ( video )
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President took his American Jobs Act to Richmond, Virginia, Columbus, Ohio, and Raleigh, North Carolina, traveled…
UBS $2 billion rogue trade suspect held in London ( video )
Swiss bank UBS said it had lost around $2 billion due to rogue dealing by a London-based trader at the Swiss bank and police said they had arrested a man on suspicion of fraud. Sources…
Central banks take action to calm markets
Five central banks make more dollars available to eurozone banks as IMF chief warns of “dangerous” new economic phase. Five central banks have acted to offer three-month US dollar loans to mainly European commercial banks in order…
Bali: a paradise scarred ( video )
The 9/11 Decade Residents of Indonesian island struggle to maintain spirit of togetherness years after attacks. Exactly one year, one month and one day after the September 11, 2001 attacks, loud explosions brought a new…
Doctors practiced twin surgery on dolls ( video )
Doctors are able to successfully separate 8-month-old conjoined twins after 13 hours of surgery
2010 Census Shows 2 Million California Kids in Poverty
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif.–Once a week, Altagracia Hernandez boards a bus near her tiny two-bedroom apartment in East Palo Alto, Calif., and heads to the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) on Puglas Road to stock up…
USC again beats UCLA in college rankings
For the second straight year, USC has topped crosstown rival UCLA in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of colleges. In the rankings released Tuesday, the Los Angeles schools stayed in the same position as in last year’s…
China buys gold, challenges US dollar
WikiLeaks cables allege that China is buying gold to weaken the US dollar’s supremacy as the world’s reserve currency. China is shifting some of its massive foreign holdings into gold and away from the US…
Turkey Day 6 ,part 2
After a buffet-style lunch, we took a brief stop at Love Valley. It is also nicknamed Penis Valley for its long towers of rock that resemble a phallus. Years of volcanic eruptions and erosions have…
Tyler Perry highest-paid man in showbiz
Knowing the success of his “Madea” franchise alone, it’s not too surprising that Tyler Perry tops Forbes’ “Entertainment’s Highest-Paid Men” list this year. According to Forbes, Perry pulled in $130 million in 12 months, beginning in May…
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