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Hungry for Income? The Best--and Worst--Yield Plays for 2018
Barron's - 16 Dec 2017 05:56
MLPs, dividend stocks could offer the most upside, while utilities and Treasuries bring up the rear. The outlook for 10 yield sectors
Strong quake rattles Indonesia's Java island; at least 2 dead
USA Today - 16 Dec 2017 06:05
Panicking people ran out of buildings in many areas and roads were clogged as people fled coastal areas in fear of a tsunami.
Opinion: My Year of No Shopping
The New York Times - 16 Dec 2017 00:27
The unspoken question of endless browsing is "What do I need?" What I needed was less.
Merrill Lynch's Noel Weil Has the Right Touch
Barron's - 16 Dec 2017 05:43
For Merrill Lynch's Noel Weil, guarding his clients' ultrahigh net worth includes municipal bonds, blue-chip stocks, and a nice dash of private equity.
Stephen Colbert has the only net neutrality explainer you need to watch
BGR - 16 Dec 2017 04:01
Unless you were living under a rock yesterday, you probably heard that the Federal Communications Commission voted to overturn the net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama-era administration, giving internet servic...
How the FCC's repeal of net neutrality could affect Apple
AppleInsider - 16 Dec 2017 07:09
This week, the Federal Communications Commission rolled back net neutrality rules, sparking a firestorm of debate and speculation over the future of the internet in the U.S. But Apple, who supports net neutrality, finds ...
Roger Stone beats defamation case brought by political foe
New York Post - 16 Dec 2017 06:05
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone on Friday beat a defamation case by a political rival who claimed the self-described "Dirty Trickster" falsely portrayed him as a child molester. Five of six Manhattan Supreme Court jur...
Matt Moore dealt from Giants to Rangers for minor leaguers
ABC News - 16 Dec 2017 05:51
Left-hander Matt Moore was traded from the San Francisco Giants to the Texas Rangers for minor league right-handers Israel Cruz and Sam Wolff
3 Things Investors Should Watch in China in 2018
Barron's - 16 Dec 2017 05:18
Holding growth to a sustainable pace, reining in debt and runaway property prices, and including A shares in the MSCI emerging markets index are keys to the outlook for Chinese stocks.
Pablo's Mexican to open new restaurant in Spring Hill Mall
Chicago Tribune - 16 Dec 2017 01:18Google kills augmented reality project Tango to focus on ARCore
Digital Trends - 16 Dec 2017 16:59
Bad news if you bought an Asus ZenFone AR: Google will retire the Project Tango augmented reality platform it uses in March 2018 in order to commit more resources to the development of lower-end ARCore. The post Google k...
RIP, Project Tango: Google To Shut Down AR Tech In Favor Of ARCore
Tech Times - 16 Dec 2017 16:50
It's official: Project Tango is shutting down on March 1. Google is putting an end to the old AR technology to focus efforts on the new ARCore.
Facebook's Introduces A Snooze Feature Lets You Mute Annoying Friends For A Month
Tech Times - 16 Dec 2017 15:51
Facebook is finally rolling out a new Snooze button, the perfect compromise for users who want to temporarily unfollow pages, friends, or groups without removing them completely. With Snooze, they won't show up in the ne...
Pre-Installed Password Manager On Windows 10 Lets Hackers Steal All Your Passwords
The Hacker News - 16 Dec 2017 10:36
If you are running Windows 10 on your PC, then there are chances that your computer contains a pre-installed 3rd-party password manager app that lets attackers steal all your credentials remotely. Starting from Windows 1...
Michael Kors will no longer use fur in its designs
New York Post - 16 Dec 2017 06:49
Michael Kors and PETA settled a feud on Friday when the designer agreed to no longer use fur on any of its products. "We're out of the fur business," Kors Chief Executive John Idol proclaimed after meeting with the anima...
Uber accused of espionage, bribery and hacking by former employee
TechCrunch - 16 Dec 2017 06:46
The $1.86 billion legal battle between ride-hailing giant Uber and Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo reached a pivotal moment today as the judge in the case released a damning letter based on the account of a former U...
Sunnier Forecast for Greek Stocks
Barron's - 16 Dec 2017 05:56
Economic growth, rising employment, and a budget surplus improve the forecast. Bonds have jumped. Are stocks next?
Chicago Heights police lieutenant gets 20-day suspension after bar fight: records
Chicago Tribune - 16 Dec 2017 05:48New Evidence Could Blow Open the Uber/Waymo Self-Driving Lawsuit
Wired - 16 Dec 2017 04:54
The Jacobs letter, a potentially key piece of evidence in the trade secrets lawsuit between Waymo and Uber, was made public--and boy do we have questions.
Being A Facebook Wallflower Isn't Good For You, The Social Site Says
The Huffington Post - 16 Dec 2017 04:20
That's why everyone has to start posting, the company argues in a blog post.
The White House website redesign makes it — surprise! — even less transparent
Mashable - 16 Dec 2017 02:45MIT just created living plants that glow like a lamp, and could grow glowing trees to replace streetlights
BGR - 16 Dec 2017 02:36
The modern world has been reinventing our relationship with energy for some time now. Cars are turning away from fossil fuels and relying ever more on electricity to make them go, while wind and solar power are slowly bu...