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Markets weak as they await Fed and data
The market is waiting for the release at 2 p.m. ET of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting. DailyFX strategist Ilya Spika said that European markets, which often lead Wall...
Windows 8.1 Gets Updated Skype with Mult...
Microsoft has reportedly rolled out latest version of popular Internet calling and messaging service Skype for windows 8.1, latest version of popular operating system by software giant. Updated Skype ...
Europe shares rally on Iran deal; DAX hi...
European equities rallied in morning trade on Monday, with a historic deal over Iran's nuclear program bolstering risk appetite. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 Index was trading at highs not seen sin...
Holidays are 'bah, humbug' for retail st...
Retail stocks have been hot this year. The sector is up around 40%. With the holiday shopping season getting ready to rev up, a period in which retailers ring up roughly 40% of their annual sales, you...
Disease Surveillance Enters the 21st Cen...
Contagious disease data have been reported by cities and states to the federal government at weekly intervals in the United States since 1888. Now those data are publicly available in a computerized f...
Star of 'Fast & Furious' Paul Walker Die...
Stunned by his untimely death in a car wreck, fans, friends and family remembered actor Paul Walker -- what he meant to them and what he did for them. His father remembered him as a loving son who wan...
U.S. sells rest of GM stock
The federal government closed the books on the taxpayer bailout of General Motors Co., selling the remaining shares in the nation's largest automaker and taking an expected $10.5-billion loss.The Tr...
Abenomics drives Nikkei to highest yearl...
Japan's main bourse has posted its steepest annual rise in more than 40 years following 12 months of "Abenomics", the new Japanese premier's suite of measures to catapult the economy out of a decade...
World Bank sees stronger growth as rich ...
The World Bank on Tuesday raised its forecast for global growth for the first time in three years as advanced economies started to pick up pace, led by the United States. The rosier outlook suggests t...
Google contact lens could be option for ...
Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturize...
Sears to close flagship Loop location in...
Sears Holdings said Tuesday it plans to close its flagship location in the Loop this spring. The troubled Hoffman Estates-based retailer will start its liquidation sale at the location at 2 N. State S...
Was Microsoft smart to play it safe with...
After compiling a list of more than 100 CEO candidates, Microsoft settled on Satya Nadella a home-grown leader who joined the software maker in the early 1990s. That’s back when Google’s...
A Great News for WhatsApp Users: Enjoy V...
The world’s famous texting application, WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook in $19 billion and the best thing is that they are introducing voice call service; now WhatsApp cannot only be used for...
2014: The Most Expensive Year for the Tr...
MasFlight, a corporate software company that monitors and analyzes big data for the logistics and transport sector, reported that due to poor weather conditions, flight delays cost the travelers fly...