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Headlines – Feb. 21/17

  • Wall St hits another record high on strong retail sales. Read story
  • Crude oil could plunge to as low as $30. Read story
  • Euro-area recovery broadens as France outpaces Germany. Read story
  • China stocks rise as investors see a bull market on the horizon. Read story
  • Burger King parent buys Popeyes for $1.8 billion. Read story
  • Verizon and Yahoo agree to a $350 million price cut. Read story
  • ‘Radiation spike’ sparks fears Putin tested nuke in Arctic. Read story
  • Study: Venezuelan’s lose 19 lbs on average due to lack of food. Read story
  • Robots taking over wide range of military jobs. Read story
  • Uber enlists ex-attorney general Eric Holder to investigate harassment claims. Read story
  • As Brexit nears, support for leaving the EU falls in Slovakia. Read story
  • Wanda’s Dick Clark deal shaky, but not dead yet. Read story
  • There’s a completely legal reason this dentist has an office full of human heads. Read story
  • “It looks like a war zone.” Trump vindicated after violent riot erupts in Swedish suburb. Read story
  • Bill Gates says terrorists could use viruses to kill millions. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 16/17

  • World stocks rise to record high, dollar retreats. Read story
  • At least 25 dead in suicide attack on Pakastani shrine. Read story
  • Banks accused of fixing South African Rand. Read story
  • Race to shore up Oroville Dam before series of storms hit. Read story
  • Intelligence officials withhold information from Trump. Read story
  • China’s holding of US treasuries dropped in 2016 by most on record. Read story
  • Snap seeks valuation of $18.5 billion in highly awaited IPO. Read story
  • Big US banks to push for easing of money laundering rules. Read story
  • Italy approves $21 billion fund to shore up troubled banks. Read story
  • Microsoft takes another crack at healthcare, this time with cloud, AI & chatbots. Read story
  • The most innovative countries in the world on one map. Read story
  • India’s richest man calls Donal Trump “a blessing in disguise for India.” Read story
  • Inside Donald Trump’s White House chaos. Read story
  • China may bar US ships from passing through its waters. Read story
  • Venezuela pulls plug on CNN. Read story
  • Third person arrested in killing of Kim Jong Un’s half brother. Read story
  • Artificial intelligence has brought “doubt and suspicion” to ancient world of Japanese chess. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 15/17

  • S&P 500 sets sights on longest wining streak in 3.5 years, but futures waver. Read story.
  • Ceta: EU parliament backs free trade deal with Canada. Read story
  • Japan & China dumping US Treasuries. Read story
  • Iceland’s GDP soars 10%, so residents are preparing for next crash. Read story
  • A $30 million golden parachute deal courtesy of the junk-bond market. Read story
  • Buffet’s big bet on Apple may have made him $1.1billion in just six weeks. Read story
  • UK wage growth outpaces inflation. Read story
  • Greek economy shrinks in fourth quarter. Read story
  • This may be the one currency call Trump’s administration got right. Read story
  • China warns US against fresh naval patrols in South China Sea. Read story
  • Russian spy ship spotted 40 miles of US coast. Read story
  • Why the Euro needs an orderly exit mechanism. Read story
  • US solar surged 95% to become the largest source of new energy. Read story
  • Trump to meet retail CEO’s who oppose border tax. Read story
  • A mathematician has created a teaching method that proving there’s no such thing as a bad math student. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 13/17

  • Wall St extends record run as ‘Trump trade’ reignites. Read story
  • Swiss voters reject tax reform plan. Read story
  • Trump – Trudeau meeting underlies delicate task of remaking NAFTA. Read story
  • Dollar gains against rivals after Trump-Abe meeting goes smoothly. Read story
  • Musk: Merge with machine or become irrelevant. Read story
  • N. Korea’s game changing new missile is more stable, more efficient, and harder to detect. Read story
  • Samsung chief back in court over corruption claims. Read story
  • How can we trust global warming scientists if they keep twisting the truth? Read story
  • China upset that disputed islands mentioned in Japan-US meeting. Read story
  • A record-setting 1,000 drones take to sky in China to celebrate lantern festival. Read story
  • Passenger carrying drone to fly in Dubai in July. Read story
  • US government hauls in record tax revenues. Read story
  • California Oroville dam expected to fail. Read story
  • Pakistan high court bans Valentine’s Day. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 9/17

  • Wall St opens higher as energy stocks gain. Read story
  • Twitter tumbles as quarterly loss nearly doubles. Read story
  • College professor accused of punching Republican student over politics. Read story
  • 3,144 US flights cancelled as snowstorm Niko bears down on northeast. Read story
  • Record number renounce US citizenship in 2016. Read story
  • Jobless claims fall 12,000 to 234,000, near post-recession bottom. Read story
  • Trump and China president finally broke the ice – by snail mail. Read story
  • Fed’s Bullard says rate can remain low through 2017. Read story
  • Samsung’s Note 7 battery supplier has fire at China factory. Read story
  • Fare killer Ryanair lets go of its American dream Read story
  • Mississippi considers death by firing squad. Read story
  • Ecuador presidential candidate pledges to evict Julian Lassange from London embassy. Read story
  • Police strike leaves 90 dead, Brazilian city in chaos. Read story
  • Explosion at French nuclear plant, ‘no radiation risk.’ Read story
  • Trump attack on judges ‘demoralizing’ says Supreme Court pick. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 8/16

  • Wall St slips as bank, health stocks drag. Read story
  • OIl pares loss after data shows massive US supply gains. Read story
  • EU faces crisis as IMF warns Greek debts are on ‘explosive’ path. Read story
  • Russian troops were placed on ‘combat alert’ amid massive NATO exercise. Read story
  • Why the US has such a huge trade deficit. Read story
  • For Chinese home buyers, Seattle is the new Vancouver. Read story
  • Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval. Read story
  • BlackRock’s Fink sees business slow down in ‘bipolar’ world. Read story
  • Sophisticated shoplifting gangs are costing US retailers $30 billion a year. Read story
  • Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow. Read story
  • Asia’s inflation surge fueled by currency rout that’s fading. Read story
  • Barack Obama’s retirement is not like yours. Read story
  • Interest to travel to US has plummeted since Trump became president. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 7/17

  • Dow and NADAQ hit record highs. Read story
  • US dollar shoots higher as Fed’s Harker says March hike ‘is on the table.’ Read story
  • BOE’s Forbes says UK economy may soon need a rate increase. Read story
  • GM US workers to get $12,000 bonus. Read story
  • US trade deficit falls as exports hit more than 1.5 year high. Read story
  • Betsy DeVois at risk of becoming first cabinet nominee in 28 years to be rejected. Read story
  • Housing demand may keep market afloat, even with rising rates. Read story
  • Deutsche Bank Israel CEO arrested. Read story
  • UPS drivers don’t turn left – and it saves them 10 million gallons of gasoline a year. Read story
  • Michael Kor’s holiday sales disappoint, warns of continued weakness. Read story
  • German industrial output unexpectedly falls most in 8 years. Read story
  • Obamacare repeal stall-out. Read story
  • Oldest DJ still spinning records at 80. Read story
  • Pollution fighting buildings coming to China. Read story
  • List: 20 best cities to live in US. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 6/17

  • Dow struggles to hold on to 20,000 level. Read story
  • US tech firms file legal brief opposing Trump’s travel ban. Read story
  • Frances Le Pen launches election bid to fight globalization. Read story
  • Euro fades in face of French election risks. Read story
  • Trump and trade: US deficits back in spotlight. Read story
  • European bonds, not the Euro take biggest political hit. Read story
  • US sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions: Official. Read story
  • Toyota says weaker Yen will help profits. Reads story
  • World leaders duped by manipulated global warming data. Read story
  • Russia rejects Trump’s charge that Iran is top terrorist state. Read story
  • Catholic church allegedly abused 4,400 children. Read story
  • Amazon plans to open robotic supermarket that employs only two humans. Read story
  • Google’s Home TV ad makes Google Home systems go crazy. Read story
  • People are getting sick of working in a “sharing” economy. Read story
  • Hyde Park hit hardest as Brexit fuels discounts in London. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check ii out!

Headline – Feb. 2/17

  • Wall St lower as Fed uncertainty weighs on banks. Read story
  • US jobless claims fall; productivity slows in 4th quarter. Read story
  • Major upgrade for UK economy. Read story
  • Why ‘Grexit’ worries are back on the market’s radar. Read story
  • Trump calls US-Australia refugee agreement ‘dumb deal.’ Read story
  • As Brazil’s unemployment rate hits record high, Rio’s murder rate soars. Read story
  • Apple misses deadline for €13 billion tax payment to Ireland. Read story
  • Defiant Iran slams Trump: Will not yield to “useless: threats.  Read story
  • German stock exchange boss investigated. Read story
  • US student debt problem far worse than believed. Read story
  • Charted: US president Trump’s recent flurry of phone calls with world leaders. Read story
  • India opens coal mining market for first time in four decades. Read story
  • Geologists have discovered a lost continent beneath Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Read story
  • You might need $350,000 in retirement to cover health-care costs. Read story
  • What you’re doing wrong to prepare for natural disasters. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

Headlines – Feb. 1/17

  • Wall St rises as Apple fuels tech rally; Fed eyed. Read story
  • Fed to hold interest rates as Congress debates stimulus. Read story
  • US private sector adds 246,000 jobs in January, topping estimates:ADP. Read story
  • Bill gates set to become first trillionaire. Read story
  • One income for all: Far fetched or future fact? Read story
  • Technology VCs have a $1 billion obsession with car startups. Read story
  • White House ices out CNN. “They’re trying to cull CNN from the herd”. Read story
  • End of EU roaming charges ‘a step closer.’ Read story
  • Americans rushing to get ahead of rising mortgage rates. Read story
  • Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal. Read story
  • Chipotle and Trump: It’s all about the guacamole. Read story
  • The man who could finally end Merkel. Read story
  • Michael Jackson worth more than ever, and IRA wants a piece of it. Read story
  • Five errors that immediately get your resume rejected at Google. Read story
  • Fed up Mexicans to Trump: Tear up NAFTA, we’re sick of it too. Read story
  • How Amazon is preparing to take over even more of retail. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!