CTV NewsJihadi preacher lashes out against Islamic StateCTV NewsAMMAN, Jordan — A prominent jihadi preacher lashed out Friday against Islamic State militants for burning to death a Jordanian pilot, saying this is "not acceptable in any religion." Abu Mohammed al-Maqdesi, considered a spiritual mentor for many al Qaeda ……
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EBay restates quarterly profit to reflect lower income tax
(Reuters) – EBay Inc raised its reported fourth-quarter net income by $87 million to reflect a reduction in income tax expense.
Futures little changed ahead of payrolls report
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday ahead of the monthly payrolls report, with the S&P 500 on track for its best week out of seven as investors digested the latest batch of earnings. * Investors will look to the January employment report for signs of strength …
Average US rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.59 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, resuming their downward trend of this year after rising slightly last week. Rates are near historically low levels.
The Pros and Cons of Sector Mutual Funds – U.S. News & World Report (blog)
U.S. News & World Report (blog)The Pros and Cons of Sector Mutual FundsU.S. News & World Report (blog)What is a sector fund? A sector fund is a type of mutual or exchange-traded fund which invests in a slice of the total investment market. The sector fund may …
Stocks to Watch: Wisconsin Energy, Oracle, GE are stocks to watch
Wisconsin Energy Corp., Oracle Corp., and General Electric Co. may all see active trading after deals, or talk of deals.
John Prestbo’s Indexed Investor: These bond ETFs protect your money from inflation’s bite
Some investment analysts are recommending U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). If you agree, the best way to go about it is with index-based ETFs, writes John Prestbo.
Oil Prices Most Volatile Since 2009
The nearly 20 percent rally in oil prices over the past week raised hopes in the oil industry that the financial bloodshed might be over. But hopes were quickly dashed on February 4 when prices erased much of their gains – March deliveries of WTI dropped by a whopping 8 percent in a …
Statoil to cut spending after oil decline
Capex will be reduced by 10{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} this year
British Revised GDP
About 5 minutes ago, the British Revised GDP figures were released, showing a -0.6 decline rather than -0.7{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540}. This is basically what investors expected. Immediately following the result, the GBP/USD cross dipped below the 1.6300 mark. However, soon after trader confidence pushed the GBP/USD pair back up to the 1.6310 level. Therefore…
Buttonwood: Not kicking the habit
UK Only Article: standard article Issue: Capitalism’s unlikely heroes Fly Title: Buttonwood Rubric: The world is still addicted to debt EIGHT years have passed since subprime mortgages started to go disastrously wrong, but the after-effects of the debt crisis are still around. So, as a new report from the …
Trade Setups in USD-Majors Around January Nonfarm Payrolls
Economists have tended to overestimate the January jobs figure – which pairs are best suited for the outcome?
USD/CHF Technical Analysis: Still Treading Water Below 0.93
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Swiss Central Bank Continues Intervening in Currency Market, Data Suggest – Wall Street Journal
The Fiscal TimesSwiss Central Bank Continues Intervening in Currency Market, Data SuggestWall Street JournalZURICH—New data published on Friday by the Swiss National Bank suggest it bought around 60 billion Swiss francs (around $65 billion) worth of foreign currencies last month to blunt the surge in the Swiss franc's value, even …
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Thousands of prized artworks from the Co… . Hiram Powers marble sculpture “The Greek Slave” is displayed along with other artwork from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Exhibition of masterpieces from The Frick Collection opens today at Holland’s Mauritshuis
Thirty-six masterpieces belonging to the Frick Collection went on display at Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday, the first time the famous collection has been shown outside its New York home. Joining Mauritshuis, home to Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” among others, are artworks from the collection …
‘The 1990s never ended’
It’s amazing how little art has changed since the decade of grunge rock and Ally McBeal. We’re stuck in a rut and can’t move on writes Jason Farago.
How To Be A Mountain Within A Brutal American Culture: An Interview With Phil Elverum
Like many of his fans, my obsession with Phil Elverum certainly borders on being far too fanboy-ish, especially considering the low-key nature of his songs and the relatively small level of fame that has come from his two musical projects, the currently ongoing Mount Eerie and the earlier…