The takeover tussle for Europe’s biggest stock market is heating up as the owner of the New York Stock Exchange thinks about bidding for its London rival.
Source: NYSE owner may bid for London Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect an all-out global currency war anytime soon.
Source: U.S. Treasury chief doesn’t expect currency war
The staid British automaker unveiled new, darker, Black Badge versions of its Ghost and Wraith cars that sport a much more sinister look.
Source: This new Rolls-Royce has a snarl
Listening to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders gives the impression that the U.S. economy is a disaster. It’s not.
Source: Are Trump and Sanders hurting the economy?
Following Chris Rock’s speech at the Oscars, conversations using the hashtag #NotYourMule exploded on Twitter. With it, black users called out non-black people of color for failing to create their own social justice movements and expecting black activists to lay the groundwork for them.
Source: Race debate ignites on Twitter following Oscars
Chinese factories are losing steam. Manufacturing activity slumped again in February, the latest sign that the world’s second-largest economy is continuing to cool down.
Source: China’s factories are still losing steam
The ceasefire in Syria is a joke. Turkish military units continue to mass along the border, and militants are pouring across the border to attack targets in northern Syria. The Prime Minister of Turkey is now openly admitting that his government is supporting the militants that are trying to overthrow the Syrian government, and the Turkish government has also made it abundantly clear that they have no plans to stop shelling the Kurds on the other side of the border. So despite the “ceasefire”, the truth is that the threat of World War 3 breaking out in the …read more
Source: WW3: Fighters From Turkey Are Pouring Into Syria And Attacking Targets Despite The Ceasefire
A federal magistrate judge in New York City has ruled that the U.S. government can’t force Apple to hack an iPhone to investigate a drug dealer.
Source: Judge sides with Apple over feds in New York
Cyrus Vance will testify at a House hearing that Apple’s encryption policy is crippling investigations across the United States.
Source: DA says Apple is crippling investigations across U.S.
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