Sunday, May 1, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
WN:Bangkok - The first UN climate talks for the year entered their final day on Friday with negotiators still trying to hammer out a deal after familiar feuds between rich and poor nations flared. The four days of talks had an apparently modest main goal of sorting out an agenda for the rest of the year's negotiations that would lay the foundations for agreements at an annual UN climate...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Hub Extra: Poll Reveals Political Split
WSJ:A new WSJ/NBC News poll explains why government officials are at loggerheads over how to deal with the budget, politics reporter Jonathan Weisman explains.
The End of the Age of Speed?
WSJ:The Space Shuttle's final flight in June spells the end of something else, too: mankind's quest for the next fastest thing. WSJ's Daniel Michaels looks back at some of the world's speediest vehicles, from the Puffing Billy to the Concorde.
Markets Hub: Mauldin on Markets, Economy
WSJ:Financial expert and author John Mauldin talks to Paul Vigna about his outlook for the markets and the economy and the factors that could influence them in the coming months.
Interest Rates to Rise in 2012: Bond Fund Manager
WSJ:The Federal Reserve will end its bond-purchase program in June but will put off raising interest rates until next year, says Jeff Given, a bond fund manager at John Hancock. He sees rates on the 10-year climbing to a range of 4 to 4.5% vs. 3.5% today. Interview by MarketWatch's Deborah Levine.
PM Report: YouTube Shifts to New Channels
WSJ:Google's YouTube video website is working on a major site overhaul to organize its content around "channels" as it positions itself for the rise of Internet-connected televisions. Jessica Vascellaro has details
Stocks End Higher on Tech, Financials
WSJ:Stocks End Higher on Tech, Financials
Stocks ended moderately higher Wednesday, led by gains in financials and tech stocks. Joe Bel Bruno has details.
Portugal Seeks a Bailout
WSJ:Portugal Seeks a Bailout
Amid a rapid deterioration in its funding capabilities, Portugal today became the third nation to seek a financial bailout from the European Union. What is the EU demanding in return, and how will financial markets react? Simon Constable discusses the fallout with Newswires editors John Parry and Paul Vigna
Wsj:Euroview: Equity Puts Best for 'Risk-Off' Events 4/7/2011 6:34:57 AM
Equity put options are currently the cheapest instruments to hedge a "risk-off" event, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The bank, particularly, likes the idea of selling expensive equity market tail protection, and replacing it with cheap emerging markets/FX tail hedges to significantly lower hedging costs
WSJ:News Hub: European Central Bank Hikes Rates 4/7/2011 9:07:56 AM
WSJ's Paul Vigna explains the impact of both Portugal's request for a $129 million bailout, and the ECB's raising of interest rates.
Monday, April 4, 2011
CCleaner
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FileHippo:CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :)
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
April Fool's Headlines in Tech
WSJ: Google has introduced a search tool that reads your mind, and video links on YouTube turn modern-day videos into silent movies. At the Journal, we don't report fake news - we're a very serious news organization - so here are the April Fools headlines you'll never get to see.
American Businessman makes ICC Journy
CNN: American Tariq Khan explains why he traveled more than 1800 kilometers to follow the Cricket World Cup.
Muslim beauty queen threatened
CNN: Shanna Bukhari dreams of becoming the first Muslim to take the Miss Universe beauty contest title. But Bukhari, who is based in England, faces opposition and threats from some quarters because of her faith
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