China's economic growth may soon hit a wall due to problems stemming from corruption and fraud, according to independent economist Andy Xie. For example, the Chinese market for Chateau Lafite Rothschild has been damaged by a flood of authentic-looking counterfeits of the famed French wine, Xie writes in a commentary for financial-news website Caixin.
Rihanna's original tweet to Karrueche, widely interpreted as a reference to her Vietnamese heritage. Rumors may be flying that Chris Brown has already started a secret relationship with Barbadian singer and former abuse victim Rihanna, but his nominal girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, isn't going quietly.
Bruce Springsteen has come out with a new album, an event that gladdens the hearts of millions of his fans in the United States and around the globe. With a recording career spanning almost four decades, including several top 10 singles; 17 albums, at least 60 million LPs sold in the U.S. alone, and hundreds of sold-out concerts, Bruce is a bona fide rock-and-roll superstar and pop culture giant. He's also the worst, most boring and overrated “rock star” in history.
A command report found that while the sailor most likely broke the rules and was sitting under a missile launcher using his cell phone as it was undergoing maintenance, his death could have been prevented if safety procedures were followed. Three sailors were cited for gross negligence.
Casey Hudson, Executive Producer of the Mass Effect series walks us through the voice-activated controls in Mass Effect 3.
The Australian equity market is pointed to a slightly weaker start to the trading day after negative news out of both Europe and China outweighed better than expected economic news out of the US. The Dow finish the session down 14.76 points at 12951 while the S&P500 index slid 5.3 points to finish the day at 1364.33.