US takes Indonesia to WTO on import curbs
Move aims to secure farmers’ backing for negotiation powers
Move aims to secure farmers’ backing for negotiation powers
Lest the title of “7 Chinese Brothers” inspire visions of the next ensemble crime drama from Johnnie To, the film in question is a quietly acerbic, absurdist oddity featuring Jason Schwartzman and his bulldog Arrow. The two are co-stars and compatriots driving around Austin, Texas in a filthy car having one-sided conversations while the rest of the world belittles and bypasses them both. This could change, but Schwartzman’s character Larry might need more than the film’s brisk 76-minute runtime to convince him of such a possibility. Читать дальше...
Central bank frees its hand to lift official borrowing costs
One of the biggest blockbusters of the year isn't at a theater near you: rather, it's on HBO. "Game Of Thrones" will unveil its fifth season next month, and today a couple of new clips and batch of images have arrived to further sate fans for whom a few weeks still seems an eternity away. In the first scene, Tyrion discusses his freedom with Varys, while in the second scene, Jon and Mance get intense about history. The pics provide a fresh look at the small sampling of massive ensemble of players in Westeros vying for power... Читать дальше...
Here's why the Fed's removal of the word "patience" from its statement shouldn't panic investors, says UBS CIO Mike Ryan.
On both the demand and supply sides, the assumed recovery looks questionable
Bill Gross explains why the Fed's latest statement has caused him to push back his rate-hike projection.
Scientists found the same hormone which bonds a mother to her baby also bonds humans to dogs.
“2015 marks not only the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, but also the close of an entire century of forgotten genocides,” says "1915" co-director Garin Hovannisian in a statement. “‘1915’ is about denial —how we try to escape history, how history continues to haunt us. It is also about the need to face the ghosts of our own pasts.” Perhaps with his upcoming psychoglical thriller, Hovannisian hopes to shed light on a under-discussed corner of history. Co-directed by Alec Mouhibian and starring Simon Abkarian and Angela Sarafyan... Читать дальше...
Trend Hunter CEO Jeremy Gutsche says disruption is good for tech start-ups, but ...
Survival vs. Pride
Dial telephones will be in use in the Lebanon-Sweet Home area early next year, according to an announcement made today by A.W. Trimble, president of Linn County Telephone company.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud wins Israeli election, Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock to resign amid expense questions and why you should pick against Kentucky.
A peek inside the lab where Patek Philippe's most expensive watch ever, the $2.6 million Grandmaster Chime, is built.
US regulator eases rule passed in response to MF Global’s collapse
Varys and Tyrion On 'The War to Come'
Overall fast food experience satisfaction is high, but there is some cause for concern for fast food giants.
Apple will try to accomplish something Google could not, one analyst said.
Diplomatic damage from the campaign could worsen
Just 7 years ago, concussion talk was taboo in NFL locker rooms. But now, the NFL is getting real about it, says former NFL star Jack Brewer.
Services such as Spotify now account for 27% of all US music revenues
Health warnings have been issued.
Tsipras accused of pushing poverty legislation through in defiance of bar on unilateral action
In the zoological idiom of these events, Osborne shot foxes instead of summoning rabbits