Новости за 13.12.2017

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Die Deutsche Börse erwägt Finanzprodukte anzubieten, die an die Digitalwährung Bitcoin geknüpft sind. «Wir denken über Futures nach, mit denen private Anleger und institutionelle Investoren bestehende Investitionen in Bitcoin absichern oder auf fallende Kurse der Cyberwährung setzen können», sagte eine Sprecherin der Deutschen Börse der Zeitschrift «Wirtschaftswoche» (Donnerstag). Zuständig sei die Terminbörse Eurex, eine Tochter der Deutschen Börse.Vor der Markteinführung wolle das Unternehmen aber zunächst klären... Читать дальше...

With "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" about to go into theaters, it's time to throw it in the ranking of all the "Star Wars" feature-length movies.

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It's now become a yearly discussion: Where does the latest "Star Wars" movie rank all time?

With Disney releasing a "Star Wars" movie every year for the foreseeable future, the ranking of all the movies in the franchise has become one of those things you pencil (well, magic marker) in leading up to the newest one hitting theaters.

With "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" opening on Friday, it's time to do it again.

Here's how I rank all the "Star Wars" movies after seeing... Читать дальше...

Of the six managers taking over major league teams in 2018, only the Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire, 60, has served in that capacity before.

Wednesday’s Say Hey, Baseball wonders where all the trades and signings are.

The Lagos state commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi, has claimed that at least 299 robbers had been arrested, while 32 were shot dead just in 10 months.

Lakers coach Luke Walton won’t use the triangle with the Lakers but wished it had worked in New York and wasn’t “in favor’’ of Phil Jackson’s termination last June. Walton, whom Jackson wanted to make his coach after the 2015-16 season, said he’s been in contact with the Zen Master recently. “Someone who means as...

Jones takes over the seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The term expires in January of 2021.

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On today's podcast, we'll go over the ins and outs of UFC on FOX 26. Who is the favorite to win and why, Robbie Lawler or Rafael dos Anjos? What about the other fights on the card and what kind of ratings do we expect? All of those topics and more will be explored.

We'll also get into everything we now know about Georges St-Pierre and his future in mixed martial arts. Does he compete again? If so, when? At what weight class? What does... Читать дальше...

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United Technologies Corp (NYSE:UTX) ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Aerospace & Defense, and in the top decile of sector group, Industrials, with a market value of $98.1 billion. From an investment attractiveness viewpoint, UTX is ranked in the third quartile of the sector with a ranking of 415 among the 555 companies in the sector; the stock's current Portfolio Grader ranking places it 41 among the 54 companies in this industry group... Читать дальше...

Conservative MPs have threatened to rebel against the Government in a knife-edge vote in Parliament, on the crucial EU Withdrawal Bill - in response, ministers have promised parliament will be given a say on the final Brexit Agreement with Brussels.

One of the priority projects of the Sofia Municipality for the next year will be delayed. It is about the repair of the tram №5 from Knyazhevo district to the Court of Justice, reports mediapool. 

This New York suburb is getting crappier by the day. Orchard Park residents have a “Mad Pooper” on their hands — one woman has called cops about a delinquent defector stinking up her lawn, and someone placed an ad warning the foul feces fiend to quit it, the Buffalo News reported. “To the person/jogger who...

The Federal Reserve, America's central bank, is expected to raise interest rates on December 19 for the fourth time in 2018.

The Federal Reserve, America's central bank, raised interest rates in September for the third time in 2018. Its benchmark interest rate influences what banks charge to borrow from one another, which is eventually passed on to consumers to encourage more spending or to control excess.

The Federal Reserve, America's central bank, is set to raise interest rates on Wednesday for the third time this year. Its benchmark interest rate influences what banks charge to borrow from one another, which is eventually passed on to consumers to encourage more spending or to control excess.

The US central bank adjusts the interest rates that banks charge to borrow from one another, which is eventually passed on to consumers, to encourage more spending or control excess. This would be the seventh rate hike since late 2015.

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• The Federal Reserve is set to raise its benchmark interest rate again on Wednesday.
• The Fed adjusts the interest rates that banks charge to borrow from one another, which is eventually passed on to consumers.
• Some economists say that what the Fed is doing now is a bit unusual because it's raising rates even though inflation is quite low.

Banks give out money all the time — for a fee.

When we borrow and then pay back with interest... Читать дальше...

New Delhi, 13 DecemberWith the Centre aiming to substantially overshoot its original disinvestment target for 2017-18, much activity is planned for the rest of the financial year.It plans to complete two mergers among state-owned companies, three more of Initial Public Offers of equity (IPOs), three Offers for Sale (OFSs) and a second tranche of its Bharat-22 exchange traded fund (ETF).Officials are confident of completing the takeover by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of Hindustan Petroleum in the next two months. Читать дальше...

D'Andre Humbles is one of nine people charged in a shooting Monday.

By Paul Nicholson

December 13 – The integrity of FIFA Ethics head of its investigation unit, Colombian María Claudia Rojas (pictured), has fallen again into the spotlight with proof emerging that despite previous denials, she did have a close relationship with former president of the Colombian Football Federation, Luis Bedoya, who has pleaded guilty in the US FIFAgate case and is currently awaiting sentencing.

He has also been banned for life from football by FIFA.

Read more... Читать дальше...

Christmas, it's a garish display of excess, gluttony and capitalism, and no one makes that point better than one dog in particular.

Research funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research is helping give sniffer dogs the skills needed to detect complex modern explosives. Matthew Stock reports. Video provided by Reuters

Durban - More than 4000 journalists from all over the world have applied to cover the ANC national conference set to take place this weekend but only 1000 of them will be accommodated at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg.

ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said space limitations meant they were only able to accredit 1000 journalists.

A ladder propped against a stained wall leads up into a dark passage on the second floor of an Indian brothel, lined by a series of locked doors. Hidden inside are tiny cubicles, stashed with sex workers' clothes, blankets, cosmetics and condoms. The barely-lit passageway meanders along, intersected by many other dank corridors, and arrives at a trap door, which swings open to reveal another secret space, rarely seen by clients or outsiders. "They are actually meant to deceive and hide," one sex worker said quietly. Читать дальше...