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Fintech broke onto the scene as a disruptive force following the 2008 crisis, but the industry's influence on the broader financial services system is changing. 

The fintech industry no longer stands clearly apart from financial services proper, and is increasingly growing embedded in mainstream finance. We’re now seeing the initial stages of this transformation. Читать дальше...

Just hours after United States President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of doing nothing in 'war on terrorism' except lying and cheating them, the latter has retorted that the U.S. should not blame Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan.Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif was first to respond on Monday. He tweeted, "We will respond to President Trump's tweet shortly inshallah...Will let the world know the truth..difference between facts & fiction."Trump, in a strongly-worded tweet... Читать дальше...

She is 100% not here to make friends, and if that’s not enough, her strategy was strong enough to land herself the first impression rose.

Happy Monday, everyone. We’re kicking off 2018 the only way we know how: with the two-hour premiere of Arie Luyendyk Jr.‘s season of The Bachelor.

If you thought what happened to 16-year-old John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott’s new movie “All the Money in the World” was bad, the aftermath of his 1973 kidnapping was not much better. After surviving more than five months in captivity by members of the Calabrian Mafia, the grandson of billionaire John Paul Getty underwent several surgeries to restore the ear that his kidnappers cut off and sent to an Italian newspaper to extract a multimillion-dollar ransom. In 1975, when he was 18, Paul (played... Читать дальше...

Amber Portwood‘s new beau, Andrew Glennon, has officially made his Teen Mom OG debut.

Catelynn and Tyler Baltierra were finally reunited with their biological daughter, Carly, on Monday night’s episode of Teen Mom OG.

Infidelity is the running theme on this season of Vanderpump Rules — then again, when isn’t it?

A look at the field of possible Packers defensive coordinator candidates.

We say farewell to 2017 with a look back at our best articles of the year.

We say farewell to 2017 with a look back at our 10 best articles of the year.

Please note that President Stupid was blocked from competing in this year's awards because no one wanted to write one single word remembering him for posterity. That is all.

Foreign desk: Iranians Shatter an NY Times Myth  So much for the myth — propagated in November by New York Times Tehran bureau chief Thomas Erdbrink — that the Iranian people have closed ranks behind their rulers. Commentary’s Sohrab Ahmari notes that Erdbrink blamed “Trumpian and Saudi bellicosity” for that supposed development, and his theory...

Le gouvernement Trudeau devrait créer une nouvelle entité indépendante pour prendre en charge les plaintes déposées contre des agents des services frontaliers, recommande un rapport interne.

2017? It’s gone?? It’s history??

Hmm. I musta dozed off… 😊

That means it’s time to thank my fans and subscribers for all their support.

So I rounded up all my employees, and we shot this special video for you.

The catchy soundtrack is Beach Disco by Dougie Wood, a royalty-free track I downloaded from the YouTube Music Library.

Hope you enjoy it– Happy New Year!!

The video was constructed from a single illustration. I simply took “snapshots” of it as I went ...... Читать дальше...

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• We compared premium airline credit cards for the largest US carriers: Delta, United, and American.
• We looked at annual fees, spending bonuses, airline miles, and hotel and airport perks to see which card offered the best benefits.
• There were a lot of similarities, but Delta's airline credit card stood out above the rest.

If you've ever walked past the first-class cabin on your way to a middle seat in coach and thought to yourself that there has to be a better way... Читать дальше...

The artist and William Forsythe has mounted a mesmerizing installation in Paris called "Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2" -- in which he fills a huge room with swinging pendulums, and viewers are supposed to walk among them without running into any.

Customs and Border Protection experienced a computer issue nationwide Monday night, but the issue was resolved and there’s no indication the disruption was malicious in nature, officials said. The system seems to have gone down around 8:50 p.m. Passengers should expect continued delays. CBP had access to national security-related databases during the outage and still screened all passengers. All airports are back on line after a temporary outage of #CBP’s processing systems. During the disruption... Читать дальше...

"Cryptojacking" is the latest trend in malware; by some estimates, there are at least 2,500 sites that illicitly run Javascript in your browser to secretly mine cryptocurrency.

Gov. Cuomo on Monday snubbed Mayor de Blasio and instead presided over the swearing-in ceremony for new Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. Cuomo sent Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul to attend de Blasio’s swearing-in at City Hall. The governor also couldn’t resist taking a playful shot at Sen. Charles Schumer during Curran’s icy ceremony in front...

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• I got a deal on a first-class one-way ticket because I was breaking up my transcontinental flight.
• American Airlines was the carrier.
• There were pluses and minuses, but I'd do it again.
  

When I travel on my own dime, I sometimes bump myself up to business class, but rarely first class.

At Business Insider, we typically fly coach, but I recently had a chance to add a first-class ticket to a return trip from Los Angeles... Читать дальше...

Otters shouldn't be underestimated. They can chase grown men to cars, make snow sleds of their own bodies and make DIY sprinklers on a whim — with their adorable little furry faces.