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A hedge fund manager who called the oil crash thinks Saudi Arabia's economy is 'unsustainable'

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity

Zach Schreiber, CEO of PointState Capital, is betting against Saudi Arabia.

"Saudi Arabia is economically unsustainable," Schreiber said at the Sohn Investment Conference Wednesday.

The bet is at least partially tied to the oil price. Saudi Arabia's economy is heavily dependent on the price of oil, which is currently trading at around $44, down from above $100 a few years ago.  

Schreiber called the oil crash at the Sohn conference back in 2014, saying the price would drop sharply. Читать дальше...

Cowboys’ team doctor is confident in Jaylon Smith’s knee

NBCSports.com 

The Cowboys took a big chance when they took linebacker Jaylon Smith in the second round of the NFL draft, as Smith is recovering from a very serious knee injury. Except that the surgeon who performed Smith’s surgery also happens to be the Cowboys’ head team physician, and he’s very confident that Smith will heal…

This is why masturbating a lot makes you healthy – scientists

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

– Masturbation is healthy, and the more you are in it the better — reseachers claim – This simple pleasure positively affects your health and even reduces risk of prostate cancers Besides being a great stress reliever, masturbation has a series of health benefits, according to a new study published in European Urology. Researchers tracked 30,000 men for nearly 20 years and revealed a […]

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Donald Trump Pivots To General Election After Indiana Victory

NPR (npr.org) 

Presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look ahead to the general election after the Indiana primary. Trump is now the likely GOP nominee after Ted Cruz dropped out Tuesday and John Kasich is expected to suspend his bid Wednesday.

Correction: U.S. Global AIDS Program PEPFAR

NPR (npr.org) 

In a story about the U.S. global AIDS program, PEPFAR, we incorrectly said President Obama removed the requirement for PEPFAR to fund abstinence programs. The requirement was actually removed near the end of the George W. Bush administration.



Can you be sued for texting a driver?

MarketWatch.com 

U.S. courts are moving ever closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur while the recipient is driving and texting back.

Takata Airbag Recall Expands To 40 Million More Vehicles

NPR (npr.org) 

Federal regulators have dramatically increased the number of vehicles to be recalled because of defective airbags made by Takata Corporation. An additional 35 to 40 million airbag inflators will need to be replaced, according to regulators. The vehicles will be recalled in five stages between now and December 2019.

'Heat And Light' Digs For The Soul Of Coal Country

NPR (npr.org) 

Jennifer Haigh grew up in small town Pennsylvania, where jobs disappeared when coal mines closed. Her new novel explores the changes that mining — and now fracking — has brought to nearby communities.

Brain suppresses feeling of heartbeat to function better

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Stephen Feller
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 4 (UPI) -- The brain ignores the sound and physical sensation of the heart in order to differentiate between internal sensations and outside stimuli, according to a study.

Weight Watchers' stock soars after results beat expectations, outlook raised

MarketWatch.com 

Shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. rocketed 12% in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the weight management services company reported a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss and raised its full-year profit outlook. For the latest quarter, losses widened to $10.3 million, or 17 cents a share, from $5.4 million, or 10 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. The FactSet per-share loss consensus was 18 cents. Revenue fell 4.7% to $306.9 million, missing the FactSet consensus of... Читать дальше...

12 amazing projects from companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft that will truly change your world

BusinessInsider.com 

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The technology your kids use in their everyday lives is going to be drastically different than what we use today.

And we can already see hints of that world today through some of the far-out projects that the big internet companies are currently working on.

Here's a look at the often sci-fi projects that will change the world as we know it.

Space travel beginning in 2018, thanks to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. Читать дальше...





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