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Wall Street’s nervous euphoria over an unstoppable stock rally seems to grow with each day the market hits a new high.

That leaves investors in a rather precarious spot as they watch tonight’s highly anticipated speech to Congress by US President Donald Trump to Congress, which will focus on “American renewal.”

The post-election surge in stock prices has been predicated on the assumption that Trump will quickly accomplish all of the business-friendly items on his agenda ... Читать дальше...

A man whose workplace vending machine is notorious for destroying cans shared video of the machine savaging an energy drink.

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Following the biggest blunder in Oscar history during Sunday's awards, when presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented best picture to the wrong movie, you would think heads would roll. But that could turn out to be complex.

The misstep happened because a person in charge of holding winning envelopes handed Beatty the wrong card.

The accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, which audits the voting for the Oscars and handles its ballots and envelopes... Читать дальше...

Lawsuits say carmakers used Takata airbags they knew were defective; President Trump to propose a $54B military spending hike; and SpaceX to send tourists around the moon. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.

With Washington applying the exclusive franchise tag to quarterback Kirk Cousins, which will cost them no more than his 20-percent raise over last year’s $19.95 million tender (i.e., $23.94 million), Cousins can’t negotiate with other teams. Which means that Washington controls his rights completely and entirely. If a trade is going to happen, it’s going…

When Susan Fowler, a Bay Area-based writer and engineer who until recently worked for Uber, published a blog post on her personal Web site last week, the piece, which detailed a pattern of gender discrimination at the car-hailing company, quickly went viral. Among the experiences Fowler described in “Reflecting on One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber” were communications with a sexually inappropriate and vindictive manager, and the company’s failure to respond properly to Fowler’s reports of his misconduct. Читать дальше...

DeVos' remark prompted lawmakers to slam the remark as everything from "tone-deaf, uninformed" to "totally nuts."

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JPMorgan Chase revealed its newest rewards card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve, last summer. 

It came complete with a $450 annual fee and a bevy of benefits, including an unheard-of 100,000-point sign-up bonus worth about $1,500 in travel credit. Suffice to say, the card was hugely popular. It even made the front cover of Bloomberg Business Week. 

The bank ended up cutting the sign-up bonus in half earlier this year. 

"We had some tremendous PR and excitement around the product," Gordon Smith... Читать дальше...

The latest news and updates on U.S. President Donald Trump

Two big events on the calendar today with Australian GDP figures out this morning before Donald Trump makes his eagerly awaited speech to the US Congress early afternoon, Australian time.

Actress Lauren London, also known as “L-Boogie,” was a trending topic on Twitter Tuesday morning after photos were seen of her and rapper boyfriend Nipsey Hussle sitting courtside at the L.A. Lakers game Monday night. But her fans quickly swooped to her rescue against the body-shaming tweets directed at the star.

A teacher in the US has saved the life of her 5-year-old pupil by donating one of her kidneys to save the child's life, after reading a Facebook post about her.

WASHINGTON — Shares of Signet Jewelers fell sharply Tuesday after a report of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at a subsidiary. The Washington Post first reported the allegations Monday, based on newly released class-action arbitration filings. According to the report, Sterling Jewelers discriminated against female employees, paying them less than their male counterparts for the

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Asked about a wave of recent anti-Semitic attacks, President Donald Trump told a group of state attorneys general on Tuesday that attacks are sometimes carried out in "the reverse" in order "to make people — or to make others — look bad," according to Democratic Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who was at the meeting.

"He just said, 'Sometimes it's the reverse, to make people — or to make others — look bad,' and he used the word 'reverse' I would... Читать дальше...

New Brunswick has officially replaced five place names in the Saint John area that use the anachronistic word 'Negro.'

Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, at a briefing on Monday. Several news organizations, including The New York Times, were excluded from a briefing on Friday.

Nelnet's stock took a beating Tuesday after the Lincoln education finance company reported lower-than-expected earnings on Monday.

Scientists at ETH Zurich have found a way to manufacture ceramic pieces at room temperature using pressure instead of heat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs released four-time Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles on Tuesday, clearing more than $6 million in salary cap space that they used to sign safety Eric Berry and offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to long-term extensions. Even though the move made business sense, it was still somewhat bittersweet. Charles ran

The New England Patriots reportedly passed on using the franchise tag on Dont'a Hightower, making the linebacker a free agent on March 9.

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Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube will launch a live television service called YouTube TV later this year. The subscription-based service will include more than 40 networks spanning the four major networks - ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX - and additional cable channels, such as Disney, for $35 a month. That price will include up to six accounts, which can be individually personalized. The service will also include components of live television, such as sports. At the event premiering the new service, YouTube TV showed a preview featuring ESPN. Читать дальше...

This is what happens when a lawyer gives up his day job to follow his Lego passion.