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11/25/2024 03:58:31 pm

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Asian Shares Advance On Bullish Oil And U.S. Markets

The greater Asian markets sustained its hawkish streak led by energy gains and the oil price rebound.

NFL action

NFL Falls Short Second Time with $765 Million Settlement For Concussed Players

The National Football League (NFL) falls short for the second time with their proposed $765 million settlement over concussions. The judge for the case, U.S. District Judge Anita Brody, is demanding more changes before she would approve it.

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's newly appointed finance minister

Asian Markets Upbeat on New Greek Debt Deal and Oil Recovery

Asian markets soar on Monday as investors are hopeful for the Greek debt deal and a continued recovery of oil prices.

Sprint

Sprint Could Take Over Half of Radio Shack stores on talks of a shutdown

The near-century old Radio Shack Corp. readies shutting up shop on a bankruptcy deal that would have Sprint Corp. gaining half its stores and shutting down the rest of the electronic retailer's chain.

Google

Google May Directly Compete with Uber in Transpo Services

Google Ventures, the search engine's venture capital group and one of Uber's largest investors at $258 million back in August 2013, explores the ride-sharing market with the unique possibility of using its revolutionary driverless car for the project.

Investors look at computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai.

Asian Investors Worry Over Chinese Growth Prospects

Asian markets begin the week with their heads down on disappointing Chinese data released over the weekend.

US President Barack Obama

President Obama to Revamp U.S. Corporate Tax

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to impose a minimum of 19 percent tax on US-based companies' future overseas earnings to add to government revenues.

Tencent

NBA Inks Deal with China Internet Giant Tencent for Exclusive Streaming Rights to Games

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is looking to form a closer relationship with their Chinese market, as they ink a deal with China Internet giant Tencent to exclusively stream the games live.

Youtube Taps Online Celebrities to Battle Katy Perry's Super Bowl Halftime Show

All eyes and ears turn to the Super Bowl halftime stage this Sunday, as pop stars Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz look to entertain fans. However, another spotlight is being setup in cyberspace, as Youtube joins the battle for halftime show dominance.

President Obama Needs $215M For His Precision Medicine Initiative

President Barack Obama has unveiled a new medical initiative that seeks to collect and store genetic data from millions of individuals. With all the data, scientists will be able to create cures and medicine tailored to specific genetics.

Joe Montana

Joe Montana Believes Brady is In on Deflate-gate; Not a Bad Thing

The current investigation of the National Football League (NFL) has not produced much results on the deflate-gate scandal yet. However, football great Joe Montana believes Tom Brady is involved.

Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon's Open Letter About Drugs, Alcoholism, and His Life

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon wrote an open letter last Tuesday, saying how he was not a drug addict and that his recently failed drug tests were all a result of his age, his upbringing, and his immaturity.

Aaron Hernandez on trial

The First Day of Aaron Hernandez's Murder Trial; Two Witnesses Come Forward

The first day of Aaron Hernandez's murder trial has begun. The day's events contained two witnesses coming forward to testify.

President Obama Drops Plan to Tax 529 College Savings Accounts

President Barack Obama has announced that he will be dropping his plan centered on ending the tax breaks for college savings accounts known as 529s.

Fake Apple Store

China's Next Big Challenge: From Imitators to Innovators

While China's economy is on the rise, the next great challenge that the country has to address is the inevitable move from being mere imitators to innovators.

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