Новости за 11.02.2017

The Calhoun Times, a weekly newspaper in a small town in South Carolina, announced its own death last month. But the paper is back among the living, as a nearby publisher has acquired the Times. He plans to keep the former owners as employees, providing continuity to the community.

If, of course, the Fed is going to insist on getting to its targets. But this is exactly what Fischer is stating here, that the Fed is going to work to hit its targets. Thus the Trump administration's fiscal policy will have no effect at all as a result of the Federal Reserve's monetary offset.

New York City is set to begin imposing a plastic bag tax on Feb. 15, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a bill sitting on his desk that would put a stop to it and save New Yorkers from this regressive tax. The action Cuomo takes will indicate as to whether he plans to run for president in 2020.

After claiming South China Sea to be its own sea, telling America to stay off its islands, China is reaching for the Indian Ocean, telling India to stay off its own colony, Sri Lanka.

George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel 1984 has jumped to the top of the best-seller's lists as some fear President Donald Trump is moving us in an Orwellian direction. The answer to what has kept us free despite "Big Brother" experiments from both the Right and the Left is what's crucial.

Ten small business deductions that go beyond the obvious examples, like office supplies or advertising expenses.

The sad truth is, many companies die. However, proper funding strategies at each stage of the life cycle can improve fiscal health and extend life.

Global cloud IT market revenue is predicted to increase from $180B in 2015 to $390B in 2020, attaining a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17%.

The parsonage exemption involves significantly more entanglement than would the generally applicable housing provision. Permitting ministers to receive taxfree housing violates core tax principles..

Leaders avoid asking "why?" as it puts people on the defensive and often comes from a place of judging, not from a place of curiosity. Instead leaders say "tell me more..."

MLB wants to change how extra innings get played. Will it make a difference?

One marvels at the curious quiet of postmodernists, semioticians, deconstructionists, and pundits of the left-leaning variety. These latter may be presumed to be well familiar with the provenance of “Alternative Facts” and the role of the left in fostering our current political culture.

One of the greatest musicians in the world wants to connect people of different cultures with his music.

The assistant to Gill from Street Fighter III, that of Kolin, is being added to the roster of playable characters in Street Fighter V on February 28th.

Mass strandings of pilot whales in New Zealand bring up the obvious question: Why are so many whales behaving this way at once?

How a botched presentation in 2003 contributed to the rise of our most voracious competitor

Jeremy Scott's fall 2017 collection at New York Fashion Week was an acute commentary on the current social and political state of America.

One of the more interesting developments in the arcade gaming scene in Japan is how publishers have started to experiment with virtual reality, or VR, for new games. The latest JAEPO in Tokyo has shown that this experimentation phase is over, as arcade games are now using VR openly.

Two FORBES contributors make our predictions. Do you agree with our picks?

The strong close last week favors more gains this month. The completion of the daily flag formation in the S&P futures has upside targets at 2330 and 2340. The recent buying in the small cap stocks indicates that they could start leading. So what should traders and investors watch this week?

There were some surprisingly decent holds amid older movies even with three big new releases.

Pepsi is expected to report earnings of $1.16/share on $19.68 billion in revenue. Meanwhile, the so-called Whisper number is $1.20. The Whisper number is the Street's unofficial view on earnings.