How Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Saved Their Marriage As everyone knows by now, Kim Kardashian's 2016 took a turn for the hellish when she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris at the beginning of October. That one experience would have been more than enough to leave a nasty scar […]
Chris Brown Served With Karrueche Tran TRO Papers Chris Brown has officially been served. The Grammy winner received temporary restraining order papers Thursday night outside of a Houston nightclub. The temporary order was granted to Brown's ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, in February. The former pair broke up in 2014. In the […]
Some day my prince will come, say Vanuatu worshippers of mere mortal royal Philip The retirement of Britain's Prince Philip from public life led world headlines on Thursday, but his most devout and remote followers have only just heard the news. A tribe in Vanuatu was shocked and dismayed to […]
Russia says Syria de escalation deal takes effect at midnight A de-escalation agreement in Syria takes effect at midnight but Russia's air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in the country, Russian news agencies cited the Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The largest of the four de-escalation […]
Old guard retail back in the cross hairs A glance at the U.S. stock market's main measure for the health of retailers suggests all is well among those companies in the business of peddling stuff directly to consumers. After all, the $1.16 trillion S&P 500 retail index .SPXRT has climbed […]
From two would be Fed leaders, the central bank needs to change Unemployment is at a decade low, the American economy is growing, and inflation is nowhere in sight, yet for two leading candidates to head the Federal Reserve, the central bank needs shaking up. The Fed is credited by […]
Fed Williams pushes new approach to U.S. inflation goal One of the Federal Reserve's experts on navigating a world of low inflation and economic growth said on Friday the U.S. central bank should seriously consider ditching its old policy framework for a new approach to hitting its price-level goal. In […]
Insurance dampens Berkshire results before annual meeting Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, reported a 27 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Friday, and said a loss from insurance underwriting contributed to operating results that fell short of forecasts. The results were released one […]
Paul Singer Elliott Management raises $5 billion in 24 hours letter Paul Singer's hedge fund firm Elliott Management Corp raised more than $5 billion in about 24 hours this week, citing a major potential investment opportunity at a time when Singer said financial markets could face a disruption after being […]
E.P.A. Chief Recuses Himself From Suits Opposing Obama Era Rules Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has removed himself from some of the most contentious cases facing it, including challenges to the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan and a controversial rule related to the Clean Water Act. […]
