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With 2015 upon us, we figured it was a good time to look back on the movies the millennium has brought us. We've dug into the archives and are re-running our Best of the 2000s pieces, from way back in 2009 when the Playlist was a little Blogspot site held together with tape and string. Each list runs down the top 10 films of each year (it's possible that, half-a-decade on, we'd put them in a different order and even change some of the movies, but we wanted to preserve the original pieces untouched as far as possible). Читать дальше...

Shortly after the opening on Friday the company's share price traded above $120. It's previous high had been $119.

Stars play second fiddle to the search for the next big indie crossover hit

You don't need to love Yahoo, just math to justify buying the stock, according to one analyst.

After the New England Patriots punched their ticket to the Super Bowl by routing the Indianapolis Colts two weekends ago, and the Seattle Seahawks squeaked in with an overtime comeback against the Green Bay Packers, a lot of early wagers for this weekend’s title game trended to the Patriots. “Bettors look at the game and see (quarterback Tom) Brady with the best coach in football and say it’s his time,” Avello said. The Super Bowl offers several betting options for those visiting Nevada or other states that allow sports betting. Читать дальше...

A murder investigation in Los Angeles shines a spotlight on the urban violence that much of America would prefer to ignore

A rising generation of local mass-market authors is just one sign of an industry in the grip of rapid change

Litvinenko’s murder has been treated as a spy story — but it is terrorism, says Anne Applebaum

Question-and-answer site Quora has a long way to go to build a big business. But it plans to get there without relying on Google.

CNBC's Jim Cramer says Google should increase spending on on its most undervalued asset—YouTube.

Tyson Foods on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $309 million.

Greece's government will not cooperate with the EU and IMF mission bankrolling the country and will not seek an extension to the bailout program.

Xerox reported a slightly better-than-expected quarterly profit as expenses declined 4 percent.

Online furniture retailer and IPO candidate Made.com is poised to open its first showroom in central London where customers can try lounging on its sofas and sitting at its desks.

There should be a time limit on PPI claims

MasterCard reported a better-than-expected profit for the holiday shopping quarter as customers swiped their cards more often.

Ronald Reagan had to dig out of a recession, too — but GDP growth at this point in that recovery was twice what Obama is delivering now.

The first financial tests of Syriza’s audacious new policies for Greece loom – as it is still unclear who will concede ground on its debt pile first.

It's question that gets asked whenever the Powerball numbers go sky high: what would you do if you won the lottery? That query is answered in "Welcome To Me," the latest indie from future Ghostbuster Kristen Wiig, and the first trailer has made its way online. The story follows thirty-something, television-obsessed recluse Alice Klieg, who was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder since her teens and whose life changes when she wins $86 million. What does she do with the money? She starts her own talk show... Читать дальше...

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Shares of the hamburger chain surged more than 130% as it commenced trading on Friday.

No fair!  While many of us were chowing down on holiday leftovers last month, Stacy Keibl[...]

Key members of OPEC are refusing to prop up oil prices, a Reuters survey shows, as its oil output increased this month.

From the deepest oceans to the highest peaks, Mother Nature's beautiful and awe-inspiring handiwork has fascinated filmmakers for as long as there has been film. But as those environments face increasing crises with extinction, industrial damage, and the encroachment of human development, moviemakers have used their cameras to help sound the alarm. At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the forthcoming "Tiger Tiger" will shine a light on a majestic animal whose days are numbered unless action is taken. Читать дальше...