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Federal Reserve officials, including central bank chair Janet Yellen, have kicked off the year by again indicating their intention to raise interest rates several times in 2017, even though the same suggestion last year turned into barely a single rate increase at the very end of the year.

But there are signs that financial markets don’t believe the central bank this time. For one, traders aren’t pricing in the next interest rate increase until June. The way things are moving in Washington these days... Читать дальше...

Republicans said an anti-corruption regulation disadvantaged U.S. drillers, but foreign firms follow similar rules.

Several global factors indicate buying risk assets on a dip could actually serve investors well, Tony Dwyer says.

Sami Moubayed, The Arab Weekly
Russia and Iran realize that time is not on their side in Gaza and are putting their full weight behind restructuring Hamas.

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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Senate Democrats are planning a marathon floor debate with hopes it will foil the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President Donald Trump's education secretary.

PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers from the east and west sides of metropolitan Phoenix are at odds over a proposal to fund a new arena for the Arizona Coyotes. Sen. Bob Worsley’s legislation would allow the creation of a new “community engagement district” that would keep half its sales tax revenue to fund arena construction. Worsley

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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The multi-wavelength flares emitted during tidal disruption events typically fade after a year or so. The flares emanating from XJ1500+0154 lasted 10 years.

John Bercow, the speaker of the House of Commons, said Monday that he opposes having President Trump address Parliament.

Oil futures fell Monday to mark their lowest settlement of the month so far, but held ground above $53 a barrel. Concerns over the potential for a sizable increase in U.S. output put pressure on prices, but tension between the U.S. and Iran, the possibility that the U.S. government will ease some restrictions on energy companies, and data showing declines in global crude output provided some support. March West Texas Intermediate crude fell 82 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at $53.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Читать дальше...

The MP to take up Mr Hinchliffe's old job is likely to be a member of the right faction, the Labor Forum, which counts Yvette D'Ath, Anthony Lynham, Cameron Dick and Annastacia Palaszczuk among its members.

Watch as Pizza Today Managing Editor and Food Stylist Mandy Detwiler demonstrates how to make February’s Trending Recipe: The Buffalo and Buffalo Pizza. The pie features ground bison, buffalo mozzarella, red onion and cherry piquante peppers.

A man found not criminally responsible for decapitating another passenger on a Greyhound bus almost eight years ago is seeking an absolute discharge.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Chase Anderson has gone to salary arbitration with the Milwaukee Brewers, asking a panel to choose his $2.85 million request over the team’s $2.45 million offer. The sides appeared Monday before arbitrators Howard Edelman, Elizabeth Neumeier and Mark Burstein, who are expected to rule Tuesday. A 29-year-old right-hander obtained from

After Kanye West caused a ruckus on social media by meeting with Donald Trump in December, he took to Twitter to set the record straight about their meet-up -- but as of Monday (Feb. 6), those tweets no longer exist.

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Whether you're going for your dream job or your first gig out of college, you want to make sure you pull out all the stops in any job interview.

Fortunately, the art of interviewing is a learn-able skill. The more you practice and prep, the better you get.

Facebook global head of recruiting Miranda Kalinowski recently spoke with Business Insider about the tech giant's interviewing process.

She also shared her top tips for knocking your next interview out of the park:

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China steals an unsavory global spotlight for the thick, noxious smog that often chokes its mega-cities.

Air pollution has become so bad in Beijing, for example, that Chinese officials aim to slash its local coal consumption by 30% in 2017.

Meanwhile, the US — which currently ranks eighth on the list of countries with the lowest air pollution — could be headed in the opposite direction. 

President Donald Trump has said that he intends to fulfill... Читать дальше...

The Israeli leader, visiting London for talks with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, says “responsible” countries should follow President Trump’s lead in countering alleged Iranian aggression.

A 12-year-old Yemeni girl was reunited with her American family on Sunday evening after a court order lifted President Donald Trump’s immigration ban.

A winter storm has blocked tracks in Montana's mountain passes, so Amtrak service from Union Depot to Seattle, Portland and Spokane may be suspended for days.

Pain relievers were near the top of over-the-counter medication sales in 2015.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam says Tennessee has been sued for moving to require all major online vendors to collect sales taxes on purchases made in the state.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam says Tennessee has been sued for moving to require all major online vendors to collect sales taxes on purchases made in the state.