By EconMatters We discuss the Macro and Micro outlook for the Oil Market, and everything in between in this latest market video. Oil is being propped up on forward looking fundamentals right now, it very easily could be much lower based upon current inventory levels. © EconMatters All Rights Reserved | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Email Digest | Kindle Source link
As smartphones and data plans became more affordable in India, the South Asian nation swept aside the U.S. and Brazil to become the world’s top consumer of Google Play applications last year. In terms of the number of times people in India downloaded apps from the store, which is part of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, India outpaced both the U.S. and Brazil who were above it the year before, […]
There has been a lot of discussion about Twitter lately, most of it negative—it can’t make money on advertising, growth is down, and online bullies remain a problem. Meanwhile, Donald Trump tweets daily; more every day since the election. This alone, you’d think, would draw more attention to Twitter and make it more popular. Twitter actually does over $2.5 billion in revenue, but tech companies […]
YOUTUBE SAN FRANCISCO – An American journalist has reported on President Rodrigo Duterte’s use of a social media army of trolls to generate fake news and adulatory propaganda and attack his critics. Sean Williams details his finding in an article titled, “Rodrigo Duterte’s Army of Online Trolls,” published in this month’s issue of The New Republic. When Williams was reporting on the violence in the Philippines and in […]
Bloomberg’s Anne Swardson, Zoe Schneeweiss, and Andre Tartar perfectly summed up the state of play right now during their discussion of the World Economic Forum’s annual get-together: “Never before has the gap between Davos Man and the real world yawned so widely.” As the world’s top executives, financiers, academics, and politicians make their way to Switzerland, Trump – who won’t have an official representative there – has […]
Image credit: BT Wi-Fi systems based on a single router may provide patchy coverage in some homes and small offices, depending on the building’s size and construction. Until recently, users have had to find their own solutions using Wi-Fi extenders and/or HomePlugs. In the USA, companies such as Eero, Luma and Google have launched multi-part systems that create a mesh network to provide good coverage throughout a […]
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has declared that Flash is no longer a priority, as the foundation will instead emphasise the need for a free mobile operating system, cloud replacement, Siri-like personal assistant, and Skype replacement. In its updated High Priority Free Software Projects list, the FSF said users need a free software intelligent assistant replacement to maintain control of their data. “Apple’s Siri, Google Now, Cortana, […]
DR. MUSADDIQ MALIK, SPOKESPERSON OF THE PRIME MINISTER ALONGWITH PML (N) MNA MR. DANIYAL AZIZ ADDRESSING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN ISLAMABAD ON JANUARY 17, 2017. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in Panama papers case, spokesperson to the Prime Minister Dr Mussadiq Malik said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference along with member of National Assembly PML-N Daniyal Aziz, he said […]
Multiple agencies with little accountability The reports to Congress specifically delineate those participants in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program tagged in the State Department’s annual human rights reporting effort as having problematic behavior. As the main program that brings foreigners to the United States to attend U.S. military schools at Washington’s expense, IMET is now offered to select military and police officers in more […]
Submitted by David Battistella A Violent Inauguration? A Call For Peace On Inauguration Day Now that all attempts to delegitimize President Elect Trump to this point including failed recounts, the constant drum beating about popular vote victory, intimidation, bullying and desperate pleas to the Electoral college and the attempt at cold War 2.0 have failed, will inauguration day be the last stand? Now even millionaire Catholic socialist […]
Images of skeletal sun bears in a zoo in Indonesia that show the animals being forced to eat their own faeces and begging visitors for food have sparked online petitions to save them, media reports say. A video taken by animal welfare group Scorpion at Bandung zoo on the island of Java showed one emaciated animal in a small dirty pen, reported 9news.com.au. The footage, reportedly shot […]
As we observed in yesterday morning’s market wrap, while US market were taking the day off for the MLK holiday, China was busy defending an accelerating selloff across its stock markets. During Monday trading, having traded quietly lower for the past few days, Chinese stocks tumbled in early trading on the mainland and in Hong Kong’s offshore market amid weakness in Asian equities. The Shanghai Composite Index […]
Home» Top News » World Top News Tuesday, 17 January 2017 21:00 Posted by Imaduddin ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in Panama papers case, spokesperson to the Prime Minister Dr Musadiq Malik said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference along with member of National Assembly PML-N Daniyal Aziz, he […]
It’s impossible for one person to see everything on display at CES each year. I had three staffers helping me cover the show, and PCMag had a dozen people on the ground in Las Vegas for its coverage. Being at CES provides valuable hands-on time with gadgets on the floor and in closed-door briefings. Based on what I saw, it’s clear that some amazing new […]
As the fitness wearables market continues to climb, Lumo Bodytech, a startup making wearables focused on things like running and posture, has decided to further business revenue by licensing its platform. Lumo, valued at $41 million according to Pitchbook, now plans to open up its proprietary tech stack — including software, algorithms, applications, and hardware — to third parties hoping to cash in on the wearables market. These […]
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The Eastern Establishment fears and loathes Outsiders, and seeks to destroy them, usually via the mainstream media. Political agnostics who are skeptical about Big Government “solutions,” left or right, view the current hullabaloo about the Trump presidency with some detachment. What’s remarkable to us is the extremism, not just of those bitter about Clinton’s loss, but by insiders who are […]
SINGAPORE — Rats on its premises and other hygiene problems have landed the popular Kim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan a one-day suspension, so that it can clean up the premises. A rat trap seen at the back of Kim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan, Block 511 Bishan Street 13, taken on Jan 17, 2017. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY The centre, which has 10 stallholders, was […]
Vietnam veteran and former “Berkeley Black Panther” liberal turned conservative author, Mason Weaver, appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight with some harsh words for Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga), who recently referred to President-elect Trump as illegitimate. Weaver considers Lewis a turncoat who has been “collaborating with the Democrat party to oppress black America.” Weaver begins with a short history lesson [links added for context]: “In the early 70’s and late 60’s, we were demonstrating […]
Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Panama case till tomorrow [Tuesday]. Shahid Hamid, the counsel of Maryam Nawaz, submitted reply of his client before the court today containing details of assets and taxes paid by her on agriculture and non agriculture income. The reply says that Maryam Nawaz is not dependent on her father since her marriage. The counsel said that the spouse of Maryam Nawaz also […]
A string of code found in the latest beta version of the Google App hints that Google Assistant will become even more useful in the future by allowing users to make payments through voice commands. The integration with Google’s wide range of services and the expanding availability of third-party APIs has contributed to making Google Assistant a successful piece of software, and the future addition of a […]
Facebook is throwing its weight behind French tech by choosing Paris to launch its first official start-up incubator, as the battle heats up among European capitals to lure the best tech companies following the Brexit vote. The social media giant announced on Tuesday it had become a founding partner in Station F, a €250m start-up campus in central Paris that is set to be the largest in […]
SINGAPORE: Kim San Leng Food Centre, a popular coffee shop located next to the Bishan bus interchange, will be suspended on Friday (Jan 20) after accumulating 16 demerit points for offences such as failing to keep the premises free from rats. According to a suspension notice on the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) website posted on Monday, the food centre’s main operator accumulated four demerit points for failing […]
As you know, the new Nvidia Shield TV made its debut during CES 2017. If you are planning to get one, you’re in luck because it is now available for purchase. 2016 vs. 2017 Nvidia Shield For those not familiar about the new Shield Android TV, the device features roughly the same innards as its predecessor. Particularly, both devices are outfitted with the Tegra X1 system and sport […]
