- Hong Kong gold opens higher
- Germany eyes 'firewall' to hold in Greek debt crisis: report
- Standard and Poor's warns of south eurozone downgrade
- Oil prices leap as dollar falls against euro
- Greece hikes pension age, calls on strikers to accept bonus cuts
- Spanish employers, unions agree wage hike deal to 2012
- Europe can help out cash-strapped Greece without IMF: Brussels
- Germany working on Greek aid deal: report
- Oil up sharply
- SAS airline posts loss, plans job cuts
- Irish Halifax bank to close with loss of 750 jobs
- Latvia agrees capital injection for Parex Bank
- Somali pirates free Indian-operated ship
- Swiss bank UBS returns to profit, struggles with outflows
- Greece does not need IMF help: Brussels
Baidu profit surges nearly 50 percent in fourth quarterChinese Web search giant Baidu, which stands to potentially benefit if Google pulls out of China, posted a nearly 50 percent increase in quarterly net profit on Tuesday on sharply higher revenue.
Google Maps climbs to Olympic peaksGoogle sent snowmobiles rigged with cameras into Canadian mountains so folks snug and warm at home will get views of slopes at the Winter Olympic Games kicking off on Friday.
NY Times editor rejects call to remove Jerusalem bureau chiefNew York Times executive editor Bill Keller has rejected a call by the newspaper's ombudsman for the Jerusalem bureau chief of the Times to be reassigned because his son is serving in the Israeli army.
Forbes
The World's Top Sports BrandsIn the multibillion-dollar sports industry, the most competitive contests are often fought off the playing field, where athletes, businesses, teams and events jostle for name recognition in hopes of capturing a bigger share of the entertainment dollar. So who's doing it best?
The Whitney's Greatest HitsWhat is the point of a biennial art show, other than giving people the chance to use the word "biennial," which makes them sound vaguely sophisticated? For curators, it is a practical way to expose the public to new talent. For visitors, it is an opportunity to survey the contemporary artistic landscape--a veritable visual litmus test of the art scene at that specific moment.
The Web Celeb 25On the Internet everyone gets 15 minutes of fame, but some people get a whole lot more. A kid with a webcam can become a movie star; an entrepreneur with a smart idea can get on Oprah; a tech blogger can reach a bigger audience than a bestselling novelist.
- The High Cost Of The U.S. Budget
Early last week the administration unveiled its new $3.8 trillion budget. This budget, and the spending it assumes, is so reckless it is difficult to fathom. It projects a deficit of $1.6 trillion for fiscal 2010, with an explosion of publicly traded government debt to $18.5 trillion by 2020. Debt service is projected to reach $912 billion a year by 2020, or over $5,000 for every working person in America.
Newsweek
- Economy: Weaning The World Off The U.S. Dollar
Getting the world to kick its greenback addiction will be good for everybody—even Americans. So why aren't we talking about it?
- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson 'On the Brink'
Daniel Gross reviews the former treasury secretary's new memoir of the near global financial collapse.
- Careers: Jobs That Make $100k or More
Our weekly look at employment openings with salaries of $100,000 or more.
- The Case Against Layoffs: They Often Backfire
Our overreliance on downsizing is killing workers, the economy—and even the bottom line.
- Interview With World Bank Head Robert Zoellick
Interview With World Bank Head Robert Zoellick
- Obama's Budget Avoids Hard Choices (Again)
Big government's big shortfall.
- Do The Rich Deserve More Tax Breaks?
Why people who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax hike.
- The Toyota Recall: A Public-Relations Disaster?
In the Google era, how do you manage a product recall and a public-relations fiasco? Don't do what Toyota's done.
- Making the Most of Your Money Now
Looking after your nest egg isn't what it used to be. Jane Bryant Quinn on Making the Most of Your Money Now.
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Sports
Basketball: Slingers’ forward Wai Sian still in ICU after training accidentSINGAPORE: Lim Wai Sian’s family has only one wish this Lunar New Year.Dad Lim Lai What, mum Tan Lai Ngoh and elder brother Lim Peng Thian want the basketball player to spend the holidays at home in Yishun.Right now, that seems unlikely, as the Singa...
Football: Gombak Utd knock Balestier Khalsa off top spotSINGAPORE: Gombak United ended Balestier Khalsa’s six—day reign atop the S.League table with a 2—1 victory over the Tigers at Toa Payoh Stadium on Monday evening.New signing Park Kang Jin set the game alight with a goal off a team counter—attack on t...
Basketball: Satria Muda Britama beat Singapore Slingers in ASEAN leagueSINGAPORE : The Singapore Slingers are out of the running for the ASEAN Basketball League title after being defeated by Indonesia’s Satria Muda Britama 86—76 on Sunday afternoon.Game 3 of the semi—final playoffs was a closely—fought affair.It was the...
Football: Qiu Li strike puts Tampines on cloud nineSINGAPORE : A ninth—minute goal from Qiu Li was enough for Tampines Rovers to earn all three points on Friday evening, as they left Gombak United’s Jurong West ground with a 1—0 victory.The striker scored after going on a mazy run and exchanging pass...
Celebrity Gossip
Jessica Alba's dating adviceJessica Alba - who is married to Cash Warren - has given her advice to single men on how to woo a woman.
Shy singer Lady GagaLady Gaga claims she has struggled to make friends since finding fame because she feels shy and out of place in Hollywood.
Kelly Osbourne needs Luke nearKelly Osbourne says her friends think she and fiance Luke Worrall are ''weird'' because they cannot bear to be apart from one another.
Charlie Sheen back with Brooke Charlie Sheen has been reunited with his wife Brooke Mueller after a restraining order was modified to allow contact with his family.
Japanese automaker Honda on Wednesday recalled more than 430,000 vehicles worldwide, mostly in North America, to fix defective airbags that can blow up and injure or kill occupants.
- Fresh snow misery hits eastern US
- IOC warns cheats will be unmasked in time
- BHP Billiton cautious despite profits doubling
- Honda recalls 437,763 vehicles worldwide over airbag problem
- Haiti supermarket collapses with people inside
- Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity
- No sweat for tennis ace Djokovic in first round romp
- Rugby coach Kidney relaxed over starting O'Gara
- Haitian thought to have survived 27 days in rubble: doctor
- US Marines gear up for major Afghan assault
- Strawberries offer lifeline for Romania's rust belt
- Fickle winds threaten 33rd America's Cup
- Nigerian parliament votes to suspend ailing president
- Toyota announces mass Prius recall
- Toyota announces mass hybrid vehicle recall
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