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Berlin/München (dpa) - Nach der Insolvenz der Anbieter von Direktinvestitionen in Seecontainer aus der PR-Gruppe fordern Verbraucherschützer eine schärfere Regulierung für Produkte des sogenannten Grauen Kapitalmarktes. Seit Jahren weise der Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen (VZBV) darauf hin, dass Produkte des Grauen Kapitalmarktes ohne transparente Preisbildung etwa an einer Börse nicht an Privatanleger verkauft werden sollten, sagte VZBV-Chef Klaus Müller dem «Handelsblatt» (Dienstag). «Ein aktiver Vertrieb sollte verboten werden... Читать дальше...

Long videos to distract you from the things you actually have to do! Hi, everyone! If you wanted to distract yourself for 20 to 90 minutes today, or over a period of time, you’re in luck! Ramble of the Day A few days ago, one of the nice people that also writes for this website shared a video with the group. It is a pretty spectacular video, though I must warn you all: It is 20 minutes long. For starters, the surgical resident does a great job of breaking things down in a very entertaining way. She starts off with a bang... Читать дальше...

Share markets were stuck on their worst run since November yesterday, as caution gripped traders in a week in which the Federal Reserve is likely to raise US interest rates and perhaps signal as many as three more lie in store this year. A 0.6-1.3 per cent drop for Europe’s main bourses amid a flurry of gloomy company news and weaker Wall Street futures meant MSCI’s main 47-country world stocks index was down for a fifth day. The caution also came against the backdrop of global trade war worries... Читать дальше...

CAPE TOWN - WhatsApp is giving users 2 new features, the ability to add a description to group chats and allows users to switch between the voice and video call feature, according to reports. 

Salzburg (dpa) - Doppel-Olympiasieger Marcel Hirscher denkt daran, künftig in den alpinen Speed-Disziplinen Abfahrt und Super G an den Start zu gehen. «Der Reiz ist extrem da, weil du jeden Tag besser werden kannst. Im Slalom und Riesentorlauf ist es ganz schwer, dass du da neue Reize setzen kannst», sagte der siebenmalige Gesamt-Weltcupsieger in einem Interview des österreichischen Privatsenders ServusTV. «Ich traue es mich gar nicht auszuschließen.» Ein solcher Wechsel zu den Speed-Disziplinen... Читать дальше...

Hi, it's Paul here. Sorry this is rather late again. Cloudcall (LON:CALL) Share price: 165p (down 6.5% today)No. shares: 24.08mMarket cap: £39.7m (at the time of writing, I hold a long position in this share) Final results CloudCall (AIM: CALL), a leading cloud-based software business that integrates communications functionality into Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, is pleased to announce its audited full year results for the year ended 31 December 2017. This company has been a long-standing favourite of mine... Читать дальше...

Hi, it's Paul here. Sorry this is rather late again. Cloudcall (LON:CALL) Share price: 165p (down 6.5% today)No. shares: 24.08mMarket cap: £39.7m (at the time of writing, I hold a long position in this share) Final results CloudCall (AIM: CALL), a leading cloud-based software business that integrates communications functionality into Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, is pleased to announce its audited full year results for the year ended 31 December 2017. This company has been a long-standing favourite of mine... Читать дальше...

Annabel Kilner from Made.com explains how winning brands need to go beyond great product to make meaningful emotional connections with customers. ABOUT WIRED RETAIL Experts from the world of retail, mobile payments and ecommerce gathered at the WIRED Retail conference on October 11, 2017 at Kings Place, London. Discover some of the fascinating insights from the speakers here: http://wired.uk/pnudtQ ABOUT WIRED EVENTS WIRED events shine a spotlight on the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing our world for the better. Читать дальше...

This is a segment from the remarkable new 4 hour documentary - biography of Vladimir Putin by the prominent Russian journalist Andrei Kondrashov, famous for his 2016 documentary about the events in Crimea, which was wildly popular in Russia.

The European Union does not recognize the Russian presidential elections in occupied Crimea, the EU spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, the European External Action Service (EEAS), has said. “The European Union does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and therefore does […]

The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died leaving behind only two females to save the species from extinction.

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• President Donald Trump is looking to bolster the legal team representing him in the Russia investigation, which could see some of his current lawyers replaced with new ones.
• That's according a New York Times report published Monday night that cited people close to the president who said lawyers Ty Cobb and John Dowd could be on Trump's cut list.
• The development follows news that a new lawyer the president may add to his team had previously... Читать дальше...

The Armenian-Russian relations are deteriorating at slow but steady peaces, with the mutual understanding retreating at times and the insults over sensitive issues gaining a strong ground, the paper says, citing a Russian analyst.

Excuse the exposition and this clunky intro into aforementioned exposition, but here’s the catchers to target, 1st basemen to target, 2nd basemen to target, shortstops to target and something to stick to your dartboards to target.  These 3rd basemen to target are being drafted after 200 overall.  Keep in mind, nephew (and five niece readers), your Uncle Grey likes to have a corner man drafted by the time these guys appear, so you’re looking at potential utility men more than anything.  Now, this... Читать дальше...

Sudan, the last male northern white rhino on Earth, died on Monday aged 45.

Over the past three years, the Kinsey Institute has quietly become a shell of its former self. Perhaps tellingly, its new director Sue Carter's own research on vole monogamy has been cited by pro-abstinence and anti-pornography organizations to justify their positions. Carter was an unusual choice to lead the institute. Although she is the first biologist to head up the institute since Kinsey himself, her career has focused on rodents—in particular, on the prairie vole, one of the few mammals that pair-bonds and is monogamous.

Supplied video obtained Tuesday, March 20, 2018 of ANZ's head of home loan products Sarah Stubbings speaking at the banking royal commission which heard some ANZ customers had been paying too much interest on their home loans for a decade before the bank refunded $69 million to hundreds of thousands of people. Counsel assisting the commission Albert Dinelli says some customers had to wait 10 years for a refund of an amount they should never have paid. "That's not good enough is it, to have an issue... Читать дальше...

That’s the idea behind Caught, a new podcast from WNYC where young kids who have experienced arrest and detention tell their stories–and suggest ways to move beyond our current system.

Ben takes a look at the relegation picture as Birmingham and Bolton pile the pressure on Reading.

Comprehending the value of a festival that has weathered so many storms is not easy. That's why Nowruz is cherished. Nowruz Mubarak!

Parramatta Eels: Five times they should have been set for a big season but flopped  Fox Sports

“The Eels should be good this season.” That was certainly the case this season for Parra, and may still be, with an excellent coach in Brad Arthur and a talented ...

I met that Vladimir Putin once. In Edinburgh Castle of all places. He came to the city 15 years ago during his state visit to the UK and my then boss and First Minister, Jack McConnell, showed him round.