Новости за 27.01.2016

Burger King

Burger King is adding a minty take on a famous seasonable shake to the menu, with the new Oreo Irish Mint Shake.

The Oreo Irish Mint Shake is a variation on Burger King’s existing Oreo Shake, with added minty flavor. The company announced it was adding the new shake to the menu for a limited time on Wednesday.

For customers experiencing déjà vu — yes, this Irish treat does sound a bit like McDonald’s Shamrock Shake, an iconic, green minty shake only available seasonally at the fast-food chain. Читать дальше...

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Scientists used to suspect a giant planet named "2MASS J2126-8140" was a rogue world, wandering the galaxy without a star to orbit. But it turns out the planet isn't homeless after all: its star is just very, very far away. Like, a trillion kilometers away (or about 621,000,000,000 miles).

To put that number into context, that's around 6,900 times the distance between the Sun and Earth. Its orbit is 140 times wider than Pluto's. At that distance... Читать дальше...

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If you want to understand what drove the intense opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran in certain quarters of the American political establishment, as well as across the broader Middle East, all you have to do is look at the photos from Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s inaugural tour of Europe this week.

The most notorious shot shows plywood barricades concealing ancient Roman statues, apparently out of concern that their nudity would shock or offend the leader of an Islamic theocracy. Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders had a rare Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Barack Obama, days after Obama praised Hillary Clinton, Sanders' rival and front-runner in the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov. 8 election.

Emerging from the White House after an hour, Sanders said the meeting was "constructive" and that Obama was trying to be as "even-handed" as possible in the race, dismissing commentary that Obama was favoring Clinton... Читать дальше...

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Wellness isn't just for the elite anymore.

In fact, Walmart has a thriving health scene.

Just ask Noah Bremen, CEO and founder of Bdirect Retail. He's helped market and sell products such as Hydroxycut, Five Hour Energy, The Shake Weight, The Hollywood Diet, and The Perfect Pushup, The Thigh Master, Naked Juice, and VitaCoco coconut water. He's also helped sell Beats by Dre headphones. But in part, he's helped bring wellness to an unsuspecting market. Читать дальше...

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Former investment banker-turned-novelist Maureen Sherry has shared a jaw-dropping account in the New York Times on Saturday about her experience with sexism on Wall Street.

Sherry, who worked as a managing director at Bear Stearns before the firm's collapse in 2008, tells a story about how she was asked by a female job candidate during an interview about what it was like to be a woman there.

Here's what she told her and didn't tell her: 

Of course... Читать дальше...

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Cadillac is General Motors' luxury brand, has been for over 100 years — and is undergoing a major reinvention.

Sales and marketing operations were moved to New York City in 2014, in order to make Caddy seem hip and fresh and of the global luxury conversation.

But Cadillac has been in the throes of transformation for more than a decade. For much of its history, it sat at the peak of GM's famous brand ladder: you entered your automotive life with a Chevy and closed it with a Caddy. Читать дальше...

Zoopla

Whether inspired by tiny houses or Marie Kondo's compassionate purging, streamlined, small space living seemed to be all the rage last year. And with the unveiling of a sample apartment at the much-hyped Carmel Place (formerly My Micro NY) — the micro-apartment development currently being built in Kips Bay — the trend shows no signs of stopping.

We stopped in at Carmel Place to see how the pros plan to make life in a super-tiny apartment livable. “We wanted to show that small... Читать дальше...

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Facebook just reported its Q4 earnings!

The stock is up more than 7% and climbing on a beat on both the top and bottom line, as well as solid user growth. 

Here are the most important numbers:

Revenue: $5.84 billion vs analyst expectations of $5.37 billion

Adjusted EPS: $0.79 vs $0.68 expected

Monthly active users: 1.59 billion, an increase of 21% year-over-year ( vs expectations of 1.58 billion)

Daily active users: 1 .04 billion... Читать дальше...

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This just in from Captain Obvious: Music inspires people.

It can get you in touch with feelings and memories. It can be the catalyst for big ideas. It can help you make sense of problems. It can heal.

Here's the music that's doing all those things for some of the most legendary entrepreneurial minds in the world:

Mark Zuckerberg: Lady Gaga and Daft Punk

Yes, the man who brought us Facebook is particularly fond of the woman who brought us the meat dress. Читать дальше...

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How stocks react to an election year (Stock Trader's Almanac)

Stock Trader's Almanac says the final year of a term used to be the second best performing of the presidential cycle, but the 8-year terms of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have altered those results. In fact, the market has performed worse during the eighth... Читать дальше...

Courtesy of ZAS Architects Dubai

Dubai, the land of towering skyscrapers, is getting yet another set of buildings. 

The Rosemont Hotel & Residences is a massive, double-tower complex that's currently being constructed under the direction of ZAS Architects Dubai. 

Part of a the new Rosemont global hotel brand, the $550 million project will consist of two towers rising over 50 stories each, adding up to over 2 million square feet on a 140,000-square-foot site.

One tower will be a hotel... Читать дальше...

On January 23, Teofilo Rodriguez Cazorla, also known as "El Conejo," or "The Rabbit," was killed on Margarita Island in Venezuela.

The lead-poisoning crisis plaguing Flint, Michigan might have you wondering: If tap water can be so dangerous, what's in the stuff I'm drinking?

The Sleuth Journal

Wealthy folks are moving their money out of traditional tax havens and into the US.

Bloomberg Businessweek's Jesse Drucker reports that the US is one of only a handful of countries not to have signed on to an international set of standards designed to crack down on wealthy people dodging taxes.

That has led to the US becoming a "leading tax and secrecy haven for rich foreigners," according to Drucker.

The Bloomberg story said:

Everyone from... Читать дальше...

If you know someone who shares a little too much about their relationship on Facebook, the reality is that there may be a deeper meaning besides wanting to show off how "happy" they are. Psychotherapist M. Gary Neuman shows why you should hold back on posting about your significant other. 

REUTERS/Phil Noble

By most accounts, holiday retail sales were a letdown. While retail sales climbed 3.3% over November and December, stores reported a 6.4% drop in foot traffic.

So even though people might have spent a bit more, they were choosy in where they spent.

When customers spend less, companies earn less, affecting the bottom line. This relationship is on display at companies like Macy’s, which warned that sales were off 4.7% in November and December.

The company... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Days before Martin Shkreli's arrest for securities fraud, U.S. prosecutors obtained a secret court order ruling that communications between the former pharmaceutical executive and a corporate lawyer also under investigation were not protected by attorney-client privilege.

The order by U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn, New York, unsealed on Tuesday, provides a glimpse into how prosecutors built their case against Shkreli during his... Читать дальше...

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History weighs heavily on the German property market, no more so than at a sprawling lakeside villa that once served as a love nest for Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. 

Berlin has been trying to sell the -- in theory -- prime slab of real estate north of the German capital for 15 years.

But rather than a gem that the cash-strapped city, which is scrambling to pay for a record refugee influx, can liquidate, Berlin has admitted it sees the asset... Читать дальше...

HBO

There's a really cool sense of innovation in Silicon Valley that makes it one of the most popular destinations in the world.

But everything has its down side, and Silicon Valley is no exception, as seen in this Quora post titled, "What's the dark side of Silicon Valley?"

We sifted through the post to pull together 13 of the worst things about living in Silicon Valley.

Don't even think about starting a family with an average salary.

"It is amazingly... Читать дальше...

Hollis Johnson

Sugar has become a problem.

Americans consume 30% more sugar daily than we did three decades ago, according to the Obesity Society.

According to the World Health Organization, the maximum daily amount of sugar consumed should be less than 10% of your daily caloric intake.

The WHO strongly recommends reducing that to 5%, or roughly 25 grams.

Avoiding it can be harder than you think.

We've found unassuming menu items at major food chains that have surprising amounts of sugar in them... Читать дальше...

Barack and Michelle Obama met while working at a top law firm in Chicago, after they both graduated from Harvard Law School. But Barack didn't always have the work ethic that made him president.

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Netflix will only become stronger if the market tanks, according to analysts at MKM Partners.

In a note on Wednesday, the analysts wrote that a recession would boost Netflix’s prospects because it would accelerate “cord-cutting.”

“While more limited, an $8-10 per month video service [like Netflix] is more attractive than a $100 per month service [like traditional cable] when spending budgets are stressed,” the analysts write. When money is tight, that big cable... Читать дальше...

The Zika virus is quickly expanding its reach, particularly in the Americas.

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It’s been a few weeks since the close of 2015, but it’s not too late to save money on your taxes and boost your retirement savings while you’re at it.

The IRS allows you to put money aside in an IRA through April 15, as long as you specify that the contribution is for the 2015 tax year. Although it doesn’t carry the same immediate benefits for your IRS filing, the contribution period for putting after-tax money into a Roth IRA also extends through April.

IRAs... Читать дальше...