Новости за 19.01.2017

Reuters/John Gress

Everyone on Wall Street wants to get ahead. 

Investors use algorithms, mathematical models, research, and their gut to come up with investment ideas that will deliver outsized returns.

SumZero, a professional network for investors, has recognized the crème de la crème of those ideas in its 2017 Top Stock Challenge.

According to SumZero, the contest represents the best of the best of forward-looking research from SumZero's community of money management professionals. Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Federal regulators have sued Navient, accusing the biggest U.S. student loan company of making it harder for borrowers to repay loans by giving them bad information, processing payments incorrectly and failing to act on complaints.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed the federal lawsuit against Navient Corp. and two subsidiaries on Wednesday, seeking restitution for affected borrowers and money penalties. The agency said the company also cheated struggling... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Federal regulators have sued Navient, accusing the biggest U.S. student loan company of making it harder for borrowers to repay loans by giving them bad information, processing payments incorrectly and failing to act on complaints.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed the federal lawsuit against Navient Corp. and two subsidiaries on Wednesday, seeking restitution for affected borrowers and money penalties. The agency said the company also cheated struggling... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Nearly 80 rights groups on Wednesday accused Facebook of "racially biased censorship" and failing to be more transparent about its removal policies and cooperation with law enforcement, adding to criticism the company has faced in recent months over its management of content on its network of 1.8 billion users.

The sharp rebuke, sent in response to a December letter from Senior Vice President Joel Kaplan, reflected increasing impatience among advocacy groups that say... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Nearly 80 rights groups on Wednesday accused Facebook of "racially biased censorship" and failing to be more transparent about its removal policies and cooperation with law enforcement, adding to criticism the company has faced in recent months over its management of content on its network of 1.8 billion users.

The sharp rebuke, sent in response to a December letter from Senior Vice President Joel Kaplan, reflected increasing impatience among advocacy groups that say... Читать дальше...

Lucas Jackson/Getty Images

Four years ago, I predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s my next prediction, which by now will strike many people as obvious: The Baltics are next, and will pose one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first and greatest tests. It probably won’t take the form of an overt invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a clear goal and a grand strategy. But it’s not the most realists perceive. Some argue that he is driven by fundamentally rational, defensive goals... Читать дальше...

Lucas Jackson/Getty Images

Four years ago, I predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s my next prediction, which by now will strike many people as obvious: The Baltics are next, and will pose one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first and greatest tests. It probably won’t take the form of an overt invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a clear goal and a grand strategy. But it’s not the most realists perceive. Some argue that he is driven by fundamentally rational, defensive goals... Читать дальше...

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The INSIDER Summary:

• Blushing is caused by blood vessels dilating in response to stress-fueled adrenaline.
• Scientists still aren't sure why it happens, but believe it could be an evolutionary nonverbal apology.
• There's no real way to avoid it other than breathing deeply and letting it pass.

You call someone the wrong name, or accidentally shatter a glass on an unforgiving restaurant floor. Why does your face turn red when you least want attention... Читать дальше...

Kevin Winter/ Getty Images

The INSIDER Summary:

• Blushing is caused by blood vessels dilating in response to stress-fueled adrenaline.
• Scientists still aren't sure why it happens, but believe it could be an evolutionary nonverbal apology.
• There's no real way to avoid it other than breathing deeply and letting it pass.

You call someone the wrong name, or accidentally shatter a glass on an unforgiving restaurant floor. Why does your face turn red when you least want attention... Читать дальше...

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Domestic abuse is not a new problem in the U.S. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. And when it comes to sexual domestic violence, women are far more likely to be victims. But what happens when this domestic abuse moves online? 

The Data and Society Research Institute decided to take a closer look. They asked 3,000 Americans over the phone about whether they have experienced abusive behaviors by current or past romantic partners. Читать дальше...

WOCinTech Chat/flickr

Domestic abuse is not a new problem in the U.S. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. And when it comes to sexual domestic violence, women are far more likely to be victims. But what happens when this domestic abuse moves online? 

The Data and Society Research Institute decided to take a closer look. They asked 3,000 Americans over the phone about whether they have experienced abusive behaviors by current or past romantic partners. Читать дальше...

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Ad tech company Rubicon Project is closing down the division it created following its $122 million acquisition of Toronto-based "intent marketing" company Chango after its performance did not meet expectations.

In an SEC filing on Wednesday, Rubicon Project said it was was shutting its intent marketing business and had instead entered into a partnership with digital marketing platform IgnitionOne.

(Rubicon Project also provided Business Insider a statement... Читать дальше...

Rubicon Project/YouTube

Ad tech company Rubicon Project is closing down the division it created following its $122 million acquisition of Toronto-based "intent marketing" company Chango after its performance did not meet expectations.

In an SEC filing on Wednesday, Rubicon Project said it was was shutting its intent marketing business and had instead entered into a partnership with digital marketing platform IgnitionOne.

(Rubicon Project also provided Business Insider a statement... Читать дальше...

Andrew "Drew" Kelly

In many ways, Tim Ferriss carries on a tradition well-established by Tony Robbins: finding people at the top of their fields, determining what makes them tick, and then passing those insights to a general audience.

After Ferriss, who authored bestseller "The 4-Hour Workweek," interviewed Robbins in 2014 for his podcast, he enrolled in one of Robbins' seminars — the four-day "Unleash the Power Within," with admission starting at around $800 — to get an experience of the events that made Robbins famous. Читать дальше...

Andrew "Drew" Kelly

In many ways, Tim Ferriss carries on a tradition well-established by Tony Robbins: finding people at the top of their fields, determining what makes them tick, and then passing those insights to a general audience.

After Ferriss, who authored bestseller "The 4-Hour Workweek," interviewed Robbins in 2014 for his podcast, he enrolled in one of Robbins' seminars — the four-day "Unleash the Power Within," with admission starting at around $800 — to get an experience of the events that made Robbins famous. Читать дальше...

NASA/Joel Kowsky

NASA, in dealing with Russia's monopoly on human spaceflight, is hoping Boeing can help — that is, by buying tickets the company owns for rides aboard Russian rockets.

When NASA retired its last space shuttle in July 2011, it expected commercial carriers like SpaceX and Boeing to launch its astronauts into space by 2015.

But both companies hit snags with the development of their rockets and spaceships, causing the first planned launches to slip to 2018, according... Читать дальше...

Euphoria? Okay, sure. Maybe in word, but not in deed. Here’s Oppenheimer’s Ari Wald highlighting a divergence that merits attention…

Euphoria? Okay, sure. Maybe in word, but not in deed. Here’s Oppenheimer’s Ari Wald highlighting a divergence that merits attention…

NASA/Joel Kowsky

NASA, in dealing with Russia's monopoly on human spaceflight, is hoping Boeing can help — that is, by buying tickets the company owns for rides aboard Russian rockets.

When NASA retired its last space shuttle in July 2011, it expected commercial carriers like SpaceX and Boeing to launch its astronauts into space by 2015.

But both companies hit snags with the development of their rockets and spaceships, causing the first planned launches to slip to 2018, according... Читать дальше...

Seiko

1969 marked the beginning of a revolution in the watch industry.

That was the year Japanese watchmaker Seiko introduced the Seiko Quartz-Astron 35Q, the first watch to be powered by a electrical oscillator regulated by a quartz crystal.

It took nearly ten years and teams of engineers to develop. But as soon as it was released it immediately ushered in what is refer to by people in the watch industry as"the Quartz Crisis." 

Up until Seiko's Astron, Swiss watchmakers were king. Читать дальше...

Seiko

1969 marked the beginning of a revolution in the watch industry.

That was the year Japanese watchmaker Seiko introduced the Seiko Quartz-Astron 35Q, the first watch to be powered by a electrical oscillator regulated by a quartz crystal.

It took nearly ten years and teams of engineers to develop. But as soon as it was released it immediately ushered in what is refer to by people in the watch industry as"the Quartz Crisis." 

Up until Seiko's Astron, Swiss watchmakers were king. Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a worldwide effort to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare and urged the United States to "be great again" by demonstrating leadership on issues such as global security.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to improve ties with the Kremlin and open admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin has put Ukraine, whose Crimea region was annexed by Russia in 2014, under the spotlight.

Poroshenko played... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a worldwide effort to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare and urged the United States to "be great again" by demonstrating leadership on issues such as global security.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to improve ties with the Kremlin and open admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin has put Ukraine, whose Crimea region was annexed by Russia in 2014, under the spotlight.

Poroshenko played... Читать дальше...

By Elsa Portillo, US Marine Corps

Senegal's forces are at the Gambian border and will enter at midnight if the veteran president, Yahya Jammeh, refuses to relinquish power, the Senegalese army told Reuters on Wednesday.

Jammeh, who lost a Dec. 1 election to opposition leader Adama Barrow, says he will not step down, citing irregularities in the vote. His mandate is due to end at midnight (midnight GMT).

"We are ready and are awaiting the deadline at midnight. If no political solution is found... Читать дальше...

By Elsa Portillo, US Marine Corps

Senegal's forces are at the Gambian border and will enter at midnight if the veteran president, Yahya Jammeh, refuses to relinquish power, the Senegalese army told Reuters on Wednesday.

Jammeh, who lost a Dec. 1 election to opposition leader Adama Barrow, says he will not step down, citing irregularities in the vote. His mandate is due to end at midnight (midnight GMT).

"We are ready and are awaiting the deadline at midnight. If no political solution is found... Читать дальше...