Новости за 13.12.2017

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Citigroup just announced a new class of 120 managing directors in its Institutional Clients Group.

"A promotion to Managing Director is a career-defining accomplishment and each of these individuals makes a remarkable, differentiated contribution to Citi, fulfills our Leadership Standards and embodies our Mission of Progress," Jamie Forese, CEO of the Institutional Clients Group at Citigroup, said in a memo.

The Institutional Clients Group includes, among other operations... Читать дальше...

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• Joe Biden and Meghan McCain shared an emotion moment over her father and Biden's son Beau.
• Both Beau Biden, who died in 2015, and John McCain were diagnosed with the same type of brain cancer.

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday shared an emotional moment with Meghan McCain over her father Sen. John McCain's cancer diagnosis.

In an interview on ABC's "The View," McCain teared up discussing Biden's late son Beau, who was diagnosed... Читать дальше...

Prior to the 2017 NFL season, the Denver Broncos hired Vance Joseph and the Los Angeles Chargers hired Anthony Lynn to be their respective head coaches. Those two coaches were the latest additions to a growing number of minority coaches in the NFL.

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• It's a tough choice to decide whether to sell some of your bitcoin or keep all of it invested.
• Some experts recommend selling between 20% and 50% if you are risk-averse or have pressing financial needs.
• It also makes sense to sell some of your bitcoin if you don't want to wait years for a potentially massive payoff.

If you had invested $100 in bitcoin seven years ago, it would be worth around $28 million today.

Even if you had hopped on the train three years ago... Читать дальше...

We spent a very busy news day behind the scenes with Shepard Smith, the Fox News Channel anchor who has been with the company since its inception in 1996. Smith, 53, hosts the network's 3 PM hour, during which he reports from the Fox News Deck, a $10 million dollar, state-of-the-art set and news gathering area.

According to Nielsen, "Shepard Smith Reporting" is, during 2017 so far, the highest-rated cable news program in its time slot, averaging 1.5 million viewers every day.

Unlike... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump's tax plan could go into effect as early as January 1, 2018, if Republicans manage to pass their final tax reform bill.
• Ahead of the looming changes, taxpayers can make end-of-year tax moves now, such as pre-paying their property taxes for next year.
• If your property tax bill is greater than $10,000, you'll be able to deduct more by paying next year's bill early.

It looks like the Republican tax plan might actually be passed before the end of the year. Читать дальше...

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• A group of Native American activists pulled off an elaborate hoax on Wednesday, using detailed recreations of popular sports sites to spread a story that made it appear that the Washington Redskins had changed their name to the Redhawks.
• In a press release, the group explained that they created the plan in order to show how easy and popular such a change would be if enacted.
• The Redskins responded with a statement that made clear they had no plans on changing their name any time soon.

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• Over-saturation has finally killed kale as it arrives on McDonald's and Chick-fil-A's menus. 
• The much-besmirched iceberg lettuce is poised to take its place as the new trendy green of choice. 
• Iceberg is already popping up on trendy restaurants' menus — which makes sense because it is delicious and a perfect fit for this cultural and political moment. 

The reign of kale is over — thank god.

And, there's a new green back... Читать дальше...

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• The F-35 will receive upgraded avionics software to improve, among other things, weapons delivery and targeting. 
• The upgraded avionics are part of the newest version of the 3F software. 
• The new 3F software will give allow the F-35 to drop a Small Diameter Bomb, 500-pound JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) and AIM-9X short-range air-to-air missiles.

The Pentagon is upgrading mission systems avionics as part of a tech... Читать дальше...

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• Any source of passive income should come on a regular basis and require little effort.
• Investing in individual stocks can take more than five hours a week and requires too much research.
• Blogging can be a good source of passive income, but it can take a long time to get to a point where you make money for your efforts.
• Real estate may be inconsistent from month to month, but when structured correctly can be a great source of passive income. Читать дальше...

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• McDonald's is introducing a vegan burger, the McVegan, to menus in Finland and Sweden on December 28.
• The burger went through an extensive development process, as more than 100 recipes were tested.
• We enjoyed the burger and think it could attract new customers to McDonald's.

The news earlier this autumn that McDonald's was testing a vegan burger in Finland rocked the fast-food landscape. Though the burger was only sold in... Читать дальше...

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Attorney Doug Jones became the newest US senator after he defeated Republican candidate Roy Moore in an upset election win on Tuesday night, topping off an impressive career in law to become the first Democratic senator from Alabama in over twenty years.

The son of a steelworker, Jones' enjoyed an impressive career as a US attorney and prosecutor. He famously put two Ku Klux Klan members in prison for their role in a 1963 bombing.

Here's how Jones' humble... Читать дальше...

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• Reaching your fitness goals requires dedication to both your diet and exercise.
• If you want to lose weight or build muscle, you need to focus on calorie intake and burn. 
• If you want to increase you endurance, you need to stay hydrated.

Reaching your health and fitness goals comes down to time, patience, and expert planning. To help you avoid nutrition mistakes that could set you back, we spoke with nutritionists and trainers to learn how you should eat to reach your specific goal. Читать дальше...

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• "Friendship chemistry" is an instant connection between friends that feels easy and natural.
• Researchers say people who are agreeable, open, and hardworking are more likely to experience friendship chemistry.
• Other factors matter, too, like whether you each share something about yourselves and whether you have similar life experiences.

If you’ve been on even a single date, then you’ve likely taken part in some post-date analysis. Читать дальше...

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• The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate 25 basis points to a range between 1.25% and 1.50% at the conclusion of Wednesday's meeting.
• At the accompanying press conference, Fed Chair Janet Yellen was asked about bitcoin.
• Yellen called the cryptocurrency a "highly speculative asset" and said the Fed is not seriously considering its own digital currency at this time. 

The Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark interest rate 25... Читать дальше...

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Too much booze, end-of-year stress, and coworkers can be a recipe for disaster.

That's why office holiday parties are such a minefield of awkward situations.

Many offices are doing away with alcohol, or the party altogether, in the wake of sexual misconduct scandals currently plaguing a range of industries.

But if your office is having festivities this year, it's crucial to remember that you're pretty much still at work, even if it's a party.

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Meet the Eve V (pronounced "Eve Vee") — a combination laptop/tablet hybrid, powered by Windows 10. It looks very much like Microsoft's excellent Surface Pro. 

But there's something a little different about the Eve V, which comes out of an Intel-backed Finnish startup.

Every aspect of the Eve V, from the design to the processor to the keyboard cover material, was decided with full and complete input from Eve's community of fans. Over a thousand... Читать дальше...

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• The Fed just announced that it intends to raise the benchmark Fed funds rate to a range between 1.25% and 1.5%.
• The FOMC also released its quarterly "dot plot," showing where Fed members expect rates to go in the next few years.
• The median member predicts rates will be between 2 and 2.25% by the end of next year.

The Federal Reserve just announced, as widely expected, that it intends to raise the benchmark Fed funds rate to a... Читать дальше...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate as widely expected. 

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It hasn't been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms' subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top (OTT) apps, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber — and they're losing.

A fierce and... Читать дальше...

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• Google received approval early Wednesday to build nearly 10,000 new units of housing near its future campus in Mountain View, California.
• The decision marks a major victory for housing advocates.
• The company had earlier threatened to block building of the housing unless it was able to add more office space to its campus project.

Someday soon some Silicon Valley residents will call Google their landlord.

In the early hours Wednesday morning... Читать дальше...

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• The initial coin offering market has surged over $4 billion, according to new data from Autonomous NEXT.
• Regulators are increasing their oversight over the red-hot space as the market continues to attract traditional Wall Street firms. 

The red-hot market for cryptocurrency fundraising continues to reach new heights even as US regulators intensify their oversight of the nascent digital-coin market. 

New data from fintech analytics... Читать дальше...