Getty Images / Ian Forsyth Investors pulled a record amount of money out of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds in the first three weeks of February, according to data from UBS. The firm says US stocks hung in there admirably considering this pressure and attributes their resilience to two secret weapons. February was not kind […]
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Ashes: England kept afloat by rain as Australia edge closer towards series win
Heavy showers twice disrupted play on day four as Australia were searching for the six wickets which would deliver the Ashes. But stoic resistance first from James Vince (55) and then the two heroes from the first innings, Dawid Malan (28no) and Jonny Bairstow (14no), gave England hope they may yet be able to claim […]
‘Cashed-up’ Mother Teresa kept Vatican Bank afloat – journalist
Published time: 9 Nov, 2017 18:01 Edited time: 9 Nov, 2017 18:04 Mother Teresa had such huge savings in the Vatican Bank that if she had withdrawn her funds the institution could have defaulted, according to an Italian journalist. Gianluigi Nuzzi’s newly-released book, ‘The Original Sin,’ digs into the Vatican’s darkest secrets and details how, […]
REVEALED: How do cruise ships stay afloat? Mind-blowing phenomenon of ocean giants
MSC Cruises has announced four new ships that are to hold a record-breaking 6,850 passengers. The World Class liners will eclipse the current holder of the world’s biggest cruise ship title. Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas is the largest on the ocean, at a staggering 227,000 tonnes. It can fit 6,780 passengers, boasting an […]