Niger ambush and US deaths highlight the US’s mission creep in Africa

NAIROBI/ABIDJAN, Oct 6 (Reuters) – U.S. special forces soldiers were training their Nigerien counterparts in the West African nation’s volatile southwest, a growing hot-bed of jihadist violence, when the report came in of a raid nearby. The assailants were believed to be led by Dondou Chefou, a lieutenant in a new group operating along the […]

USC’s blind long snapper gives us the first great highlight of the college football season

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill It’s rare that an extra point is a can’t-miss play on a college football weekend; it usually means something went horribly wrong for the kicking team. But on Saturday as the USC Trojans played Western Michigan at the Coliseum, it was long snapper Jake Olson who had the highlight of the […]

WATCH: Escalator falls due to luggage released by Network Rail to highlight safety issues

Travelling up an escalator with a suitcase may not seem like a dangerous thing to do. However, a new video shows the shocking and dangerous falls by people who attempt to do just that. Network Rail has released the video in an attempt to show the safety issues this can cause to people, especially those […]

Howard Marks used one of the iconic quotes of the financial crisis to highlight what’s wrong with markets today

Bloomberg TV Howard Marks, billionaire investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, knows these good times can’t last forever.  In his latest ‘Oaktree memo’ to clients on Wednesday, Marks recalled an iconic pre-crisis quote from then-Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince. “When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated,” Prince said in 2007. “But […]

Howard Marks used one of the iconic quotes of the financial crisis to highlight what’s wrong with markets today

Bloomberg TV Howard Marks, billionaire investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, knows these good times can’t last forever.  In his latest ‘Oaktree memo’ to clients on Wednesday, Marks recalled an iconic pre-crisis quote from then-Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince. “When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated,” Prince said in 2007. “But […]

Facebook, Snapchat could pay millions for World Cup 2018 highlight rights

(credit: Ron Amadeo) Live sports streaming is a hot commodity for Internet companies, and now some have their sights on the 2018 World Cup. According to a Bloomberg report, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat are looking to obtain online streaming rights for World Cup game highlights. Fox Sports is the exclusive rights holder for the 2018 […]

These 2 charts highlight Wall Street’s skepticism around Trump’s tax plan

Mark Wilson/Getty Images Wall Street analysts are signaling to President Donald Trump they don’t expect changes to the tax system to help earnings until next year at the earliest. While share prices in policy-sensitive industries have recently served as a barometer for investor sentiment, future profit forecasts have also emerged as a useful indicator. For […]

These 2 charts highlight Wall Street’s skepticism around Trump’s tax plan

Mark Wilson/Getty Images Wall Street analysts are telling President Donald Trump that they don’t expect tax reform to help earnings until next year at the earliest. While share prices in policy-sensitive industries have recently served as a barometer for investor sentiment, future profit forecasts have also emerged as a useful indicator. For context, the US stock market’s most […]

Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2005 Volvo S60 T5 AWD

Looking to sell your car? We make it safe, easy and free. Quickly create listings with up to 6 photos. Reach – literally – millions of buyers. Log in and create your free listings. In the up-and-down, high-and-low churn of Volvo in the United States, one thing has been incontrovertibly consistent: Volvo builds safety. “Safety” […]