A CHINESE new-year message from the American embassy in Beijing looked innocuous. It welcomed the Year of the Dog on Weibo, a microblog, with photos of the embassy staff’s pooches and a video greeting from the ambassador and his wife, each with a dog in hand. But it soon attracted 10,000 angry responses. The post […]
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Gogglebox cast SHAKE-UP as original member QUITS: ‘I’m taking the plunge’
Chris Butland-Steed, who appeared on the sofa with his former lover Stephen Webb in Brighton, has announced he will be leaving the Channel 4 show. The Gogglebox regular and hairdresser has been on the hit reality programme for five years since its inception. However, Chris took to Twitter to confirm he would be leaving before […]
China’s stockmarket plunge: this time it’s different
A CHINESE new-year message from the American embassy in Beijing looked innocuous. It welcomed the Year of the Dog on Weibo, a microblog, with photos of the embassy staff’s pooches and a video greeting from the ambassador and his wife, each with a dog in hand. But it soon attracted 10,000 angry responses. The post […]
Stocks Plunge After U.S. Selloff
The Dow’s biggest ever daily point plunge sent shock waves through global financial markets, sparking steep selloffs in equity benchmarks from Tokyo to Madrid even as the U.S. market was poised to stabilize.
White House downplays worries about stock market plunge, says ‘the fundamentals of this economy are very strong’
Michael Nagle/Getty Images White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah played down concern over the stock market’s intense sell-off. Shah told reporters “markets do fluctuate” and “the fundamentals of this economy are very strong.” White House officials are downplaying the recent chaos in the stock market, saying its a short-term wobble and the US economy […]
One market bear says stocks will plunge 67% after surging to ‘breathtakingly extreme’ valuations
Reuters By an increasing number of measures, US equity valuations are at the highest on record. Investor and former professor John Hussman doesn’t think this is a sustainable situation, and forecasts that stocks will lose two-thirds of their value from current levels. Hussman is an outspoken market pessimist who’s sounded the alarm on equity valuations […]
Fuller House Season 3B Trailer: D.J. Takes the Plunge, But Is It With Steve?
Wanna know how much insanity is packed into this recently released trailer for the second half of Fuller House‘s third season? A real-life crocodile makes itself at home at the Tanner house in the clip… and that’s still not the part that’s got us talking. We’re far more interested in the family’s time in Tokyo for Steve’s […]
Sears’ loss narrows as same-store sales plunge (SHLD)
AP Sears’ loss narrowed to $ 558 million in the third quarter. Same-store sales fell 17% at Sears and 13% at Kmart. (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp continued its streak of declining sales in the third quarter, reporting a double-digit drop in comparable sales at its Sears and Kmart chains. Sales at Sears stores […]
BBC weather: Sarah Keith-Lucas wraps up incredible figure as temperatures plunge
The stunning meteorologist had to wrap up in a scarf and gloves this morning as she presented from Hebden Bridge. Stepping in for Carol Kirkwood, Sarah, 35, told viewers it will be a chilly start for many today with mist and fog around. This morning, in the west and south of England there will be […]
Would YOU buy an electric car? This is how many British drivers WOULD take the plunge
Some 35 per cent of respondents say they would “be happy to buy an electric car”, with more than half (51 per cent) open to driving a hybrid model. Car classified ad website CarGurus commissioned the survey of 1,002 Britons who have bought a car in the past two years or are planning a purchase […]
