The enthusiasm with which Napier and participants embraces the annual Art Deco Festival has to be seen to be, perhaps not believed, but appreciated. As someone who has heard about it, experiencing aspects of the Art Deco week has brought home to me its uniqueness. Which really, is only a ... Read More »
Mutual funds’ asset base rose to a little over Rs 24 lakh crore by November-end, an increase of 8 percent from a month ago led by strong inflow in liquid schemes. According to data on Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), the asset under management (AUM) of 42-player mutual ... Read More »
Here’s some sobering news. A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day, and that means drinking guidelines in many countries may be far too loose. The study found that people who down more than seven drinks a week can expect to die ... Read More »
Every week, Curbed covers dozens of market listings that vary in price, location, size, grandeur, quirkiness, and other distinct characteristics. If they managed to capture our attention, that means there’s definitely something special going on. But some of these homes are so lovely that they warrant a special kind of ... Read More »
The confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, the billionaire philanthropist who is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of education, has been delayed for almost a week. DeVos’ hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, but late on Monday night, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions announced it had been ... Read More »
Apple (AAPL.O) will launch a legal challenge this week to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that EU regulators ignored tax experts and corporate law and deliberately picked a method to maximize the penalty, senior executives said. Apple’s combative stand underlines its anger with the European Commission, which ... Read More »
GOOD NEWS, BAD news. A security firm says that the US Election Assistance Commission, which exists in part to help keep voting machines secure, was hacked, with 100 login credentials for sale on the black market. The good, or at least better, news is that the hack doesn’t appear to ... Read More »
Understandably, this week felt like a relatively quiet one for new TV and movie trailers. There was a massive election on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the early hours of Wednesday, and the adjustment to that news, no matter who you voted for. So it’s not your fault if ... Read More »
NWE YORK: The Dow Jonesindustrial average ended at a record closing high on Friday, capping off its best week since 2011 after Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US presidential election. Since his triumph on Tuesday, investors have been betting on Trump’s campaign promises to simplify regulation in the health ... Read More »
Sydney is fortunate to have retained a decent collection of art deco architecture but most of it is concentrated in the eastern suburbs, with a smattering around Manly in the north and Brighton-Le-Sands in the south. So to find this heritage-listed example in Balmain is something of a rarity, the ... Read More »
– All three major U.S. stock indices completed the week Friday by posting losses, with the presidential election four days out. Losses on Wall Street are commonplace immediately prior to a U.S. presidential election, but Friday’s trading placed the S&P 500 in record territory. The bellwether index dropped just three ... Read More »
Schools in West Sussex are warning they may have no option but to cut their hours – even floating the idea of a four-day week – unless they are given emergency financial help from the government. After years of underfunding, headteachers in every primary, secondary and special school in the ... Read More »
