China's top securities brokerages said on Saturday that they would collectively buy at least 120 billion yuan ($19.3 billion of shares in a bid to stabilize the country's stock markets after a slump of nearly 30 percent since mid-June.
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$1 coffee chain taps into Israeli anger over high cost of living
With a $1 cup of coffee, Avi Katz is starting to do something Israelis have been demanding for years and politicians have failed to achieve -- lower the cost of living.
Chinese officials, investors hope new support steps will stave off stock crash
China's stock markets may be facing a make-or-break week after officials rolled out an unprecedented series of steps at the weekend to prevent a full-blown stock market crash that could threaten the world's second-largest economy.
China curbs IPOs, enlists brokers in all-out bid to end market rout
China froze share offers and set up a market-stabilization fund on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal said, as Beijing intensified efforts to pull stock markets out of a nose-dive that is threatening the world's second-largest economy.
Rubbing along with robots tackles Abe's double dilemma
Factory worker Satomi Iwata has new co-workers, a troupe of humanoid automata that are helping to address two of Japan's most pressing concerns - a shortage of labor and a need for growth.
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The latest event for the Comic Con for the year 2015 will happen on July 9 to 12, 2015 in San Diego California. Although this is a regular annual event, one can be surprised at how many things can happen in four days.
Josh Duggar might be facing a civil lawsuit in the near future. His non-related molestation victim of long ago has stepped forward and said that the trauma caused by the incident has truly affected her deeply.
Comic Con fans are looking forward to this year’s conference and expects several announcements to be made on upcoming movies or series based on favorite Marvel and DC superheroes such as Batman, Spider-Man, X-men and other comic book characters. Gamers are also hoping to hear more about upcoming titles for well loved games installments such as Call of Duty, Street Fighter, Tekken, and more.
Rise of The Tomb Raider is going to be released this November 10 for the Xbox One and 360. Release for other consoles to be announced.
The DLC for Halo: The Master Chief Collection called Halo 3: ODST is now available for purchase online. Players eligible for the free version advised to call Customer Support since distributed codes are no longer working.
China's response to wild swings in its stock markets risks an embarrassing setback to the country's push to internationalize its financial system, according to investors.
A senior U.S. official told China on Friday that its legal imports of ivory act as a loophole for illegal traders, and that it needs to understand the importance of wildlife NGOs.
Oil prices dropped on Friday as a rising U.S. rig count stoked more concerns about global oversupply while an investigation by Chinese regulators into suspected stock market manipulation further unsettled the market.
JetBlue Airways Corp said it began direct charter flights between New York and Havana on Friday, the first major U.S. carrier to fly the route following U.S. President Barack Obama's decision in December to normalize relations with the Communist-ruled island.
