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Italian prime minister Renzi to weigh new stimulus measures

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday he will consider new measures to stimulate growth in the coming weeks after his government passed its three-year financial and economic planning document (DEF).


Fed's Lacker says no shame in returning to zero after June hike

Federal Reserve official Jeffrey Lacker on Friday repeated his call for the central bank to consider hiking interest rates in June, and said there was no shame in adjusting them lower again if economic data demanded it.

Wall Street Week Ahead: Fed takes back seat as market shifts focus to earnings

With earnings season underway, Wall Street is temporarily putting the U.S. Federal Reserve and macroeconomic policy on the back burner in favor of a focus on individual company results and forecasts for a pulse on the economy's health.

Backlogged orders as shoppers get close-up look at Apple Watch

Customers preordering Apple Inc's smartwatch on Friday will have to wait at least a month for delivery, an early sign of strong demand for company chief Tim Cook's first new major product.


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British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been pushing for responsible eating for some time now. He has launched a campaign to combat childhood obesity, and has urged everyone, including governments of the G20 countries, to show support. His main argument is that today's kids - tomorrow's adults - will be cutting their lives short if unhealthy eating that leads to obesity goes unabated.
Microsoft is set to release another ultraportable notebook that is presumably the Surface Pro 4 to compete with MacBook 2015. The Surface Pro 4 is said to be launched at the BUILD event and will have a July launching, whereas the MacBook 2015 is now up for grabs.
‘Heroes’ returns for Season 5. New characters and storyline to appear online and Jimmy Jean-Louis to reprise his role as the Haitian.
After Nina Dobrev has officially announced that she will be leaving The Vampire Diaries, her ex, Ian Somerhalder was found to have been making out with Nikki Reed merely hours after. However, Nina states that this is no way related to her departure and has planned everything ahead regardless of the relationship of the two. In one of the co-worker's statements, Nina is fairly happy with their current relationship despite not working out, it does not have to get in the way of a paycheck.
Android Lollipop 5.0 update has finally arrived for Samsung Galaxy S5. AT&T subscribers can get the firmware update over the air.
Following the first two episodes of Halo 5: Guardians, 343 Industries is again ready to release another episode into the series. Not only did they announce the release date of episode 3 which will have the title “Hunt the Truth”, they also showed glimpses of what the possible synopsis of the game will be. Though, they did not elaborate it all too well leaving gamers cringing to get their hands on the game.
The OS X Yosimite 10.10.3 update aimed to provide improved stability, addresses various compatibility and security issues experienced by OS X users was recently made available for download by Apple.
19-year-old model and actress Cara Delevingne is rumored to play in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" sequel entitled, "Fifty Shades Darker." The "Paper Towns" actress has reportedly caught the attention of the author of the FSOG trilogy, E.L. James.
Nina Dobrev has officially announced that she is leaving "The Vampire Diaries" after six seasons. Dobrev's character, Elena Gilbert, may exit the show in three possible ways - either she gets killed as a human, her body gets swapped with someone else, or she becomes a human and Damon erases her memories.
The latest weekly update for "Destiny" sheds more light on what new features and fixes fans can expect from the upcoming patch.