All The Cool Kids Are Night Trading

All The Cool Kids Are Night Trading


All The Cool Kids Are Night Trading

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Remember when people used to day trade? That activity ? of buying and selling stocks, options


(AP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:58 PM PDT

AP - Opposition group says police detain four prominent members of Shiite bloc in Bahrain crackdown.


Romance bodice-ripper novels get S.African flavour (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Hate and passion flares in rural South Africa when Thuli meets the gorgeous Jake in a locally flavoured romance novel with a feisty black heroine and a hunky Zulu in shining armour. The story follows a well-oiled path to love in a recipe perfected by Harlequin Mills & Boon and Barbara Cartland that has been adopted by two South African publishers who saw a gap for young black female readers.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Hate and passion flares in rural South Africa when Thuli meets the gorgeous Jake in a locally flavoured romance novel with a feisty black heroine and a hunky Zulu in shining armour.



China to execute Philippine drug mules: envoy (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Three Filipino drugs mules on death row in China will eventually be executed despite winning a rare reprieve amid intense Philippine lobbying, the Chinese ambassador in Manila said Thursday.(AFP/File/Noel Celis)AFP - Three Filipino drugs mules on death row in China will eventually be executed despite winning a rare reprieve amid intense Philippine lobbying, the Chinese ambassador in Manila said Thursday.



VIDEO: Japan steps up cooling operation

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Japan is stepping up efforts to cool reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, amid increasing US alarm at radiation leaks.


Nine Habits That Make Contagious Startup Leaders

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Startups provide business leadership with new products, services, and new revenue models, but leader


New York Times Journalists Missing in Libya

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Four New York Times journalists covering the fighting in Libya were reported missing Wednesday, and the newspaper held out hope that they were alive and in the custody of the Libyan government.


Prince William stunned at Christchurch quake damage (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Prince William expressed shock at the devastation in earthquake-hit Christchurch Thursday after walking amid the rubble of the stricken New Zealand city to see the damage first hand.(AFP/Mark Taylor)AFP - Prince William expressed shock at the devastation in earthquake-hit Christchurch Thursday after walking amid the rubble of the stricken New Zealand city to see the damage first hand.



US OKs 'voluntary' exit of Japan embassy families (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:38 PM PDT

A member of the US Fairfax County search and rescue team from Virginia spray paints a sign indicating a building has been checked at the destroyed fish market in Ofunato. The US State Department authorized the voluntary departure of embassy family members in quake-damaged Japan, which is battling to avert a nuclear disaster.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - The US State Department authorized the voluntary departure of embassy family members in quake-damaged Japan, which is battling to avert a nuclear disaster.



Japan dumps water on stricken reactors

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Military helicopters undertake new attempt to avert meltdown in quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.


Will the Chinese Government Be Able to Manage the Future?

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:19 PM PDT

The next five years will be crucial for China to develop a larger and more stable middle class. Will


Arrests follow deadly Bahrain crackdown

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Several opposition figures arrested hours after security forces dispersed pro-democracy protesters from Manama centre.


Nuclear Crisis Mounting, Japan Sends In Helicopters To Douse Reactor

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:39 PM PDT

At 9:48 a.m. on Thursday morning (7:48 p.m. EST), Japanese military helicopters started dumping sea


The New York Times documents the success of eight high school

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:38 PM PDT

The New York Times documents the success of eight high school students who were given the chance to


'Now or never' for England World Cup dream (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:44 PM PDT

England's (from L) Chris Tremlett, Paul Collingwood and Michael Yardy listen to teammate Graeme Swann during a training session at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. England play West Indies on Thursday, in match 36 of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup tournament.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Weary England could see their exhausting five-month global road trip end on Thursday when they tackle a resurgent West Indies in a do-or-die World Cup showdown.



Shanghai Icon Vincent Lo Steps Down As CEO Of Shui On Land

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Vincent Lo, an icon of modern Shanghai and one of China's most influential real estate developers, h


Using the Oil Reserve: If Not Now, When?

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:32 PM PDT

With gasoline prices skyrocketing and America's fragile economic recovery at risk, isn't it time to


After catastrophes, vibrant city of Tokyo turns somber

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:04 PM PDT

In the days since the earthquake and the tsunami, and with Japan now in the middle of a radiation scare, many feel certain that something has been lost: A part of Tokyo that they loved.


U.S. troops kept away from Japan plant

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Concerned about potential radiation exposure, the U.S. military will not allow troops to get within 50 miles of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Col. David Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, said Wednesday.


Airlines monitor radiation, adjust in Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Air carriers are watching the situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant closely, making contingency plans and routing adjustments to keep operations running smoothly and protect passengers and crew from radiation risks.