Less Than 10 Percent of Email Non-Malicious
If you spam is plaguing your inbox you're definitely not alone. A new report shows that of the billions of emails sent around the world daily, only a fraction of those emails are legitimate.
Improved iPhone on the way
Dissecting the bits and pieces of the latest firmware code for iPhone shows a great posibility that Apple is indeed developing a new version of the iPhone.
Service Pack 2 for Vista released
A preliminary release candidate for the updated Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) of Microsoft Corp. is on track to offer another public preview in February.
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt shine at Tokyo Premiere
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt caused a fan frenzy at the premiere of Brad's Oscar nominated movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in Japan on Thursday.
Netflix reports a 45% increase in profits for Q4
Netflix's users CEO Reed Hastings revealed that people are now switching from DVDs to Online streaming
Original Daisy Duke: Jessica Simpson 'viciously attacked for superficial reasons'
The original Daisy Duke, Catherine Bach, showed her support for Jessica Simpson, who also acted as Daisy in Dukes of Hazzard in 2005, following recent scrutiny about the singer's new curves.
Oscar voting underway
Final Oscar ballots were mailed on Wednesday to around 5,800 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
British Pound Has Surged This Morning - Will the Rally Continue?
The British pound has enjoyed three consecutive sessions of strong rallies that have brought many of the sterling crosses to significant levels of technical resistance. While short-term momentum is still in the single currency's favor, it cannot be ignored that the pound is just off of recent record lows. Our DailyFX Analysts offer their outlooks for the pound and what they think is the best set up among the crosses.
Trade Desk Thoughts - Unemployment Claims
Unemployment Claims (Weekly) Actual 588K, Expected 580K, Previous 555K (Revised from 589K)
House defeats digital TV delay
The transition from analog to digital television will continue as planned on Tuesday February 17th, after a vote by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Chinese Premier blames policies, institutions for crisis
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attributed policies of some economies and a lack of self discipline on the part of financial institutions for the current economic crisis, but proposed international cooperation to resolve the current difficulties.
Honda sees stable year after dropping expectations
Honda Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo doesn't expect any further major changes to its profit outlook this year, following a profit forecast cut on Friday.
Ford loses $5.8 billion in 4Q, says won't need bailout
Ford reported heavy losses of $5.88 billion in its latest quarter. Analysts said the losses were due to a strong decline in demand for vehicles but Ford said it won't need a bailout from the Federal government.
Sony profit beats expectations; still expects annual loss
Sony Corp. said Thursday its profit for the third quarter fell to 10.4 billion yen ($114 million), or about 10 yen a share. The company attributed losses to a strong yen, falling investments, and losses at its financial unit.
FDA: peanut butter plant knew products tested positive for salmonella
Federal inspectors found that a food plant in Blakely, Georgia, -- responsible for a salmonella outbreak -- knowingly shipped contaminated peanut butter products and they reported of finding roaches, mold on walls and ceilings, and a leaking roof in the location.
Iraqis start casting votes for provincial elections
Early voting for provincial elections in Iraq began on Wednesday. Smooth elections may encourage supporters of early withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq while elections marred by irregularities and violence could raise worries about Iraq’s preparedness.
Starbucks hit by crisis, to close 300 stores, cut 6,700 jobs
Starbucks Corp, the world's largest chain of coffee shops ,said Wednesday it will close 300 stores and reduce as many as 6,700 jobs.
DBS says CEO has leukemia; chairman to manage
DBS Group Holdings announced Thursday that its Chief Executive Officer Richard Stanley, 48, has been diagnosed with leukemia and will begin treatment immediately.
Elite summit founder seeks ways Web can help solve problems
World Economic Forum founder is asking how new online technologies can be used to integrate everyone who can contribute, not just leaders, to help solve problems.
Forex Technical Analysis
EUR/USD is in a broad consolidation, after bottoming at 1.2331 (Oct.28,2008). Technical indicators are rising, and trading is situated below the 50- and 200-Day SMA, currently projected at 1.3292 and 1.4721.
Forex Depth Analysis: GBP/JPY
House prices in the UK according to Nationwide dipped 1.3% m/m (16.6%y/y) in Jan, slightly better than market forecasts of a decline of -1.7% m/m(-16.7% y/y. January's numbers reflected a slight easing in the pace of
Currency Pair Daily Forecasts
Technical oscillators supporting the bearish trend for the currency pair
The Sterling Rises And George Soros Says He Is No Longer Shorting The Pound
The pound rose for a third day against the dollar and climbed versus the euro as Citigroup Inc. recommended buying Lloyds Banking Group Plc shares
Kelly Clarkson to beat Britney Spears billboard record
Kelly Clarkson is to beat the Britney Spears billboard record on Thursday, when her new single My Life Would Suck without You, will leap to No. 1 in the billboard chart's 50 years in breaking the history.
Meet the Economy, Girlfriend
Meet the economy girlfriends, members of Dating a Banker Anonymous, where women can come together, free from the scrutiny of feminists, and share their tearful tales of how the economic crisis meltdown has affected their relationships.
Gmail working offline
With the new features of Google Gmail that was announced yesterday, users can work everywhere with their Gmail dubbed as Gmail Offline.
Click fraud hits online advertisers
In the final three months of 2008, click fraud surged to a new high as criminals had thousands of hacked computers pretend to be customers checking out online ads, according to a report released Wednesday.
Giants in full force again as Clark Rejoins
San Francisco Giants' former first baseman Will Clark - one of the most popular players in history of Giants is rejoining the clubs as a special assistant in the front office.
Olivia Newton-John's ex-boyfriend faked his death
Olivia Newton-John's ex-boyfriend, Patrick McDermott faked his death, when he disappeared during a fishing trip off the California coast in June of 2005.
Mickey Rourke to wrestle WWE Star Chris Jericho
Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke has signed to wrestle WWE Superstar and lead singer of the heavy metal band 'FOZZY' Chris Jericho, at Wrestlemania 25 in Reliant Stadium on April 5.