DAVOS, Switzerland -- Is the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Even as the head of the European Central Bank talked Friday of “positive contagion” in the markets and predicted an economic recovery for the recession-hit eurozone later this year, economist Barry Eichengreen warned that the debt crisis that has shaken Europe to its core could...
Jan
24
Florida Legislature now rethinking mental health spending
Label: World In light of the tragic shootings in Connecticut and Colorado, Florida legislators are taking a hard look at the state’s mental health system, which ranks 49th among states and the District of Columbia when it comes to funding.“That’s $39 per person per year,” said Bob Sharpe, president and CEO of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health, one of 10 panelists addressing...
Samsung puts lid on capex for first time since financial crisis
Label: TechnologySEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co turned cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows.Samsung, one of the industry’s most aggressive spenders, has ramped up capital expenditure every year since 2004 except 2009 to meet soaring demand for...
Katy Perry Turns '70s Game Show Host
Label: LifestyleA mustachioed Katy Perry helps celebrate Ellen DeGeneres' 55th birthday during tomorrow's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.RELATED: Candid Star SightingsThe comedienne's birthday is Saturday, but instead of receiving gifts she decided to dish them out, allowing Perry to live her dream of being a game show host.In the clip, Perry enters in '70s TV garb complete with a plaid three-quarter-length...
Fly in the ointment
Label: Health President Obama is riding high in the afterglow of his second Inauguration — but the signs of trouble ahead are already becoming clear.First off, it now looks like the US economy peaked in the third quarter last year — growing at 3.1 percent, a huge leap from 1.3 percent in the second quarter and 2 percent in the first.That was perfect timing for his re-election,...
Lennar design accommodates multigenerational families
Label: Business In some cases, it may be Grandma moving in with the family. Other times, it may be a recent college graduate returning to the nest. For all sorts of reasons — financial, medical, personal — a rising number of Americans are moving into extended family households.Spotting a niche in the growing trend, Lennar Corp. has launched a new concept tailor-made for multigenerational...
Jan
23
Miami conclave to help map the next 50 years for Southeast Florida
Label: World On a Google map, the long stretch of Florida coastline from deep South Miami-Dade County to Sebastian Inlet appears a seamless mass of urban development jammed between a thin border of sand on one side and wetlands and farmland on the other.But zoom in and it’s soon sliced up by lines both real and imaginary: roadways, highways, railways, waterways and the boundaries of numerous,...
Apple’s iPhone disappointment fans doubt on growth
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc missed Wall Street’s revenue forecast for the third straight quarter after iPhone sales came in below expectations, fanning fears that its dominance of the mobile industry was slipping.Shares of the world’s largest tech company fell 10 percent to $ 463 in after-hours trade, wiping out some $ 50 billion of its market value – nearly equivalent to that of Hewlett-Packard...
Shakira's Boyfriend Gerard Pique Posts First Baby Pic
Label: LifestyleShakira and Gerard Pique welcomed their first child, Milan Pique Mebarak, yesterday and he's already jumping into the world with both feet.RELATED: Extravagant Celebrity Baby Names"Milan's feet," Pique wrote, captioning a WhoSay photo on Wednesday. In the picture below, the baby is sporting a pair of clean white Nikes with his name on them.Mother and child were said to be in "excellent health" after...
Exit another fighting gen.
Label: Health Michael A. Walsh Lost in the inaugural hullabaloo was Tuesday’s news that President Obama has relieved Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis, the colorful and highly decorated Marine who’s been in charge of the crucial US Central Command, which oversees the various wars in the Middle East, since 2010.Mattis is famous for his blunt style and blistering...
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