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  • Americans happier with economic figures Americans happier with economic figures

    Americans are at their most optimistic since 2007 according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment. The preliminary index has shown optimism increased to 83.7 in May as stocks surged and real estate climbed. With record stock prices boosting household wealth and unemployment down in some areas, consumers were able to see their way through the effects of ...

  • Famous New York artists bring huge prices Famous New York artists bring huge prices

    Paintings by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat smashed all previous auction records at Christie's in New York during the week. In fact, several works by popular artists brought extraordinary prices. The items made $495 million for their owners at the valuable sale of postwar and contemporary art at Christie's. However, a single Andy Warhol Painting of Marilyn ...

  • Just When You Thought You Knew Every Way Your Credit Report Could Be Used Against You.

    Whether we are talking about mortgage loans, credit cards, auto or student loans, most people know that credit reports play an important role in our lives. And they, like you, understand that having poor credit can impede our efforts to gain financing at competitive rates and terms. However, as was recently pointed out by my friend John Ulzheimer who used to work at FICO, Equifax and ...

  • Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion Report

    On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the board had approved the deal. Yahoo is expected to hold an event in New York City on Monday to announce the news. A Yahoo spokeswoman wouldn't confirm the ...

  • Twitter will damn your soul Saudi cleric says

    (Credit: Twitter/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Life becomes more meaningful when someone from a long way away reflects your own thoughts. It makes you feel less alone, less forlorn on your island of one. I was, therefore, lifted to heights previously unimagined on hearing that the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has declared that Twitter is an appalling waste ...


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Cleopatra [DVD]

Cleopatra [DVD]

In terms of sheer size and scope, legend and excess, few Hollywood films will ever be able to hold a candle to Joseph L. Mankiewicz's epic production of Cleopatra. From the beginning, when filming commenced in 1960, Cleopatra was doomed to be one of the largest, most expensive, and most problematic productions ever, and its inordinate cost almost sank 20th Century Fox (it was ba ... ...

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  • General Motors shares above IPO price

    Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Saturday, closing above their initial public offering price of US$33 for the first time in more than two years. GM shares reached US$33.77 before slipping back to close at US$33.42, up 3.2 per cent. The car giant sold shares to the public for US$33 in a November 2010 IPO, but they have traded below that price since May ...

  • Chopard 2013 Red Carpet Collection at Cannes

    The British fashion model and actress wears a diamond necklace and earrings from Chopard's 2013 Red Carpet Collection during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony and 'The Great Gatsby' ...

  • Chinas Alibaba Is Soaring But Avoid The IPO

    Profits of Alibaba Group, the world's biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642.2 million from $236.9 million a year ...

  • ZenoRadio Is a Poor Mans Pandora

    "We have an interesting platform that targets thousands of immigrants in the U.S.," said Baruch Herzfeld, ZenoRadio's founder. "ZenoRadio assigns U.S. phone numbers to popular ethnic radio stations from around the world. U.S. listeners do not need a smartphone to listen and the call is absolutely free." ...

  • Cable Feels Heat as TV Migrates Online

    It's a long time coming, but television content is showing up on non-TV screens like never before, and people are willing to pay for it. Whatever will become of cable? For one, experts say, cable companies may finally be forced to kill their sacred cash cow: bundled channels. The battle lines are drawn. There's Aereo, which takes the old-fashioned TV signal from the air and delivers it ...

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