29-Jan-2014 17:27

Viki sees huge mobile growth: 65 percent of viewers on phones or tablets :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9PWeO9ZsA5k/

Hedge Fund Manager Paul Singer Is On A Roll: Says Financial Institutions Ignore The Law In 'Thousands of Subtle Ways' While Prosecutors Do Nothing :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Republican powerbroker and hedge fund manager Paul Singer is on a roll this month and he seems to have a little something for both sides of the aisle.</p>
<p>On one hand Singer, whose funds manage about $21 billion in assets, took a populist swipe at the world's largest finance institutions, claiming theyre breaking laws and not being prosecuted. On the other hand: he railed against any efforts to raide the federal minimum wage or index it to inflation.</p>
<p>The comments came ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address in which hourly wages was a major focus.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hedge-fund-manager-paul-singer-roll-says-financial-institutions-ignore-law-thousands-subtle-ways

Man City upbeat despite £51.6m loss :: Manchester City almost halve their losses for the second consecutive season, posting a net loss of £51.6m, down from £97.9m.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25951455

Chelsea Vs. West Ham: TV Channel, Live Stream Details And Preview :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Jose Mourinho has heaped praise on Eden Hazard as Chelsea seek their eighth straight win in all competitions at home to West Ham Untied on Wednesday. Hazard has played a key part in the club's recent upturn in form, scoring three goals and becoming a constant creative threat while also adapting to the defensive work Mourinho requires of his team. And Mourinho believes the Belgian can soon be among the world's very best.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chelsea-vs-west-ham-tv-channel-live-stream-details-preview-1550541

Carney urges Scots pound plan care :: The Bank of England governor Mark Carney says plans to share the pound between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK need "careful consideration".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25930075#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Boeing quarterly profits up 26% :: Boeing's fourth-quarter profits rise 26% to $1.23bn (£742m), helped by strong demand for commercial aircraft.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25948196#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Turkish interest rate boost only stalls lira's plunge :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/EXDTSqNIhas/

Chromebooks for education expands with new devices, Google Play textbooks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/sL6y9--d1tY/

Mayor de Blasio Calls For Apology After Michael Grimm Threatens To Break NY1 Reporter In Half :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm threatened to assault NY1's D.C. correspondent Michael Scotto after the reporter asked him an "off topic" question following an interview about President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night at the U.S. Capitol.</p>
<p>Grimm has so far defended his behavior, but New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is among those who are demanding an apology.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mayor-de-blasio-calls-apology-after-michael-grimm-threatens-break-ny1-reporter-half-1550481

Twitter Charts The State Of The Union: Here's What Obama Talked About And When [INTERACTIVE] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-4f555fd4-dea4-db88-ed81-fbcc282510db">Twitter just released an interactive visualization that tracked what President Barack Obama said during his State of the Union speech and how people across the country reacted.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here's how it works: The timeline on top illustrates the many issues that President Obama talked about during the SOTU speech. A thicker line indicates that topic was talked about more at that given moment.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-charts-state-union-heres-what-obama-talked-about-when-interactive-1550513

Apple (APPL) iPhone And Samsung Galaxy Push Smartphone Shipments Above 1 Billion Last Year :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-appl-iphone-samsung-galaxy-push-smartphone-shipments-above-1-billion-last-year-1550451

2014 Winter Olympics: Eruzione Discusses USA Vs. Russia Ice Hockey Showdown In Sochi :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>When the U.S. men's ice hockey team begins their journey for a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, there will be one Group A opponent standing out above the rest.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2014-winter-olympics-eruzione-discusses-usa-vs-russia-ice-hockey-showdown-sochi-1550510

Super Bowl 2014: Will The New York-New Jersey Economy Win Big? NFL Says Yes, Economist Says No :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>More than a week before the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos were set to square off in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium for <a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/48" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Bowl XLVIII</a>, Rutt's Hutt was already seeing a boost in sales of its legendary fried hot dogs with homemade relish. The throwback rippers-and-beer joint had been discovered, by word of mouth, by NFL officials and Bowl workers who've descended on the area for a weeks-long prep for the Big Game.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/super-bowl-2014-will-new-york-new-jersey-economy-win-big-nfl-says-yes-economist-says-no-1547271

Kenya Delivers Record Fine To Chinese Ivory Smuggler :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A Kenyan court delivered a record-setting sentence to a Chinese ivory smuggler on Tuesday, making him the first person convicted under Kenya's strict new anti-poaching laws.</p>
<p>Tang Yong Jian, 40, was given the choice of paying 20 million shillings ($233,000) or spending seven years in jail after pleading guilty to charges of smuggling. Jian was arrested in Nairobi last week while attempting to smuggle a 7.5 pound ivory tusk from Mozambique to China.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kenya-delivers-record-fine-chinese-ivory-smuggler-1550002

Natural Gas: Hottest Monthly Moves Since 2009, On Cold Snap :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>U.S. natural gas prices have posted their biggest monthly gain since September 2009 thanks to the frigid weather in January, according to <a href="https://www.indexologyblog.com/2014/01/27/nat-gas-is-hottest-in-4-years/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Standard &amp; Poor's</a>.</p>
<p> January 2014 has been a remarkable month for <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/cold-snap-boosts-commodity-prices-orange-juice-cattle-natural-gas-1530098">commodities overall</a> and for natural gas specifically, as record cold temperatures disrupted the movement of goods and drove up home heating demand.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/natural-gas-hottest-monthly-moves-2009-cold-snap-1550424

Walmart's Low-Wage Employees Gain New Hope From Obama's State Of The Union Address, But Can He Deliver? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The debate over the minimum wage in the U.S. came to the fore in President Obama's State of The Union speech on Tuesday night, as he announced plans to increase the minimum wage for future federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour, and promised to work with Congress to offer the same increase across the country.</p>
<p>In his speech, the president championed himself as an advocate for those that had been left behind in the modern economy.  "Those at the top have never done better," he said. "But average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. Upward mobility has stalled."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/walmarts-low-wage-employees-gain-new-hope-obamas-state-union-address-can-he-deliver-1550478

Got an HTML 5 web app? Now you can sell it in Amazon's Appstore :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Xbm0o8Vq1-8/

South Africa raises interest rates :: South Africa's central bank raises interest rates, following efforts by Turkey and other emerging currencies to stabilise their currencies.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25945067#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Here's what the internet's arteries look like in 2014 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/vhPofdvP4QU/

Galaxy S5 leaks: Camera sample and model number revealed? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OUl0LjOOQHA/