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The world-known philanthropist and confidante of several USA presidents, David Rockefeller, was born in 1915 as the grandson of the oil baron John D. Rockefelle...

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Patriots owner presents Brady with stolen Super Bowl jerseys

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Donald Trump accidentally left an executive order signing ceremony without signing anything

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Reckitt Benckiser reviewing major products

Products in its food division include French's mustard, French's potato sticks, French's Taste Toppers french fried onions, Franks Original RedHot cayenne peppe...

Toshiba's Westinghouse nuclear division plunges into bankruptcy

Investment bank Lazard Ltd is working with Toshiba on its liabilities related to Westinghouse , according to people familiar with the matter who could not be...

Respite for Wenger as Arsenal hold City

Some fan discontent may have been quelled by Arsenal's recovery on Sunday but unless Wenger can oversee an upturn in form, his proud top-four record, and re...

Amazon targets unbanked with new cash option

Now the service allows a user to add between $15 to $500 in a single Amazon Cash transaction, and according to the company, has a daily cap which varies from ...

Nuclear Power Suffers Major Blow With Westinghouse Bankruptcy

Toshiba has written off more than $6 billion in losses connected to its USA nuclear business, citing accounting problems, delays and cost overruns. Its parent...

Donald Trump Still Tweeting About Hillary Clinton! Get Over It! You Won!

President Trump began Monday with a flood of tweets reviving questions surrounding general election foe Hillary Clinton - and highlighting a Fox News repor...

WS Atkins shares reach record high after firm receives takeover approach

WS Atkins, which was established in 1938 as a civil and structural engineering design firm, said that it believed the offer price would deliver value to Atkins ...

Trump's Budget Might Not Have to Fund Border Wall

He said that leaders of the Senate and House are close to reaching a final agreement to keep the government operating through the remainder of the 2017 fiscal y...

Easter egg hunts start this week

The Lafayette Activities Group is hosting Mayo's Eggzellent Easter in the Park on Saturday, April 8, from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. Bring flashlights, or a cellphone, to...

Trouble for Indian IT professionals! Singapore moves to reduce visa approval

With Indian companies being advised to hire local talent, they are looking at relocating some of their operations to other countries in the region. Sources to...

SpaceX launches SES-10 satellite, lands in first reuse of orbital rocket

SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The recycled rocket carried a s...

GM March sales up 1.6%, Ford and FCA both down

Einhorn, who runs hedge fund Greenlight Capital, this week proposed that GM create two classes of stock, one that pays a dividend and one that does not, to boos...

Trump admin warns anew that sanctuary cities could lose federal funding

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Oil retreats, set to become first quarter's worst-performing asset

Regardless, booming shale production and the lifting of a ban on US crude exports has opened up new markets, flows and opportunities for traders. Shortly afte...

New credit card rules could help customers shake off persistent debt

These customers are profitable for the companies who do not "routinely intervene" to help them, according to the FCA. The FCA has estimated some 3.3 million p...

Self-driving car crash comes amid debate about regulations

Just a couple of days back we were hit with reports of an Uber self-driving auto getting involved in a serious accident over in Tempe, Arizona. It didn't ta...

Train derails at NYC's Penn Station; no injuries reported

It happened around 9 a.m. The Fire Department of NY says medical workers have been evaluating several people at the scene, but none of the injuries were believe...

McGuinness went from IRA militant to proponent of peace in Ireland

Priest Gary Donegan hailed Mr McGuinness' contribution to the peace process as he addressed the vigil. She tweeted a picture of her sister and father, and wro...

Oil slides after U.S. inventories rise faster than expected

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Starbucks to test mobile order and pay-only store at headquarters

Vigilant Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Starbucks by 90,373.3% in the third quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in S...

London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Barclays PLC

The 1 year high stock price is 7786 GBX while the 52 week low for the share price is 6496 GBX. Mitchell Group Inc decreased Anadarko Petroleum (APC) stake by ...

UK's Prince Charles visits quake-hit town in central Italy

During his time in Amatrice the Prince shared a lighter moment with sisters Maria Paola and Massimiliana Fioravanti, living in new accommodation built for famil...

IISc Bangalore wins top spots in HRD Ministry's NIRF rankings

The parameters broadly cover "Teaching, Learning and Resources", "Research and Professional Practices", "Graduation Outcomes", "Outreach and Inclusivity" and "P...

House representatives vote to repeal internet privacy protections

An FCC rule aimed towards protecting your privacy online has been voted out by Congress; Now, the legislation eliminating those protections is headed towa...

Sensex, Nifty make new closing highs; RIL, L&T lead gains

Karthikraj Lakshmanan, Senior Fund Manager - Equities, BNP Paribas Mutual Fund, said, "Markets in India started the financial year 2017 on a buoyant note". Elev...

Gennady Golovkin Narrowly Escapes First Career Loss Against Daniel Jacobs

A strong showing in the 8th and 9th sealed the win for the Kazakh despite losing the championship rounds in the cards. After the fight Jacobs said that he b...

Crude oil gains in Asia with API figures awaited

USA drillers boosted the rig count by 14 to 631 last week, data from Baker Hughes showed. Oil futures have retreated in the past two weeks as a supply overhan...

Oil unlikely to fuel inflation as price of crude slumps

Brent crude, the worldwide benchmark for oil, was up 36 cents at $51.98 per barrel at 1118 GMT (7:18 a.m. ET), rebounding from last week's three-month low of $5...