Few expect major shifts as Fed ends policy meeting

The Federal Reserve has given the public increasingly more information about its work and its thinking. More doesn’t always mean more revealing.
Investors aren’t expected to learn much from the Fed’s latest policy statement Wednesday or from its updated economic forecasts or from Chairman Ben Bernanke’s quarterly news conference.
Most economists think all that information will confirm […]

Skittles joins food brands at center of tragedy

It could’ve been Starbursts, Twizzlers or Sour Patch Kids. But when Trayvon Martin was fatally shot, he happened to be carrying a bag of Skittles.
The 17-year-old’s death at the hands of a neighborhood watchman in February ignited nationwide protests and heated debate about racial profiling and “Stand Your Ground” laws.
For Mars Inc., the privately held […]

Canadian banks the safest in the world, Moody

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Taxpayers as Greek Creditor Put Onus on Politicians: Euro Credit - Bloomberg

European taxpayers hold most Greek public debt in the wake of last month

Biggest Bond Traders See Worst Over for Treasuries - Bloomberg

The worst is over for the $10 trillion U.S. Treasury market following the biggest quarterly rout since 2010, say Wall Street

Cisco goes after Apple TV with $5 billion NDS deal

Cisco Systems is riding the wave of connected televisions with a splashy $5 billion acquisition deal for NDS Group, a privately held British TV software company.
NDS makes software for about 90 cable and satellite companies around the world, enabling content to be delivered to set-top boxes and DVRs as well as mobile devices. That […]

Volatility Futures Reach 19-Month High on S&P 500 Rally - Bloomberg

Futures traders are pricing in the biggest increase in U.S. equity hedging costs since 2010 after the Standard & Poor

Banks pay delinquent borrowers $35,000 to sell their homes

In an effort to cut their losses, banks are paying some struggling homeowners as much as $35,000 to sell their homes before they end up in foreclosure.
The deals are aimed at incentivizing homeowners who owe more on their home than it is worth and who are seriously delinquent on their payments to sell their […]

Euro ministers question deal to bail out Greece

Greece gave in to more painful spending and job cuts Thursday, only to have European ministers question whether they were enough to deliver a euro130 billion bailout and stave off bankruptcy.
Greece’s new austerity plan, which makes sharp cuts to the minimum wage and thousands of public-sector jobs, ignited fresh criticism from unions and the country’s […]

In the future, can you remain anonymous?

Face recognition and detection technology is becoming cheaper, faster, and much more commonplace, raising the question of whether people will be able to remain anonymous in the near future.
Digital signs and sensors that detect and recognize faces are no longer a matter of science fiction. They are real and are popping up everywhere from […]