To CNBC’s Jim Cramer, the story of this stock market seems to be all about “cognitive dissonance.” “There’s just so many examples of investors holding two contradictory opinions at the same time and it has a tendency to color the tape,” the “Mad Money” host said on Thursday, pointing to […]
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Police credit new technology for helping catch suspected serial killer
PHOENIX — Police in Phoenix announced Thursday they’ve arrested a suspected serial killer responsible for nine murders. The suspect, Cleophus Cooksey, is someone they’ve had in custody for a month. Cooksey’s YouTube page contained an ominous rap song, with lyrics saying “I chopped at the rest of em’, murdered all the […]
Charges against California couple offer chilling look into abuse
Last Updated Jan 18, 2018 7:56 PM EST RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A case of child abuse has shocked the nation as the parents of 13 siblings — ages 2 to 29 — were charged Thursday with imprisoning them, abusing them and torturing them. David Allen Turpin, 56, and Louise Anna […]
Trump touts PA GOP candidate Saccone as a ‘great guy’ as special election looms
In a sign that he is eager to involve himself in the coming 2018 midterm elections, President Donald Trump spoke today in southwestern Pennsylvania in the midst of a special election that could test his support in the same working class areas that propelled him to the presidency. Trump gave […]
Lawmakers scramble to avoid shutdown as deadline looms
CAPITOL HILL — The countdown to a possible shutdown of the government is on. The shutdown could happen unless Democrats and Republicans can reach an agreement on spending ahead of the Friday deadline. Lawmakers warmed up for the shutdown blame game on Thursday as high-level talks over a DACA deal stalled. […]
Pope lands in Peru as president seeks help in political crisis
Nuns wait for Pope Francis to arrive, in Lima, Peru January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares January 18, 2018 LIMA (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived in Peru on Thursday, as the Andean nation’s president appealed to him to help put the country back on track after a political crisis nearly ousted […]
IBM returns to growth, but shares drop after recent rally
FILE PHOTO: The logo for IBM is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo January 18, 2018 (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp’s <IBM.N> revenue rose for the first time in 23 quarters and beat analysts’ estimates as the […]
Blood test to detect 8 cancers early gives promising results
Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now. Continue Reading Below Many groups are working on liquid biopsy tests, which look for DNA and other things that tumors […]
Snap laid off two dozen employees and half of them were from its content team
Snap laid off two dozen workers in New York and London, half of whom worked producing content, as the struggling social media company consolidated those operations in Los Angeles, CNBC has confirmed. The cuts were previously reported by Cheddar. The job cuts affected a tiny percentage of the company, which […]
The bond market is about to do something that could spell trouble for stocks
The bond market is in the process of making an important move, and stock traders are keeping a wary eye on it. On Thursday afternoon, the bench mark 10-year Treasury yield crept close to 2.63 percent, a level it came near last year but has not really traded above since […]