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Joe Feldman, Telsey Advisory Group, says specialty apparel retailers are underperforming the space this holiday season.

Neither Labour nor Tories made breakthrough in 2014

Obamacare survived one trip to the Supreme Court, and its second visit is now scheduled for early next year.

It hasn’t been a great month for Sony Pictures, but December is turning out to be another solid month for Hollywood.

Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi says even if prices hit $20 a barrel production will not drop

If an auteur is a filmmaker with a distinct and unique point of view —his or her films are immediately identifiable— then director Tim Burton unquestionably qualifies. A Burton Film, with its usually playfully macabre style and tone, can be spotted a mile away. But this has been his problem for over a decade; Burton’s films have mostly curdled into self-parody, given a few exceptions (for the sake of argument, we’ll give you “Big Fish”). His work is often aesthetically sumptuous but otherwise either emotionally slight or just vacant. Читать дальше...

Even the anti-austerity, anti-nuclear, anti-fracking Greens are seen as nearer the centre

Under government pressure, BMW has agreed to expand a recall of driver's-side air bags to the entire U.S.

Territorial claims from regional powers must be responsibly handled

Uh oh! It looks like Peter Jackson has been hitting the mead just a little too hard. Granted, he has reason to celebrate, with "The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies" taking $90 million from it's opening on Wednesday until Sunday, helping to bring the worldwide total to $355 million in two weeks. Not too bad. But that take is in light of middling reviews and an ongoing perception that the story didn't need to be stretched into three movies, and is an overlong, overstuffed cash cow made to ride... Читать дальше...

The ultra-centralism of the Arab security state is a recruiting sergeant for Isis

Businessman walks out of police station after discussing investigation

Ferraris accounted for 9 of the 10 most expensive cars this year, but weren't the biggest gainers in terms of price.

Cameron’s financial offer to province intended to clinch political deal

Lately, Ron Howard has been tackling genres not especially known for making the easiest box office bank. The very underrated "Rush" arrived last year, and in just a few months he'll reteam with Chris Hemsworth, travel back in time and get out on open water with "In The Heart Of Sea." Can the duo make it work this time? Well, a new trailer is here, and you're going to need a bigger boat. Co-starring Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw and Benjamin Walker, the movie tells the true story that inspired Herman... Читать дальше...

FTSE 100 rally extends to fifth consecutive session

Mexico's image as an emerging-market star has taken a pounding in recent weeks but here's why investors shouldn't give up, says UBS's Jorge Mariscal.

Global M&A volumes rise by almost half to top $3.3tn in 2014

Both Oklahoma and Nebraska want to snuff out marijuana in Colorado because it isn't a legal drug as far as the Feds are concerned, reports CNBC's Kate Rogers.

David Farrell is providing lifts for free.