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...and here's you first piece of major casting news for 2015: Scarlett Johansson has officially signed up for the manga/anime adaptation/redo, "Ghost In The Shell." The actress was offered the role in the long-developing movie last fall, but contracts have been signed and things are moving forward. Variety reports that Rupert Sanders ("Snow White and the Huntsman") will direct the movie that follows "a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime." So... Читать дальше...

GE's FirstBuild unveiled the ChillHub, a "smart refrigerator" with Internet-access capabilities, at CES on Monday.

Oil's slide won't shake up the job or stock markets any time soon, Elevation Partners co-founder Roger McNamee says.

Energy stocks tumble as oil price dips under $50

Tom Gilbert, the money manager found shot to death in his apartment, was a pedigreed Wall Street veteran, friends say.

The data leak affecting some Morgan Stanley wealth management clients may bring phishing hassles and fraud headaches.

'Pauline’s condition has deteriorated to a critical state although she stabilised yesterday and continues to receive the best possible care.'

Risk-off mood bolsters demand for Treasuries

Marketing alliance has all the hallmarks of Vincent Bolloré

'What happens if I claim on the insurance, who’s going to pay? You won’t be,your mam will.'

Steven Pinker puts human progress in perspective.

If Everything Is Getting Better, Why Do We Remain So Pessimistic?

The Fast Money Halftime Report crew offers its hottest trades today.

These 12 stocks turned a $10,000 investment in the start of 2014 to more than $200,000, if bought individually and at the right time.

Despite market calm, stakes remain high in snap election

As we massage away the crick in our neck from all the looking backward we’ve done recently (here’s the complete rundown of all our Best of 2014 features), now we get to look forward to looking forward. And since no doubt most of you are currently suffering some form of the back-to-work horrors, we got ours out of the way early, so we could bring you the soothing balm of our Most Anticipated Films of 2015 and ease you through the official Worst Day of the Year. Avoid chit chat about soon-to-be-broken resolutions! Читать дальше...

Get ready for another Greek debt crisis in Europe. But don't worry——this one will be different.

Lender says requirement for separate board of directors for new entity unnecessary

Thumbs up to Mexico! (Thinkstock)

It turns out fireworks aren't so pretty when thousands of them are coming at your face.

Elon Musk is opening up on Reddit on Monday evening for a question and answer session.

Decision highlights dominance of Erdogan over parliament

President’s determination to secure nuclear deal should be welcomed

Although Harvard experts advised on health care reform, university faculty are now up in arms over rising prices, the NYT reports.

FTSE 100 dives as oil price loss hits sentiment