Новости за 16.03.2015

During the Cold War, annual Pentagon spending averaged about $458 billion in today’s prices; over the next decade, its projected budget will average over half a trillion dollars per year. Yet, while our spending is consistent with Cold War levels, that money pays for fewer troops; supports less base capacity; and buys fewer ships, aircraft, and tanks. In short, we are getting less bang for our buck. And the situation is only getting worse as personnel costs continue to demand an ever-increasing share of the Pentagon’s budget. Читать дальше...

Failure to fine the country is really an indictment of the EU’s rules

We can’t quite believe it —Berlin and Sundance are barely finished, and SXSW is still underway— but we’re now less than two months away from the start of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The 68th installment of what’s probably still the world’s best known, most prestigious film festival is coming up fast, and yet there’s still little known about the festival, beyond that the fact that Joel and Ethan Coen will be taking time out of post-production on the upcoming “Hail Caesar” to head up the competition jury. Читать дальше...

All-cash offer narrowly exceeds cash-and-shares bid from Dublin group

Apple has a new plan to help boost iPhone sales.

Whitebox CEO Andy Redleaf, who warned about the last financial crisis, is seeing parallels of that run-up in the market today.

Start-ups struggle to expand, and that's a bigger problem than perceived overvaluation of tech companies, Walter Isaacson says.

WTI drops to $43.13 a barrel after data add to concerns that Cushing storage hub is filling quickly

Pivot away from selling computer infrastructure looks like a strategic masterstroke

With the Fed nearing its first rate increase in about 6½ years, bond investors are bracing for the shock.

An executive at Vodafone talks to CNBC about the drivers behind the mobile giant's radical new maternity leave policy.

Russian president makes brief address but questions linger about his disappearance from public view

Backing suggests Irish airline intends to operate Europe to US flights

Division sets up summit as test of unity over Kremlin role in Ukraine

While "Insidious Chapter 3" promises to share the origin story behind the franchise, it looks like producer Jason Blum is tying his various successful horror series together in the manner of the shared universe model that has overtaken blockbuster moviemaking. In an interview with Cinema Blend at the SXSW Film Festival, Blum was asked about doing something akin to the Marvel model. "Yeah! I want to do that. We’ve been putting Easter Eggs in movies in different things. There’s some in 'Insidious 3.' There’s some in 'Sinister 2.' So yeah... Читать дальше...

Pretty in posies! Save for a few shoots for her New York & Co. line, Eva Mendes has kept an ext[...]

U.S. oil production keeps rising despite falling prices, but Richard Hastings tells CNBC output growth may go negative.

NY-listed shares rise 5% valuing group’s equity at just over $2.7bn with deal including $1.2bn debt

Life becoming tougher for solar and wind energy producers

In this week's news, Serena Williams' Indian Wells return, Novak Djokovic ditches belly dancing for ballet and stars pick their desert island companions.

Pledge to improve financial services profits could point to further disposals

For Holcim, the price is wrong, but the logic remains right

It is time for world powers to choose a new envoy for the region

Israeli prime minister vows to build thousands of housing units in settlements

Lady Gaga's Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars was not one of Stephen Sondheim's favorite things. [...]