(#1) Despair to dark humor: Investors react to China stock market plunge [CNN]
(CNN) Chinese investors again experienced a roller coaster ride on Tuesday. After the Shanghai Composite tanked by more than 8% yesterday, earning it the nickname 'Black Monday', the index dropped sharply again for a second straight day, falling by ...
(#2) "I'm on the Ashley Madison List. Now What?" [ChristianityToday.com]
I've had many conversations with pastors this week about the Ashley Madison list. Some have members on the list, and some are on the list. Slowly their names are coming out, and it's heartbreaking to many. And, now, talk of suicide has been in the ...
(#3) Serena Williams May Make History at the U.S. Open - 5 Reasons She's Already ... [People Magazine]
Serena Williams has had a headline-making 2015 so far, and a win at the U.S. Open tournament, which begins Monday in New York City, could elevate the year to best-ever status. Winning at the Open would mark her 22nd Grand Slam, breaking her tie with ...
(#4) Here's how smart investors will react to today's market drama [Yahoo Finance]
We're also nowhere near the depths of the 2008 financial crisis when the S&P 500 plummeted 45% from its 2007 high. According to a JP Morgan Asset Management report, even with average intra-year declines of 14.2% for the S&P 500 over the last 35 years ...
(#5) Apple's Cook awarded $58M worth of AAPL stock for meeting performance goals ... [Apple Insider]
24, 2015, the beginning value of which calculated by averaging AAPL's closing price for 20 trading days prior to the 2013 start date. Adjusted for dividends and a 7-to-1 stock split in 2014, starting value was calculated at $68.56 per share. The ending ...
(#6) Victor Espinoza Joins the Cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 21 [ABC.com]
Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza will join the cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 21. The jockey stopped by ESPN2's SportsNation to make the announcement. After coming close twice, Espinoza earned the famous Triple Crown earlier this year ...
(#7) The Bachelor's Ben Higgins: 5 Things You Need to Know [People Magazine]
Higgins loves to gush about his favorite artists on social media, including Vance Joy, NEEDTOBREATHE, Ryan Bingham and Turnpike Troubadours. The future suitor especially loves country and counts the historic Texas music venue Gruene Hall among his ...
(#8) Watch Me Try To Keep The Teens Alive In Until Dawn [Kotaku]
Until Dawn is a new horror game developed by Supermassive Games for the PlayStation 4. (It used to be a Move game for PlayStation 3!) It puts the player in control of a group of eight young horror-movie archetypes—in one scene you'll be controlling ...
(#9) The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the DJIA Tuesday [24/7 Wall St.]
August 25, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday and the markets quickly shook of the remaining effects of Monday's tank job. WTI crude oil gained 2.8% ahead of Wednesday's report on inventories, and gold settled down 1.3%. Gainers led losers by ...
(#10) Hartselle mayor on list as Ashley Madison user [The Decatur Daily]
Hartselle Mayor Don Hall said he can't explain how his name became associated with an online dating service marketed to married people who are seeking an extramarital affair, but he denied visiting the site. Ashley Madison, a Canada-based site whose ...
(#11) Oil price falls, but why isn't petrol cheaper? [The Week UK]
An acceleration in the recent fall in oil prices has continued, as the international benchmark dropped by more than seven per cent to settle close to $42 a barrel on Monday after a rout on global equity and commodity markets. Brent was recovering ...
(#12) Mutual Fund Giant Vanguard Calls In 'Swiss Army' to Help with Market Rout [Wall Street Journal]
The Vanguard Group called in its “Swiss Army” Monday as investors besieged the giant money manager with questions about the stock market rout. Chief Executive and Chairman F. William McNabb III said in an interview that a flood of client inquiries ...
(#13) Rule 48: What Is It and Why the NYSE Invoked it on Monday [NBCNews.com]
In an historic move, the New York Stock Exchange invoked the little-used Rule 48 to pre-empt panic selling at the stock market open on Monday. This followed a dramatic drop in pre-market open futures, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ...
(#14) Snapchat Names Former Mattel Executive Drew Vollero Its Finance Chief [Wall Street Journal]
Snapchat Inc., one of the most highly valued private tech startups, finally hired someone to run its finances. Drew Vollero, a former finance executive at toy maker Mattel Inc., MAT 0.00 % is joining Snapchat as vice president of finance and acting ...
(#15) 5 things you need to know about this stock market sell-off [MarketWatch]
As a recent MarketWatch story noted, annual increases in hourly pay have stuck to a narrow range of 1.9% to 2.2% since 2012. Still, financial professionals generally concur that the positives outweigh the negatives. “Our economy is moving in the right ...
(#16) Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Cast Announcement [ABC.com]
The celebrity cast members of Dancing with the Stars Season 21 are starting to be announced, and more exciting names are still to come! Who else is ready to dance? The final roster of celebrity dancers and their Pro partners will be announced ...
(#17) Celine Dion: My husband wants to die in my arms [Fox News]
Celine Dion's cancer-stricken husband doesn't know how much time he has left, but knows he wants to die in her arms. Dion's husband, René Angélil, suffers from throat cancer and has been fed intravenously for two years. The 47-year-old singer famously ...
(#18) Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 4506.49 down -19.76 points [Nasdaq]
Tuesday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 4,506.49. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 2.54 billion. Declining stocks led advancers by 1.07 to 1 ratio. There were 1398 advancers and 1490 decliners for the day. On the ...
(#19) Madden 16 review: Should you buy latest version of video game series? [SI.com]
Madden 16 hits stores on Aug. 25. Should you buy the latest version of the football franchise, which features Odell Beckham Jr. on the cover? Find SI.com's review—and a recommendation—below.
(#20) Google's Classroom software gets a back-to-school upgrade [Fortune]
Google Classroom was released last year as a forum for teachers to host debates, Q&As, and discussions. The software is rolling out updates in time for the new school year, Google announced in a blog post on Monday. Google is hoping that the new ...
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