#Morgan Stanley reveals nearly B loss from Archegos implosion

#Morgan Stanley reveals nearly $1B loss from Archegos implosion

“#Morgan Stanley reveals nearly $1B loss from Archegos implosion” Morgan Stanley lost nearly $1 billion from the collapse of family office Archegos Capital Management, the bank said Friday, muddying its 150 percent jump in first-quarter profit that was powered by a boom in trading and deal-making. Morgan Stanley was one of several banks that had exposure to Archegos, which…

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#Cocoa could help obese people lose weight, study claims

#Cocoa could help obese people lose weight, study claims

“#Cocoa could help obese people lose weight, study claims” It worked for mice, so could the chocolate diet work for you? Penn State researchers have identified cocoa powder as a potential wonder drug for the health of those suffering liver damage due to obesity, according to experiments conducted on high-fat-fed mice. Nutritionists are already well aware…

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#Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally

#Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally

“#Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally” LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan briefly blocked access to all social media on Friday after days of violent anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed to cartoons they consider blasphemous. Sites including Twitter and Facebook were blocked for four hours on orders from the country’s interior…

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#Dave Portnoy rents Floyd Mayweather’s Miami home for 0K

#Dave Portnoy rents Floyd Mayweather’s Miami home for $200K

“#Dave Portnoy rents Floyd Mayweather’s Miami home for $200K” Dave Portnoy is renting a $200,000-per-month Miami Beach pad that was formerly owned by Floyd Mayweather Jr. until this past October, when the boxing champion unloaded it at a loss, The Post can report.  Mayweather, 44, initially purchased the home in 2016 for $7.7 million in an all-cash…

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#Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change

#Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change

“#Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change” SAN RAMON, Calif. — The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. The tool unveiled Thursday is rolling out…

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#Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents

#Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents

“#Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents” Just months after Facebook retaliated against the government of Australia by effectively canceling the flow of the country’s information, the company is at it again – this time, wielding its outsized power to shield progressive political figures from public criticism. Yesterday, Facebook’s nearly 3 billion…

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#Beloved Caesar the rescued tiger dies at NJ sanctuary

#Beloved Caesar the rescued tiger dies at NJ sanctuary

“#Beloved Caesar the rescued tiger dies at NJ sanctuary” A beloved tiger named Caesar — who was saved from neglect by a New Jersey wildlife sanctuary nearly 20 years ago — has died, the center announced this week. Staffers at the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River wrote on Facebook on Thursday that Caesar…

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