LONDON (AP) — HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest bank by market value, will cut up to 25,000 jobs around the world to reduce costs and shift its center of gravity back toward the fast-growing Asian economies where it started operations 150 years ago. The bank, which is currently based in London, said Tuesday it is "undertaking a significant reshaping of its business portfolio" and "redeploying resources to capture expected future ...
Miranda Lambert has been confirmed as the headliner of the first ever NiFi Festival at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. The fest, featuring three stages and plenty of country's top acts, goes down from August 28-30. Other artists scheduled include Hank Williams Jr., Brantley Gilbert, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Joe Nichols and Sara Evans. More...
Pink Lake Hillier, Australia Lake Hillier is a bubble-gum-pink lake right on the edge of Recherché Archipelago’s largest island in Australia. It’s literally just a few steps away from a “normal” coloured Southern Ocean, but despite the pressure from its neighbour it refuses to compromise its pink colour. Scientists cannot figure out why Lake Hillier is pink, speculating that it’s caused by a reaction of sea salt and sodium bicarbonate (which ...
An online petition started by Nicki Minaj fans protesting Iggy Azalea's Billboard Music Awards win for Top Rap Song have gained 20,000 signatures. The group of fans, who launched the petition via Change.org, argue that Azalea's "Fancy" was released on February 17, nearly a month before the eligibility date of March 14, 2014. More...
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