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Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show of 2015

Game of thrones, the TV series aired on HBO was most pirated TV show of 2015. The season 5 finale was downloaded an estimated 14.4 million times on Bit-Torrent. The HBO TV series has been most pirated on Internet since the last four years.

Razor CEO : Hovertrax Board Completely Safe

Razor USA, the company behind the wildly popular scooters, has high hopes for its version of the hoverboard. Its Hovertrax board started selling earlier this month and is more than doubling its sales daily, according to founder and CEO Carlton Calvin. That's welcome news to Calvin and his team, especially given the recent controversy around the two-wheeled self-balancing rides. Fire safety concerns in the U.S. and UK have led Amazon and Overstock.com to ban the sale of the self-stabilizing scooters. The potential risks associated with hoverboards may not be enough to stop people from buying them, however.

Messaging Startup Slack Launches App Directory And Creates $80 Million Fund to Invest in Other Startups

Slack Technologies, a Silicon Valley company which owns team communication app Slack announced that it has launched a third-party App Directory aimed at being the de facto source for certified integrations. Slack is also forming an $80 million venture fund to invest in other startup funds. Slack has also reveals that it now has 2 million daily active users, a 16 percent jump from October, when the service had 1.7 million users. It also now has 570,000 paid seats, up from 470,000 two months ago.

Talks about U.S. confiscated property in Cuba begins

Faced with sorting out nearly six decades of financial claims and counterclaims against one another that run into the hundreds of billions of dollars, diplomats from the United States and Cuba resorted on Tuesday over one of the most contentious issues remaining between the two countries. The two sides are sitting down for the first time to discuss the American properties Cuba confiscated decades ago.

November NPD: PlayStation 4 overtakes Xbox One and there's no stopping Call of Duty

November was a good month for next gen-consoles and also an important month for sales in the video game industry. American consumers spent $2.47 billion on new game softwares, hardwares, and accessories at physical retailers in the United States last month. That is up by 2 percent from 2014, when gamers spent $2.42 billion. Most of that growth came from hardwares, which saw an increase in revenue despite price cuts. PlayStation 4 emerged the victor, but it was a good month for all console hardware makers.

Aston Martin deciding new plant location in the US, UK, or Middle East to create female friendly sports SUV

Aston Martin could possibly open a manufacturing plant in four short listed locations including the US to manufacture 5,000 DBX.

10 Wealthiest U.S. Presidents

Being President of the United States is the large role to fill as the most powerful man in the world. With that power and title, of course comes, great wealth and fame, whether from a widely well-received tenure or one of great criticism.

Forbes Top 20 Most Expensive Zip Codes in America, Majority from California

Forbes released its list of America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes in 2015 with majority of them coming from California.

Obama rejects Keystone XL proposal, claims it's not in the best interest of the country

President Barack Obama rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying that it is not in the best interest of the country's national security, as he pushes on the climate change agenda.

U.S. Ranks Third in the Global Tax Havens List

The United States now ranks third in the list of top tax havens in the world for foreign companies on Tax Justice Network's biannual Financial Secrecy Index.

Fed keeps interest rates near zero, but hints of increase by mid-December

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero last Wednesday after a two-day meeting, but said that it considers increasing it in their final meeting this year in mid-December.

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Tight Grad Market? Here's How to Get Hired (On a Budget!)

A survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers states that employers intend to recruit 5.8% fewer recent college graduates from this year's class than they did from the class of 2023.

Build Lasting Wealth with These Expert-Backed Passive Income Idea

There are still some proven passive income techniques available that yield positive results.

Dow Unexpectedly Soars to 40,000, Marking the Highest for Wall Street

The Dow just reached 40,000 for the first time, marking the latest high point in an unexpectedly successful year for Wall Street.

Sustainable Investing Made Easy: Low-Cost ESG Fund Options for May 2024

Regular investors continue to desire ESG funds, despite some opponents labeling them as "woke" investing. These funds consider a portfolio's firms' financial fundamentals in addition to their environmental, social, and governance considerations.

Walmart Stock Up by 7%, Forecast Hints at Continued Buying Power

In accordance with prior comments made by one of its major suppliers and a competitor retailer, Walmart's optimistic outlook for the retail industry on Thursday indicated a solid consumer base in the United States.

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Brothers Arrested After Planning to Steal $25M in Cryptocurrencies from Ethereum Blockchain

According to a recently released indictment, two brothers from New York and Boston were placed under federal arrest on Tuesday.

Don’t Sweat the Bills: Resources to Help You Pay for Utilities

The most recent data from the Consumer Price Index shows that, from March 2023 to March 2024, the index for electricity increased by 5%, which is more than economists would want to see. (Electricity rates increased by 0.9% from February to March 2024.)

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