Jamelle Agbuis

There's some considerable carnage in DR headquarters this week. A Christmas flu has not only taken out your regular editor Dan Denning but a good chunk of the staff as well.

As the chart below displays, the Federal Reserve has, since 1913, destroyed roughly 97% of the [US] dollar's value. And that, despite (or perhaps because of) a mandate to maintain the same currency's integrity and stability.

While the world is changing, habits of nations are being changed as well. Recent research indicates that Britain not only has become a mobile device-obsessed nation, but also a nation which is highly addicted to online shopping. Britons use their smartphones and tablets to search for TV programs and shopping offers as well. And Britons are top internet shopaholics!

Just not so long after Google Inc. informed that it pulled its music service from China in September, Yahoo Inc. also informed that it decided to terminate its Chinese music service. The step has been taken as the company, once the Internet giant, tries to modify its "product strategy." The Chinese music service of Yahoo Inc. is to be shut down on the 20th of January.

What if a test of thinking abilities used to analyze whether Big Pharma drugs can help slow or treat Alzheimer's weren't actually accurate? And what if researchers had been relying on this screwed up test for decade upon decade? As amazing as it sounds, that appears to be the case.

Investing in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is so yesteryear. Myanmar and Laos are, like, so yesterday. No, the real investment opportunity for your financial future lies in North Korea.

As California continues to drown in red ink, it's worth noting how the state got into such fiscal dire straits in the first place, as a lesson about how not to run a government.

The question has haunted savants, wives and bartenders throughout the ages. But at least we have a hypothesis.

How much of the world's woe is the fault of people who claim to know things they don't really know...and to be able to do things they can't really do?

On the 17th of December, the National Association for Business Economics released its forecast, indicating that the U.S. economy would probably see a moderate growth in 2013. Analysts underline that the modest growth will be pushed mainly by a recovery in housing sector which will balance visible weaknesses in business investment though. Also the U.S. job market will pick up slightly in the coming year, according to the survey.

The holidays can be a festive and joyful time. But for those who have been affected by cancer, it can be stressful and full of anxiety. Treatments, like chemotherapy and radiation, can be time-consuming and exhausting. For those who have recently lost someone to cancer, the thought of preparing for the season may be more than they can handle.

U.S. firearms makers see their stock slump as a result of Newtown shooting. Investors are in rush to sell of their shares in firearms makers as speculation is circling around possible new gun restrictions.

Today, mothers of newborns find themselves confronting a common dilemma: Should they let their babies "cry it out" when they wake up at night? Or should they rush to comfort their crying little one?

School 'Gun Free Zones' are Death Traps: Why We Must Allow Qualified School Principals and Office Staff to Carry Concealed

School 'Gun Free Zones' are Death Traps: Why We Must Allow Qualified School Principals and Office Staff to Carry Concealed

If you're shaking your head after reading the headline for this article, you're not alone. The idea of taking away guns from all the law abiding citizens while concentrating them in the hands of deranged, psychopathic criminals isn't my idea, however. It's Obama's. And Bloomberg's. And Nancy Pelosi and everybody else who is now pushing for "gun control" legislation in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shooting

So the Fed is doing exactly as expected, but the anticipation was much more fun than the reality. After rallying for weeks on 'hopes' of ever greater QE, last night US markets turned down. Exactly the same thing happened back in September when traders and computer algorithms alike hung precipitously of Bernanke's words...only to lose their grip hours later.

Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to Duke researchers who compared aerobic training, resistance training, and a combination of the two.

Europe saw demand for new cars drop for the fourteenth consecutive month in November. On the 14th of December, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association released its survey which showed that European Union car sales decreased as much as 10 percent to almost 926,500 vehicles. PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault SA and Fiat SpA noted the biggest slumps among other carmakers.

There's a fair chance the RBA will drop rates again when they next meet in February.

After months of suspension, Google Inc.'s mobile navigation application Google Maps finally found its way back to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. As it was underlined by the No.1 search engine, its fresh new application might be purchased in the Apple Inc.'s app store.

The Obama administration wants the U.S. offshore wind industry to flourish. As it reposes hope in renewable sources of energy, it decided to award $28 million in grants to seven projects. Those projects are aimed at developing different kinds of power-generation technologies.

Most people don't have the time to prepare every meal from scratch, nor do they have the time every day for an hour long workout.

The disparity between the markets and reality on the ground continues to widen. The November NAB survey showed business confidence plummeted to minus 9 from minus 1 in October.

Despite ending a two-year title drought this year and winning three titles on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods is disappointed not to have won another major title.

Even low-level exposure to a widely used group of pesticides can produce long-term damage to cognitive abilities, according to a study conducted by researchers from University College London and the Open University and published in the journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology.

As we reported yesterday, America is the place to be. We've got all that gas and oil. The roughnecks are squeezing it out of rock.

Patients with terminal cancer who viewed a three-minute video demonstrating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were less likely to indicate a preference for receiving CPR in the event of an in-hospital cardiac arrest than were patients who only listened to a verbal description of the procedure.

The things you hear in St Kilda. We caught that snippet between two long-lost friends on the way into the office this morning. Both looked haggard but determined. There didn't appear to be many secrets between them. Friends don't have to lie about their flaws to one another.