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Texas Man, 76, Tasered During Traffic Stop

Texas Man, 76, Tasered During Traffic Stop

(Newser) - A police officer in Victoria, Texas, is being investigated over a routine traffic stop where he slammed a 76-year-old man onto his cruiser then Tasered him twice when he was on the ground. Dashboard camera video shows Pete Vasquez being pulled over on the way to the auto dealership where... More  »

 
'My Dream Has Been Killed': 100 Pakistan Kids Massacred

'My Dream Has Been Killed': 100 Pakistan Kids Massacred

(Newser) - At least 145 people, more than 100 of them children and teenagers, are dead in a massacre today after nine Taliban gunmen rampaged through a Pakistani public military school in what's being called the worst such attack in years. The chaotic scene in Peshawar began early today with militants,... More  »

 
NYC Teen Who 'Made' $72M Investing: I Lied

NYC Teen Who 'Made' $72M Investing: I Lied

(Newser) - A New York City high school senior grabbed plenty of headlines yesterday after being named one of New York magazine's "Reasons We Love New York." What was so loveable and New York-y about Mohammed Islam? As the headline of reporter Jessica Pressler's piece proclaimed, "Because... More  »

 
Sydney Gunman's Ex-Wife Was Burned to Death

Sydney Gunman's Ex-Wife Was Burned to Death

(Newser) - As Australia mourns two hostages killed in a Sydney cafe yesterday, many are wondering what gunman Man Haron Monis was doing on the streets in the first place. The Iranian-born cleric, who was killed when police commandos stormed the cafe, was on bail for around 50 counts of sexual and... More  »

 
Teeth Solve an Easter Island Mystery

Teeth Solve an Easter Island Mystery

(Newser) - Scientists have been pondering why people who lived on Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) appear to have eaten palm trees—a primary crop, reports Nature World News —for several centuries when other research suggests the plant went extinct right around the time of colonization in the 13th century. The... More  »

 
200K Facebook Shares Force Suspect's Surrender

200K Facebook Shares Force Suspect's Surrender

(Newser) - After his picture was shared on Facebook almost 200,000 times, child porn suspect Jeremiah Malfroid "called his mother and said, 'I can’t take the pressure any more, I am going to turn myself in,'" authorities say. The 33-year-old, who was wanted in Ohio, surrendered... More  »

 

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STOCKS FALL, RUBLE CRASHES: Here's What You Need To Know

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December 16, 2014

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It was a wild day in the market on Tuesday as the Russian ruble crumbled and stocks had a wild day after opening lower, surging higher, and closing at the lows of the day. 

First, the scoreboard:

  • Dow: 17,068.9, -112, (-0.6%)
  • S&P 500: 1,972.7, -17, (-0.8%)
  • Nasdaq: 4,547.8, -57.3, (-1.2%)

And now, the top stories on Tuesday: 

1. It was all about the ruble. Last night, the Russian central bank unexpectedly hiked interest rates to 17% from 10.5% in an effort to stem the decline in the value of the ruble, which got crushed on Monday. On Tuesday, losses for the ruble got even worse, with the ruble falling to as low as 79 against the US dollar, marking two days in a row of at least 10% declines in the ruble's value. 

2. With the ruble collapsing, many investors were having flashbacks to the Russian default of 1998. But in a note to clients, Kit Juckes at Societe Generale wrote that the differences between now and 1998 are more important than the similarities. 

3. At noon eastern, retail foreign exchange platform FXCM closed trading in the USD/RUB currency pair that goes long US dollars and short Russian rubles. In a statement to Business Insider, FXCM said the decision was related to "most Western Banks" halting pricing of the pair. 

4. The ruble is now the world's worst performing currency in 2014, blowing past the Ukrainian hryvnia, which had been the world's laggard. Some of the other major currency losers this year include the Argentine peso, the Norwegian krone, and the Chilean peso. 

5. The rate hikes from Russia were unexpected and dramatic last night, and according to a report from Russian-language business publication Vedomosti, one Russian bank manager said raising rates marked "the end of the banking system." 

6. Amid instability in the ruble, Apple suspended online operations in Russia. Apple told Bloomberg that its online store in Russia was made unavailable as the company reviews pricing. 

7. The price of oil was volatile on Tuesday, with WTI futures falling below $54 early in the morning before rallying back above $57 a barrel near midday. Ultimately, WTI gave back some of its gains and futures settled at around $55.50. 

7. And while the market's focus was on Russia on Tuesday, Markit's flash manufacturing PMI report slipped to 53.7 in December from 54.8 in November, the lowest reading for the headline index since October 2013. We also got housing data via housing starts, which unexpectedly fell 1.6% to an annualized rate of 1.028 million. Building permits also plunged at an annualized pace of 5.2% to 1.035 million in November. Following the report, TD Securities' Millan Mulraine said, "Overall, this was a disappointing report and it further underscores that the ongoing narrative of the housing sector recovery continuing to struggle for direction."

8. Markets might've been distracted on Tuesday by Russia, oil, and the overall volatility in markets. But the week's big event is coming up on Wednesday: the December FOMC meeting. We spoke with the college Fed challenge national championship team from New York City's Pace University ahead of the meeting, and while the biggest debate leading up to the meeting has been whether or not the Fed will drop "considerable time" from its policy statement, Pace told us emphatically: "No."

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A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 percent, but the lighter planes alone will not enable the aviation industry to meet its emissions targets, according to new research.

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