Magnitude 7.8 quake between Russia and Alaska to cause tsunami waves: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Monday evening that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake had occurred off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. “Based on preliminary earthquake parameters… hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts...

After Grisly Killings in Pennsylvania, a Quick Deal to Spare Execution

By TRIP GABRIEL and ALAN BLINDER July 17, 2017 The police had been investigating the disappearance of four men in Pennsylvania for only a week when prosecutors sprang a deal on their chief suspect: Confess to murder and help the investigation, and...

Global funds are scrambling to be early birds to China’s MSCI entry

The rising tide of investment is good news for Chinese markets but the risk for these fund managers is that they may be over-estimating investor appetite for the overvalued and opaque Chinese stock markets. The head start by hedge funds and active money managers could...