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Syrians turn to dollar as local currency tumbles

AMMAN (Reuters) - Since the latest nosedive in the Syrian currency, Damascus shopkeeper Aboud Katebee can no longer put price stickers on the imported chocolate bars he sells in the middle class Jaramana neighborhood.

Will EUR Bulls Face The FOMC Matador?

There have been few surprises to start the day as consolidation is the name of the game this morning before Ben 'helicopter' Bernanke gets to his much anticipated press conference.

Revisiting Amdahl's Law

An anonymous reader writes "A German computer scientist is taking a fresh look at the 46-year old Amdahl's law, which took a first look at limitations in parallel computing with respect to serial computing.

Endless Space: Disharmony settles on June 26

Ampltude Studios' Endless Space will launch its first premium expansion, Disharmony, on June 26 through Steam. Publisher Iceberg Interactive will also have an English retail version - key-only box with 16 page artbook - two days later.

Market Waits To March To Bernanke's Beat

It"s fair to say investors" primary objective is to get through tomorrow in one piece. Another U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting will have come and gone, providing Ben 'helicopter' Bernanke the opportunity to leave a different legacy footprint during a press conference scheduled for Wedn

These Stash Coins Are a Fantastic Way to Lose Your SD Card

The Man has his hand in your inbox, cops are intimidating citizens who film them beating other citizens, it's only logical to want to keep the private contents of your SD card, well, private.

Hollow spy-coins milled out of realcurrency

A company called "Covert Coins" mills hollow coins out of real currency and turns them into hidden, spook-tastic secret compartments. Reviews say that the coins are indistinguishable from undoctored items on casual inspection.

Google settles class action lawsuit over new Class C stock

(Reuters) - Google Inc has settled a shareholder class action lawsuit that clears the way for the company to issue a new class of nonvoting stock, giving the company a currency for acquisitions that would not dilute the founders' control.

S&P's sudden optimism about the US economy is difficult to understand Dean Baker

What was S&P really thinking when it downgraded US debt in 2011 and why did it play such a big role in public debate?

S&P announced last week that it was upgrading its assessment of US debt, shifting its outlook to neutral from negative, suggesting that it may restore its highest AAA rating

Chinese Sixth Grader Steals From Mother To Buy Digital Currency

A sixth grader in China stole over $1000 dollars worth of money from his mother to spend on video game currency. After finding out, that he had stolen the money, the mother called the police to make a complaint against the net cafe that sold him the currency, gaining her a partial refund.