Morning Agenda: No Bottom in Sight for Oil Prices
Date: 12 January 2016
By AMIE TSANG
Amie TSANG
When Billionaires Trip on Their Toys | A New Focus on Liquidity | How David Bowie Inspired Changes on Wall Street
Replaying Monday, January 11, 2016
The January 11, 2016 was a Monday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 10 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 10 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, January 11, 2026, 143 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, January 11, 2027, in 221 days. You have lived for 3,796 days, or about 91,122 hours, or about 5,467,378 minutes, or about 328,042,680 seconds.
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11th of January 2016 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 11, 2016
What We’re Reading
Date: 12 January 2016
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, great reads from Rod Nordland, Donald G. McNeil Jr. and others.
Morning Agenda: Chinese Stocks Plunge Again
Date: 11 January 2016
By AMIE TSANG
Amie TSANG
Steven Cohen Will Be Free to Manage Outside Money in 2 Years | Yahoo’s Brain Drain Shows Loss of Faith
Balancing Terror and Reality in State of the Union Address
Date: 12 January 2016
By PETER BAKER
Peter BAKER
News Analysis; Pres Obama, in his last State of the Union address, is expected to try to assure Americans that huge effort is underway to protect them and battle terrorism; dynamic of fear and its effect on public psyche frustrates Obama as he wrestles to explain his approach to terror threat.
Sean Penn’s Excursions Into Writing Often Mix Activism With Journalism
Date: 11 January 2016
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Dave ITZKOFF
Actor and political activist Sean Penn receives harsh reviews for writing Rolling Stone magazine piece that many say flattered notorious drug king Joaquin Guzman Loera; Mexican authorities recaptured Guzman, also known as El Chapo, day after Penn’s interview was published; Penn has received criticism for mixing activism and journalism before.
Catalan Independence Bid Looms Over Spain’s Coalition Efforts
Date: 12 January 2016
By RAPHAEL MINDER
Raphael MINDER
News Analysis; Catalonia's bid to secede from Spain continues, despite stepping-down of its architect Artur Mas; debate over secession will play crucial role in determining coalitions and character of next government, and future of Spanish unity.
Las incursiones de Sean Penn en el reportaje suelen confundir el activismo con el periodismo
Date: 11 January 2016
Por DAVE ITZKOFF
Por ITZKOFF
Theatrics Surrounding El Chapo’s Capture Distract From Mexico’s Real Woes
Date: 11 January 2016
By AZAM AHMED
Azam AHMED
News Analysis; Media’s focus on tangential issues surrounding apprehension of Sinaloa drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera blurs event's real significance--Mexican government's inability to stop rampant corruption that allows criminals to operate with impunity.
The New Republic Is for Sale Again
Date: 12 January 2016
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says he is selling The New Republic; marks end of his failed bid to revamp magazine following his acquisition of it in 2011.
How Rolling Stone Handled Ramifications of El Chapo Exclusive
Date: 11 January 2016
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner describes in interview how it came about that actor Sean Penn published exclusive interview with Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera; interview has raised concerns about ethics of magazine dealing with Guzman, and for allowing him final say on what would be included in article.