1. Yes, they hedge on the timing but the ticking time bombs are loud, close. And 'the precious-metals crash, starting in April of 2013, was the first warning of what is coming globally.'

2. 纽约人向专栏提出的问题，不仅取决于他们的个人情况，还取决于当今的重大问题，比如住房成本上升、士绅化、豆腐渣工程。最终，2014年成为了一个一切都在增长的年份，增长的包括房价、租金，以及最重要的——楼盘数量。根据纽约房地产委员会(Real Estate Board of New York)的数据，10月批准建设的单元达到了16700套。

3. This year, online storefronts will generate an estimated $294 billion, or approximately 9% of all U.S. retail sales, according to forecasts by Forrester Research. By 2018, e-commerce will account for more than 11% of the total, or approximately $414 billion, with transactions made with tablets and smartphones accounting for about 20% of the online total, Forrester projects.

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5. 你经常烦躁吗？

6. China's 16 listed banks have cut their dividend payouts for the past year amid slowing net profit growth.

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1. It shifts your kid's weight to your shoulders and core instead of your back.

2. We'll start our review with the South American nations, and who else could we begin with, but the hosts Brazil. Rewind 18 months and they looked like they'd be struggling, but the appointment of 'Big Phil' Scolari has been inspired, and he's brought a belief to the team that was previously missing. Last years 3:0 demolition of Spain in the Confederations Cup final shocked many experts, and all of a sudden the Brazilians have expectations on them. Whilst you can't argue with that scoreline, we still wonder if Brazil have the firepower to win such a long tournament. Neymar is expected to conjure up the magic, but they're relying on Fred to come up with the goals. No disrepect to Fred, but the last two Brazilian teams to win the World Cup, in 2002 and 1994, could count on the likes of Ronaldo and Romario to lead the front line, two genuine legends of the game.

3. 罗杰斯对于中间剧情的反转十分不满，因此在拍完前三季之后决定离开剧组。这样的违约行为使他面临数百万美元的诉讼。但讽刺的是，韦恩·罗杰斯从来没有正式和剧组签订过合同（他涉及道德条款方面的问题）。因此该诉讼请求被驳回。你可能会说在这次的事件中，罗杰斯是笑到最后的人，但自从他离开剧组，《风流医生俏护士》又播出了八季，而罗杰斯在他的演艺生涯中再也没有取得过这样的成就。所以说他是笑到最后的人，也许只是一个相对的说法。

4. 教育部之后表示，他们不会容忍这种欺骗行为，并已经要求公安部门进入进行调查。

5. 但是，在秀台上和零售店里，那种情感上的认同消失了。那么，我们还剩下什么？

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1. 去年12月份达成的预算协议很难称得上是华盛顿激辩多年所希望看到的、能够提振信心的协议，但至少它为华盛顿不断上演的政治博弈按下了“暂停”键。在过去三年中，华盛顿每年都会上演的这种博弈对经济的复苏构成了威胁。

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3. No. The Bank of Japan’s life will get tougher in 2018 as the US Federal Reserve tightens policy and widens the interest rate gap with Japan. But governor Haruhiko Kuroda is determined to hike rates in response to one thing only: inflation. The BoJ may let the yield curve climb a little if prices start to accelerate, but real interest rates in Japan will end 2018 no higher than at the start of the year.