Stock market suffers steep loses to start 2016

Stock Market MELTDOWN as U.S. Tumbles Percent Decline Worst Since 1932!

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) A rocky start to 2016 on Wall Street.The stock market took a hit to start the year, leaving many wondering what this means for their investments.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 276 points Monday. At one point, itwas on track to be the worst opening day in 84 years, down 476 pointsbefore close. Although, the market managed to recover slightly. Thatsone reason Raymond James financial advisor Mark Teed told 22News hes hopeful the market will continue to improve.

These events happen all the time. Dont let something like this ruin your long-term investment plans. You might sell off tomorrow based on what you hear tonight, and then tomorrow you could be sitting in cash for the rest of the year, Teed said.

Slowing growth in China and escalating tensions in the middle east contributed toMondaysmajor sell off. In China, new data on Chinese manufacturing sent a wave of financial concern across the Pacific.Chinas main index shed 6.9% of its value, forcing an emergency trading halt.

Chinese authorities have been trying for months to restore confidence in the countrys stocks after a plunge in June rattled global markets and prompted a panicked, multibillion-dollar government intervention.

In the Middle East, tensions are rising, which also contributed to Mondays selloff.After Saudi Arabia ended its diplomatic relations with Iran, Sudan and Bahrain followed suit. Thislead to fear concerningthe global oil supply and prices. Initially, crude oil prices rose 1.5% before the stock market erased the gains.

The damaged relations come after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite leader. That sparked violent protests against Saudis in Iran.Irans supreme leader warned Saudi Arabia would face divine revenge for the crime.

Teed said time will tell, but as of now, he expects oil prices to remain low for the coming weeks, and the stock market to recover.

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Source: http://wwlp.com/2016/01/04/stock-market-suffers-steep-loses-to-start-2016/

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Crack open the science book, the periodic table you learned now obsolete

Your periodic table is probably WRONG

Updated: Jan 4, 2016 - 5:22 PM

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Remember all of the elements you learned about in high school? You many need a refresher.

Scientists have agreed on the discovery of four new elements, completing the seventh line of the periodic table of elements,Science Newsreported.

The elements don"t have names yet, but will appear as number 113, 115, 117 and 118.

They are the first to be added to the table since 2011.

They are all man-made and are temporarily named with the Uu designator.

The permanent names could come from mythology, a mineral, a place or a scientist,The Guardianreported.

Source: http://www.myfoxboston.com/news/crack-open-the-science-book-the-periodic-table-you-learned-now-obsolete/13062610

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2016 NFL Draft Order: Week 17 win moves Miami down in the draft order

2016 NFL Mock Draft: Way too early edition

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The Miami Dolphins won their Week 17 contest against the New England Patriots. What does that do to their draft pick?

The Miami Dolphins finished the 2015 regular season with a dismal 6-10 record. They did come away with a Week 17 win over the New England Patriots, but in the long run, it was a bad year from start to end. Now, the team will begin their search for a new head coach, start looking at their own soon-to-be free agents, what free agents they may be able to sign this offseason, and start preparing for the Draft. How did the win over the New England Patriots impact Miami"s draft order?

The Tennessee Titans came into the weekend holding the top spot in the draft, and could pick no worse than second. They lost to the Indianapolis Colts, giving Tennessee a 3-13 record and officially putting them on the clock for next spring"s Draft. The Cleveland Browns started the day with the second overall pick, and, after a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, kept their same spot after Week 17 with a 3-13 record as well.

The 4-11 group coming into the week featured the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49ers. Dallas lost to the Washington Redskins, falling to 4-12 on the year. The Chargers also lost, dropping to the Denver Broncos, and 49ers won their match-up against the St. Louis Rams.

The 5-10 group, which included the Dolphins, also saw the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens start the week. Jacksonville and Baltimore both lost, falling to 5-11 for the year, while Miami moved up to 6-10.

The 6-9 group to start the week included the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. The Buccaneers were dismantled by the Carolina Panthers, the Eagles beat the Giants, the Lions beat the Bears, and the Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons.

The teams that started Sunday 7-8 saw the Colts win, the Bills win, the Oakland Raiders lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Rams lose to the 49ers. The Atlanta Falcons, the lone 8-7 team starting the day, fell to 8-8 with their loss to the Saints.

The Steelers started the day as the first team on the outside of the Playoffs, but worked their way into the last Wildcard spot, knocking the New York Jets out of the postseason. New York finished with a 10-6 record.

The NFL uses Strength of Schedule as the tie breaker when it comes to order teams for the Draft. The remaining 12 teams will all be ordered for the Draft based on where they finish in the Playoffs.

Remember that depending on the results of the Packers and Vikings game, there could be some small adjustments to the Draft order based on Strength of Schedule as well.

That makes the current draft order:

# Team Record SoS 1 Tennessee Titans 3-13 0.492 2 Cleveland Browns 3-13 0.531 3 San Diego Chargers 4-12 0.528 4 Dallas Cowboys 4-12 0.533 5 Jacksonville Jaguars 5-11 0.473 6 Baltimore Ravens 5-11 0.508 7 San Francisco 49ers 5-11 0.539 8 Miami Dolphins 6-10 0.469 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-10 0.484 10 New York Giants 6-10 0.498 11 Chicago Bears 6-10 0.548 12 New Orleans Saints 7-9 0.504 13 Philadelphia Eagles 7-9 0.508 14 Oakland Raiders 7-9 0.512 15 St. Louis Rams 7-9 0.528 16 Detroit Lions 7-9 0.536 17 Atlanta Falcons 8-8 0.478 18 Indianapolis Colts 8-8 0.500 19 Buffalo Bills 8-8 0.508 20 New York Jets 10-6 0.441

The Playoff teams are are:

21 Washington Redskins 9-7 0.465 22 Houston Texans 9-7 0.496 23 Kansas City Chiefs 10-6 0.496 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6 0.504 25 Seattle Seahawks 10-6 0.520 26 Minnesota Vikings 10-5* 0.498 27 Green Bay Packers 10-5* 0.519 28 New England Patriots 12-4 0.473 29 Cincinnati Bengals 12-4 0.477 30 Denver Broncos 12-4 0.500 31 Arizona Cardinals 13-3 0.476 32 Carolina Panthers 15-1 0.443

Note: The Patriots forfeit their first round picks as part of the punishment from the Deflategate scandal.* Teams play on Sunday Night Football to end the NFL regular season.

Source: http://www.thephinsider.com/2016/1/3/10705530/2016-nfl-draft-order-week-17-win-moves-miami-down-in-the-draft-order

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Lottery Numbers for Monday, Dec. 28

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Midday Drawing

Pick 2: 8-0

Pick 3: 7-1-5

Pick 4: 9-3-1-0

Pick 5: 1-6-5-4-3

Treasure Hunt: 05-06-10-11-18

Evening Drawing

Pick 2: 6-2

Pick 3: 1-5-0

Pick 4: 9-2-3-9

Pick 5: 0-2-6-4-9

Cash 5: 09-11-32-42-43

Match 6: 14-17-39-44-45-47

Cash4Life: 07-11-16-23-24

Cash Ball: 02

No players matched all five numbers in Mondays Cash 5 jackpot drawing. Tuesdays jackpot will be $600,000.

Lottery officials reported 84 players matched four numbers, winning $275 each; 2,905 players matched three numbers, winning $13 each; 36,976 players matched two numbers, winning $1 each.

No player matched all six numbers in Mondays Match 6 jackpot drawing; Thursdays jackpot will be worth $1.6 million.

Lottery officials reported 15 players matched five numbers, winning $1,000 each; 949 players matched four numbers, winning $20 each; 18,056 players matched three numbers winning $2 each.

Source: http://timesleader.com/news/lottery/500761/lottery-numbers-for-monday-dec-28

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"Pitch Perfect"-Stars Anna Camp & Skylar Astin sind verlobt!

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Was fr eine se Nachricht aus Hollywood: Die "Pitch Perfect"-Kollegen Anna Camp und Skylar Astin gaben ihre Verlobung bekannt. Das sympathische Paar teilte die Liebes-News mit ihren Fans und lie zeitgleich einen Blick auf den Verlobungsring zu. Das Ereignis stimmte die beiden so euphorisch, dass es gleich an alle weitergegeben werden musste.

Instagram / skylarastin Anna Camp und Skylar Astin gabe ihre Verlobung bekannt

Fr "Pitch Perfect" standen sie gemeinsam vor der Kamera, nun wollen sie auch ihre Zukunft gemeinsam verbringen. "Ich habe sie gefragt. Sie sagte ja!", schreibt Skylar zu dem Bild der beiden auf Instagram. Aber auch Anna konnte ihre Freude nicht verbergen und schrieb zum selben Foto auf ihrem Account: "Er hat gefragt. Ich sagte ja!" Ganz romantisch stellte der Schauspieler seiner Liebsten den Antrag whrend des Urlaubs auf der hawaiischen Insel Kauai.

Sonia Hall/Splash News Bei "Pitch Perfect" standen Skylar und Anna gemeinsam vor der Kamera

Das Prchen kennt sich bereits seit einigen Jahren. "Sie lernten sich ber gemeinsame Freunde kennen und arbeiteten gemeinsam", so ein Insider gegenber Us Weekly. Seit 2013 sind sie offiziell ein Paar. Fr Anna wird es bereits die zweite Ehe sein, denn sie war bereits drei Jahre mit Schauspieler Michael Mosley verheiratet.

Image Press / Splash News Fr Anna ist es bereits die zweite Hochzeit

Source: http://www.promiflash.de/news/2016/01/03/pitch-perfect-stars-anna-camp-und-skylar-astin-sind-verlobt.html

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NFL playoff schedule: Matchups, game dates and times for all rounds and Super ...

NFL Playoff Schedule and Odds

The final day of the NFL regular season did not disappoint.

The AFC playoff picture ended up much different by day"s end than it looked when Sunday kicked off, with the Steelers swiping the No. 6 seed from the Jets and the Broncos vaulting up to the No. 1 overall seed after beating the Chargers and seeing New England lose in Miami.

Over in the NFC, the Seahawks put the whole league on notice with a 36-6 stomping of NFC West champion Arizona. Seattle will be a wild-card team that no one wants to play. The Panthers won to move to 15-1 and locked up home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.

Sunday night"s de facto NFC North championship game went to the Minnesota Vikings. That means the Vikings get the No. 3 seed and will host the Seattle Seahawks next week. The Green Bay Packers go on the road to Washington to face the Redskins.

The playoff game dates, times and TV information are all below.

Note: All times Eastern

WILD-CARD ROUND

Saturday, Jan. 9

No. 5Kansas City Chiefs(11-5) at No. 4 Houston Texans (9-7): 4:35 p.m., ABC/ESPN

No. 6Pittsburgh Steelers(10-6) at No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals (12-4): 8:15 p.m., CBS

Sunday, Jan. 10

No. 6 Seattle Seahawks (10-6) at No. 3 Minnesota Vikings (11-5): 1:05 p.m., NBC

No. 5 Green Bay Packers (10-6) at No. 4 Washington Redskins (9-7): 4:40 p.m., FOX

DIVISIONAL ROUND

Saturday, Jan. 16

AFC higher seed at No. 2 New England Patriots (12-4): 4:35 p.m., CBS

NFC higher seed at No. 2 Arizona Cardinals (13-3): 8:15 p.m., NBC

Sunday, Jan. 17

NFC lower seed at No. 1 Carolina Panthers (15-1): 1:05 p.m., FOX

AFC lower seed at No. 1 Denver Broncos (12-4): 4:40 p.m., CBS

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday, Jan. 24

AFC lower seed at AFC higher seed: 3:05 p.m., CBS

NFC lower seed at NFC higher seed: 6:40 p.m., FOX

SUPER BOWL 50

Sunday, Feb. 7

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m., CBS (at Levi"s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.)

Source: http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-playoff-schedule-matchups-game-dates-times-for-all-rounds-super-bowl-50-010316

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Miranda Lambert reportedly dating singer Anderson East

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Miranda Lambert may not ring in the New Year as a single lady.

The 32-year-old country singer has reportedly been dating Americana/R&B singer Anderson East for the past month following her split from husband, Blake Shelton, in July.

"They are really enjoying each other"s company," a source told Us Weekly. According to the magazine, the new lovebirds are also planning to spend New Year"s Eve together.

East -- real name Michael Cameron Anderson -- is a relative unknown in comparison to Lambert"s previous relationships. He hails from Athens, Alabama, and came up on the country music scene in Nashville after paying his dues as a session musician. According to his Instagram profile, the 27-year-old enjoys hobbies like playing music and hunting. He also recently appeared on "Late Night With Seth Meyers."

According to friends of Lambert, Easton is a good fit for her and a nice way for her to get back onto the dating scene.

PHOTOS: Check out Anderson East in pics

Lambert and Shelton, who dated for six years before getting hitched in a country-themed wedding in 2011, announced their divorce in July with a joint statement: "This is not the future we envisioned. And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately."

Since their split, Shelton has moved on with his fellow "The Voice" coach Gwen Stefani. They have been happily sharing PDA-filled snaps and even spent the holidays together at Shelton"s Oklahoma home.

Lambert also enjoyed a nice holiday, but caught backlash from fans after showing off a new fur coat she got from her grandma.

Bad press over the coat aside, it"s nice to see Lambert back on the dating scene and hopefully this new man is the perfect rebound.

PHOTOS: Miranda Lambert through the years

Source: http://www.aol.com/article/2015/12/28/miranda-lambert-dating-anderson-east/21289036/

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