Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve kept its federal funds rate unchanged in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, and said the economy "continued to pick up" since its last meeting.

Robert Barbera, chief economist at ITG, shared his insights on how the Fed statement impacts financial firms and the economy.

“Six months ago, the question was: The fund rate is already zero, can you invent a strategy that allows you to resuscitate the financials, banks and the like?—And I think the alphabet soup did

If you like being distracted by projections and badass animations while you play pool, the Obscura CueLight is for you. It uses sensors and an overhead projector to create images that follow the balls as they bang around the table.

The system itself will set you back $80,000, no pool table included. At the Esquire Ultimate Bachelor Pad, where it's currently set up, it's projecting on a $125,000 pool table. Bottom line: you can't afford it.

In addition to this setup, where the balls reveal an image hid

Video: Market coach Doug Hirschhorn, PhD, discusses the six reasons some traders will never make money.

While there are a lot of traders out there, many of them don't make any money. Well, it’s time for a wake-up call folks. Here are six reasons why you do not — and may not ever — make money as a trader:

You don’t put in the proper amount of effort. You don’t put in the full-time commitment it requires to be profitable in trading because you treat it like a hobby. Trading is not a part-time

Airtime: Mon. Sept. 7 2009 10 00 ET
Spot gold prices could jump to $1,650 an ounce in the medium term, predicts Jurg Kiener, CEO of Swiss Asia Capital. He tells CNBC’s Chloe Cho & Sri Jegarajah how best to cash in on this precious metal.

Airtime: Mon. Sept. 7 2009 10 00 ET
Spot gold prices could jump to $1,650 an ounce in the medium term, predicts Jurg Kiener, CEO of Swiss Asia Capital. He tells CNBC's Chloe Cho & Sri Jegarajah how best to cash in on this precious metal.

Incompetent policymakers are to blame for a financial crisis that will continue until substantial changes are made, author Nassim Taleb, known as the "Black Swan," told CNBC.

Taleb, principal at Universa Investments and coiner of the "Black Swan" term to explain drastic, unpredictable events, said in a live interview that choking debt, continued high unemployment and a system that rewards bad behavior will hamstring an economic recovery.

"It is a matter of risk and responsibility, and I think the risk

The world economy still risks a double-dip recession if oil prices rise toward $100 per barrel and if huge U.S. government debts frighten investors, Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics and chairman of RGE Monitor, told CNBC.

"There is a risk, a low probability for a double dip," Roubini said on "Squawk Box."

Although the risk of a depression has been virtually eliminated by the massive monetary stimulus, "we are in the middle of the worst recession in 60 years" and the rallying stock market may

The financial crisis we have just been through is really the aftershock from the dotcom bubble, says Giles Keating of Credit Suisse. He tells Marc Faber of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report & CNBC's Martin Soong that another crash may be in the works.

Airtime: Fri. Jul. 17 2009

The CIT Group woes show that the financial crisis is not over and more writeoffs are on the way, Stephen Roach, chairman at Morgan Stanley Asia, told CNBC Thursday.

Airtime: Thurs. Jul. 16 2009

A unique alternative to large-scale layoffs, with Patricia Smith, New York State Department of Labor commissioner.

Airtime: Fri. Jul. 17 2009

It was shot at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan.
The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

Check out this CNN report on love hotels & apparently, love and sex are recession-proof.

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The installation includes tracking devices and low-resolution LED displays and is capable of showing many different visualizations based on the presence and movement of people. "
Visitors can interact with the installation every night from 7 PM to 11 PM.
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Prey Alone is a 2005 short film by Stephen St. Leger and James Mather. It’s about a mysterious stranger who shoots and races his way out of a city, and the cop trying to stop him. Prey Alone is an amazing action film with great special effects. Run time: 15 minutes.

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