The hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen sat at the center of his vast trading floor on Monday, buying and selling stocks. In a sign of his enduring influence on Wall Street, he did business with major banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.
12 years, 6 months ago
On Saturday, the barricades at Utah’s Natural Bridges National Monument disappeared, allowing visitors to return to the tourist draw despite the government shutdown. They also came down at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, Arizona’s Grand Canyon and New York’s Statue of Liberty.
12 years, 7 months ago
President Obama broadened his focus in the budget battle Thursday, saying a government default on its debts would hurt the economy worse than the ongoing government shutdown.
A woman who tried to force her car through a White House security fence Thursday afternoon was shot and killed by police after a 12-block chase past the Capitol, which was locked down for a half-hour, authorities said.
After three years of ducking crises with last-minute deals, Congress finally ran out of ways to patch over its differences. Unable to meet a midnight Monday deadline for funding the government, lawmakers allowed it to shut down.
June 27, San Diego, California, USA. RC plane of the figure of Superman flying in the sky during the test runs
12 years, 10 months ago
In this dreamy capture by photographer David Yu, we see a ‘fog/haze/mist?’ rolling over San Francisco.
Taken from a helicopter, we see a breathtaking view of downtown Toronto through the lens of photographer Mike Palmer. The aerial photo is part of a project entitled Born & Raised.
12 years, 11 months ago
This picture was taken on top of the John Hancock building(97 stories)in Chicago Illinois when the clouds/fog rolled in from Lake Michigan. Picture was taken on my Droid DNA phone.
28 May, New Jersey, USA. Employee of the U.S. Secret Service is reflected in the presidential plane Air Force Base McGuire Air Force Base
The world's largest man-made excavation - a Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine- has been shut down by an enormous landslide that smashed roads and buildings and left two-thirds of the pit base buried.
Located on Just Room Enough Island is this quaint little cottage; the island is touted as one of the smallest (if not THE smallest) islands in the world (the lone tree gives it island status). It was built by the Sizeland family in the 1950s as a weekend getaway.
13 years ago
The Wave is located on the Colorado Plateau, near the Utah and Arizona border. The area is a gallery of twisted sandstone, resembling deformed pillars, cones, mushrooms and other odd creations.
