Human Interest

A UK teenager managed to pass his driving test and get a full license despite killing a deer during the exam.  The Independent reports: Tom Lo, 17, was driving around 40mph when the deer ran in front of his car near Fingringhoe, Essex. Although he slammed on the emergency break, the deer was killed in the collision. After the examiner checked the car for damage – only a cracked number plate – Mr Lo was allowed to continue the test. He told the Evening Standard: “I had so many things going on inside my head. I thought have I failed my test? Has the deer died?

Dear Janet - it doesn't get any better than this...

At 247k, initial jobless claims are the lowest since November 1973 - how does that compute given the "fear and anger" among America's electorate?

We assume Intel's layoffs will be seasonally-adjusted out of this time series?

A mysterious beam of green light shooting out from the Earth was captured on a live NASA video stream recently, leaving some stunned viewers suggesting they may have witnessed “time-travelling aliens”.  The green light, which was hundreds of miles wide, was seen on a live broadcast from the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. In the video, a UFO emerges just above the Earth’s horizon, followed by the giant green beam.

WWE wrestling legend Joanie ‘Chyna’ Laurer was found dead in her southern California home on Wednesday night, aged 45.  A statement posted on her Twitter account informed the public of Chyna’s death. “It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero,” the statement read. “Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the 9th wonder of the world has passed away.

In mid-January, world-renowned Dennis Gartman proclaimed that crude wouldn't see $44 again "in my lifetime."

And today... it did!

Perhaps the reason for the surge is that Virtu's algos just wanted Gartman dead?

Has anyone heard from Dennis today?