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Now, many Americans prefer socialism over capitalism

Now, many Americans prefer socialism over capitalismNew York, Apr 10: The financial crisis has hit the United States hard, and media reports point out that the country is leaning toward socialism after the US government taking majority stake in banks, bossing around the auto industry, and floating the possibility of nationalized healthcare.

A new poll suggests that if there were merit to those arguments, many Americans wouldn’t mind, the Daily News reported.

Billion dollar loss expected at Morgan Stanley

Billion dollar loss expected at Morgan Stanley New York - The c

Halle Berry overly photoshopped for Harper''s Bazaar cover

Halle Berry overly photoshopped for Harper''s Bazaar coverNew York, April 9 : Overzealous photoshopping now has another celebrity enlisted as its victims-Halle Berry.

The Oscar-winning actress' picture on the cover of Harper''s Bazaar''s May issue appears suspiciously airbrushed.

The 42-year-old looks much older than usual in the picture.

However, the actress has talked about her bad habits, not her looks, in the magazine.

Eminem eyes sex with Sarah Palin in ‘We Made You’ video

Eminem eyes sex with Sarah Palin in ‘We Made You’ videoNew York, April 9 : Eminem has put Alaska Governor Sarah Palin under the firing line, depicting her in a raunchy sequence in the video of his new song.

The rapper, who has been on hiatus since 2005, whips other celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian, Amy Winehouse, Jessica Simpson, Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears in the `We Made You' video.

The song, his first single from his comeback album `Relapse', out on May 19, shows a woman dressed as Palin in a skirt and bustier splayed out on an office desk.

Matching tattoos worst mistake for lovelorn couples, claim experts

Matching tattoos worst mistake for lovelorn couples, claim expertsNew York, Apr 9 : If you think that getting matching tattoos would help relationship last forever, then you need to reconsider the idea - for it didn't work well for Lindsay Lohan-Samantha Ronson and Rihanna-Chris Brown.

"It''s a terrible idea," New York Daily News quoted Dr. Jeffrey Rand of New York''s Tattoo Removal Centre as saying.

"All you need to do is look at the divorce rate [and] beyond that, the break-up rate of relationships before marriage," he added.

US stocks rally despite dour Fed forecast

US stocks rally despite dour Fed forecast New York - US stocks gained Wednesday, ending a volatile session and a two-day losing streak, amid optimism over a major merger in the housing sector.

Stocks briefly cut gains after the Federal Reserve said in its minutes from its last policy meeting in March that "downward risks" remained in the economy. The United States is in the midst of one of its longest recessions since the Great Depression.

The Fed noted a rapid deterioration in labour market conditions, with steep job losses across all sectors.

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