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7 Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Charts Of 2015!

With gold, silver and crude oil on the move, today King World News wanted to take a step back and look at 7 of the most jaw-dropping charts of 2015. The following charts are from the Wall Street Journal.  The first chart below from WSJ shows that Chinese industrial output is at its lowest since the end of 2008. The second chart below from WSJ shows that China's retail sales growth has now collapsed below

Alleged mistress of ex-NBA owner ordered to repay $2.6 million

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has won a court decision ordering repayment of $2.6 million in real estate and cash he furnished to his alleged mistress, V. Stiviano, the woman behind his racially charged downfall. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Fruin ruled that Shelly Sterling was entitled to recover those assets from Stiviano because they came from

Chinese hostess plays down Hamilton champagne incident

By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) – A Chinese Grand Prix podium hostess who had champagne sprayed in her face by race winner Lewis Hamilton has played down the incident after the Formula One world champion was accused of sexist bullying. “It lasted for only one or two seconds, and I didn’t think too much about it,” Liu Siying, a 22-year-old graduate of the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art who works

Motor racing-Chinese hostess plays down Hamilton champagne incident

By Alan Baldwin MANAMA, April 15 (Reuters) – A Chinese Grand Prix podium hostess who had champagne sprayed in her face by race winner Lewis Hamilton has played down the incident after the Formula One world champion was accused of sexist bullying. “It lasted for only one or two seconds, and I didn’t think too much about it,” Liu Siying, a 22-year-old graduate of the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art

Modi's coal turnaround to ease India's chronic power cuts

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Fewer power cuts are likely in India this summer after a surge in output at Coal India helped generators amass record stocks, a turnaround for Narendra Modi who had to battle a power crisis within months of becoming prime minister last May. Fast-track mine approvals, tighter production oversight and more flexibility in coal sales have helped power station stocks recover from a