Новости за 07.06.2012

The estate of Bijan Pakzad, the Iranian fashion designer who died last year, is putting his Beverly Hills, Calif., home on the market for $12 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Marc Angeles/Unlimited Styles Studio.

A Miami Beach, Fla., estate owned by Versace goes on the market for $125 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

Tennis Now’s Ted LePak covers the women’s matches and previews the men’s. John and Patrick McEnroe reunite to take Paris and the US Olympics Coaches are announced.
 

Tennis Now's Ted LePak and Blair Henley debate on French Open topics:

Should Hawkeye be used at the French Open?
Is it acceptable to say Stosur "plays like a man"?
Should Roger Federer show more flare?
Will Sharapova take the finals of Roland Garros?
Is Nadal a shoe in for the title?

Share your thoughts below.

A Minneapolis couple, the wife in treatment for ovarian cancer, decided to replace the husband's mold-riddled, 1950s-era home with a new toxin-free space. Candace Jackson has details on Lunch Break. Photo: David Bowman for The Wall Street Journal.

The hottest graduate program is one you may have never heard of: Stanford's d.school, which teaches the murky concept of "design thinking." Melissa Korn has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Alison Yin for The Wall Street Journal.

Thursday, Jun. 07, 2012

More like Funtik the 'salivating pig,' if you ask us: Krakow has an elephant that predicts the outcomes of Euro 2012 soccer matches. Kharkiv, Ukraine, has a ferret that supposedly does the same. And not to be left out of the sports prognosticating boom, Kiev has its own Funtik the "psychic pig." He'll try to duplicate the feat of the late Paul the Octopus, who correctly chose the winners of eight matches at the World Cup in South Africa.

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Markets rallied as dovish comments from Fed Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen and an interest-rate cut in China boosted hopes for more stimulative action. Tomi Kilgore reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Reuters.

Sudeep Reddy reviews Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony on the U.S. and global economy on Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

Best Buy founder Richard Schulze said he would resign as chairman, effective immediately, to explore options for his 20.1% ownership stake. Joan Solsman reports on markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

According to chart watchers, a technical pattern known as a "doji" suggests that the S&P could be on track chart for a longer-term stock-market rally. Tomi Kilgore explains on Markets Hub. Photo: Bloomberg.

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The Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, launched the 'Suzlon Earth – an Environment Diary' a digital application for Apple iOS and Android platform on the occasion of World Environment Day.

The Corvallis Knights were a little shorthanded on Wednesday.

Thirteen current or former Corvallis Knights were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, which concluded Wednesday afternoon.

The Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, VA, is one of the most haunted places on the planet. Three terrifying tales in particular surround the inn. WARNING: THERE ARE GHOSTS.

The Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, VA, is one of the most haunted places on the planet. Three terrifying tales in particular surround the inn. WARNING: THERE ARE GHOSTS.

Just when you think the most simplistic, mundane bits of a vehicle can’t be improved, they surprise. Such is with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Roadster, which packs more user-facing technology than this week’s latest which packs more user-facing tech