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The Global Economy In Two Lines
Here's a great table tweeted by @pawelmorski:What you see is the significance of credit to economic growth in each of these regions. In the US for example, credit expansion accounted for 9.1% of GDP....
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There's Now Even More Conservative Opposition To The Emerging Budget Deal
An emerging budget deal being brokered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) found more conservative opposition on Tuesday, as the group Americans for Prosperity slammed its...
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New Study Finds That More Attractive Students Have Higher GPAs
Students who are considered to be attractive are more likely to receive higher grades and go to college, according to a new study reported in Time.The study — which comes from the Society for Research...
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Here Are Two More Stats To Show That Doom Is Slowly Marching On Cable TV
Google is working on yet another set-top box that will bring Web TV like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube to actual big screen TVs, according to Amir Efrati of The Information.The new gadget will be Google's...
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Here Are Stanford's Billion-Dollar Fraternities And Dorms, Where Famous Tech...
Last week I visited Stanford University for the first time.My mission: to find the billion-dollar spots around campus where now-famous entrepreneurs began their careers.Clinkle, Snapchat and Google all...
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8 Outrageous Remarks By Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is stepping down as chairman after a tumultuous tenure that has led to a series of unfortunate headlines for the company.It's part of a larger management shakeup at the...
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Man Says He Was Beaten Unconscious By Philly Fans For Wearing A Lions Jersey...
Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged attack that occurred after Sunday's Eagles-Lions game, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.A man, who wished to remain anonymous, claims that he was...
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An Amazing 1,300-Year Old Way Of Fishing Involving Birds Diving Underwater Is...
Cormorant fishing on China's Li River is all but dying out.Fisherman set out with domesticated cormorants, a seabird, on bamboo rafts before sunrise and often in the early evening. These birds prey on...
View Article8 Superfoods Eaten By The Super Successful
Click for sound.<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> Superfoods are the new thing. These foods pack in an abnormal dose of healthy nutrients. And when there is a new...
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Here's Obama Taking A Selfie With David Cameron And Denmark's Prime Minister...
President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt took a selfie today at the memorial service for the late South African President Nelson...
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Big Music Acts Cancel SeaWorld Performance After 'Blackfish' Doc Shows...
Willie Nelson, Barenaked Ladies, and Heart have all canceled shows at SeaWorld after seeing "Blackfish" — a chilling new documentary about the mistreatment of whales that has turned them into 'serial'...
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Nicolas Sarkozy's Naked Wife Used As Bait By G20 Hackers
Suspected Chinese hackers have systematically targeted diplomats working within foreign ministries in European countries, reports Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times.The hackers were hoping to find...
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This Is The Best, Most Searing Analysis Of Microsoft's Hunt For A CEO (MSFT)
Former Apple executive Jean Louis Gassee has a searing column on Microsoft's hunt for a new CEO.First, he crushes the company's board:For a large, established company, having to use an executive...
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Applebee's Just Killed One Of The Most Annoying Things About Eating Out
Applebee's is addressing customers' least favorite thing about eating out—waiting for the check. The casual restaurant will have tablets in all its stores by the end of 2014, according to a USA Today...
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These 50 Major US Companies Have Zero Women On Their Boards
Women may make up nearly 50% of the workforce, but many of the most powerful and influential companies in the U.S. have yet to make meaningful moves to advance women into top leadership positions. For...
View ArticlePantene Produces An Overtly Feminist Ad — But It Won't Be Seen In The US
Most women's haircare ads don't have much politics. But Pantene's current advertising in the Philippines elegantly addresses the double-standards women often face at work. The ad features gorgeous,...
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Sorry, Libertarians — Inequality Does Matter
Tim Carney has an interesting and flawed column that exposes why "libertarian populism," the attempt to reformulate a libertarian economic agenda around middle-class economic concerns, must fail.The...
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These Are The 6 Main Attributes That Define The Things In 'The Internet Of...
The Internet Of Things will make many of the familiar devices and objects in our lives — from door locks to toll booths to refrigerators — suddenly Internet-connected, smartphone-accessible, and...
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Famed Chef Jean-Georges Is Opening A '100% Raw, Vegan' Restaurant In New York...
Vegetarians, rejoice! Jean-Georges Vongerichten — the head chef of the eponymous and four-star Jean-Georges restaurant in Manhattan — is coming out with a new vegan restaurant in 2014.The top NYC chef...
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This New App Found A Way To Connect You With The 'Familiar Strangers' You See...
Next time you're heading to work on the subway, or waiting for a friend at the bar, look around. Everyone is by themselves, plugged in and staring intently at their phones or tablets, sending off body...
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