Urban Outfitters Pulls 'Depression' Shirt After Outcry
Urban Outfitters has pulled a women's shirt from stores after shoppers complained that it made light of mental illness. The $59 cropped t-shirt was printed with the word "depression" and the retailer...
View ArticleHere's Why Eating McDonalds Every Day Is A Bad Idea (Even If You Do Lose Weight)
Can you lose weight eating nothing but McDonald's for three months? Yes — as evidenced by the now-famous science teacher who reportedly did just that.But should you? Absolutely not.KCCI, a local news...
View ArticleFor Mobile-Social Apps, Advertising Is Winning As The Money-Making Revenue Model
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.MOBILE ADS...
View ArticleMARKETS SLIP AGAIN: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
Stocks have fallen on every trading day this year.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,437.3 (-32.6, -0.2%)S&P 500: 1,827.7 (-3.6, -0.2%)Nasdaq: 4,115.5 (-16.3, -0.4%)And now the top stories:The S&P...
View ArticleBusiness Insider Is Hiring A Video Editor Who Can Do It All
Business Insider Video is hiring a Video Editor / Animator / Graphic Artist / Producer to join our expanding video team.Yes, that’s one position.Call it a Pranimator. Or a Greditor. Or maybe a...
View ArticleThe Designer Who Made Foursquare's Iconic Badges Has Joined Another Early...
Foursquare's first designer, Mari Sheibley, left the company in late 2012. She had been there four years.Since then, she's been traveling, riding around on a new Vespa, and figuring out what's next.Now...
View ArticleHere's Why Edward Snowden Deserves A Long Prison Sentence
Here's why I don't think Edward Snowden should be allowed back into the U.S. without serving a long prison sentence.For America's intelligence and diplomatic apparatus to work, it needs to be able to...
View ArticleWhy People Think The BCS Championship Game Will Be A Blowout
There has been very little buzz for this year's BCS Championship game between Florida State and Auburn and as a result, there is very little demand for tickets to Monday night's game. According to...
View ArticleFacebook Is Putting The Fate Of Its Advertisers In The Hands Of Its Users
When Facebook announced in December that its algorithm change would prioritize "high-quality content," publishers and advertisers waited to see what that actually meant.Well, CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
View ArticleChris Christie Just Made The Decision To Own Immigration Reform For 2016
Chris Christie has given his conservative detractors another "hug" to complain about.About two hours after holding a ceremonial signing New Jersey's version of the "Dream Act," Gov. Chris Christie...
View ArticleThe 15 US Cities That Are Driving The Future
The American economy is being reshaped along the booming industries of technology and energy, according to new rankings of America’s Best Performing Cities by the Milken Institute.In the 2013 rankings,...
View ArticleIntuit Founder Scott Cook Has A Brilliant Way Of Doing Reference Checks
To get the most valuable information out of reference checks, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook asks a very specific question. Cook knows that most people try to be nice, so they will give the candidate a...
View ArticleHere's What To Expect When Companies Report Their Q4 Earnings
Fourth quarter earnings season unofficially kicks off this week.After months of anticipation, we finally get to see how companies closed out 2013.Here are some key metrics to watch, courtesy of...
View ArticleCHART: The 20 Highest-Paid Golfers
Golf Digest has released its 11th annual "Golf Digest 50 money list" which looks at the total earnings for golfers, both on and off the course, in 2013.While it is no surprise that Tiger Woods is on...
View ArticleSTOCKS RALLY, DOW ADDS OVER 100 POINTS: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA,...
Stocks recovered some of their beginning-of-the-year losses.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,530.9 (+105.8, +0.6%)S&P 500: 1,837.8 (+11.0, +0.6%)Nasdaq: 4,153.1 (+39.5, +0.9%)And now the top...
View ArticleHeinz Will Advertise At This Year's Super Bowl After A 16-Year Absence
Heinz Ketchup will advertise at this year's Super Bowl, marking the brand's first Super Bowl ad in 16 years, and only its second appearance at the big game ever.Heinz announced Tuesday it will have a...
View ArticleThe Most Ridiculous Things People Did In Job Interviews This Past Year
The new year is often a good time to reflect on the good and bad things that have happened in the past year. For staffing firm Robert Half, that means looking back on 12 months of bizarre interviews...
View ArticleAT&T's 'Sponsored Data' Idea — Consumer Benefit Or Competition Killer?
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.PICKING UP...
View ArticleThe S&P 500 Scored A 'Perfect 10' For The First Time Since 1995
The U.S. stock market in 2013 was, quite literally, a perfect 10."All ten sectors of the S&P posted double-digit gains on a total return basis last year—a rare market occurrence considering that it...
View ArticleLIVE: Marissa Mayer's CES Keynote
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is about to give her keynote presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It begins at 1 p.m. Pacific, 4 p.m. Eastern.You can watch her speech in the stream...
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