'We Are Shocked And Saddened': Bitcoin Foundation Releases Statement On...
Charlie Shrem, the CEO of Bitcoin exchange site BitInstant, was arrested earlier today and charged with money laundering.Among other things, Shrem serves as vice chairman for the Bitcoin Foundation,...
View Article8 Business Travel Packing Hacks
In the 2009 hit "Up in the Air," George Clooney plays a frequent flier who's just a few trips away from making it into the elite 10 million miles club.As a corporate "downsizer," his life revolves...
View ArticleThe Crazy Life Of Tom Perkins, The Man Who Thinks Critics Of The Rich Are Nazis
Over the weekend, legendary Valley venture capitalist Tom Perkins caused a firestorm in a letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal in which he said people who criticized the rich were like Nazis...
View ArticleSTOCKS FALL AGAIN: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, HLF, AAPL)
Stocks climbed back after a rout but ended up in the red.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 15,837.88 (-41.43, -0.26%)S&P 500: 1,781.56 (-8.73, -0.49%)Nasdaq: 4,083.61 (-44.56, -1.08%)And now the top...
View ArticleLIVE: APPLE EARNINGS! (AAPL)
The market is closed!So, Apple should be out shortly...We'll have all the numbers as soon as possible. This post is being updated as we go, so either refresh the page, or click here for the latest....
View ArticleAndroid Gains Market Share In Nearly Every Key Developed Market
Mobile Insider 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.LATE ADOPTERS...
View ArticleA Finance Exec Explains How She Fell Off, And Climbed Back Up, The Career Ladder
It's an old adage that actions speak louder than words, and nowhere is this truer than in the workplace.Particularly when it comes to nabbing a promotion or a better position, it's not enough just to...
View ArticleThe Badass Attitude Of Chinese Tennis Champ Li Na Summed Up In One Picture
You might not guess it by looking at her rather glum expression, but in the picture above, Chinese tennis star Li Na is receiving a check for 800,000 yuan — roughly $132,000.Na's long face is probably...
View ArticleLook How The Unemployment Rate Is Plunging In The One State That Already...
At this point, it looks extremely unlikely that long-term emergency unemployment benefits will be extended.This has caused a huge debate about whether this is wise, and what will happen to the...
View ArticleWhy First-Year Consulting Salaries Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up To Be
For young people fresh out of college, there's nothing quite like the promise of a consulting salary.Land a gig at one of the major firms and you can easily make upward of $60,000 in your first year. A...
View ArticleBernanke's Final Fed Meeting Is Tomorrow — Read This To Get Ready For It
Tomorrow, the Federal Open Market Committee announces its final monetary policy decision under the leadership of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.At its December meeting, the FOMC finally took the...
View ArticleDisney Channel Introduces First Lesbian Couple On Popular Kids' Show
The Disney Channel introduced its first-ever lesbian couple on the family series "Good Luck Charlie" on Sunday.In the groundbreaking episode, parents Amy and Bob Duncan set up a playdate for their...
View ArticleNow You Can Use Your Browser To Build Anything You Want Out Of Lego Bricks
Google announced today a partnership with Lego that lets you build whatever you want out of Lego blocks, right from the comfort of your own browser.It's called Build With Chrome. You can build anything...
View ArticleFacebook Saved 'Over $1 Billion' By Inventing Its Own Computers (FB)
One unique thing that Facebook does is something called the Open Compute Project. That's where Facebook builds it own hardware-like computer servers, hard drives and networking equipment that it uses...
View Article10 Photos That Show The Super Bowl's Media Day Has Become A Circus
The NFL held its annual Super Bowl Media Day session to give the media one last chance to speak with the coaches and players before the Big Game.Unfortunately, if you are interested in knowing what the...
View ArticleApple Has Hit A Wall With The iPhone And It's Time For Something New
After reading all those gloom-and-doom headlines over the last few days, you'd think Apple and Samsung were on the brink of collapse. In reality though, both companies posted record quarters for the...
View ArticleHere Comes The Turkish Central Bank Decision That Everyone Is Talking About
The Central Bank of Turkey is widely expected to announce a rate hike at an emergency meeting this evening in an effort to stem the decline in the lira. The currency touched a record low of 2.390 lira...
View ArticleThis Married Couple Is Taking Vine By Storm With Their Amazing Song Covers
YouTube has always been filled with covers of songs. In fact, there are a few household celebrity names we know today who got their start on YouTube (like Justin Bieber).Then there's Vine, which only...
View ArticleHere's What Students Learn In A College Course On Kanye West And Jay Z's...
This spring, University of Missouri English professor Andrew Hoberek will again be teaching a course that seems to gain relevance each semester — the simply titled "English 2169: Jay Z and Kanye...
View ArticleSTOCKS FINALLY RISE: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, AAPL,...
After a five-day losing streak, stocks climbed amid a busy day of economic data.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 15,928.69 (+90.81, +0.57%)S&P 500: 1,792.48 (+10.92, +0.61%)Nasdaq: 4,097.96 (+14.35,...
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