Here's Why Bitcoin's Real Value Is As A Payments Network
People often discuss Bitcoin in terms of its price volatility: Is it up or down? Is it a good investment or a speculative bubble?But atBI Intelligence, we believe all the talk of price volatility...
View ArticleNBC Had A Chance To Air 'The Walking Dead' And Totally Blew It
"The Walking Dead" is one of the most popular shows on cable TV. With all its blood and gore, it's probably difficult to imagine a show like that on network TV, but it nearly happened.During a recent...
View ArticleWhy Cristiano Ronaldo Is So Good
For the unfamiliar, Cristiano Ronaldo will probably be the one rampaging through the U.S. defense when Portugal plays the U.S. at this summer's World Cup.The Real Madrid forward is the best player in...
View ArticleWhole Foods Shares Are Crashing (WFM)
Whole Foods just put out an ugly Q2 earnings report and is down nearly 14% after-hours to $41.45 after reporting earnings.The retailer reported Q2 earnings of $0.38 per share, missing estimates for...
View ArticleHow To Tell If Someone Is Lying To You
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View ArticleHere's Jeff Gundlach's Big Presentation On Why Homeownership Is Overrated And...
The U.S. housing market recovery has been one of the most bullish stories in the global economy.However, DoubleLine Funds' Jeffrey Gundlach thinks the party's over for homebuilder stocks.At Monday's...
View ArticleThe 23 Most Impressive Dynasties In America Today
Whether through money, talent, or just good publicity, certain families dominate American life. There are legendary old money dynasties, twentieth century industrial dynasties, entertainment and sports...
View ArticleUnnecessary Tests And Treatments Waste $210 Billion A Year — Here's Why...
In a major report last year, the Institute of Medicine concluded that the number one source of wasteful spending in health care is overtreatment. Overtreatment is when providers order too many tests,...
View ArticleApplebee's Is Trying To Shake Its Boring Image
Applebee's is known for being generic. The restaurant's sales are down for the third consecutive quarter, reports Venessa Wong at Bloomberg Businessweek. Now, executives are "hitting the reset button"...
View ArticleThe Only Thing You Need To See To Understand Alibaba
Chinese internet company Alibaba has filed for an IPO. It had net income of $2.9 billion on revenues of $6.5 billion for the nine month period ending December 2012. This chart from Quartz is the...
View ArticleREPORT: Rob Ford Denied Entry To U.S.
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may not be welcome in the United States.Ford reportedly headed to Chicago, where his family has a home and business, after making a sudden announcement late last month...
View ArticleHow To Pick The Perfect Cut Of Beef
Beef has been and always will be what's for dinner.Porterhouses, filet mignon, and strip steaks are staples on restaurant menus and in grocery aisles. But there are some lesser-known cuts that are just...
View ArticleFINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: Advisors Who Want More Clients Need To Find A Niche
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.How Financial Advisors Can Find Their Niche (Nerd's Eye View) As more people...
View ArticleSolarCity Is Surging (SCTY)
SolarCity is up 7% after hours after reporting strong quarterly revenue and guidance.Q1 revenue for the San Francisco-based solar services provider increased 112% year-over-year to $63.5 million. That...
View ArticleA Once-Hot Mobile Ad Network Is Crashing After Horrible Earnings (MM)
This is an eye popper: Millennial Media is down 45% in after hour trading following an earnings report that was worse than expected. Millennial is a mobile ad network that did $72.6 million in revenue...
View ArticleThe Chart Shows The Incredibly High Markups On Illegal Drugs
A new report from the London School of Economics examines the detrimental effect of the War on Drugs and includes a chart that shows the incredibly high markups on heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.In...
View ArticleFive Months After Appointing Shawn Price As Top Cloud Guy, SAP Has Let Him Go...
In another surprise move, SAP has confirmed that newly-appointed top cloud guy, Shawn Price, is out.Sources told Recode's Arik Hesseldahl that Price was fired and that his departure was announced...
View ArticleSommelier Reveals Why You Should Send Back A Bottle Of Wine
My editor at BA, a seasoned restaurant-goer and keen observer of both service and cheffery, was scandalized when I suggested, in a recent piece for the magazine, that it is within one's rights to...
View ArticleFORGET BRIDGEGATE: Chris Christie May Be Responsible For 'Traffic Armageddon'...
Gov. Chris Christie is still facing accusations his administration caused a massive traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J. to get revenge on a mayor who declined to endorse him...
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