Ex-KGB Major: The Russians Tricked Snowden Into Going To Moscow
Ex-KGB Major Boris Karpichko told Nigel Nelson of The Mirror that spies from Russia’s SVR intelligence service, posing as diplomats in Hong Kong, convinced Snowden to fly to Moscow last June.“It was a...
View ArticleMilitaries Know That The Arctic Is Melting — Here's How They're Taking Advantage
The new Wild WestThe Arctic, long considered an almost worthless backwater, is primed to become one of the most important regions in the world as its ice melts over the next few decades.Unlike every...
View ArticleMARIO BALOTELLI: How The Most Interesting Man In Soccer Spends His Millions
Mario Balotelli, the 23-year-old striker who will lead Italy into the 2014 World Cup, has been one of the great joys of following soccer in recent years.He has provided moments of pure genius on the...
View ArticleWhere Nanosats Will Boldly Go, Business Will Follow
Around 1,000 operational satellites are circling the Earth, some of them the size and weight of a large car. In the past year they have been joined by junior offspring: 100 or so small satellites, some...
View ArticleA 'Game Of Thrones' Actress May Be Giving Away Huge Spoilers On Her Instagram
WARNING: There are major spoilers if you haven't seen Sunday's episode"Game of Thrones" is one TV's hottest shows right now, so fans are doing whatever they can to avoid spoilers.If that's the case,...
View ArticleThe Wall Street Outlook In Four Words
Macro Boring, Yields Roaring is the title of Morgan Stanley's latest Global Strategy Outlook, and it's pretty much the perfect encapsulation of where Wall Street sees markets going these days.What it...
View ArticleThe Weekend Is Over And Stocks In Asia Are Higher
The weekend is over and stocks in Asia are up.Japan's Nikkei opened Monday trading 0.8% higher.Korea's Kospi climbed 0.5%.U.S. futures are down.The first half of the week will be pretty quiet as far as...
View ArticleMathematician Explains How To Figure Out What Time To Get To The Airport...
What's the best time to get to the airport? It depends on how much you hate waiting around an airport, and how willing you are to risk missing your flight. However, if you've never missed a flight,...
View ArticleTear-Jerker 'The Fault In Our Stars' Blasted Past Tom Cruise’s New Movie At...
Teen phenomenon “The Fault in our Stars” had a huge opening weekend at the box office. The adaptation of John Green’s best-selling novel about two cancer stricken teens who fall in love made a big $48...
View ArticleRemember This Chart Anytime There's A Debate About Why People Are Leaving The...
There's no doubt you've seen this chart before. It shows that the Labor Force Participation Rate is at its lowest level in decades.Some people say that this chart represents throngs of workers who have...
View ArticleANTHONY WEINER: 5 Things About The Stanley Cup That Everyone Is Getting Wrong
Now that I have been a sports columnist for a couple of days, I feel free to admit that I have great admiration and wonderment at the ability of my brethren to find a "narrative" or a "story line." In...
View ArticleThese Charts Show How Close The Fed Is To Its Policy Objectives
The Federal Reserve is really close to its policy goals.This was the message of St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, who spoke today in Palm Beach, Florida at the Tennessee Bankers...
View ArticleA Promiscuous Brown Bear May Be Castrated For Sleeping Around Too Much
While most brown bears quit the mating game at age 19, one 26-year-old male named Pyros is still going strong.Scientists worry that Pyros' friskiness is threatening the survival of his colony by...
View ArticleJobs In Low-Wage Industries Are Still Rising Faster Than Jobs In High-Wage Ones
Lots of people are saying wage growth may be about to turn.We really need it.Today, UBS' Maury Harris brings us this simple chart that subtracts the rate of jobs growth in low-wage industries from the...
View ArticleJon Stewart Perfectly Mocks Liberals Who Deny Science
Ignorance isn't limited by political boundaries.While some anti-science conservatives have been known to deny the facts of climate change, Jon Stewart had another target in mind on a recent show: the...
View ArticleTime Warner Said To Be Considering Investment In Vice At A $2 Billion Valuation
Time Warner is in talks to invest in Vice at a $2 billion valuation, Sky News reports.Time Warner would allow Vice to use its HLN online news platform if the deal goes through, according to the report....
View ArticleStanford President: Entrepreneurs Should Wait To Become CEO
It seems that every entrepreneur in Silicon Valley wants to be CEO of the company they founded, because they feel it's necessary to have total control over its direction.John Hennessy, president of...
View ArticleBUNDY SUPPORTER: I Remember The Alleged Las Vegas Cop Killers, And They...
One of the most steadfast supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy remembers the brief presence at the ranch of Jerad Miller and his wife, Amanda Miller, who are now the two suspects in a Sunday...
View ArticleWhy GoDaddy's Founder Bob Parsons Is Leaving The Company
In one breath, GoDaddy filed for a $100 million IPO. In the other it said that its famous, wealthy founder, Bob Parsons, has resigned as executive chairman.Parsons is leaving the company to devote more...
View ArticleTreasury Department Insists There's No Drama In Its Press Room
The country's big wire services aren't going to be a full-time presence in the U.S. Treasury's press room. However, a source in Treasury and spokespeople for multiple media outlets told Business...
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