Here's Wall Street's Big Idea For 2014
It's the most wonderful time of the year!It's the time of the year when all of the big Wall Street banks come out with detailed forecasts and predictions for what will happen in 2014. These calls can...
View ArticleThe PC Market Has Shrunk By 10% Because People Don't Want New Ones (MSFT)
When 2013 officially comes to a close, PC makers will have sold 10.1% fewer PCs this year than they did in 2012 – the worst year on record, according to a new report by IDC.The market research firm had...
View ArticleMAJOR BLACKOUT IN VENEZUELA: Eerie Instagrams Show Caracas Plunged Into Darkness
According to Reuters, Venezuela just suffered a massive power outage affecting multiple cities, including the capital Caracas. The blackout comes just 6 days ahead of contentious municipal elections...
View ArticleWanna Cheat? Use These Apps To Make Sure You Don't Get Caught
Your smartphone could be encouraging you to cheat.A survey conducted in November by affairs and dating site Victoria Milan revealed that 45% of people have either cheated — or contemplated cheating —...
View ArticleVin Diesel Breaks Silence On Paul Walker's Death In Poignant Facebook Message
By now, many of the "Fast and Furious" cast and crew have expressed their condolences in light of Paul Walker's sudden death this past weekend.Missing from those reactions was Walker's longtime co-star...
View ArticleWhat Victoria's Secret Workers Think When Men Walk Into The Store
A former Victoria's Secret employee told us that workers at her Chicago-area store were trained to treat male customers differently from female ones. "The general feeling about men is that they would...
View ArticleThese Two Murders Helped Turn America Into The Prison Capital Of The World
The documentary project Retro Report has an incisive new video examining how two murders in California helped spur the entire country to adopt controversial "three strikes and you're out" laws.These...
View ArticleHow This Entrepreneur Went From Internet Illiterate To E-Commerce Billionaire
By the time he was 16, Michael Rubin was more than $200,000 in debt with his discount ski-equipment business.Although his parents wanted him to go to college, Rubin dropped out after six weeks to focus...
View ArticleI Just Took A Totally Average $200 Plane Trip To California — But Here's How...
Yesterday evening, I boarded a plane from New York to California.I sat in a totally average $200 seat, scrunched in the very back row — 44 — in coach. I wasn't allowed to pick my seat before the...
View ArticleThe 18 Best-Selling Cars In America
America's automakers released their November data, exceeding market expectations ahead of the holiday season.Chrysler's sales jumped 16% to 142,275 units during the month, while Ford was up 7.1%...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Very Quietly Made A Major Move On Immigration Reform Today
House Speaker John Boehner announced on Tuesday the hire of Rebecca Tallent, a top immigration policy aide who will advise the Speaker on the topic. Tallent joins Boehner's office from the Bipartisan...
View ArticleTexas School Principal Placed On Leave After Forbidding Students From...
School principal placed on paid leave after forbidding students from speaking Spanish in classHEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A Southeast Texas middle school principal has been placed on paid leave after she...
View ArticleInstead Of Trying To Time The Market, Investors Should Just Rebalance Their...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.This Is A Great Time For Investors To Rebalance Their Portfolios...
View ArticleHere’s The Plan Behind An Incredibly Ambitious Floating City Called Freedom Ship
Back in the nineties, a team of visionaries started planning a floating city of 50,000 to 100,000 people, with shops, restaurants, and other amenities, that would travel the globe and let people spend...
View ArticleSnapchat Just Nabbed An Important Advertising Exec Away From Facebook (FB)
Snapchat has scored a major coupe in its efforts to figure out how to make money. Emily White, the executive who was leading Facebook's Instagram advertising program is leaving to become COO of...
View ArticleA California Woman Got A Traffic Ticket For Driving With Google Glass
What could be the first ever court case for driving with Google Glass is in the works.The woman who got the ticket is fighting it, reports the AP's Justin Pritchard.The gist of the story is this: In...
View ArticleYahoo Acquires And Shuts Down Startup Ptch (YHOO)
Ptch, a startup that spun out of Dreamworks Animation, has been acquired by Yahoo and will shut down on January 2, 2014, the company announced on its website.Terms were not disclosed.Ptch's mobile...
View ArticleTablets Are Becoming More Important Than Smartphones For Online Shopping, But...
This year will mark a major milestone for tablets and their influence on Internet retailers. We believe tablets will draw even with smartphones, and account for 50% of the total value of U.S. retail...
View ArticleDon't Believe Porn Addiction Is Real? Check Out These Numbers
A Reddit community called NoFap wants you to rethink your relationship with Internet pornography. And they're not the only ones – Project Know, a drug, and alcohol rehab program, gives you its rundown...
View ArticleTwo Dead, One Injured After Skydivers Collide In Midair
Two skydivers were killed Tuesday after a midair collision over Eloy, Ariz., the local ABC news affiliate is reporting. The incident reportedly occurred around 4:51 p.m. at Skydive Arizona, with...
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