The Stock Market Rarely Returns 10% In A Year
The S&P 500 is heading for returns of between 25% and 30% for 2013. Exceptional? Not totally. LPL Financial 's Jeff Kleintop has compiled the historic frequency of stock returns on the S&P 500...
View ArticleCheck Out Google's Crazy Offices In Zurich (GOOG)
Google's offices are really incredible places.They're filled with all sorts of odd, playful touches. They make going to work look like it would be fun.No Google office exemplifies this spirit of work...
View ArticleA Man Who Lost His Wife To Cancer Recreated His Wedding Photos With His...
Ben Nunery, an Ohio man who lost his wife Ali to cancer two years ago, wanted to create one last powerful memory of the house they built together before he and his daughter, Olivia, moved to a...
View ArticleBILL GROSS: We Are Living In A Bitcoin Age
Ever since his Tweet about Portuguese debt haircuts apparently caused the country's bond yields to spike, Bill Gross and his giant PIMCO bond fund's Twitter feed has been a big must-follow.This...
View ArticleGamification Will Drive Billions In Economic Value, But What Consumers Expect...
Gamification, the use of game elements to promote desired behaviors among customers and employees, has been a popular business strategy for decades. But the always-on digital and smartphone age has...
View ArticleWhat U.S. Secretary Of Commerce Penny Pritzker Asks In Job Interviews
Most executives have a favorite interview question they ask that provides a telling glimpse into the person they're interviewing.Penny Pritzker, secretary of U.S. commerce, is no exception.She tells...
View Article11 Vintage Ads That Show How Target Used To Advertise Denim
Target first began selling denim under the private label "Tarval" in 1962, more than 85 years after Levi Strauss introduced the first pair of "waist overalls."Early advertisements for the retailer's...
View ArticleThe Business Case For Paternity Leave In The US
What’s not to love about paternity leave? It helps a man to bond with his new-born, to strengthen his marriage, and catch up on sleep. So we’re left to wonder why the United States is a world laggard...
View ArticleHere's The Reading List For Paul Krugman's Class On The Great Recession Next...
Next semester, 200 lucky Princeton students will have the opportunity to take The Great Recession: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies with professor Paul Krugman.The reading list is stacked (and we...
View ArticleA Beer Expert Picks The 7 Best Holiday Brews
When you think of holiday beers, you probably think of brews that include the same spices that are used in mulled wines and hot ciders (allspice, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon).While the best brewers use a...
View ArticleNJ Real Estate Agent Accused Of Having An Affair In The Home He Was Hired To...
In every homeowner's worst nightmare, a recent lawsuit alleges that two Coldwell Banker realtors in New Jersey kept potential buyers away from a vacant home so they could use it for their "sexual...
View ArticleVirus Kills Over 1,000 Bottlenose Dolphins Along US East Coast
ORLANDO (Reuters) - More than 1,000 migratory bottlenose dolphins have died from a measles-like virus along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard in 2013 and the epidemic shows no sign of abating, a marine...
View ArticleMacy's Apparently Has A 'Secret' Black Santa
Macy's flagship store in Manhattan has a "secret" black Santa, who is allegedly referred to as the "special" Santa, according to Animal New York reporter Amy Nelson.Nelson visited the Santaland display...
View ArticleUK To Pardon Codebreaker Alan Turing Who Was Convicted Of 'Gross Indecency'...
Alan Turing, a British mathematician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist, had one of the most celebrated minds of the 20th century. His "Turing machine" was a precursor to the modern computer, and he...
View ArticleThe Biggest Things We Learned About Sex In 2013
The worst stereotypes of science suggest that it's boring, staid, or overly complex.Not these studies. More often than people may think, science gets downright dirty, peering into bedrooms and asking...
View ArticleBEHOLD: Photos Of The Android Phone Nokia Was Working On When It Was Bought...
We knew that Nokia was working on an Android phone before it was acquired by Microsoft.And now we have some photos of what is, courtesy of Twitter phone leaker @Evleaks, an alleged prototype of the...
View Article6 Things Startup CEOs Should Do Every Week
As the CEO of a New York City-based startup, Shodogg, I know that managing the moving parts of an early-stage company is challenging and oftentimes hectic.Here are the six things I do every week to...
View ArticleUS Citizen Gets One Year In UAE Maximum Security Prison Over Spoof Video
An American consultant living in the United Arab Emirates has begun a one-year sentence in a maximum security prison after a spoof video was ruled a threat to national security.Shezanne Cassim, 29,...
View ArticleBill Ackman Is Still Sticking With His Herbalife Short (HLF)
BOSTON (Reuters) - Herbalife is still engaged in improper recruiting tactics and is likely violating multi-level market restrictions in China, activist hedge fund manager William Ackman wrote to his...
View Article5 Things Everyone Needs To Keep In Mind As They Prepare To Rebalance Their...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.5 Things Everyone Needs To Keep In Mind As They Prepare To Rebalance Their...
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