YARDENI: Evidence Continues To Point To A Great Bond Liquidation
What is the likelihood of a “Great Rotation” out of bonds and into stocks? Weekly data estimated by the Investment Company Institute show that $66.7 billion poured out of bond mutual funds during the...
View ArticleSee Inside The San Francisco Mansion Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams Just...
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and his wife have just listed their home in San Francisco's Noe Valley for $2.995 million, Curbed SF reports (via Trulia).They purchased the four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom...
View Article5 'Cultural Experiences' That Are Not Worth Having
Whenever I return from traveling, I love to tell stories about my ‘cultural experiences.’ Usually, at the end of these stories, I come off as a bit of a jackass, but if I call it a ‘cultural...
View ArticleLife After Instagram: Opportunities In The Mobile Photo-Sharing Ecosystem
The digital camera feature has been a major driver of mobile phone sales for a decade. But Instagram's sale to Facebook last year was a watershed moment for the mobile photo-sharing industry.Among...
View ArticleBank Of America Posts Earnings Tomorrow, Get Briefed Here
Bank of America will report earnings tomorrow before the bell, and everyone's hoping for some good news from what used to be one of the sickest banks on Wall Street.Analysts are expecting earnings per...
View ArticleJapan Opens Lower
Japan has opened lower to the tune of 0.7%.Nikkei futures have been lower much of the day, as US equities broke an 8-day winning streak.That being said, the only real show is Bernanke speaking on...
View ArticleCincinnati Has Become An Unexpected Hub Of Tech Startups
To judge from media coverage, one might think of the U.S. tech industry as a bi-coastal phenomenon. But between Silicon Valley and New York City's Silicon Alley lie 3,000 miles of countryside dotted...
View ArticleMarkets Are Making Some Boring Moves In Asia
Markets are open in Asia, and the moves are modest.Australia's S&P/ASX is flat.Korea's Kospi is down 0.2%.Japan's Nikkei is down 0.8%."Another boring open," said CNBC/SBS reporter Chery Kang on...
View ArticleHow To Make Sure Your Future Employer Never Sees Those Embarrassing Facebook...
Facebook has become a treasure trove of embarrassing and sometimes overly revealing photos. For those who joined the social network years ago, there are bound to be at least a few embarrassing pictures...
View ArticleREMINDER: Ben Bernanke’s testimony and t
REMINDER: Ben Bernanke’s testimony and the semi-annual Monetary Policy Report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. His testimony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.Join the conversation about this story »
View Article9 Facts About Quantum Computing That Will Melt Your Mind
Quantum computers aren't for browsing the Internet, checking email, or running standard software.Instead, they rely on the underpinnings of quantum mechanics, a branch of physics that's defied...
View ArticleMicrosoft Has A Full-Blown Mall Right On Its Massive Headquarters (MSFT)
There is a full-blown shopping mall right on the grounds of Microsoft's sprawling campus in Redmond, Washington. The Commons, as its called, opened in 2009. It's on Microsoft's West Campus and its near...
View ArticleFired Employee To Slap Zimmerman Prosecutors With Whistleblower Lawsuit
A former employee of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey’s office will file a whistleblower lawsuit against the prosecutors in the George Zimmerman murder trial, Reuters reports. Zimmerman was recently...
View ArticleBrazilian President's Popularity Takes Breathtaking Nosedive — And That...
Recent protests in Brazil (over the state of public services, infrastructure, and how money is being spent) were probably a pretty great indication that the current President Dilma Rousseff was not too...
View ArticleHedge Fund Manager Jim Chanos Nearly Got Hit By A Flying Bat At The All-Star...
Suddenly a barrage of tweets just came out, with people saying that Jim Chanos nearly got hit by a flying bat at the MLB all-star game.And sure enough, that's him.From @joshh031 on Twitter, there's no...
View ArticleHere's What Experts Expect Bernanke To Say When He Speaks To Congress On...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke heads to Congress to speak to the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. ET and then to the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday at 10:30...
View ArticleSpain Arrests British Fugitive Believed To Be Involved In Massive Global...
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Tuesday they had arrested a Briton they described as one of Europe's top 10 most wanted criminals and had helped dismantle a transatlantic cocaine-smuggling...
View ArticleLandon Donovan's Beautiful Pass Led The U.S. Men's Soccer Team To A Win Over...
For a while it looked like Costa Rica was going to play the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team to a tough draw. But then Landon Donovan unleashed a beautiful assist to Brek Shea for the go ahead goal.The...
View ArticleThe World Will Never Be So Rich That It Stops Loving Diamonds
Here's an interesting chart from Rio Tinto's Alan Davies, CEO of Diamonds & Minerals.It shows how the demand for certain mined goods wanes as GDP per capita rises.As you can see, diamonds rise at...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Kmart Is Trying To Rebrand 'Yo Mama' Jokes
In the same vein as its recent "Ship my Pants" and "Big Gas Savings" commercials, Kmart's latest ad tries to rebrand a new phrase: "Yo Mama."In the commercial made by DraftFCB, a number of kids on a...
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