10 Cities Where The American Dream Is Still Alive
In many ways, the American dream is in trouble. Increasing inequality means that it's harder than ever to break into the top income brackets from the bottom. A new study from some of the most prominent...
View ArticleFBI Agents Arrest Tech Analyst Sandeep Aggarwal For Leaking Non-Public Info...
San Francisco-based technology sell-side analyst Sandeep Aggarwal was arrested yesterday by FBI agents in San Jose, California on insider trading charges, the FBI New York bureau Tweeted.Today, the...
View ArticleTake A Ride On The Navy's Badass Hovercraft And Its Landing Craft Workhorse...
When the U.S. Navy wants to haul a few hundred tons of troops, material, or gear from ship to shore sailors use the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) or the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicle, a...
View ArticleBloomberg's Soda Ban Is All But Dead After NY Appeals Court Ruling
A state appeals court has upheld the state Supreme Court's decision to strike down New York City's ban on large, sugary drinks.Judges called the ban unconstitutional.Mayor Michael Bloomberg pushed the...
View ArticleRESERVE BANK OF INDIA: 'India Is Currently Caught In A Classic 'Impossible...
MUMBAI, July 30 (Reuters) - India left interest rates unchanged, but the rupee lost 1.8 percent against the dollar in its deepest plunge in more than a month as investors worried that further measures...
View ArticleTwo Announcers Had Amazingly Different Reactions To Jason Giambi's Walk-Off...
While it is not surprising that the announcers for each team's television and radio networks would have different reactions to a home run, you may never hear more contrasting styles than what happened...
View ArticleThe Rise Of Social Commerce: How Tweets, Pins And Likes Can Turn Into Sales
Overall usage on social media platforms is exploding. Millions and millions of consumers are expressing likes on Facebook, tweeting about products on Twitter, and pinning on Pinterest every single day....
View ArticleHappy 150th Birthday Henry Ford — Take A Look Back At The Automaker's Glory Days
When Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 — 150 years ago today — travel was largely confined to trains and horses.Ford revolutionized the auto industry in 1913, when he opened the first moving...
View ArticleThe Sports Betting World Says The Star Of CNBC's New Reality Show Is A Total...
Steve Stevens, the star of an upcoming CNBC reality show called "Money Talks," is being called a fraud and an ex-convict by some of the most prominent people in the sports betting world today. Stevens...
View ArticleThe 'Big Sandy Shoot' Is Like A Hippie Festival For Right-Wing Gun Lovers
This year's Big Sandy Shoot in Arizona, the largest organized gun shoot in the United States, featured giant mortars, 50 caliber machine guns, World War II rifles, and America's top semi-automatic...
View ArticleHere's How To Decide Which Debt To Pay Off First
You’ve just come into a little bit of money and you have decided that you want to pay off one or more of your debts.The problem is this…you’re not sure which one to pay off first.Conventional wisdom...
View ArticleFacebook Is Making A Bet That It Can Help You Find Better Games To Play On...
No longer content with simply serving as a promotion and distribution platform for companies like Zynga, Facebook has decided to become directly involved in the games industry by becoming a publisher...
View ArticleAdvertising Stocks Brand New Highs In Anticipation Of More Mergers
Wall Street is still reacted to Sunday's Publicis-Omnicom merger by driving up stock prices for competing companies in speculation that a wave of M&A might sweep the sector.The merger has created a...
View ArticleConductor Of Spanish Train That Derailed And Killed 79 People Was Speeding,...
Black box data reveals that the conductor of the Spanish train that derailed and killed 79 people last week was on the phone and traveling at almost twice the speed limit when the train ran off the...
View ArticleDAY IN THE LIFE: On Set Of Peter Jackson's Hectic 20-Hour 'Hobbit' Shoot
If you have ever wondered what it's like on set of a big-budget movie, director Peter Jackson liveblogged his final day of filming "The Hobbit" trilogy.Jackson is no stranger to sharing...
View ArticleThe Fluoride Added To The US's Drinking Water Often Contains Cancer-Causing...
In early August, the Environmental Protection Agency is set to decide on a petition to change the source of fluoride in U.S. drinking water.Currently, the source of fluoride in most public water...
View ArticleCoach Is Quickly Succumbing To The Competition
The future of Coach doesn't look bright, according to Bloomberg.Net income fell a whopping 12% this quarter as Coach faces intense competition from Michael Kors, Kate Spade, and Tory Burch, the company...
View ArticleRich Millennials Think About Money Very Differently From The Rest Of Us
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Josh McFarland graduated from Stanford he owed $40,000 in student loans and couldn't fathom a way he'd ever pay it off and have a future for himself - not unusual for the...
View ArticleThe Washington Post's Berlin Correspondent Had The Most Perfect Reaction To...
This was Washington Post Berlin correspondent Michael Birnbaum's reaction to the unexpected news that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was acquiring the paper for $250 million:You can read a bunch of other...
View ArticleGARY SHILLING: The 'Grand Disconnect' Will Close And These Investment Themes...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. For more visit Business Insider's new Wealth Advisor vertical.Now That The Fed...
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