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GOLDMAN: 'Payrolls, Shmayrolls' — Investors Are Being Fooled By The Jobs Report
The monthly nonfarm payrolls ("jobs") report and the "advance" GDP reading put out by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis every quarter are the two biggest market-moving economic data releases for...
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10 Nasty Things Drinking Too Much Coffee Does To You
On Wall Street, you work long hours, so a coffee addiction is almost inescapable.It's not just that you need that caffeine, it's that it's a part of the job's culture. When you start out as a young...
View ArticlePutin Ditches Car, Security, Takes Long Walk Following Funeral Of Judo Coach
Russian President Vladimir Putin is known for his rugged spirit and unflinching exterior.But he was so overcome following the funeral of his personal judo coach Anatoly Rachlin that he forcefully...
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Scientists Are Totally Building An Elysium-Like Exoskeleton
In the upcoming movie "Elysium," starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, the main character, Max (Damon), has fallen ill, and in his weakened state, he is unable to get to the space station Elysium where...
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Shutting America's Lights Out Is Much Easier Than Experts Once Thought
Hacking into and shutting down industrial systems on which the U.S. relies is staggeringly easy, according to recent presentations from the Black Hat hacker conference.Picture this: A few pump station...
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These Are The Worst Places To Live In The Universe
Recently, we told you about an exoplanet that rains glass. Sideways.Which got us thinking: 1.) we will never complain about the weather here on Earth again and 2.) surely that's got to be the worst...
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Utah Beauty Queen Charged With Having A Homemade Bomb
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors filed charges of bomb possession Friday against a recently crowned Utah beauty pageant winner.Kendra McKenzie Gill was arrested last weekend with three accomplices for...
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Hyperrealistic Photographer Makes Animals Appear Magical
In 2005, Simen Johan began his mystical photograph and sculpture series "Until the Kingdom Comes," which depicts a natural world that is simultaneously familiar and otherworldly.To convey that...
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15 Business Etiquette Rules Every Professional Needs To Know
Professional social situations can be awkward.The rules are slightly different from standard social settings, yet business schools rarely discuss professional etiquette topics.In her new book "The...
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NASA Wants To Land On Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
The top priority of a robotic lander mission to Jupiter's potentially life-supporting moon Europa should be investigating the composition and chemistry of its subsurface ocean, scientists say.Such a...
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10 Iconic Train Journeys That Are Trips Unto Themselves
One of the best ways to experience the travel style of yesteryear's rich and famous is to spend some time on a luxury train.Typically, these trains provide private two-person overnight compartments,...
View ArticleA 50-Foot Putt And A Chip-In On Final 2 Holes Have Rory McIlroy Back In...
With the leaders struggling in the third round, Rory McIlroy birdied the final two holes of his round in dramatic fashion and is now back in contention to win his second straight PGA Championship.On...
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38 FEET A YEAR: What It's Like To Live In The Rainiest Place On Earth
Deep in India's northeast, villagers use grass to sound-proof their huts from deafening rain, clouds are a familiar sight inside homes and a suitably rusted sign tells visitors they are in the "wettest...
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Japan's Debt Has Officially Passed ¥1,000,000,000,000,000 — No Problem
As you may have seen, Japan’s public debt has hit one trillion quadrillion yen. That is roughly $10 trillion. It will reach 247pc of GDP this year (IMF data).No problem. Where there is a will, there is...
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Apple Will Announce Its Next iPhone on September 10 (AAPL)
Apple will hold an event to announce its next iPhone on September 10, AllThingsD reports.Historically, AllThingsD has accurately reported when Apple will launch new devices, so unless something drastic...
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Bill Ackman Counterblasts Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who runs Pershing Square, fired back at Starbucks Howard Schultz after the CEO ripped into the activist investor for leaking letters to JCPenney's board in the media....
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Journalism Has Entered A Golden Age
CNN host Brian Stelter was kind enough to have me on his show, "Reliable Sources," over the weekend. In response to one question, I said that journalism has entered a "golden age."Judging from the...
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An Ex-Google Employee Explains What It Means To Be 'Googley' (GOOG)
The words "googley" and "googliness" (sometimes also spelled "googly" and "googleyness") are not to be found in common language. They are almost magical words however. Even at Google, where they’ve...
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The State Of The World As Seen Through Citi's Economic Surprise Indices
Citi tracks a measure known as the "economic surprise index" for various locales, which shows how economic data are progressing relative to the consensus forecasts of market economists.From...
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Glenn Greenwald's Article On NSA Snooping Actually Snooped On Everyone Who...
An article by The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald on XKEYSCORE actually gathered the browsing habits of everyone who clicked and wasn't protected (by private, encrypted, and/or proxy browsing), reports Bob...
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