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330,000 Britons Are Having Their Debts Written Off
About 330,000 lucky debtors are receiving a boost of £667 on average because Wonga, the UK's biggest payday lender, agreed to write off the debts of its costumers on more than 30 days of arrears as of...
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Pixar Director Squashes Fan Theory That Suggests All Of The Movies Take Place...
Earlier this year, Jon Negroni proposed "The Pixar Theory," an elaborate idea that suggests that every Pixar movie exists in the same universe. While there are Easter Eggs that show up from one film to...
View ArticleWhy You Laugh When You Get Tickled
You may think it's self-explanatory — but can you explain it? The reason we burst into laughter when we get tickled takes us back to the caveman days.Produced by Matt Johnston Follow BI Video: On...
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Here's Why 'Bystander Training' May Be The Key To Preventing Campus Sexual...
In the past few weeks, several large-scale college sexual assault prevention initiatives have launched, focusing on "bystander intervention"— which might be campuses' best bet toward creating a safe...
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Growing Popular Resentment Could Lead To The End Of ISIS
Growing inequality and a general lack of concern for civilians living under ISIS's rule could eventually spell the end of the group, Elizabeth Palmer and Khaled Wassef report for CBS News. In Raqqa,...
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The 25 Best Colleges To Attend If You Want To Be An Accountant
If you've always been good at math and like working with numbers, you might have a future in accounting.But your raw talent alone won't necessarily land you a job. It's important that you also get a...
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David Beckham Is Still Making A Ton Of Money In Retirement
David Beckham last stepped on a field as a professional footballer in May, 2013. But he is still a huge moneymaker when it comes to endorsements.According to records obtained by the AP from the company...
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Citi Analyst: GM Is At A 'Defining Moment' (GM)
Citi analyst Itay Michaeli has a new note about General Motors. He's bullish, and he's direct: "Buy GM.""After a difficult YTD for GM investors, we previewed the Investor Day [held this week] as...
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Industry Scuttlebutt: Bill Simmons Wants Out Of ESPN, And The Offers Are...
A couple of weeks ago, star ESPN columnist/talking head/"shadow president"/podcaster Bill Simmons called the commissioner of the NFL a liar and challenged his ESPN bosses to punish him for it.They...
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The 15 Best Pumpkin Beers In The US
When the weather cools down and people start breaking out sweaters and scarves, breweries start breaking out the pumpkin beers.So after sampling a number of seasonal releases — and with a little help...
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LINKEDIN DEMOGRAPHICS: The Statistics That Make The Network's Audience So...
LinkedIn is perhaps the most overlooked social network. But overall it is actually more popular than Twitter, generally considered the number two social network in the U.S. The latest data shows a...
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Yahoo Wants To Invest In Snapchat At A $10 Billion Valuation (YHOO, BABA)
Yahoo wants to invest in Snapchat as part of the fundraising round that values the startup at $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. Snapchat is close to finalizing a $20 million fundraising...
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Palantir’s Cofounder Is Betting On This Startup To Solve The Most Annoying...
One of the biggest problems restaurant owners face is figuring out how to manage all of their food suppliers.Typically, restaurants deal with tens, if not hundreds, of different suppliers. For example,...
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12 Ridiculously Expensive Things You Can Buy On Amazon (AMZN)
While some people may resort to Amazon to buy bulk items on the cheap, the online retailer has a whole treasure trove of oddly expensive items to offer as well.Some items are priced extremely high...
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In 1945, The Pentagon Estimated That 204 Atomic Bombs Could Destroy The...
"My God, what have we done," Enola Gay copilot Robert Lewis reportedly said as the Superfortress was making its way back to base on August 6, 1945, after dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of...
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No, Investing In Snapchat Is Not Going To Save Yahoo From Starboard (YHOO)
The WSJ's Evelyn Rusli and Douglas MacMillan just broke news that Yahoo is in talks to invest in Snapchat at $10 billion valuation.If one were a cynic, one might wonder if word of this deal leaked...
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A London-Based Architect Has Designed A Rug That Transforms Into A Couch
Alessandro Isola, a 39-year-old Italian architect, has invented a rug that can turn into a couch.He calls it the ’Stumble Upon Sofa,’ a nod to his being inspired after continuously tripping over his...
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LeBron James Is Selling 'The Most Opulent Estate In Miami' For $17 Million
LeBron James is selling the Miami estate he called home when he played for the Heat, the South Florida Business Journal reports.It's listed by Opulence International Reality, which calls the house"the...
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Those Terrible Bag Fees Are Keeping The Airline Industry Afloat
The global airline industry should see record-breaking profits in 2014, and the key sources of revenue are the myriad fees that annoy passengers so much.Called ancillary fees, they're what you pay when...
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JOB OF THE WEEK: Director, Website Design
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
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