A Brief Onstage Pause At CES Shows How Fierce The Rivalry Is Between Facebook...
A brief pause and an offhand joke between panels featuring Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and Facebook global marketing solutions VP Carolyn Everson at CES in Las Vegas this week gave a hint to just how...
View ArticleGreg Maddux Was A 'Sick' Prankster Who Terrified Teammates In The Locker Room
Greg Maddux was bar-none the greatest pitcher of his generation, and there's a strong case to be made he was the greatest ever. That's why he just got the second-most votes ever for the baseball Hall...
View ArticleThis New LG Phone Shows 'Curved Smartphones' May Not Be Just A Gimmick
LG's curved smartphone, the G Flex, is here on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The 6-inch G Flex is LG's first-ever curved screen phone. It runs on Android and has a special...
View ArticleKnicks' J.R. Smith Fined $50,000 For Repeatedly Trying To Untie People's Shoes
J.R. Smith of the New York Knicks officially got fined $50,000 by the NBA for trying to untie opponent players' shoes during games.Smith was warned after untying Shawn Marion's shoes during a free...
View ArticleThere's A Huge Bullish Story On Energy And The Economy And It's Sitting Right...
Economists have recently been scrambling to crank up there U.S. GDP growth forecasts."What's going on here?" asked Potomac Research Group's Greg Valliere. "In a word, it's energy."In a note today,...
View ArticleGARY SHILLING: Here Are 10 Investment Ideas I Like For 2014
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Gary Shilling Reveals His Top Trades For 2014 (A. Gary Shilling Insight) Global...
View ArticleWall Street Is Laughing At Forbes' '30 Under 30 In Finance' List
Over the past few days I've been getting emails, instant messages, and texts from Wall Streeters mocking the Forbes 30 Under 3o in finance list.The messages look something like this (some of these have...
View ArticleTumblr's Ad Business Is About To Take Off With The Help Of Yahoo
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.TUMBLR...
View ArticleThe Chris Christie Lane Closing Scandal Caused Slower Response Times For...
The September lane closures on the George Washington Bridge delayed emergency responders in four situations, according to records obtained by the Bergen Record— including one in which a 91-year-old...
View ArticleThere Are 3 Big Central Bank Announcements Coming Up
A spate of central banks are meeting this week to kick off 2014 and set monetary policy going forward.Thursday morning, the European Central Bank will end its meeting, and analysts expect the bank to...
View ArticleChris Christie Is Shocked, Shocked To Find That Political Retribution Is...
Chris Christie says he didn't know his aides closed local entry lanes to the George Washington Bridge for political reasons, and he's outraged that they did.This is his statement, released this...
View ArticleWhat Looks Like Bad Email Etiquette Could Actually Be 'Strategic Sloppiness'
As email is the preferred form of communication between professionals today, following email etiquette rules is especially important.But since everyone is following the same rules, ignoring them...
View ArticleChristie Point Man At Center Of Bridge Scandal Has A Bizarre Excuse For Why...
David Wildstein, the Former Port Authority Director of Interstate Capital Projects and an ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie doesn't think he should be forced to testify on a burgeoning traffic...
View ArticleInsane Clown Posse Just Sued The Justice Department — And The Press...
Insane Clown Posse, the face-painted rap duo, is suing the U.S. Justice Department in regards to a 2011 FBI report that classifies their famously diehard fans as a gang.At a press conference with the...
View ArticleQardio Is Building Health Devices That Could Save Your Life
Qardio co-founder Marco Peluso was a long-time investment banker at JP Morgan, but a family emergency changed all of that and led him to become an entrepreneur. In 2011, Peluso's father had a stroke...
View ArticleChris Christie Embarks On An 'Apology Tour' In Fort Lee
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has arrived in Fort Lee, N.J., where he will embark on an "apology tour" of sorts. Christie is in Fort Lee to apologize to Mayor Mark Sokolich (D) and the town's...
View ArticleThe State Of The Global Economy In Two Giant Slides (AA)
Aluminum giant Alcoa just reported earnings that fell short of analysts' expectations.Thanks to its size and global footprint, Alcoa is widely considered a decent bellwether of economic activity.Below...
View ArticleLake Michigan's Massive Ice Balls Look Like Cocoa Puffs
Giant ice balls can be seen lining the shores of Lake Michigan following this week's deep freeze. The incredible sight was captured by many YouTube videos.The winter phenomenon, though very cool, is...
View ArticleT-Mobile Just Made Me An Offer I Can't Refuse, And Now I'm Ditching Verizon
Next to cable providers and airlines, wireless carriers are probably the most hated service that we pretty much have no choice but to pay for.About a year and a half ago, I switched to Verizon from...
View Article19 Phrases That Only Police Officers Will Understand
Just as people in the military have their own lingo, police officers use certain phrases all the time that most people don't understand."Police officers do have their own language, in fact some of it...
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