Smart Watches And Fitness Bands – Here's Why The Wrist Will Be The Next...
Analysts have been too quick to write off the smart watch market after the negative reception for Samsung's Galaxy Gear watch device.We still agree with Apple CEO Tim Cook when he said in May 2013, "I...
View ArticleFamily Of Inmate Who Made 'Deep, Snorting Sounds' After Execution Sues Drugmaker
The family of an inmate who reportedly made "deep, snorting sounds" for roughly 10 minutes after getting a lethal injection has sued the company that made the drugs, the Associated Press reports.Dennis...
View ArticlePR Company Says It Was Demonized By The World's Biggest Internet Encyclopedia
A few months ago, Wikipedia's parent entity, The Wikimedia Foundation, set about "condemning the black hat practice of paid advocacy editing and sockpuppeting on Wikipedia,"it said in a press...
View Article14 Surprising Negotiating Tricks To Boost Your Salary
Negotiating your salary at a new job or with your current employer can be incredibly nerve-wracking, particularly for people who haven't done it before.It's a necessary activity, however, since...
View ArticleThis World Map Shows The Enormity Of America's Prison Problem
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View ArticleA Complete History Of Quantitative Easing In One Chart
This chart illustrates the complete history of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program, along with the Goldman Sachs forecast for how "QE3" will be wound down."The January FOMC should be...
View ArticleLegendary Silicon Valley VC Says Criticism Of The Super-Rich Is Like Nazis...
Tom Perkins, the founder of venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, wrote a letter to the editor in today's Wall Street Journal in which he compares criticism of the rich to the...
View ArticleIs It Time For The West To Stop Calling It 'Kiev' And Start Calling It 'Kyiv'?
For the past few months, Business Insider has been following the rapidly intensifying anti-government protests within Ukraine, watching as the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev becomes more and more...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide To Using Quotation Marks Without Looking Like An Idiot
Our language needs quotation marks. Without them, we couldn't know who said what to whom or even what they meant.Unfortunately, using them can prove tricky. Quotations marks appear in both double and...
View ArticleEL-ERIAN: These Are The People And Institutions That Shaped The Way I Think
Mohamed El-Erian is resigning from his positions as CEO and Co-CIO of PIMCO, the California-based fund giant with over $1.9 trillion in assets under management.El-Erian, a Business Insider contributor,...
View ArticleFamed Tech Investor Says Yes, I Meant It When I Said Critics Of The Rich Are...
Tom Perkins, the founder of one of Silicon valley's most venerable venture capitalist funds, has again suggested that people who criticize the wealth inequality between those working in the tech...
View ArticleJoe's Crab Shack Made One Change That Turned Around Business
A few years ago, Joe's Crab Shack was in trouble. The chain had split off from parent company Landry's Restaurant Inc. and was closing under-performing stores. Today, Joe's Crab Shack has pulled off a...
View ArticleHere's Ray Dalio's Advice For Investing In The Market Cycle We're In Right Now
After speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ray Dalio joined the folks at CNBC this morning. In his interview, he explained where things stand in the global economy right now, and...
View ArticleThink Beijing's Famous Smog Is Bad? Delhi's Is Worse [PHOTOS]
China's smog — which routinely engulfs major cities like Beijing and Shanghai— is notorious, and it's recently reached "danger levels." But the the smog in New Delhi, The New York Times reports, is...
View ArticleBank Of America Is Reportedly Being Investigated For One Of The Oldest...
Regulators are investigating Bank of America for front running its clients' large trading orders, according to documents reviewed by Reuters reporters Karen Brettell and Aruna Viswanatha.Front running...
View ArticleSouth Korean Media: Kim Jong-un Ordered The Execution Of His Uncle's Entire...
South Korea's state news agency is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of his uncle's entire family, including children."Extensive executions have been carried out...
View ArticleHow Warren Buffett's 29 Year-Old Lieutenant Made The Legendary Investor Her...
At Harvard Business School, Tracy Britt Cool wrote an essay about her career hopes: "My goal is to work with a great investor, who even more importantly is a wonderful teacher and mentor."She got her...
View ArticleChinese Consumers Are Even More Important Than Most People Realize
The market is growing furiously, but getting tougher for foreign firmsIn the heart of old Shanghai is a magnificent villa that serves as the workplace of Guo Jingming, a provocative young film-maker....
View ArticleExtreme Weather Photographer Reveals One Of The 'Wickedest' Storms He's Ever...
Storm chasing photographer Mike Hollingshead spends his days traveling up and down the Midwest in search of America’s biggest and baddest storms. He’s seen every kind of tornado, supercell, lightning,...
View ArticleInvestors Have Been Bailing Out Of The Emerging Markets For The Last 13...
Almost no currency was safe in last week's emerging market bloodbath.Investors appear to be increasingly concerned that the eventual normalization of monetary policy in the U.S. means higher interest...
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