New Payments Startups Face An Uphill Battle To Disrupt The Credit Card...
The credit card industry processes a massive volume of transactions — about $4 trillion this year in the U.S., according to BI Intelligence estimates. With so much money in play, it's no wonder that a...
View ArticleChipotle Is Launching A Satirical Series About The Dark Side Of 'Big...
Chipotle is launching a satirical TV series on the dark side of industrial agriculture in the U.S.The four-part series, called "Farmed and Dangerous," will air on Hulu and Hulu Plus beginning Feb....
View ArticleHere Are The Four Things The Most Successful Advisors Have In Common
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Four Things The Most Successful Advisors Have In Common (Vanguard) In a...
View ArticleFamous VC Says The Rich 'Are Threatened' And Shows Off His Super-Expensive...
Legendary VC Tom Perkins on Monday explained, clarified, apologized for, and then stood by his controversial letter where he said that people who criticize the rich were behaving like the Nazis did...
View ArticleROSENBERG: There Are More Signs Of Wage Inflation Becoming A Reality
Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg has previously warned that 2014 could see a return to inflationary pressures.Take into account that income inequality is becoming a major concern — as evidenced at the...
View ArticleApple Suppliers Tank In Asian Trading
Apple fell hard today after whiffing on iPhone sales.Now in Asian trading, companies that supply parts (such as the screens) to Apple devices are tanking.Here's a few via CNBC world:Join the...
View ArticleHere's A Preview Of The Ads You'll See On Super Bowl Sunday
As anyone with a pulse is certainly aware, we are inching ever closer to one of the most sacred days on the American calendar: Super Bowl Sunday.See what advertisers have planned for the Super Bowl...
View ArticleThe Sell-Off In Stocks Is More About The US Than Emerging Markets
Last week was pretty ugly for global stock markets, and closed in the red again on Monday.The responsibility for that misery was placed squarely on the shoulders of emerging markets.Currencies in...
View ArticleNo One's Looking Back In New 'Walking Dead' Midseason Trailer
AMC released a second trailer for the upcoming return of this season's "The Walking Dead" and if Rick's face is any indication, it's going to be rough second half for the group of survivors. The...
View ArticleMichael Bay's Pirate Drama 'Black Sails' Had Starz' Biggest Premiere In The...
Black Sails has become the most widely watched new series debut in the history of Starz original programming, following its opening weekend on Saturday, January 25. More than 2.6 Million viewers...
View ArticleLight Snow Shuts Down Small Airports And Causes 'Hundreds Of Crashes' In Atlanta
A rare winter storm is hitting the Southeast and Gulf Coast, dropping 1 to 2 inches of snow on Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.Five small airports in the region have closed until...
View ArticleBudget Constraints Lead To Debate Over Robots Fighting In Battle
The coming wave of robot workers isn't just a threat to burger-flippers and assembly-line workers, human replacements are also the focus of generals looking to come under budget.The idea of robots...
View ArticleBitcoin Investors: Yesterday's Arrest Shows The Laws On The Books Work Fine
It is no longer a question of if but how New York plans to regulate virtual currencies.Luckily for their most passionate evangelists, the head of the state's financial regulatory body believes they...
View ArticleLIZ ANN SONDERS: I Don't Think The Secular Bull Market Is Over
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.LIZ ANN SONDERS: We Could See A 10% Correction, But The Bull Market Isn't Over...
View ArticleThe First Excerpts From Obama's State Of The Union Are Out
President Barack Obama will call for a "year of action" in Washington in his State of the Union address tonight, according to excerpts just released by the White House. According to the prepared...
View ArticleKiller Who Gasped And Clutched His Chest During Execution May Have Faked It...
After receiving a previously unused lethal injection combination, Dennis McGuire didn't die for 26 minutes — the longest time since Ohio's reinstatement of the death penalty in 1999. And for about ten...
View ArticleLight Snow In Atlanta Causes Baby To Be Born In Traffic
A baby girl was born inside a car after light snow in Atlanta made road conditions so bad, her parents could not reach the hospital in time.The baby was delivered around 5:25 p.m. without...
View ArticleMarkets In Asia Zoom Higher
Asian markets are up nicely following the Central Bank Of Turkey's decision to dramatically raise borrowing rates to stem the decline of the Turkish lira.Japan's Nikkei index is up nearly 1.5%. Korea's...
View ArticleWhy An Allergy Entrepreneur Turned Down $4 Million And Shocked ‘Shark Tank’
Joseph K. Moore, president and CEO of First Defense Nasal Screens, is a "Shark Tank" legend. At the end of his pitch, most of the sharks were making offers, and Robert Herjavec offered him $4 million...
View ArticleTim Cook: Apple's Sales In The Huge Enterprise Market Are 'Unbelievable' (AAPL)
While Wall Street wrings its hands over Apple's outlook in the consumer market, where low-cost Android alternatives are threatening iOS' dominance, there is an area where iOS is kicking butt right now,...
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