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18 Examples Of Kobe Bryant's Insane Work Ethic
Less than eight months after tearing his Achilles, Kobe Bryant is officially back in the lineup for the Lakers.Achilles injuries are awful, especially for aging NBA players.But work ethic is a crucial...
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Adventurer Who Inspired James Franco Movie '127 Hours' Arrested For Domestic...
DENVER (AP) — Aron Ralston, who cut off his forearm to free himself after becoming trapped by a dislodged boulder in a Utah canyon, has been arrested in Denver for domestic violence.The 38-year-old was...
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It's A Light Week For The Economy, But There's Plenty To Think About — Here's...
For the most part, the economic data has been pretty encouraging.And Friday's strong jobs report has people thinking very carefully about the outlook for monetary policy."Regarding the Fed, last...
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Why One Economist Is Concerned About China's Surging Exports
The latest Chinese trade data showed that exports surged 12.7% year-over-year in November, up from 5.6% the previous month.This is also beat expectations for a 7% rise. The slowdown in import growth...
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Chinese Consumer Prices Rise 3%
Chinese consumer prices were up 3% in November, modestly below expectations for a 3.1% rise.Meanwhile, producer prices fell 1.4%, missing expectations for a 1.5% fall. "CPI inflation could be quite...
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Olympians Lent Out Their Childhood Videos And Photos To Make These Bank Ads
TD Ameritrade wanted to find a way to make ads for February's Sochi Winter Olympics that were more than just their brand's name next to a photo of one of their sponsored athletes.With San Francisco...
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Inside All Of This Weekend's Star-Studded Art Basel Parties In Miami [PHOTOS]
Art Basel Miami is an international contemporary art fair held each year in Miami Beach.But since it began in 2002 as an offshoot of the annual art fair in Basel, Switzerland, Art Basel Miami Beach has...
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A Democratic Congressman Lost $18 Million In An Investment Fraud Scheme
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) lost $18 million in an investment fraud scheme that cheated him and other investors out of approximately $35 million, the Associated Press reports.William Dean Chapman, the...
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Dell Just Launched An 'Anti-Layoff' By Asking Employees To Quit
Dell is using an interesting strategy to trim expenses. It's asking its employees to quit, a Dell spokesperson confirmed.Dell is calling this a "voluntary separation program," the spokesperson told us,...
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The Definitive Guide To The New York City Tech Scene
The New York tech scene is booming.RRE Ventures Principal Steve Schlafman has put together a terrific presentation that sums up the big trends and sectors coming out of New York, or "Silicon Alley," as...
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South Carolina Sheriff Refused To Lower The Flag For Mandela's Death
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The U.S. flag flew high outside a sheriff's office in South Carolina on Monday in defiance of an order from President Barack Obama to lower all flags in memory of...
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How About We Just Pay Companies To Give Workers More Money
Democratic support is building to raise the minimum wage, but it faces strident opposition from Republicans arguing that requiring companies to pay their workers more will hurt employment.But there is...
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Barry Ritholtz Explains Why Hedge Funds Have Lousy Performance
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Barry Ritholtz Explains Why Hedge Funds Have Had Lousy Performance (Bloomberg)...
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One Powerful Chart That Shows The Era Of Deleveraging Is Over
One of the key characteristics of the recent slump has been the great "deleveraging" has households have drastically shed debt.Well that's over.The latest Flow Of Funds report from the Fed came out...
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20 Photorealistic Pictures Of Computer-Generated People
It shouldn't be terribly surprising that artists can do amazing stuff with computers nowadays.Monsters destroy cities in the movies and people fly and turn invisible, for example.And a new school of 3D...
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This Cute Graphic Breaks Down The 3 Million Pounds Of Commodities Needed To...
"Demand on resources will be great, as each person requires a huge supply of resources throughout his or her lifetime,"notes commodities guru Frank Holmes.This is an important consideration for...
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The Demographics Of Social Media Audiences, And The Unique Opportunities...
Each social media platform has a unique identity based on who uses the network and how they're engaging on the site. As network usage develops, each lends itself differently to brands, depending on who...
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How To Turn Any Car Into A Smart Car For $100
In this heyday of smart technology, you can buy the equivalent of a FitBit for your car. We took Automatic, an app paired with an on-board diagnostics dongle that logs your location, driving habits,...
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Facebook Just Hired A Man Who Teaches Computers To Think (FB)
The race is on to create computers that can see, hear, think and reason like humans but with a computer's speed and accuracy. IBM has its Watson. Google has its new Quantum AI Lab in partnership with...
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WARREN BUFFETT: George W. Bush Once Said The Greatest Economic Statement Of...
In Mid-November, Warren Buffett met with 20 MBA students from 8 universities.On his blog, University of Maryland business school professor David Kass has published notes from that meeting.One student...
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