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MICROSOFT: We Won't Have A New CEO Until 2014 (MSFT)
Microsoft director John Thompson just announced that the company will not announce a new CEO until 2014 at the earliest.In an announcement, Thompson, who is leading the search for a new CEO says the...
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Retired Astronaut: Humans Will Live On The Moon Within 40 Years
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has predicted that humans will have a colony on the moon within the next 30 to 40 years and establish a base on Mars within the next 70, Sarah Knapton from The...
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This Prison Program Turns Inmates Into Entrepreneurs
On Sept. 25, 1995, Kenyatta Leal was a 26-year-old convicted felon who had just been told by a judge that he would be spending the rest of his life in prison.Leal had been arrested for possession of a...
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Mitch McConnell Will Vote Against Janet Yellen's Confirmation
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will vote against confirming Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve, his office told Business Insider on Tuesday. Yellen is a key architect of current...
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Local-Mobile Marketing Is Helping Retailers Drive Foot Traffic And Sales At...
Location-based marketing blurs the line between the digital and physical world. To drive foot traffic and sales at bricks-and-mortar stores, marketers target shoppers on their devices.To do that...
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The Risk Of A Market-Moving Incident Out Of North Korea Has Increased
The execution of Kim Jong-un's uncle-in-law, Jang Song Thaek, has been seen as a "confirmation of an ongoing power struggle in Pyongyang," according to Alastair Newton, Nomura's senior political...
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A Supercharged Corvette Stingray Hit 200 MPH On A Texas Highway [VIDEO]
We weren't surprised this summer when Hennessey Performance Engineering, the Texas tuning house that makes awesome cars even more awesome, turned its attention to the new 2014 Corvette Stingray.And now...
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Here's What You Need To Know About The New Blood Pressure Medication Guidelines
If you have high blood pressure, your treatment may soon change.New medication guidelines published Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggest that not everyone with high...
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CHART OF THE DAY: Hulu Revenue Hits $1 Billion
Hulu announced today that it's going to do $1 billion sales this year. That's up from $695 million, a year ago, which means its posting a 44% growth on a year-over-year basis. (For some context,...
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The Most Popular Holiday Toys Of The Last 5 Decades
Department stores are feeling the heat in the last week before Christmas. In honor of one of the biggest toy shopping seasons of the year, British department store House of Fraser looked at sales...
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This Tiny 'Dragonfly' Drone Can Dodge Obstacles Midair On Its Own
A small drone that resembles a robotic dragonfly is the first of its kind to be able to flap its wings and dodge obstacles midflight without a human operator at the controls.Engineers at Delft...
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9 People Who Shook Up The Defense Industry In 2013
The military landscape is evolving faster than ever, forcing the U.S. government to rely more and more on private military contractors. These companies support a wide range of military operations...
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11 Unusual Homes You Can Buy Right Now
The housing market may be on the mend, but that doesn't mean it hurts to have a house with a little something extra to sell. The owners of an all-purple house near London certainly got people talking....
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14-Year-Old Who Had 'Fascination' With Columbine Arrested For Allegedly...
Police arrested a Washington teenager after they allegedly found three guns, ammunition, possible gunpowder, and fireworks in his home, The Olympian reports.One of the weapons found at the home was...
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FED UNEXPECTEDLY TAPERS
The December FOMC decision is out.The Fed will taper asset purchases to a monthly rate of $75 billion from the current $85 billion pace. Half of the reduction is in Treasury purchases and half of the...
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STOCKS EXPLODE AFTER FED ANNOUNCEMENT
The Fed announced a taper and stocks are spiking.The Dow is up 131 points and the S&P 500 is up 8 points.Gold is basically unchanged and bonds are now up a little bit, with the yield on the 10-year...
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There's One Big Reason To Believe Facebook Can Survive Its News Feed Problem...
Yesterday we posted a story about the problems with Facebook's News Feed.In short: There's so much stuff being shared on Facebook that the News Feed is struggling to sort through it all. Mobile...
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The Unthinkable Is Happening: Apple's Dominance In Apps Is Slipping Away To...
In the U.S., it sometimes feels as if everyone has an iPhone. And historically, Apple has dominated in terms of offering users the most apps, and offering developers the most lucrative place to sell...
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Fed Lowers Unemployment Forecast
The Fed lowered its unemployment forecast for 2014, to 6.3%-6.6% from 6.4%-6.8%.This is important because the Fed has tied potential rate cuts to an unemployment target of 6.5%.They also cut the...
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Nintendo Executive Says Super Mario Won't Be Coming To Your iPhone
During an interview with Seattle's KING-TV, Nintendo's top U.S. exec Reggie Fils-Amie revealed that the company won't be creating mobile games in the immediate future.Nintendo has had a rough year. Its...
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