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STOCKS RALLY, TWITTER SURGES: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, SPX,...

Stocks continue to hit new record highs.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,479.8 (+122.2, +0.7%)S&P 500: 1,842.0 (+8.7, +0.4%)Nasdaq: 4,167.1 (+11.7, +0.2%)And now the top stories:There wasn't too much...

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This is LINE, The Super Popular Messaging App That's Worth $11 Billion

LINE is a messaging app that lets users make free voice calls and send free text messages from anywhere in the world on desktops or smartphones. Like WeChat and WhatsApp, LINE is especially popular...

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Here's The Reason Why Startups Crash And Burn, According To Silicon Valley...

Startups fail all of the time, but what's the reason for that?Prolific investor Paul Graham recently shed some light on that in The Information, Jessica Lessin's new tech news site.His theory? People...

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This Scary Map Shows Where Pregnant Women Smoke The Most

"Smoking by Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, and Low Birth Weight,"the Surgeon General has long warned.But while fewer pregnant women smoke now than a decade ago, a recent...

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Curiosity's Wheels Look Like They Are Falling Apart

The Curiosity rover has only driven about three miles after more than a year on Mars, but her thin aluminum wheels already appear to be feeling the pain.After completing a software upgrade on the...

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Target Says Its Customers' Credit Card PINs Have Been Stolen — But Don't...

Target has confirmed that the hackers who stole 40 million credit card numbers from customers using its in-store checkout system have also obtained the personal identification numbers (PINs) that...

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Shares Of No-Name Tech Company Go Crazy After It Announces It's Getting Into...

Shares in a little-known tech firm are up more than 75% in pre-market trading this morning after it announced it was preparing to launch a beta version of its Bitcoin trading platform....

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Twitter Crashed Hard (TWTR)

After a great run, Twitter is finally coming back to Earth.The stock fell 13.04% today. There was no real catalyst for the stock's run, so investors may be profit-taking as they say. (Ugh, we know.)...

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In 2 Slides, Here's Why S&P 500 Profit Margins Will Stay Fatter For A Long Time

Profit margins for S&P 500 companies are near all-time highs.  And experts agree that these margins are likely to pull back a bit, especially if demand shrinks and the economy goes into...

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'I Didn't Really Know How Screwed I Was Until I Was Almost Done With Law School'

A 2013 law school graduate who blogs about having to work in retail says it was "absolutely detrimental" when he didn't get a job offer from the corporate law firm where he worked as a summer...

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Full Police Investigation Into Sandy Hook Shooting Released

The State's Attorney of Danbury, Conn. has released its full report on the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.Authorities released a summary of their report last month that said...

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Social Commerce Is About Inspiring Shoppers, Not About Getting Customers To...

Social commerce has been misunderstood as simply transactional — as a means of getting consumers to click and buy. But the failure of  Facebook's Gift Shop proved that this was not going to be social's...

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A NYC Restaurant Created A Perfectly Wall Street Steak Special For New Years Eve

We've been looking around for New Year's Eve specials that will put a twinkle in a Wall Streeter's eye for a few weeks now, and we think we've found a solid winner for the banker/steak lover.The deal...

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Everything You Need To Make A Bomb Can Be Purchased AFTER Going Through...

Airport security is flawed and the TSA's rules are inconsistent, but wait until you see this.In this five-minute mini-documentary by Vice, it's revealed that the ingredients you need to build a bomb...

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Our Mobile Industry Predictions For 2014

We've reviewed a year's worth of coverage and data to put together this list of our favorite predictions for the forces that will shape mobile in 2014.Mobile is a sprawling ecosystem that intersects...

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Gay Catholic School Vice Principal Claims He Was Fired After Marrying His...

A private Catholic high school vice principal who claims he was fired over his same-sex marriage said he was told that in order to keep his job, he would have to divorce his partner, King 5 News...

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5 Reasons Why Stanford Had A Better Year Than Any College In The Country

While many colleges achieved major accomplishments over the past year, Stanford University arguably had the best 2013. From athletics to Nobel Prizes, Stanford students, alumni, and faculty dominated...

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JOB OF THE WEEK: Product Marketing Director

Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...

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STOCKS GO NOWHERE, TWITTER TANKS: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY,...

There was no economic data released today. The action in the stock markets was quiet. But interest rates hit a milestone.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,478.4 (-1.4, -0.0%)S&P 500: 1,841.4 (-0.6,...

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These Eerie Photos Show Sandy Hook Elementary The Day Of Adam Lanza's Massacre

A report released by Connecticut state police on Friday includes photos of Sandy Hook elementary school from the day of the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting.The report contains thousands of pages of documents,...

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