Here's The Part Of Hong Kong That Westerners Never See
Investment advisor Jonathan van Smit is one of the few foreigners who ever see the dark side of Hong Kong.The New Zealander walks through poor neighborhoods at night to take pictures of prostitutes,...
View ArticleEllen Surprised Portia De Rossi With A Rare Land Rover Defender And Her...
It was a merry Christmas indeed for Portia de Rossi, who got a surprise gift from wife Ellen DeGeneres.Ellen explained on her show Friday: "It's a car called a [Land Rover] Defender and there aren't a...
View Article7 Junk Food Brands With Awkwardly Unconvincing Athlete Endorsements
Some of the greatest athletes in the world endorse some of the unhealthiest foods in the world. And a recent study shows that these celebrity athlete-endorsed ads may be more prevalent than you...
View ArticleWatch Virgin Galactic's Rocket Go Mach 1.4 In Its Highest Test Flight Yet
Virgin Galactic conducted its highest test flight yet at 71,000 feet (21,641 meters) and a top speed of Mach 1.4 Jan 10, 2014.A video posted to LiveLeak shows the plane rocket across the sky at what...
View ArticleIs Fracking Causing Infertility, Cancer And Birth Defects? Here's What We...
A recent report from University of Missouri and U.S. Geological Survey researchers suggested that fracking may be responsible for elevated levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals found in some water....
View ArticleHilarious Offsides Penalty Was Totally Worth It
Here's 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks literally jumping offsides on a goal-line stand.If the Brooks leap wasn't hilarious enough, Cam Newton's flop at the end is delightful as well.The 49ers ended up...
View ArticleApple Has A New, Super Serious Ad For The iPad (AAPL)
During this afternoon's football game, Apple debuted a new iPad ads.The ad has an excerpt of Robin Williams from Dead Poets Society talking about poetry, and life. Here, via Re/Code is the transcript...
View ArticleFive Problems With Rachel Maddow's Alternative Theory For Bridgegate
Saturday’s New York Post asked “Was Bridgegate a fight over judges?” running with an idea Rachel Maddow introduced to the cable-viewing masses on Thursday evening. The alternate theory suggests that...
View ArticleCrappy Stock Pickers And Fund Managers Are Losing Their Favorite Place To Hide
When financial asset correlations were much higher, it was more difficult to tell the difference between the good and bad fund managers, because no matter how good their investment decisions were,...
View Article'I Haven't Been Able To Cook Anything' — A Huge Chemical Spill Has Paralyzed...
Life is increasingly difficult for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who have gone three days without clean tap water, the Associated Press reports."I haven't been able to cook anything at...
View ArticleAn Activist Hedge Fund Manager Has A Coffee Mug Specially Designed To...
DealBook's Alexandra Stevenson has an article on activist investors like Daniel Loeb, Carl Icahn, David Einhorn and Bill Ackman.One unidentified hedge fund manager in the article has a passive...
View ArticleHow A Wave Of Deals Has Created A New Mobile Advertising Ecosystem
Mobile advertising has carved out a significant share of advertising revenues faster than many expected. But until recently, increased spending had not made the mobile ad ecosystem any less complex.A...
View ArticleA Data Scientist Explains What Makes A Viral Reddit Post
Randy Olson is a Computer Science graduate research assistant at Michigan State University. This post originally appeared on his blog.Today I’m going to tackle the question that’s on all Redditor’s...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Mocks Cam Newton With A 'Superman' Celebration After Scoring...
After scoring a touchdown to put his team up 20-10 in the third quarter, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick mocked the signature celebration of Cam Newton.Newton does his "Superman"...
View ArticleHere Are The Main Points Of The Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran said on Sunday that an accord it struck with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme in exchange for an easing of sanctions will take effect from January 20.The United States confirmed the...
View ArticleNBA Will Pay Two Brothers $500 Million To Get Out Of A Crazy Business Deal...
The NBA has finally broken free from what may have been the worst contract in the history of professional sports.The NBA will pay two brothers $500 million to end a deal that required the league to...
View ArticleThe Problem With The Republican Antipoverty Agenda Is That It Doesn't Exist
Republicans are in a pickle.The Senate is voting today to extend emergency unemployment insurance benefits. Democrats are talking up a sharp rise in the federal minimum wage. Most Republicans oppose...
View ArticleA Brutal Heatwave Is About To Hit The Australian Open — 106 Degrees On Tuesday
A searing heatwave is set to disrupt the first week of the Australian Open in Melbourne.Temperatures will hit 106 degrees on Tuesday, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and remain in...
View ArticleCHART: Here's How The Stock Market Has Been Correlated To Everything Else...
A diversified portfolio is one that consists of uncorrelated assets. In other words, these are assets that don't move hand-in-hand all of the time. Diversification reduces volatility.It's important...
View ArticleIntuit Founder Scott Cook Has A Brilliant Way Of Doing Reference Checks
To get the most valuable information out of reference checks, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook asks a very specific question. Cook knows that most people try to be nice, so they will give the candidate a...
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