Why Michael Dell Once Broke Down In Tears In Front Of His Employees
It's been about eight months since Michael Dell took his company private in a $25 billion deal, fending off activist investor Carl Icahn in a nearly yearlong battle for control.And he's not above...
View ArticleThe Voices That Matter Most Are Starting To Speak Up About Qatar's World Cup...
As Qatar's World Cup continues to sink deeper into controversy, more and more people are calling for a re-vote to decide if the 2022 tournament should be moved.Last week, UEFA president Michel Platini...
View ArticleLife In Rio Revolves Completely Around The Beach, And No Wonder [PHOTOS]
Daily life plays out at the beaches in Rio de Janeiro: families gather for informal meals, kids play football (soccer), and young people flirt over beer and caipirinhas.Brazil's capital city is famous...
View ArticleHere's Why The US Is Funding A Government That Includes A Designated Terror...
The designated terrorist organization Hamas is now officially part of the Palestinian Authority, which receives $500 million in annual aid from the U.S.Hamas and Fatah, two rival Palestinian factions...
View ArticleParents Are Spending $1,000 To Have Professionals Pack Their Kids' Suitcases...
New York City mothers are paying "professional organizers" up to $1000 to pack their kids' trunks for summer camp, The New York Post reports.Barbara Reich of Resourceful Consultants charges $250 per...
View ArticleANTHONY WEINER: 5 Things About The Stanley Cup That Everyone Is Getting Wrong
Now that I have been a sports columnist for a couple of days, I feel free to admit that I have great admiration and wonderment at the ability of my brethren to find a "narrative" or a "story line." In...
View ArticleThese Charts Show How Close The Fed Is To Its Policy Objectives
The Federal Reserve is really close to its policy goals.This was the message of St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, who spoke today in Palm Beach, Florida at the Tennessee Bankers...
View ArticleA Promiscuous Brown Bear May Be Castrated For Threatening His Clan's Survival
While most brown bears quit the mating game at age 19, one 26-year-old male named Pyros is still going strong.Scientists worry that Pyros' friskiness is threatening the survival of his colony by...
View ArticleJobs In Low-Wage Industries Are Still Rising Faster Than Jobs In High-Wage Ones
Lots of people are saying wage growth may be about to turn.We really need it.Today, UBS' Maury Harris brings us this simple chart that subtracts the rate of jobs growth in low-wage industries from the...
View ArticleJon Stewart Perfectly Mocks Liberals Who Deny Science
Ignorance isn't limited by political boundaries.While some anti-science conservatives have been known to deny the facts of climate change, Jon Stewart had another target in mind on a recent show: the...
View ArticleTime Warner Said To Be Considering Investment In Vice At A $2 Billion Valuation
Time Warner is in talks to invest in Vice at a $2 billion valuation, Sky News reports.Time Warner would allow Vice to use its HLN online news platform if the deal goes through, according to the report....
View ArticleStanford President: Entrepreneurs Should Wait To Become CEO
It seems that every entrepreneur in Silicon Valley wants to be CEO of the company they founded, because they feel it's necessary to have total control over its direction.John Hennessy, president of...
View ArticleBUNDY SUPPORTER: I Remember The Alleged Las Vegas Cop Killers, And They...
One of the most steadfast supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy remembers the brief presence at the ranch of Jerad Miller and his wife, Amanda Miller, who are now the two suspects in a Sunday...
View ArticleWhy GoDaddy's Founder Bob Parsons Is Leaving The Company
In one breath, GoDaddy filed for a $100 million IPO. In the other it said that its famous, wealthy founder, Bob Parsons, has resigned as executive chairman.Parsons is leaving the company to devote more...
View ArticleTreasury Department Insists There's No Drama In Its Press Room
The country's big wire services aren't going to be a full-time presence in the U.S. Treasury's press room. However, a source in Treasury and spokespeople for multiple media outlets told Business...
View ArticleHere's Why A Smart, Big-Budget Movie With Two Hot Stars Bombed
Editor's note: This post originally appeared on Quora, in answer to the question, "Why did 'The Edge of Tomorrow' bomb at the box office in the U.S.?" We have republished the answer with permission...
View ArticleInside The Launch Of Hillary Clinton's Non-Campaign
The Democratic political machine of the future revved up for the first time just across the street from the original Democratic political machine. On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton launched her book tour at...
View ArticleFirstborn Daughters Are The Most Ambitious Children, Research Finds
What do Hillary Clinton, Beyonce, and Sheryl Sandberg all have in common? Each is a firstborn daughter.That pattern of ambition and birth order is validated in a new British study, which found that...
View ArticleSony Takes The Lead In The Video Game Console Wars (SNE, MSFT, NTDOY)
After years of coming in second place behind Nintendo, Sony has finally taken the lead of the shrinking console video game market, as you can see in this chart from our friends at Statista. It's best...
View ArticleHere's Jeff Gundlach's Latest Epic Presentation On The State Of Markets
DoubleLine Capital founder Jeff Gundlach is out with his latest presentation on the state of markets, called "Penny For Your Thoughts."The theme seems to be about currencies and their underlying values...
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