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Via Matt Yglesias this chart from a BEA Presentation on the US economy debunks the myth that foreigners own a huge stake in the nation. On net, foreigners only own 5.8% of America's net worth. Please follow Money Game on...

Netflix reported its first-quarter earnings on Monday, during which the video company released its latest subscriber numbers. Here's a breakdown of Netflix Inc.'s subscribers as of March 31 and details...

LeBron James is the most dominant athlete on Earth, so he can wear whatever he wants and get away with it. But some of his outfits raise more eyebrows than others. For instance, last night he wore a bright red sweater wi...

I had the honor to present at the Big Data Innovation Summit recently. The conference gathered some of the greatest minds in the space; from , to , to , to Citibank, to the NYSE and EBay, everyone seemed to be there.

The Florida and Texas Bankers Associations have filed a lawsuit against the federal government aimed at striking down a new regulation requiring U.S. banks to report interest payments made to foreign account holders to t...

From The Mad Collapser. I don't think asynthesis is actually a word, but it likely should be.

Reese Witherspoon is "deeply embarrassed" about what she said to police officers during her husband's arrest in Atlanta.

Last week, Google finally released the developer guides and other necessary documents that will allow developers to write apps for Glass. In some respects, the so-called Mirror API may have been a disappointment to devel...

GMO's Jeremy Grantham has maintained a gloomy slant on the economy. However, he does see reasons to be optimistic. Last week, The Guardian's Leo Hickman conducted a lengthy interview with Grantham. And during the intervi...

Police: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrested disorderly conduct charge after traffic stop

Remember how the Mitt Romney-espoused "self-deportation" rhetoric was supposed to end up in the dustbin of history following President Obama's huge margins among Latino voters back in November? Apparently no one told Kri...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today defended accepting tens of thousands of dollars in political donations from hotel developers who need the approval of his administration for their projects.

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Alexandra Fiber and Danielle Gibson are best friends who started SRSLY - a hugely popular web series that's loosely based on their lives. Find out more about SRSLY here > Where do Fiber and Gibson want SRSLY to go? What'...

We all have our favorite animals -- these are usually soft, cuddly, and are able to show affection with great big licks. The beauty of smaller, less fluffy animals, like bees and flies, however, is often unappreciated. S...

Cogito ergo sum. French philosopher Rene Descartes proposed this idea in 1637, which translates to "I think, therefore I am." Certainly the power of abstract thought is what separates humans from other animals.

The annual compensation of Caterpillar chief executive Doug Oberhelman jumped by 32 percent, to $22.4 million, a figure that includes his salary, stock and option awards and retirement plan contributions.

It used to be well known in Hollywood: no one ever leaves CAA voluntarily. Why would they? There's nowhere to go but down from from the biggest agency in town. But over the past three months, no fewer than five high-prof...

A French sailor in Australia narrowly escaped death after being attacked by a crocodile. Yoann Galeran, a 29-year-old deckhand, was swimming out to retrieve a dinghy in Nhulunbuy, Australia when he felt a heavy weight on...

Troubled sports car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. failed to make a $10-million payment on a federal government loan Monday, tipping the Anaheim company closer to a bankruptcy reorganization or liquidation.