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Square Is Paying For Its Ex-COO's Legal Defense In Sexual Harassment Claim
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:46
Square, the online-payments startup, is paying the legal expenses of Keith Rabois, the well-known Internet executive who resigned as its chief operating officer last Thursday after an employee claimed Rabois had harassed...
9 Accessories Every Guy Should Have In His Bachelor Pad
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:40
Having a bachelor pad isn't just about the location -- it's also about all the cool accessories you can stock it with. But which ones do you need to make sure everyone, from your friends to your mom, are impressed with y...
Expats Are Flocking To The Emerald Isle For Dibs On Incredible Housing Deals
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:55
International credit agency Fitch has stated that it now expects property prices in Ireland to fall 60 percent from the peak values of 2007. The agency had previously predicted values to halve. For the last couple of yea...
GAIN launches 'iTunes for fitness' to whip users into shape
Venture Beat - 29 Jan 2013 23:55
Personal trainer app Gain Fitness partnered with fitness experts to create customizable workout routines.
Amazon shares up 11% in after-hours trading as "multi-billion-dollar" ebooks category growing at 70% annually
Venture Beat - 29 Jan 2013 23:52
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos largely credited the strong earnings increase to ebooks, which he said is now a multi-billion dollar category for Amazon.
UN Officials Are Worried 200K Armed Libyan Rebels Could Join The Fight In Mali
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:49
There are still 200,000 armed fighters in "revolutionary brigades" in Libya, a top UN envoy said Tuesday, expressing fears that Mali's conflict could spillover into the country. Foreign governments have raised concerns a...
Gladstone Land Prices Initial Public Offering
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:46
Gladstone Land Corporation (LAND) today announced the pricing of its IPO of 3,333,334 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $15.00 per share.
Fifth & Pacific Companies Larger Than S&P 500 Component R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:43Walter Investment Management Corp Larger Than S&P 500 Component DeVRY
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:43Hillenbrand Larger Than S&P 500 Component DeVRY
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:42Sports Illustrated Cover Continues Strange Trend With Yet Another Religious Reference
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:41
This week's cover of Sports Illustrated (below) features Ray Lewis with the headline "Does God Care Who Wins The Super Bowl?" It is an emotion-baiting headline to be sure. But it is also just the latest cover of Sports I...
Texas Industries Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:41Packaging Corp of America Larger Than S&P 500 Component TECO Energy
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:40Twitter Has 3 Servers Jokingly Dedicated To Justin Bieber Tweets
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:40
UPDATE: This is an old photo that we've covered in the past. When it resurfaced, we thought it beared mentioning again. It's a staged gag photo and Twitter doesn't actually dedicate these servers. Previously: Justin Bieb...
How Big Corporations Can Spark Small Business Growth
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:39
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of a country's economy; they are essential to generating good jobs. And those jobs are sorely needed worldwide. Gallup's World Poll estimates that of 3 billion ...
MGM Resorts International Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing SCANA Corp
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:39CHART OF THE DAY: Traditional Retailers Succeed In Winning Back Mobile Shoppers
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:39
This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here. Retailers are successfully using mobile apps to a...
The 64GB Surface Pro is a bad, bad deal for consumers
Venture Beat - 29 Jan 2013 23:39
$800 for 23GB of usable space? The 64GB Surface Pro is a tough sell.
ROSENBERG: Be Careful--There Could Be A 'Great Rotation' Into Bonds
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2013 23:39
Gluskin Sheff economist David Rosenberg is known for his bearish views, and he's not afraid of an epic sell-off in the bond market anytime soon, even though the idea is beginning to play pretty significantly into the evo...
AbbVie Larger Than S&P 500 Component UnitedHealth Group
Forbes - 29 Jan 2013 23:38Investors Shrug Off a Weak Earnings Report From Amazon
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2013 23:38
The company missed analysts' expectations on both revenue and profit, but the stock soared in after-hours trading.