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See What The Desks Of 39 Successful People Look Like
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 17:16
Successful people don't mess around when it comes to their working space. A desk has to be a place where you can be productive, healthy, and comfortable for many hours, day in day out. Craigslist founder Craig Newmark pr...
Family Tortoise Survives In Locked Store Room For 30 Years Before Being Found
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 03:12
A family found their missing pet tortoise in a store room - more than thirty years after they lost her. Manuela disappeared from her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1982 and despite a lengthy search was never seen aga...
Apple Has Been Granted A Trademark For Its Retail Store Design
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 07:48
Apple has been granted a trademark by the U.S. government for the design and layout of its retail stores, according to a filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company had applied for the trademark back in 2...
Analyst Moves: CP, VLO
Forbes - 30 Jan 2013 23:41
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) had its numbers increased by Jefferies (JEF) due to better cost management as well as solid revenues. A hold rating was issued with a price target of $105.
Daily Wrap: 1/30/2013
Forbes - 30 Jan 2013 23:48
The markets drifted lower today as investors took in some disappointing economic data which was offset by upbeat corporate earnings.
Website To Remove Annoying Puzzles
The Huffington Post - 30 Jan 2013 03:10JUDGMENT DAY
The Huffington Post - 30 Jan 2013 00:15One Reason Why The NRA's Senate Testimony Tomorrow Will Be Completely Flawed
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 01:02
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre plans to slam the White House's gun-control proposals during testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. According to his opening statement, released today by the NRA, part of LaPier...
Bad Driver? That's OK -- If You're Rich
Time - 30 Jan 2013 18:13
In its new study of car insurance rates, the Consumer Federation of America reports that lower-income people pay higher premiums, even if their driving is better than that of their rich neighbors. The report, which is th...
When Good News for Real Estate Is Bad
Wall Street Journal - 30 Jan 2013 05:39
A new worry is threatening the rally in the rebounding market for commercial mortgage-backed securities: Property owners have started to pick up the pace of resolving problems with distressed loans.
Coastlines Will Be Hardest Hit By Climate Change, New Study Says
The Huffington Post - 30 Jan 2013 00:21Beautiful Hardware That Won't Become A Reality Without Your Help
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 23:54
People have been using crowdfunding tools like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise the money necessary to bring their ideas to life. For every smash success that meets its goal and raises all the money it needs, there are...
Disney Finally Put It's Oscar-Nominated Short 'Paperman' Online
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 23:51
If you didn't get a chance to see Disney's Oscar-nominated animated short "Paperman" in front of "Wreck-It Ralph" last fall, you're in luck. Disney Animation has uploaded the six-and-a-half minute black-and-white love st...
VentureBeat is hiring a full time Director of Event Content
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2013 23:48
If you're obsessed with amazing technology and how it impacts our lives, then this post might be for you. VentureBeat is looking to hire a full time Director of Event Content to join our team and help define our industry...
New Source Energy Partners Launches IPO
Forbes - 30 Jan 2013 23:40
New Source Energy Partners announced today the commencement of its IPO of 4,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 previously filed...
Jon Stewart Mocks Glenn Beck's Plan To Create 'Freedom Town': It's Like 'A Perfect Marxist Utopia!'
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 15:46
Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked conservative commentator Glenn Beck's plans to create a Utopian-esque "Independence, USA," saying it sounded like a "perfect Marxist utopia" with the way Beck described it. Stewart intr...
CHARTS: Facebook's Insanely Huge User Numbers, Plus Other Stats
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 23:51
Facebook reported its Q4 earnings today, beating Wall Street expectations for profits and revenues. It also reported truly astounding user numbers. 618 million people use the network every day! See the rest of the story ...
Did Wall Street Get Facebook's Q4 Estimates Wrong Because Of These 2 Errors? (FB)
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 23:49
Facebook reported Q4 2012 revenue of $1.59 billion today, well above Wall Street analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion. Why did the experts get it wrong? It's a legitimate question because, with some simple back-of-the...
Facebook revenue jumps 40 percent in fourth quarter
Reuters - 30 Jan 2013 23:43
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Facebook results beat Street, but shares slip
Market Watch - 30 Jan 2013 23:40
Some investors expected a "blowout" report from the social network, one analyst says, but Facebook posts solid numbers, including mobile gains.
Here's What Three Big Asset Managers Are Saying About The 'Great Rotation' (TROW, WDR, AMG)
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2013 23:40
Three big asset managers reported earnings yesterday: T. Rowe Price, Waddell & Reed, and Affiliated Managers Group. These are the companies that run the big equity funds we hear about in the context of the "Great Rotatio...