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Good Luck Finding Out If The Cruise Ship You're Traveling On Is Safe
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 19:38
MIAMI (AP) -- A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety recor...
Is $500 Enough for Enduring the Cruise from Hell?
Time - 19 Feb 2013 17:00
So you've survived for five days stranded at sea aboard the Carnival Triumph. The ship had no working toilets, sewage dripped from walls, and the whole place smelled "like a hot port-o-potty." Here's $500 for your troubl...
AD OF THE DAY: This Church Will Cure You Of Being A Hipster
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2013 01:56
Our ad of the day is a commercial created by Ohio's Crossroads Church that promotes "Unpretentiousil," a drug that cures "HIPSTER," defined as Hyper Involuntary Panic Stress Tension Elevation Response disorder. The medic...
Frequent Flier: Strangers on a Flight, Just Taking a Fling - Frequent Flier
The New York Times - 19 Feb 2013 05:32
Brian Balthazar, director of programming at HGTV, likes business travel. He says when you fly a lot, almost anything can happen.
YACHT OF THE WEEK: For $33.75 Million, Own The Luxurious, Speedy 'Harmony'
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 02:06
Most luxury yachts are pretty slow, with top speeds under 20 mph. For those who want to spend a relaxing vacation while also getting somewhere on time, there's Harmony. The luxury yacht has room for 12 guests in 6 stater...
Microsoft Is Killing Hotmail And Migrating All Users To Outlook Instead (MSFT)
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 09:02
Microsoft announced this evening that its new web-based email service, Outlook.com, will leave its preview version and begin replacing Hotmail. The revamped Outlook.com launched six months ago, and Microsoft says it's do...
Freediver Jumps Into The Ocean With A Great White Shark
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2013 01:49
The ocean is still mysterious place, but one thing we know: The Great White shark is a fearsome predator. Why would someone willingly jump into the water with one, as we see freediver Ocean Ramsey do in the video below? ...
Merrill settles with client associates for $12M
Investment News - 20 Feb 2013 01:16
Dispute stems from overtime payments between 2010 - 2012; deal must be reviewed by court
Take A Look Inside The Cavernous Construction Zone Below Grand Central Terminal
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2013 00:26
New York City, which already has the country's largest mass transit system, is in the midst of an ambitious $8.3 billion development project to build a new concourse beneath Grand Central Terminal. The construction site,...
Fascinating Behind-The Scenes Photos Of The White House This January
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 21:04
White House Photographer Pete Souza has the latest round of photos up on the official White House Flickr account, offering an inside look at a very busy time for President Barack Obama. January was quite a month for Obam...
'Suck It, Traditional TV': How We're Going To Watch Things In The Future
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 20:51
This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. By now many of you know the Harlem Shake but what you may not appreciate is the broader trend behind the video and it has mirrored my general views on how TV will work in t...
Notable ETF Outflow Detected - LQD
Forbes - 19 Feb 2013 20:45The 7 Craziest Details About The Historic Belgian Diamond Heist That Will Definitely Get Turned Into A Movie
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 20:21
Earlier it was reported that armed men stole as much as $67 million worth of diamonds from the Brussels airport. Other reports -- including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Belgium broadcaster VRT -- said the loot...
Meredith Whitney reveals 'the stock to own this year'
Investment News - 19 Feb 2013 16:14
Meredith Whitney has once again come out with a bold market prediction. But this time, she's not alone in her thinking.
Traffic tickets don't always boost insurance rates
USA Today - 19 Feb 2013 12:00
A traffic ticket won't always raise your insurance rates, study says
Could we all soon own a drone?
BBC - 19 Feb 2013 05:56
Soon we could all have one
Caixin Online: 3D printing in China: A world of possibility
Market Watch - 19 Feb 2013 05:55
Manufacturing may never be the same, now that 3D printing systems are winning awards and making money, Caixin Online reports.
eBay's New Homepage Is A Crushing Disappointment (EBAY)
Business Insider - 19 Feb 2013 05:28
eBay is rolling out a new, personalized homepage to U.S. users tomorrow. It is at once a major improvement to eBay's aging website, and a crushing disappointment--a glaring missed opportunity to take a more substantial l...
The big data of porn: What number crunching teaches us about adult films
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2013 05:07
Here's what you can learn by spending six months studying the profiles of 10,000 porn stars.
Profit up at Herbalife, subject of Street squabble
News Observer - 20 Feb 2013 01:57
Herbalife, the company caught in the middle of a hedge fund dogfight, says revenue and profit grew at the end of last year.
When The US Economy Tanked, I Moved To China And Never Looked Back
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2013 01:56
When I moved abroad three and a half years ago for work, it wasn't really part of my original life plan. My partner, Alex, and I made the decision to leave the United States over sushi one night in our Brooklyn neighborh...
LinkedIn Is A Reason Startups Raise More Money, Angel Investor Says
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2013 01:55
There's a new trend in the venture funding world where startups are landing really big seed rounds of well over $1 million. They're doing this by getting handfuls of angel investors involved, says Larry Augustin, a longt...