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Office Politics for the Pros
Harvard Business Review - 29 Aug 2013 23:43
Karen Dillon, author of the "HBR Guide to Office Politics," talks with Dorie Clark, author of "Reinventing You."
Young People Need To Slow Down
Business Insider - 29 Aug 2013 23:29
Today's advice comes from entrepreneur Lewis Howes via his post on Entrepreneur: "I was a pain most of my childhood, always mad at the things I didn't have. Things shifted drastically in my 20s when I started putting an ...
Wearable Gadgets Are Still Not Getting The Attention They Deserve -- Here's Why They Will Create A Massive New Market
Business Insider - 29 Aug 2013 17:07
There's still a great deal of skepticism out there about how big the market potential is for wearables -- gadgets like smartwatches, connected fitness bands, and smart eyewear. At BI Intelligence, Business Insider's paid...
India to sell dollars to oil firms
BBC - 29 Aug 2013 07:33
India's central bank says it will sell US dollars to the three state-run oil firms in its latest attempt to stem the decline in the Indian rupee.
Potbelly files for $75 million IPO
Chicago Tribune - 29 Aug 2013 23:56A Top Executive at Renault Resigns
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2013 17:46
Carlos Tavares, the French automaker's operating chief and a possible successor to Carlos Ghosn, stepped down amid speculation he might head for Detroit.
WATCH: The Most Dangerous Amusement Park EVER
The Huffington Post - 29 Aug 2013 23:41The Biggest U.S. IPOs Of The Last 25 Years
Forbes - 29 Aug 2013 16:06
Facebook's splashy debut raised the second-most money of any American company since 1986.
Financial stress may hit your brain and wallet
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 23:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Being short on cash may make you a bit slower in the brain, a new study suggests.
Is Your Company Listening To Social-Media Chatter For All The Wrong Reasons?
Forbes - 29 Aug 2013 23:07What's the future of drug policy? An interview with America's 'Drug Czar'
Washington Post - 29 Aug 2013 18:00
Gil Kerlikowske is director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (in more common parlance, America's "Drug Czar.") He was recently nominated to be commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. So th...
New Zealand just abolished software patents. Here's why we should, too.
Washington Post - 29 Aug 2013 18:00
What's wrong with the patent system? Most people cite problems with patent trolls or low patent quality. But a recent study by the Government Accountability Office makes it clear that the real problem is more specific: P...
Zurich chairman quits after finance chief's death
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 11:53
GENEVA (AP) -- The chairman of the Zurich Insurance Group abruptly resigned Thursday over the apparent suicide of its chief financial officer, claiming he wants to avoid damaging the company's reputation.
VIDEO: Gay rights groups target Coca Cola
BBC - 29 Aug 2013 07:30
Gay rights groups have poured bottles of Coca Cola down the drain in a protest at Times Square in New York.
Asia stocks rise as talk of a Syria strike eases
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 07:20
BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets rebounded Thursday as jitters began to ease about a possible international military response to the Syrian conflict.
Qantas ekes out profit despite international loss
Miami Herald - 29 Aug 2013 06:56
Qantas Airways reported a modest 5 million Australian dollar ($4.5 million) annual profit Thursday as cost cuts offset losses at its international arm.
Here's Why California's Terrifying 'Pillowcase' Rapist Is Being Released Onto The Streets Of LA
Business Insider - 29 Aug 2013 23:51
A serial rapist who terrorized women in California in the 1970s and 1980s is getting released into LA County because he's in a mental hospital that offers "conditional release" for supposedly rehabilitated offenders. If ...
Celebrity Millennium to return to service Sept. 22
Miami Herald - 29 Aug 2013 23:46
Celebrity Cruises will replace the problematic propulsion motor on Celebrity Millennium, a fix that will allow the ship to return to service on Sept. 22.
UK PARLIAMENT STUNNINGLY REJECTS DAVID CAMERON ON SYRIA
Business Insider - 29 Aug 2013 23:44
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a big blow late Thursday, as Britain's House of Commons rejected his motion for military action in Syria as a response to a deadly chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime la...
CBS Spoils Huge Bill Murray Entrance On 'Letterman' Before Tonight's 20th Anniversary Episode [VIDEO]
Business Insider - 29 Aug 2013 23:43
Tonight, David Letterman is celebrating 20 years on CBS in part with Bill Murray, who was Letterman's first ever guest. Exciting right? What kind of insanity will Murray get up to? You'll never guess! Murray is so unpred...