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The Most Impressive Students At Harvard Law School
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2013 21:51
What makes Harvard the best law school in America? It's more than just its accomplished faculty, challenging curriculum, and post-grad opportunities—it's also the unbelievably impressive students who walk the Crimson...
A Rare Tour Of Facebook's Hardware Labs And The Amazing Stuff It Builds There (FB)
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2013 18:11
People share more than 4.75 billion things every day on Facebook, like status updates, wall posts, photos, videos and comments, Facebook says. They also "Like" more than 4.5 billion things daily and send more than 10 bil...
Four Men Were Busted For Trying To Smuggle $1.4 Million Worth Of Gold Bars Via An Air India Lavatory
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2013 23:24
Ever find something weird in an airplane bathroom? How about $1.4 million in gold? Four men have been arrested for stashing 32 kgs of gold biscuits in the lavatory of an Air India flight, according to the Press Trust of ...
Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 Is Larger Than A Pop-Tart And It Completely Dwarfs The Tiny Little iPhone
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2013 16:01
Samsung's latest phone, the Galaxy Note 3, is its largest yet. At 5.7 inches, it's a touch larger than the Galaxy Note 2 and it makes the iPhone 5 and 5s look downright tiny. For a comparison, I bought a pack of Pop-Tart...
Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: Twitter is the best IPO opportunity since Tesla
Market Watch - 7 Oct 2013 12:00
Over the next few years, Twitter could become a Wall Street darling, like Tesla. Jeff Reeves explains why.
5 Tips for Marketing to Millennials From a Millennial
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2013 17:27Spear Phishing 101 - Who Is Sending You Those Scam Emails And Why?
Forbes - 7 Oct 2013 12:39Kerry assures CEOs on US role in Asia-Pacific
Boston - 7 Oct 2013 12:20
BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- Filling in for an absent U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday sought to assure Asia-Pacific business leaders that nothing will shake America's commitment to the reg...
6 Outrageous Fees the Airlines Haven't Though of (Yet)
Time - 7 Oct 2013 11:45
You are sitting in the window seat in, say, row 12 of an airliner, waiting as the rest of the passengers pile in, dragging most of their belongings as they try to avoid baggage fees. You are hoping, praying, that the emp...
World Bank, Rooted in Bureaucracy, Proposes a Sweeping Reorganization
The New York Times - 7 Oct 2013 00:54
The new leader has a plan to sort the sprawling bank's operations by the kinds of projects involved, like agriculture or energy, rather than by region.
Republicans Do Crazy Things Because They Have Crazy Beliefs
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2013 23:58
National Review's Robert Costa reports that many House Republicans already hate John Boehner's debt limit plan, which they haven't seen yet. And he has a choice quote from Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) about why he's not prepa...
The 10 Best Countries For Retirees
Forbes - 7 Oct 2013 23:08
The U.S. ranks No. 11 and gets a "C" letter grade in a ranking of 20 pension systems in the 2013 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index.
Construction crane gets stuck above NYC street
Miami Herald - 7 Oct 2013 18:03
Authorities have closed West 57th Street between 6th and 7th avenues in Manhattan after a tower crane hoisting a load apparently got stuck about 20 floors up.
Americans Are Saving Too Much-Sort of
Time - 7 Oct 2013 11:45
Are Americans saving too much? Is that a trick question? The difference between what Americans have saved and what they will need in retirement is $6.6 trillion, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston ...
N.Y. probes rights sold to 'World Trade Center'
Boston - 7 Oct 2013 11:37
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York is expanding its probe nationwide into the 1980s sale of the rights to the name "World Trade Center" to a nonprofit for $10, resulting in millions of dollars in fees for use of the name in 2...
Brent slips towards $109 as storm wanes, demand concerns linger
livemint.com - 7 Oct 2013 06:20
Gulf of Mexico output returning to normal after storm; concerns over US debt default cloud demand outlook
New Zealand narrows deficit more than forecast
News Observer - 7 Oct 2013 05:53
New Zealand's government says it's on track to return to a fiscal surplus next year after finding its books are in better shape than forecast.
Japan Airlines, Airbus to announce landmark order
Market Watch - 7 Oct 2013 05:33
Airbus is set to unveil a landmark deal for its jetliners with Japan Airlines Co. in Tokyo, breaking into territory long-held exclusively by Boeing Co.
Graziano Sbroggio, who owns Graspa Group, brings Italian flair to dining scene
Miami Herald - 7 Oct 2013 05:00
Graziano Sbroggio, who owns Graspa Group and co-owns a bevy of popular local restaurants, has been bringing his Italian flair to the South Florida dining scene
Vintage clothes store’s finances undergo a makeover
Miami Herald - 7 Oct 2013 05:00
After Tobi Salver graduated with a degree in graphic arts from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 2007, she hit the road for Los Angeles, hoping to build a life in fine art for herself.