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Lindsay Lohan Was Supposed To Play The Villain In 'Mean Girls'
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 17:11
Last month, we took a look back at the cast of "Mean Girls" to mark the film's 10-year anniversary this spring. For the occasion, Vulture has a great
This Guy Had To Take A Kayak To The ATM In Flooded Ireland
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 16:29
A giant storm has hit the U.K., causing widespread flooding and prompting evacuations of some areas. People have been warned to stay away from coastal areas as high tides, wind, and heavy rains are causing towns to flood...
Sochi Ski Resort Has The Most Scenic Bathroom Stall In Russia
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 00:36
This is a bathroom stall at Red Fox, a restaurant in the Rosa Khutor ski resort that's hosting the mountain events of the Sochi Olympics. Many of the stories coming out of Sochi have been weirdly bathroom-centric. There ...
Why No One Is Reading What You're Writing
Forbes - 6 Feb 2014 22:41
I see it often: Businesses hire a blogger, or rely on an existing employee to spearhead their content strategy. They have high hopes for increased website traffic, email subscribers and sales.
Apple Drops The Most-Popular Bitcoin Wallet From The App Store
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 04:29
Apple has removed popular Bitcoin wallet Blockchain from the App Store without any clear reason given, Wired reports. The removal of the Blockchain app, which allows users to send and receive Bitcoin quickly and easil...
Georgia Man Stuck In Arrest Cycle Due To Exorbitant Offender-Funded Probation Fees
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 20:01
Human Rights Watch has a disturbing report on America's little-known offender-funded probation industry. That report claims a destitute Georgia man was hounded relentlessly by a for-profit company after his arrest for st...
The world's most watched TV event is...
CNN - 6 Feb 2014 04:07
Thought the 111 million people tuning into the Super Bowl was a lot? Think again.
Ralph Lauren cuts forecast due to discount-sapped profits
New York Post - 6 Feb 2014 04:42
Deep discounts are everywhere on Ralph Lauren fashions -- and on the company's stock, too. Shares of the New York-based apparel giant fell to a 52-week low Wednesday after execs...
Budweiser Drops Winter Olympics Parties In Sochi: Report
The Huffington Post - 6 Feb 2014 18:32The business of heroin
CNN - 6 Feb 2014 06:39
CNN's Randi Kaye rides along with a DEA agent in a Philadelphia neighborhood where heroin is prevalent.
Royal Caribbean offers cruises for $32 a night
Market Watch - 6 Feb 2014 19:22
Cruise lines are offering bargains following the recent onboard norovirus outbreak.
Advertising revenue strength boosts AOL's 4Q
Boston - 6 Feb 2014 17:57
NEW YORK (AP) -- Advertising growth is helping lift New York Internet company AOL Inc., although costs associated with its former local news unit Patch weighed on fourth-quarter profit.
Fudging Your Taxes? Obama Doubles Down On Tax Prosecutions: If You Like Your Cell, You Can Keep Your Cell
Forbes - 6 Feb 2014 06:56
If You're Fudging On Your Taxes, Beware Today's Harsh Climate on Tax Evasion and President Obama's Big Push in Tax Prosecutions.
U.S. bank leverage rules to include global revisions: Fed governor
Reuters - 6 Feb 2014 04:58
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Twitter's first earnings report disappoints investors
L.A. Times - 6 Feb 2014 03:55To Bargain or Not to Bargain, That is the Question
The Huffington Post - 6 Feb 2014 03:54The Woman Who Wrote About How Her Dad And The Real 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Ruined Her Life Just Got A Book Deal
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 02:21
The most vivid description of what happened to the victims of real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort's stock pumping scam unquestionably came from Christina McDowell, formerly Christina Prousalis. She is the daug...
3 Simple Ways To Boost Your Team's Creativity
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 23:56
"Selfie" may have been the Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year, but according to The New York Times, the new buzzword zooming around the workplace these days is "creativity." "Once considered the product of gen...
CCI holds Escorts, Faiveley Transport and Stone India guilty of rail cartelization
livemint.com - 6 Feb 2014 15:54
Diesel Loco Modernization Works had filed a complaint in the matter following which a case was registered
Is 2014 Finally The Year Of Mobile?
Forbes - 6 Feb 2014 07:11
Attention: Announcing 2014, the third annual “year of mobile.” Yes, we have been hearing this line since 2012, but it seems that 2014 is poised to finally be the year that mobile becomes a mainstream marketing soluti...
Check Out Apple's New iPhone Ad Created From Footage Of The Burberry Fashion Show
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2014 06:27
Apple released a new thirty-second ad for the iPhone 5s today that "features footage from the Burberry fashion show combined with behind-the-scenes footage of the iPhones used to document the event," 9-to-5 Mac reports. ...
'Frozen' spurs Disney to beat earnings estimates
New York Post - 6 Feb 2014 05:02
Pipes are bursting at The Mouse House -- and that's a good thing. Spurred by its surprise movie hit, "Frozen," an animated movie about two sibling princesses trying to reconnect...