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How To Focus On Business Ideas That Create History
Forbes - 28 Feb 2014 03:45
Real innovation in the business world is still rare. As I’ve said before, everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of new business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with mor...
Paris Fashion Week 'e-boutique'
CNN - 28 Feb 2014 05:04
CNN's Myleene Klass meets the model that's turned herself into a "walking e-boutique" during Paris Fashion Week.
Los Angeles Braces For Crazy Traffic And Mudslides As Heavy Rain Hits
Business Insider - 28 Feb 2014 18:53
Southern California is getting hit by the heaviest rain it has seen in years, and forecasters are expecting four to six inches to fall on the area before it's over — along with worse traffic than usual and dangerous mu...
Buy Jennifer Aniston's Former Beverly Hills Rental For $9.9 Million
Forbes - 28 Feb 2014 20:52
For $9.9 million, you can own the Beverly Hills home that Jennifer Aniston and fiancé Justin Theroux shacked up in for a year and a half while they renovated their $21 million-dollar home in nearby Bel Air.
American Airlines ends bereavement fares
L.A. Times - 28 Feb 2014 03:33Advertising: Dove Tells Women to Love Their Armpits
The New York Times - 28 Feb 2014 03:02
Dove is promoting a new line of deodorant with a campaign that tries to beautify an unlovely part of the body -- and also pokes fun at New Jersey.
Despite Gov. Jan Brewer's Veto, Most Arizona Businesses Still Have a 'License to Discriminate' Against LGBT People
The Huffington Post - 28 Feb 2014 02:17A Reddit AMA Featuring A Top Microsoft Exec Was Mysteriously Shut Down (MSFT)
Business Insider - 28 Feb 2014 02:03
The folks at Microsoft love doing Reddit "ask me anything" sessions. Bill Gates just did one earlier this month, and a top Windows exec, Brad Anderson, was scheduled to do one on Thursday. The company often uses them to ...
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Cause Of Death Ruled As 'Toxic Mix' Of These Drugs
Business Insider - 28 Feb 2014 23:03
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's cause death has just been released: BREAKING: NYC coroner: Phillip Seymour Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs, including heroin, cocaine. — The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2014 CORRE...
3 Bad Job Interview Assumptions
The Huffington Post - 28 Feb 2014 19:44Govt against immediately withdrawing Vodafone conciliation process
livemint.com - 28 Feb 2014 18:00
This means that the govt is unlikely to push to recover tax dues from Vodafone in the near future
The 25 Companies That Pay Interns The Most
Business Insider - 28 Feb 2014 17:05
Internships are essential today. They’re the best way to gain experience, develop a professional network, and get your foot in the door — which is why so many interns are willing to work for free. But some don’t ha...
US stocks push further into record territory
Boston - 28 Feb 2014 16:57
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are opening higher, pushing the market further into record territory.
Hulu sells its 'Hulu Japan' service to Nippon TV
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2014 03:40
Streaming video service Hulu is selling its Japanese sister service to Nippon TV, the company announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The “Hulu Japan” service was first launched by Hulu nearl...
Fed chief Yellen indicates stimulus cuts will continue
L.A. Times - 28 Feb 2014 03:29G.M. Announces Repairs in Recall of 1.4 Million Cars
The New York Times - 28 Feb 2014 02:42
The company will begin replacing ignition switches on the small cars affected by the recall.
Weather seems to blame for U.S. slowdown, Fed's Yellen says
Reuters - 28 Feb 2014 02:08
(Reuters) - Unusually harsh winter weather appears to be behind recent signs of weakness in the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday, suggesting the central bank was poised to press forward i...
The Wall Street Journal: Wells Fargo CEO gets $1 mln bonus as part of 2013 pay
Market Watch - 28 Feb 2014 01:57
Wells Fargo & Co. CEO John Stumpf was awarded $1 million worth of restricted stock as part of his 2013 compensation, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
Durham drug-development company Scynexis files for IPO
News Observer - 28 Feb 2014 01:36
Durham drug-development company Scynexis is the latest in a string of Triangle biotechnology companies seeking to go public.
U.S. Moves One Step Closer To Offshore Drilling Along East Coast
The Huffington Post - 28 Feb 2014 01:18Home loans in Scotland reach highest level since 2008, latest CML data shows
Property Wire - 28 Feb 2014 11:15
The number of loans for house purchase in Scotland reached its highest level since the second quarter of 2008 in the fourth quarter of 2013, the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows. As in the UK overal...
Google reportedly tried to buy a brainwave-reading startup
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2014 00:30
Not content with voice, visual, or gestural input, Google cofounder Sergey Brin reportedly tried to buy a Toronto-based startup that makes a brainwave-tracking headband. On Thursday, TechCrunch cited an unnamed source cl...