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The Remarkable Recovery Of A Medal Of Honor Recipient Who Jumped On A Grenade In Afghanistan
Business Insider - 18 Jun 2014 20:37
Retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter is set to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for bravery, on June 19. Carpenter will be the third Marine to be awarded the medal since the start of the wars in Iraq ...
17 Incredibly Creative Outdoor Ads
Business Insider - 18 Jun 2014 20:37
Billboards and outdoor ads can get pretty repetitive after a while. But every now and then, a company will partner with an ad agency and create something magical and completely new. In 2013 alone, there were 158,868 bill...
A Small Proposal For Student Loans
Forbes - 18 Jun 2014 17:24
I am going to leave real estate for one post and comment on an issue that faces my own business: student loans. I am sympathetic to Senator Elizabeth Warren's crusade to narrow the very high spread between student loan...
Here's The Most Liberal And Most Conservative Towns In Each State
Business Insider - 18 Jun 2014 15:23
The above map shows the most liberal and most conservative towns in each state in America. Political data analytics firm Clarity Campaign Labs provided the underlying data to Business Insider. The firm compiled the inf...
Online Decision Making: What Really Drives Customers To Choose One Option Over Another?
Forbes - 18 Jun 2014 15:15
Each purchasing decision we make is actually quite dependent upon the context in which it is made.
Australia tips trans-Pacific trade pact next year
Miami Herald - 18 Jun 2014 07:36
A trans-Pacific free trade pact could be agreed upon early next year before U.S. presidential election politics get in the way, Australia's trade minister said Wednesday.
Bill Gates And The Common Core: Did He Really Do Anything Wrong?
Forbes - 18 Jun 2014 12:00
In a recent front page article, the Washington Post tells what it casts as the story of how Bill Gates, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, used his fortune to promote adoption of the now-controversial Common ...
Big Tobacco squares up as EU rules aim to track every cigarette
Reuters - 18 Jun 2014 08:07
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Cipla's drug pipeline turns it into $10 billion target
livemint.com - 18 Jun 2014 07:48
Drawn by demand for Cipla's medicines internationally and factories across India, Teva Pharma or Mylan may be suitors
This Map Shows The Largest Company By Revenue In Every State
Business Insider - 18 Jun 2014 23:22
The above graphic shows the largest company by revenue in every state. Created by Mike Simmons in collaboration with Broadview Networks, the map drew information from Hoover's — a Dun & Bradstreet company — database ...
Water tank explosion, not ammonia, caused Tuesday's evacuation at Smithfield Foods plant
News Observer - 18 Jun 2014 22:58
The evacuation of the Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel on Tuesday followed the explosion of a 300,000-gallon water tank and a resulting wall of water that knocked out the…
Saddam Hussein's Old Party Is Behind A Lot Of The Chaos In Iraq
Business Insider - 18 Jun 2014 17:53
An extremist Al Qaeda offshoot is far from the only anti-government group sewing chaos in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) wrested control of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, from the Iraqi govern...
GM's CEO to face more Capitol Hill grilling over safety crisis
Reuters - 18 Jun 2014 07:22
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Mobile games will bring in nearly $29B by 2016 by squeezing players for more
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2014 22:15
Mobile gaming will grow around the world as people in developing regions earn more and get more access to smartphones.
Regulators Probe Ignition Switch Problems at Chrysler
Forbes - 18 Jun 2014 19:56
U.S. auto safety regulators—who have been raked over the coals by Congress for failing to detect a broad pattern of ignition defects in General Motors Co. cars—are turning up the heat on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles abo...
Blackberry teams up with Amazon to get loads of Android apps
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2014 15:15
How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat's 7th annual event on the future of mobile, on July 8-9 in San Francisco. Register now and save $200! Blackberry...
The Surprising Secret Francis Ford Coppola Shared with Me Over Dinner
Forbes - 18 Jun 2014 23:24
“The seeds of great success are often right in front of you, hidden in the ashes of adversity.”
A Brazilian Soccer Fan Gleefully Bid Spain 'Adios' With An iPad
Business Insider - 18 Jun 2014 23:09
Spain will not qualify for the World Cup's knockout stage after losing to Chile 2-0, the defending champion's second straight loss in the group stage. This pleased one Brazilian fan greatly, who gleefully held up his iPa...
Men's Wearhouse Closes Purchase of Jos A Bank
ABC News - 18 Jun 2014 19:32
After dueling bids, Men's Wearhouse completes $1.8B purchase of rival Jos A Bank
Apple Slammed Amazon in the Most Covert Way Ever
Time - 18 Jun 2014 17:23
This post is in partnership with Fortune, which offers the latest business and finance news. Read the article below originally published atFortune.com. If U.S. District Judge Denise Cote needed a reminder that she backed...
147-year-old New York shoe company shutting down
Miami Herald - 18 Jun 2014 14:42
A western New York shoe manufacturer that has been in business since the Civil War era is shutting down operations, putting 72 people out of work.
Former NBA player to be sentenced for Ponzi scheme
Miami Herald - 18 Jun 2014 07:36
A former NBA player known for a buzzer-beating shot in the NCAA Tournament more than 20 years ago faces sentencing in New Jersey.