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Jon Stewart Makes Up To $30 Million For 'The Daily Show'
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 20:48
Network television may be bringing in younger talent from Jimmy Fallon to Seth Meyers to boost ratings; however, TV's highest-paid late-night host is Jon Stewart over on cable. According to TV Guide's annual salary rep...
How To Rock A Bow Tie
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 16:53
It's National Bow Tie Day, so we'll attempt to answer the question: When is it OK to wear a bow tie? In short, the answer is "anytime." But wearing a bow tie is a much more nuanced art than tying on a standard necktie, a...
This Detailed Prezi Shows How The Ice Bucket Challenge Went Viral
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 17:41
Social media feeds have been flooded with punters pouring freezing cold buckets of water over their heads in recent weeks. But it's all been for a good cause. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised both awareness and millio...
10 Traits Your Startup Team Must Have For Investment
inc - 28 Aug 2014 15:03
A startup is only as good as the sum of its parts, that's why having a great team is so important. Here are the traits that investors will be looking for from your startup staff.
OBAMA: 'WE DON'T HAVE A STRATEGY YET' ON ISIS
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 22:07
President Barack Obama is delivering a statement from the White House briefing room. His statement comes amid a day of significant escalation in the crisis in Ukraine, as Ukraine's president accused Russia of sending tro...
Watch: FBI Investigates JP Morgan Hack
ABC News - 28 Aug 2014 16:22
Mega-bank is one of five companies breached by hackers with supposed Russian ties.
Abercrombie Dropping Logo to Boost Brand
NBC News - 28 Aug 2014 23:21
The Abercrombie & Fitch logo has lost the power it once wielded, so the struggling teen retailer plans to strip it off.
Here Is How Much More College Football Coaches Are Paid Compared To Other Sports
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 22:03
It is no secret that football programs are the big money-makers at large universities so it should be no surprise that the football coaches also make more money than other college coaches. However, the disparity between ...
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, NewLink Genetics Stocks Up After Ebola Outbreak
IBTimes - 28 Aug 2014 01:31
The Ebola virus still sweeping across West Africa has already taken at least 1,350 lives and is costing the affected countries dearly. But on Wall Street, biotech companies such as Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSE:TKM)...
THE PEER-TO-PEER PAYMENTS REPORT: The Exploding Market For Smartphone Apps That Transfer Money
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 18:15
A new generation of apps make transferring money faster, less expensive, and more precise. They also reduce the hassle of going to a money transfer agency, remembering a checkbook, or finding an ATM. The opportunity is...
Distribution Deals With Major Coffee Brands To Help Keurig Green Mountain Gain Market Share
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 14:49
This year, Keurig entered into some game changing deals and partnerships with companies having strong brand appeal and huge customer base such as Coca-Cola, the Nestle U.S. division, Subway and J.M. Smucker Co. Although ...
Uber & Lyft agree to insure drivers in-between rides in California
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 03:53
Transportation startups Uber and Lyft today announced support for bill AB 2293, a measure which will require “ridesharing” companies to insure drivers as soon as they log into a ridesharing app to pick up passengers....
U.S. Hikes Fee To Renounce Citizenship By 422%
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 22:35
With renunciations of citizenship at an all time high, the state department is feeling overworked and hiking the fees to renounce by 422%.
Meet Pang Vanny: Jailed For Wanting $2.5 More For The $100 Shirt You Wear
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 03:09
It was the third day of the year. As thousands of workers took to the streets of Phnom Penh demanding an increase in minimum wage, Cambodian security forces, including the army, came at them with batons and assault rifle...
Funding Daily: VCs gave a lot of money to a 'server-storage mashup'
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 01:30
Get all the tech funding news of the day delivered straight to your mailbox! Sign up for Funding Daily and never miss a deal. Today’s funding deals: Nutanix reels in $140M Nutanix, a startup with data-center hardware t...
NFL Announces New Domestic Violence Policy That Bans Second-Time Offenders For Life
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2014 21:08
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced a new, stricter domestic violence policy in a memo to NFL owners on Thursday. First-time offenders who are charged with domestic violence or sexual assault will be suspended for s...
Applications for U.S. Unemployment Fall Again
inc - 28 Aug 2014 20:00Will Chilango's £2m Success Herald An Affordable Mini Bond Revolution?
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 18:45
Managers at London-based Mexican restaurant chain Chilango have got good reason to put the cerveza back in the fridge and crack open some Champagne instead. This week the company successfully completed a £2m mini bond i...
Ukraine conflict weighs on markets; Retailers fall
Miami Herald - 28 Aug 2014 18:19
Worsening tensions in Ukraine are sending stock indexes lower, overshadowing an encouraging report on U.S. economic growth.
Why TheStreet Ratings Team Says Facebook (FB) Stock Is a 'Hold'
The Street - 28 Aug 2014 18:17
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet Ratings team rates Facebooka aas a "hold" with a ratings score of C+. The stock was down 0.84% to $74 at 12:13 p.m. on Thursday. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recomm...
Yandex Drops As Russia Investigates Suspect Advertising On Its Search Engine
Bidness etc. - 28 Aug 2014 17:09
Shares of Yandex NV (YNDX), the Russian internet giant, declined today following news that the country's antitrust agency had launched a full investigation into the contextual ads that the company had placed on its searc...
Timeline: The Summer of Market Basket
Boston - 28 Aug 2014 16:21
Here's the day-by-day of how employee protests to reinstate former Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas have evolved since he was fired on June 23.