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THE NEW BILLIONAIRES' ROW: See The Incredible Transformation Of New York's 57th Street
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2014 19:04
The market for high-end penthouses and ultra-luxury apartments in New York City is booming, and developers are once again building expensive new units after a post-recession slump. Nowhere is the rise of development more...
How Every Inch Of An Apple Store Is Designed To Make You Spend More Money
inc - 2 Sep 2014 19:41
From the genius bar to the red zone, the layout maximizes sales.
The Best Bites at the U.S. Open
Forbes - 2 Sep 2014 18:16
With the first week of the U.S. Open over, we can already name some champions: the best bites of the tournament. After sampling several dishes offered at Food Village, the inspired stretch of stalls outside the main stad...
3 Insanely Life-Changing Productivity Tips From Buzzfeed's Data Guru
inc - 2 Sep 2014 15:30
OK, maybe they're not life-changing. But they are pretty darn useful.
The Evolution Of The Employee
Forbes - 2 Sep 2014 06:02
This concept and the visual was taken from my new book which came out today called, The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization.
California, other states lure Tesla with incentives. Who's winning battery factory bidding?
Tech Times - 2 Sep 2014 05:29
Tesla plans to build a $5 billion factory that will make the batteries for its next generation of electric cars. Five states are bidding up to land the coveted plant.
9 Books Billionaire Warren Buffett Thinks Everyone Should Read
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2014 17:25
When Warren Buffett started his investing career, he would read 600, 750, or 1,000 pages a day. Even now, he still spends about 80% of his day reading. "Look, my job is essentially just corralling more and more and m...
Garrett Popcorn sued over Chicago Mix
Chicago Tribune - 2 Sep 2014 23:46PG&E fined $1.4 billion for San Bruno pipeline blast
USA Today - 2 Sep 2014 23:18Bezos picks Politico co-founder as new Washington Post publisher
L.A. Times - 2 Sep 2014 17:14Sharing a Space With Your Kids: The Ultimate Work-Life Balance Solution?
inc - 2 Sep 2014 15:00
The founder of a space that combines co-working with childcare explains her company's innovative approach to solving parents' work-life balance struggles.
Cipla Poses Strong Competition For GSK And Gilead
Bidness etc. - 2 Sep 2014 13:32
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) blockbuster drug Advair is expected to face stiff competition from an Indian generic-drug maker Cipla Ltd (CIPLA), which plans to launch a generic version of the anti-asthma drug by the end of 201...
New Study Finds That People With Both Math And Social Skills Earn More Money
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2014 23:43
Are you good at math? Do you get along well with other people? If you can answer "yes" to both of these questions, your earning potential is higher than ever before. A recent study from the University of California, San...
Amy Hoak's Home Economics: Aging population faces shortage of suitable, affordable housing
Market Watch - 2 Sep 2014 06:02
A report released on Tuesday by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies and AARP Foundation found that there won't be enough affordable, physically accessible and well-located housing for the country's olde...
China corners Microsoft for explanation in antitrust investigation
Tech Times - 2 Sep 2014 05:24
In 20 days, regulators are expecting an explanation from Microsoft that would further China's antitrust investigation on the company. Will Microsoft adhere?
AnandTech founder quits publishing, takes new job at Apple
Tech Times - 2 Sep 2014 05:23
Anand Lal Shimpi announces early retirement in tech publishing. Shimpi is the founder and the name behind the popular site AnandTech, an online portal known for posting in-depth hardware reviews.
Every Frame Of 5 Famous Films, Distilled Down To Their Color Palettes
Fast Company - 2 Sep 2014 18:20
In "The Colors of Motion," a designer averages the colors of every frame of a film to explore how color shapes a visual story. When watching a film, thinking about color often takes a back seat to thinking about characte...
Focus, Then Simplify Everything. Here's How.
inc - 2 Sep 2014 18:01
Many startups tend to take on too much and eventually die of indigestion, rather than starvation, says professor and author Mohanbir Sawhney.
Staples And Office Depot Shares Surge After An Analyst Proposes They Merge (SPLS, ODP)
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2014 17:19
Credit Suisse thinks Office Depot and Staples should merge. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Gary Balter at Credit Suisse said a merger between Staples and Office Depot, "makes significant financial and operational sense...
The Wall Street Journal: Tax firm to revive Arthur Andersen name
Market Watch - 2 Sep 2014 05:18
Accounting firm Arthur Andersen collapsed more than a decade ago in the wake of the Enron scandal, but a group of former Andersen partners are convinced there's still gold in the Andersen name.
Google plans an accelerator in Seoul -- while Samsung stands on the sidelines
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2014 05:00
Google, on an international mission to rapidly connect with the global startup community, has recently announced that it will open a startup campus in Seoul, Korea next year. This comes at a time when Korean entrepreneur...
Kickstarter users fundraise for products already sold on Amazon
New York Post - 2 Sep 2014 04:54
What do crowdfunding Web site Kickstarter and online retailer Amazon.com have in common? Too much, critics charge. Kickstarter fans, who have become a bit prickly over what they feel are...