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Watch: Holiday Scam Tricks Drivers With $100 Bill
ABC News - 20 Nov 2014 23:50
Car thieves are using money placed on windshields to tempt drivers out of their vehicles in Maryland.
Take a Peek at What Your Luggage Will Look Like in the Future
inc - 20 Nov 2014 20:43
These companies are finally giving the suitcase the update it's been needing.
What It Was Like To Hear Jeff Bezos Pitch Amazon In 1994
Business Insider - 20 Nov 2014 19:23
Documentary photographer Doug Menuez has spent time with some of the most notable figures in Silicon Valley. But it was during a 1994 trip to Aspen, Colorado, when he met a young Jeff Bezos, who was looking for funding...
How to Get the Most Out of Off-Site Meetings
inc - 21 Nov 2014 01:45
Make sure your next milestone meeting results in more than a very large bar tab.
Dispatchers Sue For Having To Take Calls Because They Could 'Speak Ghetto'
TPM - 20 Nov 2014 20:12
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Three minority women who worked at a western Pennsylvania 911 center have filed lawsuits, with one of them saying black dispatchers were made to take calls from inner city residents because they knew h...
German Fund Aurelius Buys PIP Implants Firm
Sky News - 20 Nov 2014 16:06
A German fund has agreed a deal to buy Transform, one of the UK's biggest cosmetic surgery providers, Sky News learns.
If You're a Baby Boomer, Here Are the 12 Worst Cities to Retire
The Street - 20 Nov 2014 19:29
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - If you're of a certain age and thinking about retirement, don't let warm weather be the deciding factor in where to spend your golden years. That's because some of the worst cites for retirees are...
Palestinian dancer seeks change through ballet
Business Insider - 20 Nov 2014 10:39
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories)
Fed focused on sunny side, downplayed global woes in October
Reuters - 20 Nov 2014 04:17
WASHINGTON
The Wall Street Journal: Citi exec found dead in Manhattan apartment
Market Watch - 20 Nov 2014 02:46
A Citigroup Inc. executive was found dead in the bathtub of his home in Manhattan on Tuesday from an apparent slash wound to the neck, New York City authorities said.
UC Berkeley Students Are Going To Extreme Lengths To Fight A Ridiculous Tuition Hike
Business Insider - 20 Nov 2014 23:08
Hundreds of student protesters at the University of California, Berkeley have occupied a main academic building on campus in response to steep tuition hikes expected to be passed by the board of trustees on Thursday. If ...
Is Dish Toying With Wireless Carriers At The FCC Auction?
Bidness etc. - 20 Nov 2014 20:32
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) AWS-3 auction, which started on November 13, has surpassed not only analysts', but also the agency's own expectations. This suggests the growing appetite of wireless carriers...
Hugh Hendry: Why I'm now backing China
MoneyWeek - 20 Nov 2014 20:28
Star fund manager Hugh Hendry talks to Merryn Somerset Webb about why he's changed his tune on Chinese stocks. The post Hugh Hendry: Why I'm now backing China was first published on MoneyWeek.
6 Tips for Finding the Right Work-Life Balance
inc - 20 Nov 2014 18:35
A student entrepreneur shows how you can maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life.
Can Petrobras (PBR) Stock Make A Comeback?
Bidness etc. - 20 Nov 2014 18:18
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock rose 0.7% yesterday and closed in the green for the second consecutive day. The stock increased despite receiving a downgrade from UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) and Morgan Stan...
Marcus Lemonis: 1 Type of Job Candidate You Should Definitely Avoid (No Matter What)
inc - 20 Nov 2014 18:00
Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, explains the pitfalls of this seemingly-suitable pool of new hires.
The 9 Fastest-Growing Fast-Food Restaurant Chains
Forbes - 20 Nov 2014 17:45
Only nine of the top 50 fast-food restaurant chains opened more than 100 stores in the U.S. last year -- that's down from 11 chains in 2012, industry trade publication QSR Magazine recently found. Who opened the most uni...
Soaring generic drug prices draw Senate scrutiny
News Observer - 20 Nov 2014 17:35
Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,000 percent, prompting a backlash from patients, pharmacists and…
Stanley Kubrick Really Loved The Color Red [Supercut]
Fast Company - 20 Nov 2014 17:00
REDRUM. REDRUM. In The Shining, which has one of the most chilling and memorable scenes from any horror film ever made, waves of blood gush from the elevators of the Overlook Hotel. It's perhaps Stanley Kubrick's most dr...
Why India shouldn't be succeeding -- but is about to experience an innovation boom
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2014 08:00
Guest:When I started researching India's engineering education in 2005, my first conclusion was that Indian I.T. was doomed. The country was barely graduating enough engineers to staff this growing industry. The quality ...
Amazon cuts prices on its cloud-based managed search service
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2014 06:04
Amazon says it will once again be lowering the price of an Amazon Web Service, this time its CloudSearch service. CloudSearch is a managed service that that can be used by enterprises to set up and operate a search servi...
Uber tracking raises privacy concerns
USA Today - 20 Nov 2014 05:51
Uber users are deleting their accounts after an executive allegedly snooped on a journalist.