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Meet The 7 Victoria's Secret Models Who Help Sell $6.6 Billion Worth Of Lingerie
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2014 01:11
Victoria's Secret will film its annual fashion show in London tomorrow. The glitzy event is credited with driving Victoria's Secret's $6.6 billion in annual sales. The show will air Tuesday, December 9 at 10 p.m. EST o...
Jaw-Dropping Images From The World's Largest Animal Sacrifice
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2014 00:36
The largest traditional animal sacrifice in the world began last weekend in southern Nepal with an estimated 4,000 buffalo, goats, and pigeons slaughtered on Friday alone. The two-day festival, called Gadhimai Mela Fe...
John Doerr Says We're Still in 'Day Zero' of Internet's Place in World
The Street - 2 Dec 2014 23:08
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- John Doerr, the sage at Silicon Valley venture capital heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, still says the Internet is "under-hyped." "We're in Day Zero, or the early innings, of how 6 t...
Jeff Bezos: Here's Why It Wouldn't Matter If The Fire Phone Were A Flop
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2014 20:14
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that he has made "billions of dollars of failures" at Amazon, and that it doesn't matter at all. Speaking at Business Insider's Ignition conference, Bezos says that his philosophy for Amazon ...
Taser, Digital Ally get another post-Ferguson boost
USA Today - 2 Dec 2014 20:07
Body camera marketers surge on renewed interest post-Ferguson
Dunkin' Donuts Is Trying to Mirror Starbucks' Success With Its Own Popular Mobile Payments App
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2014 01:15
Dunkin' Donuts has its own Starbucks-style phone app that can be used to rack up loyalty points and pay in stores, and it has enjoyed some considerable success, according to new numbers announced by Dunkin' Donuts and ch...
Market Extra: Silver just had its largest intraday move in two years
Market Watch - 2 Dec 2014 00:04
Silver staged a monster rally on Monday, with the magnitude of its intraday recovering even outpacing gold's.
This Infographic Shows The 400 Year History Of A Pillar Of Global Security
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2014 23:12
Since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the concept of open seas for trade has been considered a cornerstone of the international order. But despite the recognition of the importance of open trade, the seas remained an a...
Couples Therapist Reveals The Key To Having A Good Sex Life
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2014 23:36
According to Esther Perel, couples therapist and the best selling author of "Mating in Captivity," the term "erotic intelligence" came about accidentally as a spoof on Daniel Goleman's idea of "emotional intelligence."...
The Wall Street Journal: Blackstone gets deal to sell IndCor for $8.1 billion
Market Watch - 2 Dec 2014 05:20
Blackstone Group reaches a binding deal to sell its portfolio of U.S. industrial property to a venture including GIC and Global Logistic Properties for $8.1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Earnings Increase Expected for Kroger
Forbes - 2 Dec 2014 21:00
Analysts expect higher profit for Kroger when the company reports its third quarter results on Thursday, December 4, 2014. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 61 cents a share, reflecting a rise from 53 cents...
Bill Simmons Mocks His ESPN Bosses With Phony Podcast Censorship (AUDIO)
TPM - 2 Dec 2014 20:41
You probably could have predicted some gloating from Bill Simmons after an arbitrator overruled the NFL's indefinite suspension of Ray Rice last week. After all, the former federal judge who handed down that decision con...
Central banks likely to stay easy in 2015 as normalcy is elusive
livemint.com - 2 Dec 2014 06:42IRS Commissioner On The Agency's Biggest Challenge: It's A Serious Problem
Forbes - 2 Dec 2014 05:31
What's the biggest challenge facing IRS? No surprise here: IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says it's funding. Here's how the numbers look to date and how the Commissioner would spend the agency's dollars.
5 Recession-Proof Industries to Consider for Your Next Startup Venture
The Huffington Post - 2 Dec 2014 01:01How This Entrepreneur Found Inspiration in Living Through a War
inc - 2 Dec 2014 23:50
After enduring the front lines of the Bosnian War, Aleksandra Scepanovic moved to America and created a thriving real estate business that is reviving some dilapidated parts of Brooklyn.
Japanese firm to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion
L.A. Times - 2 Dec 2014 21:28General Motors (GM) Stock Gains on Strong November Sales Results
The Street - 2 Dec 2014 18:03
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- General Motors shares are up 1.76% to $33.52 on Tuesday after the U.S.'s largest automaker saw November sales rise 6.5% over the previous year to 225,818 vehicles sold during the month, bringing i...
The Wall Street Journal: More signs North Korea may be behind Sony Pictures hacking
Market Watch - 2 Dec 2014 05:55
Hackers who knocked Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer systems offline last week used tools very similar to those used last year to attack South Korean television stations and ATMs, The Wall Street Journal reports
Deloitte Reveals 500 Fastest Growing Tech Firms in Asia Pacific
Forbes - 2 Dec 2014 05:19
Deloitte releases the results of its 13th annual ranking of Asia Pacific?s 500 fastest growing technology companies, dubbed ?The Deloitte Technology Fast 500.? On top? Kakao, the South Korea messaging app.
Top Global Real Estate Markets For Affluent Chinese
Forbes - 2 Dec 2014 05:10
According to Chinese real estate listings firm, Juwai, these are the top 10 countries China's wealthy are house hunting. To the world, China is an emerging market. But to China, the world is an emerging opportunity. Here...
Central Bank Won't Save China From 'Soft Landing'
Forbes - 2 Dec 2014 05:10
The good news is that China is committed to financial reforms. The bad news is that doesn't translate into higher growth.