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Richard Branson, Suze Orman, and 6 other successful people share the best career advice they ever received
Business Insider - 3 Feb 2015 21:33
LinkedIn recently asked the top minds in business to reflect on the best advice they ever received and what they did with those words of wisdom. Here's what Richard Branson, Suze Orman, and six other super-successful peo...
S&P, Calpers settle suit over mortgage deals for $125 million: WSJ
Reuters - 3 Feb 2015 04:48
(Reuters) - Standard & Poor's has reached a $125 million settlement with California's public pension system, Calpers, to resolve a case involving inflated grades of residential mortgage deals that later faltered, the Wal...
Apple just took out a $6.5 billion loan even though it's sitting on $178 billion in cash (AAPL)
Business Insider - 3 Feb 2015 02:47
Apple sold $6.5 billion in bonds on Monday, according to Bloomberg. That's the same Apple that last week announced an record-breaking $18 billion profit over the holiday quarter. It's reasonable to ask: why would Apple...
The rape accusations against Silicon Valley VC Joe Lonsdale are horrifying
Business Insider - 3 Feb 2015 01:20Wonkblog: Young adults are driving vaccine skepticism in the U.S.
Washington Post - 3 Feb 2015 22:14
Who are the vaccine skeptics? On the heels of the Disneyland vaccine outbreak, that's what everyone wants to know. As with just about every other major issue facing the country, the temptation is to divide it along famil...
5 Ways To Get Unstuck In The Face Of Creative Burnout
The Huffington Post - 3 Feb 2015 15:17DealBook: A Heated Path Toward S.&P.'s Legal Settlement With Prosecutors
The New York Times - 3 Feb 2015 05:53
An overflow crowd of government regulators spent a day last month ticking off their demands before eventually negotiating a $1.37 billion settlement of an array of lawsuits against S.&P.
Is Hillary Clinton in the Bottom 3 Percent? Turning the Corner on CEO Pay
The Huffington Post - 3 Feb 2015 04:52Lenovo's Smartphone Revenue Soars After Acquisitions; China Business Up Only 1%
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 04:44
Net profit at China-based computer and mobile phone maker Lenovo fell by a less-than-expected 5% to $253 million in the three months to December in connection with its acquisitions of IBM’s System x and Motorola last y...
Obama Budget Would Prohibit Backdoor Roth IRAs
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 01:14
Closing the door on backdoor Roths for the rich is one of 10 loophole closers in the Administration's FY2016 budget.
The Truth About Lying On Your Tax Return
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 15:40
You sign tax returns under penalties of perjury, so don't make up expenses or under report your income. Tax return and FBAR enforcement is up, so be careful.
Drug Makers' Data on Side Effects Is Called Lacking in a Report
The New York Times - 3 Feb 2015 06:09
A new report from the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices found only about half of reports of serious side effects submitted by manufacturers met basic standards for completeness.
DealBook: Chief Who Guided Ally Financial After Crisis Steps Down
The New York Times - 3 Feb 2015 05:51
Michael A. Carpenter, the chief executive of Ally Financial, will be succeeded by Jeffrey J. Brown, who leads the company's dealer financial services unit.
Business Gets Personal - A new look for CNNMoney
CNN - 3 Feb 2015 04:05
CNNMoney's mission is to explain the biggest trends in business and finance and to help our audience achieve their most important goals. That's what our new design is all about.
Why over-funded crowdfunding campaigns can really suck
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 04:00
Guest:You put your campaign up on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, and it's just been overfunded like crazy. Great, right? Well, yes, it's the greatest thing that could happen. But it comes with a lot of problems.
Rand Paul Shushes Female CNBC Anchor During Interview (VIDEO)
TPM - 3 Feb 2015 01:15
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) didn't like the way a CNBC anchor was interviewing him, so he told her to "calm down," saying she was mischaracterizing basic facts in her questions.
Stewart Skewers Huck's Comparison Of Gays To Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp (VIDEO)
TPM - 3 Feb 2015 14:00
"The Daily Show" admitted that it was short on news Monday night, so host Jon Stewart gleefully turned to the latest soundbite from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R).
DealBook: Tax Reform Is the Cry, Until Details Are Offered
The New York Times - 3 Feb 2015 05:25
President Obama's budget calls for a lower overall tax rate, but also for a one-time 14 percent tax on all cash sitting overseas.
China Logistics Entrepreneur Zhou Guohui Joins Ranks Of World's Billionaires
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 03:05
Zhou Guohui, chairman of logistics services company Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management, has joined the ranks of the world’s billionaires after its Shenzhen shares more than doubled in the past 12 months amid brisk i...
U.S. Declines to Prosecute Fox's Hacking
The New York Times - 3 Feb 2015 02:56
The Justice Department will not pursue charges against the News Corporation or 21st Century Fox for phone hacking and payments to public officials done in Britain.