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The Downfall of Quitting My Job Too Early
The Huffington Post - 19 May 2015 16:18
Have you ever thought about quitting your job? I mean really just packing up and walking out because either you had enough or maybe the dream in your heart was ready to burst out that you thought it was time to move on? ...
This Amazon employee had a startling realization when he spent six months trying to recruit new people
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 21:40
James Thomson worked at Amazon for more than five years in multiple seller-services related roles. The entire time, he was blown away by his fellow coworkers. With a background in consulting and investment banking, he ...
One innovation changed pig farming drastically
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 22:01
Pigs and chickens have much in common: they eat similar diets (chickens, like pigs, are omnivorous) and grow to slaughter weight quickly -- in less than two months for chickens and less than six months for pigs. Unlike c...
BREAKING: 7 men arrested in connection with the Hatton Garden jewelry heist
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 14:43
Seven men were arrested Tuesday in connection with the Hatton Garden jewelry heist that occured in early April, London's Evening Standard reports. In a series of raids in north London, officers recovered several large ba...
What $2 million buys around the world
CNN - 19 May 2015 04:00
A $2 million budget can mean a sprawling mansion or a one-bedroom apartment.
Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya Isn't Going Anywhere, Says Insider
The Street - 19 May 2015 23:09
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Rumors have been flowing thick and fast around Greek-yogurt maker Chobani of late, as industry watchers have suggested that founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya could be headed for the door, to be repla...
A Must Read
TPM - 19 May 2015 14:12
TPM's Tierney Sneed spent days looking for one-time Iraq War architects and cheerleaders to see if any were still willing or able to say that invading Iraq was a good idea. Here's what she found.
Oil Falls Amid Bearish Fundamentals
Wall Street Journal - 19 May 2015 06:05
Oil prices edged lower Monday after Saudi Arabia posted its highest level of monthly exports in nearly 10 years and an Iranian official said OPEC would likely decide to keep production steady at its meeting next month.
Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers Face Potential Obama Administration 'Boondoggle'
The Huffington Post - 19 May 2015 05:02
Defrauded student loan borrowers seeking relief from the Obama administration are confronting an Education Department process that a senior House Democrat compared to the government's bungled response to the mortgage rob...
Target is making a big shift away from packaged to fresh foods
Chicago Tribune - 19 May 2015 04:40Marissa Mayer Explains Why a Yahoo-AOL Deal Never Happened
Time - 19 May 2015 03:41
Yahoo CEO discusses content and distribution at Fortune's Most Powerful Women event in New York
The incredible story of how a group of US soldiers saved their helicopter from crashing in Afghanistan
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 23:29
"Dustoff 7-3" by Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sabiston details one crew's heroic medical evacuation missions during the US's military operation in Afghanistan. In this excerpt, Sabiston describes the scene just after ...
KFC Is Bringing Colonel Sanders Back
Time - 19 May 2015 17:22
In the form of Darrell Hammond
Welltok Gets Deeper Into Personalized Health Programs With Predilytics Acquisition
Forbes - 19 May 2015 17:00
So-called population health management companies are hot. Coming on the heels of IBM’s recent purchase of Phytel and Explorys, Welltok bought health analytics start-up Predilytics for an undisclosed sum. The Denver-bas...
Mark Hulbert: A stock market top is likely near as investors fail to hedge
Market Watch - 19 May 2015 14:32
Greed is trumping fear, which is an ominous sign, says Mark Hulbert.
Nikkei Breaks 20,000 Ahead of Japan GDP
Wall Street Journal - 19 May 2015 05:22
The Nikkei approaches its highest level since late April after the S&P 500 closes at a third consecutive record.
How untaxed cigarettes can lead to funding terrorism
New York Post - 19 May 2015 05:21
I'd like you to introduce you to Theophilus Burroughs. You've actually met him already. He's the former Stuyvesant High School music teacher who allegedly decided a few years ago that...
Colored Diamonds and Loose Gems Bring in $5 Million at Heritage Auctions
Forbes - 19 May 2015 04:41
Nearly $9 million was spent at the three-day Heritage Auction Sale of Fine Jewelry and luxury accessories, with the top dollars going for a heart-shaped Fancy Pink diamond ring by chopard.
Rocker Johnny Rivers On His Hits, Appearance on Letterman
Forbes - 19 May 2015 04:39
In the first three installments of this interview series with rock icon Johnny Rivers, we discussed his hit Secret Agent Man, the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and the famous Whiskey A Go Go club. Here, Rivers plays word as...
Drug Deal to Generate Tax Benefits
Wall Street Journal - 19 May 2015 03:13
Endo International agreed to buy Par Pharmaceutical from private-equity firm TPG for about $8 billion in cash and stock.
Tesla wonder cars tripped up by door handles
USA Today - 19 May 2015 03:03DealBook: Many on Wall Street Say It Remains Untamed
The New York Times - 19 May 2015 03:02
In a survey of 1,200 people in the financial industry, more than a third said they had witnessed or knew of wrongdoing in the workplace. And nearly half said regulators were ineffective in stopping it.