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Here's a look inside Paul Bettany's intense 3-hour makeup transformation for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2015 17:45
The coolest new character introduced in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" was The Vision, an android played by Paul Bettany. Back in April, the actor told us between makeup, prosthetics, and his costume, it took about about thre...
CEO of Ashley Madison Parent Company Steps Down
Tech Times - 30 Aug 2015 07:28
Noel Biderman, the CEO of Avid Life Media that is the parent company of hacked infidelity website Ashley Madison, is stepping down from his position.
Puerto Rico Postpones Debt Plan
The New York Times - 30 Aug 2015 06:42
Citing time lost to a tropical storm, the government put off by one week a plan for a "negotiated moratorium" on $72 billion of debt.
Why Your Employee Training Is A Waste Of Time And Money -- And What To Do About It
Forbes - 30 Aug 2015 16:30
Much of the training is, unfortunately, worthless. What goes wrong and how can we fix it?
Revealed: Where Formula One's $900 Million Prize Money Really Goes
Forbes - 30 Aug 2015 05:17
Four Formula One teams earned more than $100 million in prize money last year according to new research which shows that the outfits in the auto racing series are some of the best rewarded in world sport.
Japan's top-grossing mobile game Monster Strike pulled from Apple app store
Venture Beat - 30 Aug 2015 05:02
Apple has pulled Japan’s top-selling mobile game from its Japanese app store, according to local media reports Saturday (link in Japanese). Developer Mixi claimed earlier this month that its blockbuster title Monster S...
Subway Denies Getting Tipped About Jared Fogle Years Ago
The Huffington Post - 30 Aug 2015 02:02
Subway stuck to claims on Saturday that company executives never received warnings the sandwich chain's former spokesman Jared Fogle was a pedophile. A spokeswoman also distanced the company from the former CEO of the ...
Thank the 'robots' for Wall Street's wild ride
New York Post - 30 Aug 2015 01:15
Was last week's manic market roller coaster a sign of what to expect in the fall, when markets historically get skittish? August started off by brutally punishing investors, but last...
Ashley Madison courted several buyers, landed none before attack
Venture Beat - 30 Aug 2015 00:30
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Try this renowned steakhouse marinade recipe for the ultimate steak
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2015 18:36
Most steak gurus will tell you that a dry rub is best. But when you are feeling bold, try this marinade recipe from Quality Meats Steakhouse of NYC. It is the perfect tangy mixture that explodes with flavor. Produced by ...
10 Dividend Stocks You Should Have Bought Wednesday
The Street - 30 Aug 2015 18:02
Editors' note: Now that the markets have closed after one of the most tumultuous weeks ever on Wall Street, there's something we have to tell you: told ya so. Wednesday, following four straight days of major indexes trad...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Dodges Bullet As US Trade Commission Clears Company Of Patent Infringement
Bidness etc. - 30 Aug 2015 15:52
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) dodged a bullet yesterday after the US International Trade Commission decided not to implement an import ban on the company as part of a long standing patent conflict with InterDigital...
Natural gas: U.S. producing more than ever
USA Today - 30 Aug 2015 15:22
Drilling boom comes despite low prices that make it increasingly difficult for companies to spend money on extraction.
Warren Buffett Turns 85: What He Wants in a Successor
The Street - 30 Aug 2015 14:54
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There will never be another Warren Buffett. But there will eventually be another chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway , the one-time hedge fund Buffett has turned into an operating colossus. Wh...
Don't worry grads: There are plenty of job openings out there
New York Post - 30 Aug 2015 04:35
Despite what you may have heard, there are jobs out there that pay a decent wage for college students in the midst of choosing a degree program. Ten of the...
How To Bring Down Exorbitant College Costs
The Huffington Post - 30 Aug 2015 04:20
Lawmakers from across the country are in a perennial tug-of-war over the best ways to make college affordable and to find solutions to the student debt crisis, and so are several presidential hopefuls. Hillary Clinton re...
Bankrupt grocery-store chain sells stores to save jobs
New York Post - 30 Aug 2015 04:04
Tens of thousands of local supermarket workers as well as millions of shoppers may not be very thankful this holiday season as a result of the A&P bankruptcy. With roughly...
Tax Planning For The Risk Of A Bernie Sanders Win
Forbes - 30 Aug 2015 16:15
The socialist Berner Sanders wants us to be taxed like we were during the Reagan administration. There still might be some moves to get ready to make, if you are starting to, like it or not, feel the Bern.
How Businesses Outperformed Government During New Orleans' Katrina Fiasco
Forbes - 30 Aug 2015 07:02
A 2005 paper details the poor hurricane relief management that produced casualties in New Orleans.
An Actually-Chic Fashion Brand With Burning Man Origins
Forbes - 30 Aug 2015 03:52
The brand may have originated at Burning Man, but the clothes are at home on a New York runway.
Minecraft creator has existential meltdown on Twitter, then gets stung by Jellyfish
Venture Beat - 30 Aug 2015 02:18
We’ve seen Twitter freakouts before, but this is one for the books. The creator of Minecraft, Markus Persson, took to Twitter early Saturday with all sorts of torments and searching questions about his current life, an...
Student debt puts college grads' lives on hold
New York Post - 30 Aug 2015 01:11
It's the $1 billion question. How can you live as an adult after school if you carry student-debt loans? The answer is clearly "you can't" for some half-million grads in...