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5 major technologies killed by Silicon Valley in 2016
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 03:19
REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach At MIT Technology Review we try to keep you informed as new technologies and products emerge. But just as important as the new things that are born are the old things that die. And in 2016, we saw...
An exercise scientist reveals how to get six-pack abs
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 19:31
Shawn Arent, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University and aFellow in the American College of Sports Medicine, explains what you'll really need to show off those six-pack abs. Spec...
The best city in every state if you want to buy a home
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 18:00
Vlad Butsky/Flickr As every prospective homebuyer knows, there's a lot that goes into buying a new home beyond just its listing price. You have to ask yourself: Does this city have a strong education system? Is the neigh...
31 tech companies that could go public in 2017
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 04:10
In 2016, a bunch of tech companies went public, including Coupa, Line, Nutanix, Talend, and Twilio. Now a new batch is in the running for an initial public offering (IPO). Many of these companies get their money by selli...
The North American movie box office raked in a record $11.4 billion in 2016
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 03:41
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Bank's lending rate cuts raise hopes of a revival in credit growth
livemint.com - 2 Jan 2017 20:48Europe's True Missing Link: Economic Convergence
Wall Street Journal - 2 Jan 2017 19:43
Politics is high on the 2017 agenda for Europe. The cause lies in economics.
7 gadgets for people who have trouble sleeping
USA Today - 2 Jan 2017 16:04
Some gadgets can actually help you sleep!
How much money you need to save each day to become a millionaire by age 65
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 16:03
How difficult is it to become a millionaire? It's probably not as hard as you might think, if you plan ahead. Author of "Smart Couples Finish Rich", David Bach, came up with a chart showing how much money people at diffe...
The extreme tests planes undergo before they're ready for commercial flight
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 16:00
Commercial airplane travel is considered one of the safest modes of transportation because of the extensive ground and air testing that jets are put through before airlines will buy them. Follow BI Video:On Twitter
Currencies: Dollar shows strength on the first trading day of the new year
Market Watch - 2 Jan 2017 15:27
The dollar was moving from strength to strength, rising across major rivals, in a holiday-thinned day of trading,.
3 Popular Goal-Setting Techniques Managers Should Avoid
Harvard Business Review - 2 Jan 2017 15:05
Be wise, not SMART.
Why Great Leaders Get Out Of The Way
Fast Company - 2 Jan 2017 15:00Bitcoin jumps above $1,000 for first time in three years
livemint.com - 2 Jan 2017 14:46A Single Tip That Will Make 2017 Your Best Year of Work, Ever
inc - 2 Jan 2017 14:28
Instead of focusing on the easiest tasks, or even most pressing, focus on this.
What Will Luxury Consumers Talk About in 2017?
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 04:17
What luxury consumers talk about on vacation has changed. Consumer product companies ignore that at their peril.
IRS Denies Exempt Status To Scholarship Fund Targeted To Founder's Child
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 03:18
I'm surprised the IRS caught this apparent scam, especially considering its new fly-through procedures. The husband and wife who formed the organization cleverly set it up to appear objective -- that scholarship recipien...
French workers can now legally ignore after-hours work emails
Market Watch - 2 Jan 2017 03:13
French workers can just say "non" to emails from their boss when they're off the clock, thanks to a new law that took effect Sunday.
Weber Shandwick China Chairman: 5 Skills You Need To Succeed In PR
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 02:00
The Chairman of one of the world's largest PR firms shares his top secrets on how he became the big boss.
Here's What Happened After A Waffle House Employee Fired Her Gun Into The Air To Scare Robbers (It Didn't End Well)
inc - 2 Jan 2017 01:50
A restaurant employee says she was trying to protect the store.
Oil pipeline protesters unfurl huge banner at Vikings game
Miami Herald - 2 Jan 2017 01:38
Protesters trying to stymie the Dakota Access oil pipeline sneaked up on a truss connected to the roof and rappelled down to unfurl a huge banner inside U.S. Bank Stadium …
7 of the most expensive degrees in the world
Business Insider - 2 Jan 2017 01:19
Michael Marsland / Yale University At $1.3 trillion, student-loan debt in the US exceeds car loans and even credit-card debt. But education is an investment for the future, or so the mantra goes. Students routinely pay h...