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Everything you need to know about skeleton, the Olympic sport that sends athletes hurtling head first down icy tracks at 90 miles an hour
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 05:06
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Skeleton is a Winter Olympics sport that dates back to the 1880s. Events take place on a track made of ice. In Pyeongchang, the skeleton track is 1,376 meters long. Skeleton athletes push sle...
These 6 Companies Have Some of the Best Possible Employee Benefits (Yes, They're That Good)
inc - 18 Feb 2018 02:45
Unlimited vacation, remote working environment, and dog-friendly offices -- need I say more?
In India, The Rich Are Getting Richer, But Don't Blame Modi For It
Forbes - 18 Feb 2018 05:25
The rich are getting richer in India while the poor are getting poorer. The blame should go to India's socialists, who ruled the country before the 1980s.
These are the states with the highest average tax refunds
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 18:15
Getty Images SmartAsset comapred the total income tax refunds of each state to the total number of income tax refunds. Texas taxpayers received the highest average tax refunds from the government. Oklahoma, Louisiana, an...
The stock market is in a bubble -- just not the kind we're used to seeing
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 18:11
Reuters / Brendan McDermid Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo cross-asset strategist James Montier argues the stock market is in a bubble, but not the type that's normally seen. Montier says bubbles can form even without the ext...
Here's who could lend the US Treasury the $3 trillion it needs in the next 3 years
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 17:46
Joshua Roberts/Reuters The US Treasury Department estimates that it will need to borrow around $1 trillion a year for the next three fiscal years. US savers, China, and OPEC have all traditionally been big buyers of Trea...
HCL Technologies's risky bets
livemint.com - 18 Feb 2018 20:34
HCL Technologies has spent $1.1 billion to acquire a bunch of intellectual properties from heavyweights such as IBM and DXC Technology Co. This, HCL claims, will future-proof its business. Will the gamble pay off?
Customer Service Is The New Marketing
Forbes - 18 Feb 2018 03:45
Customer service is the new marketing. This statement may sound suspect coming from a customer service consultant, but if you consider consumer behavior and thought patterns today, you'll realize that it's incontrovertib...
Olympian Gus Kenworthy posted videos of a massive blood-filled bump on his hip -- after also breaking his thumb
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 03:32
Gus Kenworthy/Instagram US skier Gus Kenworthy broke his thumb and fell on his hip during practice at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. On his Instagram story, Kenworthy posted photos and videos showing a large, swollen b...
11 insider facts about working at Walt Disney World only cast members know
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 18:27
Raymond Brown/Flickr • Walt Disney World employees are all referred to as "cast members." • This includes everyone from the costumed character performers to the ride operators to the people working in retail. • The...
How to start investing when you don't make a ton of money
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 05:34
Saulo Mohana/Unsplash It is possible to start investing even when you are working with a tight budget. One easy way is by starting your 401(k) — it is already set up by your employer and there are no minimum contributi...
Buffett wins 10-year, $1M bet with hedge fund managers
Miami Herald - 18 Feb 2018 03:20
Ten years ago, Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett was so sure that his chosen S&P 500 stock index fund would outperform a collection of hedge funds that he made a $1 …
The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the jury will be deciding whether he lives or dies
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 20:46
South Florida Sun-Sentinel/Susan Stocker via Associated Press The evidence against 19-year-old Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz is so large that the biggest question his defense is facing is whether he will receive the death...
ArcelorMittal to mark grand opening of Detroit facility
Miami Herald - 18 Feb 2018 18:26
A company that makes high-strength, laser-welded steel blanks for the auto industry will mark the grand opening of its $83 million facility in Detroit. Mayor Mike Duggan and business leaders …
We Need To Stop Looking For Silver Bullets To Solve Our Problems
inc - 18 Feb 2018 18:16
All generalizations are false, including this one
5 Dividend Growers That Are About to Erupt
Forbes - 18 Feb 2018 17:49Latvian central bank boss detained by anti-corruption force
BBC - 18 Feb 2018 17:45
Ilmars Rimsevics has been detained after the anti-corruption agency raided his home and office.
Meet the 10 richest Chinese billionaires, who have a combined fortune of $225 billion
Business Insider - 18 Feb 2018 17:30
ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images China is home to more than 10% of the world's billionaires — and a whopping 94% of them are self-made, according to a new report from Wealth-X. Over the last several years, China's billi...
L.L. Bean Discontinues Lifetime Guarantee
Forbes - 18 Feb 2018 17:00JetBlue offers free flights to family members of shooting victims to get to South Florida
Miami Herald - 18 Feb 2018 07:36
JetBlue Airways announced on its company blog that it would begin offering free flights to Fort Lauderdale for the family members who lost loved ones in the Valentine's Day shootings …
New Report Shows Both Record CMO Turnover And A Crisis In CMO Succession Planning
Forbes - 18 Feb 2018 06:39
This article highlights two potentially alarming trends in the CMO position, based on the annual CMO Moves data collected and reported by Russell Reynolds Associates.
'Black Panther' Redeems Michael B. Jordan For 2015's 'Fantastic Four' Reboot
Forbes - 18 Feb 2018 04:22
'Black Panther' grossed more in its opening day than Jordan's last Marvel Comics adaption, 2015's 'Fantastic Four' reboot, grossed in its entire domestic run.