The Clock Is Ticking On Another Debt Ceiling Fight
Wells Fargo economists John E. Silvia and Michael A. Brown sent out a note today titled, "Another Debt Ceiling Deadline."Yes, the debt ceiling is back and we're quickly approaching it.Congress has a...
View ArticleUrban Outfitters Pulls 'Depression' Shirt After Outcry
Urban Outfitters has pulled a women's shirt from stores after shoppers complained that it made light of mental illness. The $59 cropped t-shirt was printed with the word "depression" and the retailer...
View ArticleHere's Why Eating McDonalds Every Day Is A Bad Idea (Even If You Do Lose Weight)
Can you lose weight eating nothing but McDonald's for three months? Yes — as evidenced by the now-famous science teacher who reportedly did just that.But should you? Absolutely not.KCCI, a local news...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 Sales Top Xbox One Worldwide, But That May Not Say Much About...
The total 2013 sales numbers for the new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video game consoles are out.Yesterday, Microsoft announced that as of the end of 2013 it had sold over 3 million Xbox One game...
View ArticleBOB DOLL: Here Are The 3 Signs Of A Stock Market Bubble
Earlier today, Nuveen's Bob Doll explained how he came to his 10 predictions for the markets in 2014.Regarding stocks, he thinks it should be another up-year for the market."On the back of very strong...
View ArticleBillionaire Texas Donor Calls Charlie Strong Hire 'A Kick In The Face' To...
University of Texas booster Red McCombs slammed the school's decision to hire Charlie Strong as head football coach in a radio interview on ESPN 1250.McCombs, who's worth $1.2 billion, said that the...
View ArticleIntel Has A Full-Powered Computer The Size Of A Golf Ball
One of the more impressive parts of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich’s keynote address at CES, the giant consumer elecronics show in Las Vegas, was when he talked about the company’s development of Edison, a...
View ArticleTurboTax Will Try To Make Doing Your Taxes Look Fun At This Year's Super Bowl
TurboTax will run a 60-second advertisement at this year's Super Bowl as part of a new campaign to persuade Americans that filing their own taxes is not an imposing, time-consuming hassle, but a way of...
View ArticleLook At These Insanely Huge Curved TVs Coming Soon To A Living Room Near You
Yesterday, we told you that Samsung's big product reveal for 2014 was a bunch of giant, curved TVs as much as 150 inches wide.But Samsung isn't the only company promoting gigantic bendy screens at CES,...
View ArticleFormer Secretary Of Defense Bob Gates Basically Calls Joe Biden A National...
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates basically calls Joe Biden a giant risk to national security in his memoir “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War.”Thom Shanker of The New York Times reports that...
View ArticleWorld's Most Creative Parents Recreate Famous Movie Scenes With Household...
In September 2013, Leon Mackie and Lilly Lang realized they had a lot of old cardboard boxes leftover after a series of moves over the last two years — once from Wellington, New Zealand to Melbourne,...
View ArticleHere's A Photo Of Mark Zuckerberg Texting While Driving That Was Taken Using...
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone just launched a new app today. It's called Jelly and it exists to help you use your friends as a search engine.You can snap a photo and ask your network "what is this?" or...
View ArticleFormer Miss Venezuela And TV Star Killed At 29 In Attempted Robbery
Popular telenovela actress and former Miss Venezuela Mónica Spear is dead at 29 after an attempted robbery late Monday night according to police, Globovision reports.Spear, who lived in Miami, was...
View ArticleFacebook Is Putting The Fate Of Its Advertisers In The Hands Of Its Users
When Facebook announced in December that its algorithm change would prioritize "high-quality content," publishers and advertisers waited to see what that actually meant.Well, CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
View ArticleChris Christie Just Made The Decision To Own Immigration Reform For 2016
Chris Christie has given his conservative detractors another "hug" to complain about.About two hours after holding a ceremonial signing New Jersey's version of the "Dream Act," Gov. Chris Christie...
View ArticleThe 15 US Cities That Are Driving The Future
The American economy is being reshaped along the booming industries of technology and energy, according to new rankings of America’s Best Performing Cities by the Milken Institute.In the 2013 rankings,...
View ArticleIntuit Founder Scott Cook Has A Brilliant Way Of Doing Reference Checks
To get the most valuable information out of reference checks, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook asks a very specific question. Cook knows that most people try to be nice, so they will give the candidate a...
View ArticleHere's What To Expect When Companies Report Their Q4 Earnings
Fourth quarter earnings season unofficially kicks off this week.After months of anticipation, we finally get to see how companies closed out 2013.Here are some key metrics to watch, courtesy of...
View ArticleCHART: The 20 Highest-Paid Golfers
Golf Digest has released its 11th annual "Golf Digest 50 money list" which looks at the total earnings for golfers, both on and off the course, in 2013.While it is no surprise that Tiger Woods is on...
View ArticleSTOCKS RALLY, DOW ADDS OVER 100 POINTS: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA,...
Stocks recovered some of their beginning-of-the-year losses.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,530.9 (+105.8, +0.6%)S&P 500: 1,837.8 (+11.0, +0.6%)Nasdaq: 4,153.1 (+39.5, +0.9%)And now the top...
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