Oracle Reports Earnings: A Much-Needed Beat (ORCL)
Oracle just reported its second quarter earnings and there's lots of good news to behold.Oracle reported non-GAAP revenue of $9.28 billion and adjusted earnings per share of 69 cents. That's a beat on...
View ArticleRonaldinho Scores A Gorgeous Free Kick Goal In The Club World Cup
Ronaldinho is long past his prime, but he can still work magic on free kicks.The Atletico Mineiro striker curved in an absolute mind-bender today against Raja Casablanca in the Club World Cup.It seems...
View ArticleCornell's New MBA Could Shake Up How Leaders Emerge In Tech
Cornell University's Johnson School of Management is seriously rethinking the MBA.Starting this May, the school will launch a one-year MBA program at its New York tech campus that aims to bridge the...
View ArticleThese Are The 25 Hot Skills That Will Get You Hired
LinkedIn just released a list of the 25 hottest skills that got people hired on the networking site this year. More than half of the skills on the list are related to tech.For example, Perl, Python,...
View ArticleWe Have Seen The Future Of Drones In North Dakota, And It Is Surprisingly Good
Face it, people: We're entering a world of robots, and it doesn' t have to be a bad thing.Recently, the folks at the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce were nice enough to fly me to Grand Forks so they...
View ArticleConvergEx Settles With SEC And Justice Department On Charges Of Pointlessly...
ConvergEx Group will cough up $43.8 million to settle criminal fraud charges brought by the Justice Department against one of the firm's brokerages.The SEC also charged three Converge Ex Group...
View ArticleHere Are The Recommendations From Obama's Panel On How To Reform The NSA
The White House has released more than 40 recommendations of changes and reforms to National Security Agency surveillance programs from an independent panel commissioned by President Barack Obama after...
View ArticleThe Government Is Quietly Giving Way More Housing Aid To Rich People Than...
The Center for Budget Policy Priorities released a number of charts today that shows how much the federal government favors high-income households over low-income ones in housing benefits.This largely...
View Article12 Survival Tips For The Office Holiday Party
Now at the peak of the holiday party season, most companies are gathering to celebrate the end of a hardworking year."People like to work with people they know, so take this opportunity to let down...
View ArticleAnd Now For A Video Of Rob Ford Dancing His Butt Off
In the midst of all the talk of crack smoking, drinking on the job, and hurtling his body at a fellow Toronto politician, it's important to remember that Rob Ford is just a man.And a man sometimes...
View Article3 Leadership Hacks Every Business Owner Should Know
As the world becomes increasingly complex and business owners face more pressures than ever before, leadership advice hasn’t really changed. That’s why Mike Myatt, a leadership advisor to Fortune 500...
View ArticleNew French McDonald's Ads Use Amazing American Stereotypes
Americans are trained to expect the French to be rude, beret-wearing snobs who are too serious to lower their wine glasses and laugh. Cursory judgments of cultures are silly, and that's what makes...
View ArticleThe Whole Story About China Being The Biggest Foreign Owner Of US Debt Is On...
Since 2008, China has been the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt.According to the latest data available, China's portfolio of U.S. Treasuries totaled $1.305 trillion at the end of October,...
View ArticleBalcony Collapses During London Theater Performance
There are a number of casualties after a balcony collapsed during a packed performance at London's Apollo Theatre.Around 30 people are injured, according to Sky News. The extent of the injuries is...
View ArticleCHART: MLB Salaries Had Largest Increase In 7 Years And This Is Just The Start
The average salary in Major League Baseball was $3.39 million in 2013 according to Ronald Blum, a 5.4% increase from 2012 ($3.21 million), the largest percentage increase since 2006 when average...
View ArticlePaul Krugman: Here's What I Would Do If I Were Fed Chair
Click for sound.Please enable Javascript to watch this video We asked New York Times columnist Paul Krugman what he would do if he was running the Fed. Produced by Justin GmoserWATCH ALSO – PAUL...
View ArticleNew Mexico Becomes The 17th State To Back Gay Marriage
New Mexico's Supreme Court backed same-sex marriage rights Thursday, making the southwestern US state the 17th to back gay weddings.Rights activists hailed the opinion, saying it was a "historic and...
View ArticleBlackBerry's New Executive Hires Point To Its Future Focus
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.BACK TO...
View Article4 Scientific Achievements Everyone Will Be Talking About In 2014
It's that time of the year. In addition to listing the biggest science breakthroughs of 2013, the editors of the journal Science have named their "areas to watch in 2014."Here are their four...
View ArticleGoogle's Ad Revenue Per User Is Insanely Ahead Of Its Rivals (GOOG, FB, TWTR,...
Here's a good chart tweeted by analyst Ian Maude.He says, "Thinking about Twitter monetisation- ad revenue per user under 1/2 FB and 1/3 LinkedIn- lots of headroom for growth." And that's certainly one...
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