The Unofficial Goldman Sachs Guide To New Year's Resolutions
Exercise more. Drink less. Travel. Save money. These are your unoriginal regurgitated New Year’s resolutions. And they are getting pretty tiresome, especially considering the vast majority of you never...
View ArticleCHART: Tony Romo's Numbers Compare Very Well To The NFL's Best Quarterbacks
When the Cowboys take on the Eagles in their winner-take-all game on Sunday, they will likely do so without one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL as Tony Romo is not expected to play.Using Adjusted...
View ArticleControversial Judge Orders Grown Man To Write 'Boys Do Not Hit Girls' 5,000...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana judge who said a teen rape victim appeared "older than her chronological age" has sentenced a man convicted of punching his girlfriend to write "Boys do not hit...
View Article11% Of Online Shoppers Are Naked (PYPL)
According to a poll by PayPal, 11% of people do their online shopping wearing nothing but the air that touches their skin, we learn via Internet Revolution.The poll sampled 4,524 consumers between the...
View ArticleMAP: The Most Passionate Soccer Nations In Europe
Redditor Tuttle_not_Buttle did some math on attendance at European soccer domestic league matches and made this map of the most passionate soccer nations on the continent.The ranking is based on the...
View ArticleAmazing China-Hong Kong Smuggling Tunnel May Have Cost $500,000 To Build
Smugglers from China's Guangdong province and Hong Kong have been getting inventive recently.Just this week a nearly-complete tunnel was discovered that began in a parking lot in Shenzhen, Guangdong...
View ArticleIf You Liked 'The Wolf Of Wall Street,' Then You'll Love This...
Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street was released in theaters yesterday.The 180-minute drug and sex fueled romp based on the life of Jordan Belfort, founder of brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont, who...
View ArticleHow Iron Maiden Actually Made Money From People Stealing The Band's Music
It's not a revelation that nowadays, musicians make almost all of their money through concert ticket sales.Ever since the rise of high-speed Internet made it easy to pirate music about a decade ago,...
View Article10 Real Wall Street Stories That Should Be Movies
Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" is giving moviegoers around the world a stylized glimpse into the corruption and opulence that can plague the finance world.Its loads of sex, drugs, and...
View ArticleDwight Howard Bought Expensive Watches For His Teammates For Christmas
Dwight Howard played the role of Santa Clause for the Houston Rockets this Christmas, giving many of his teammates expensive watches before their game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.Howard...
View ArticlePAYMENTS INSIGHTS: The Top 5 Stories Of The Year In Digital Payments
Welcome to our new Payments Insights newsletter, a morning email with the top news and analysis on the digital payments industry, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every...
View ArticleInvestors Will Have To Be A Lot Smarter About Their Emerging Market...
2013 was a rough year for the emerging markets. When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke first hinted in May that the Fed would soon begin tapering its stimulative quantitative easing program, many...
View ArticleIn Egypt, Posting This Symbol On Facebook Can Now Get You 5 Years In Prison
Egypt has passed a law that could sentence anyone who posts this symbol on their Facebook page to five years in prison, according to Arabcrunch and Sharouk News.Egyptian athletes expected to compete in...
View ArticleUS Oil Production Just Hit A 25-Year High
The Great American shale boom rolls on.U.S. oil production is now at levels last seen in September of 1988, according to new EIA data.The four-week average climbed to 8,041,000 barrels a day, or about...
View ArticleInside Huaxi, The Mysterious 'Richest Village In China'
The man who founded Huaxi, known as "the richest village in China," passed away this year in March.But the sleepy farming community he helped turn into a Communist utopia still claims to be as strong...
View ArticleKim And Kanye Voted America’s Least Desirable Neighbors
Whether it's his hot temper, the Bel-Air home they purchased earlier this year that is currently under renovation, or the paparazzi they attract, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have just been named...
View Article13 Reasons You Should Ride Your Bike To Work
Making New Year's resolutions to save money, get healthy, or cut your carbon footprint in 2014? You could hit all three by simply riding your bike to work.Not only does biking have the potential to...
View Article320 Sharks Are Now Tweeting Their Locations To Help Save Unsuspecting...
Scientists in Western Australia have strapped up 320 sharks to Twitter.Specifically, they've tagged sharks with transmitters. The transmitters tweet when the fish swim within .6 miles of shore, Sky...
View ArticleHere's How Android Users Can Download 2013's Most Popular Songs For Free
The Google Play Store just launched a new promotion called Play Picks 2013. Music lovers who happen to own an Android device can download a selection of 2013's most popular songs for free.Some of the...
View ArticleThe First Review Of Kia's New Luxury Sedan Is Here, And It's Not Good
The first review of Kia's all-new luxury car is in, and the news is not great for the Korean automaker.Consumer Reports has published a brief review of the K900, and starts off likening the sedan to...
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