Founder Of 'Russia's Facebook' Sells His Stake In The Company
Pavel Durov, the founder of VKontakte, has sold his stake in the company, which hails itself as Russia’s largest social network. Durov wrote on his VKontakte page that he had sold 12 percent of the...
View ArticleSuspected Intruder Arrested At Selena Gomez's Home
Suspected trespasser arrested at Selena Gomez's home in Southern CaliforniaLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of trespassing at the home of...
View ArticleEL-ERIAN: These Are The People And Institutions That Shaped The Way I Think
Mohamed El-Erian is resigning from his positions as CEO and Co-CIO of PIMCO, the California-based fund giant with over $1.9 trillion in assets under management.El-Erian, a Business Insider contributor,...
View ArticleFamed Tech Investor Says Yes, I Meant It When I Said Critics Of The Rich Are...
Tom Perkins, the founder of one of Silicon valley's most venerable venture capitalist funds, has again suggested that people who criticize the wealth inequality between those working in the tech...
View ArticleJoe's Crab Shack Made One Change That Turned Around Business
A few years ago, Joe's Crab Shack was in trouble. The chain had split off from parent company Landry's Restaurant Inc. and was closing under-performing stores. Today, Joe's Crab Shack has pulled off a...
View ArticleHere's Ray Dalio's Advice For Investing In The Market Cycle We're In Right Now
After speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ray Dalio joined the folks at CNBC this morning. In his interview, he explained where things stand in the global economy right now, and...
View ArticleThink Beijing's Famous Smog Is Bad? Delhi's Is Worse [PHOTOS]
China's smog — which routinely engulfs major cities like Beijing and Shanghai— is notorious, and it's recently reached "danger levels." But the the smog in New Delhi, The New York Times reports, is...
View ArticleBank Of America Is Reportedly Being Investigated For One Of The Oldest...
Regulators are investigating Bank of America for front running its clients' large trading orders, according to documents reviewed by Reuters reporters Karen Brettell and Aruna Viswanatha.Front running...
View ArticleSouth Korean Media: Kim Jong-un Ordered The Execution Of His Uncle's Entire...
South Korea's state news agency is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of his uncle's entire family, including children."Extensive executions have been carried out...
View ArticleHow Warren Buffett's 29 Year-Old Lieutenant Made The Legendary Investor Her...
At Harvard Business School, Tracy Britt Cool wrote an essay about her career hopes: "My goal is to work with a great investor, who even more importantly is a wonderful teacher and mentor."She got her...
View ArticleChinese Consumers Are Even More Important Than Most People Realize
The market is growing furiously, but getting tougher for foreign firmsIn the heart of old Shanghai is a magnificent villa that serves as the workplace of Guo Jingming, a provocative young film-maker....
View ArticleExtreme Weather Photographer Reveals One Of The 'Wickedest' Storms He's Ever...
Storm chasing photographer Mike Hollingshead spends his days traveling up and down the Midwest in search of America’s biggest and baddest storms. He’s seen every kind of tornado, supercell, lightning,...
View ArticleInvestors Have Been Bailing Out Of The Emerging Markets For The Last 13...
Almost no currency was safe in last week's emerging market bloodbath.Investors appear to be increasingly concerned that the eventual normalization of monetary policy in the U.S. means higher interest...
View ArticleThe 25 Sexiest Celebrity Mug Shots
Getting arrested for the first time doesn't seem to faze Justin Bieber.After the 19-year-old singer was arrested Thursday for suspected DUI and drag racing, he came off all smiles in his...
View ArticleHere's A List Of All The Luxury Items Bob McDonnell May Have To Forfeit After...
The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) and his wife, Maureen, on 14 counts stemming from their acceptance of gifts, luxury vacations, and large loans from a...
View ArticleIt's Pretty Crazy How Different Pension Funds Look Around The World
U.S. pension funds were among the hardest hit investor classes when the financial crisis caused asset prices to plunge.They were also among the biggest beneficiaries of the monster bull market that...
View ArticleGold Has Hit A 2-Month High
Gold futures hit $1,273.50 an ounce in Sunday evening (EST) trading, a 0.7% increase from Friday's close and the highest level since Nov. 20, 2013.Gold had already begun showing signs of shrugging off...
View ArticleThe Weekend Is Over, And Asia Is Getting Slammed
Markets are open in Asia, and it's ugly.Japan's Nikkei is down 1.9%.Korea's Kospi is down 1.8%.The yen is up 0.3% against the dollar.Gold is up 0.7%, touching its highest level since November.This...
View ArticleGoPro Strapped To Board's Bottom Shows Coolest View Of Technical Street...
Dean-Paul Denniston, pro skater for Stix Ride and Acrylick, decided to strap a GoPro to the bottom of his board one day ... and now the world of skating will never be the same.For 20 years the world of...
View Article'Tiger Mom': Data Prove That The Longer You're In America, The Worse You Perform
It's the No. 1 story on NYTimes.com today.But in case you missed it, Yale Law professor Amy Chua, better known as "The Tiger Mom," along with her husband, are out with an essay summarizing the views of...
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