Famous VC Says He's A 'Knight Of Norway' To Explain Controversial Letter...
Legendary venture capitalist Tom Perkins conducted an interview with Bloomberg television on Monday to explain his controversial opinion that the rich in this country are being "threatened" by...
View ArticleSee What It's Like To Get The VIP Treatment When You Pick Up Google Glass
After nearly a year of waiting, this week I finally got my chance to get Google Glass — the search giant's work-in-progress headset that costs a whopping $1,600 if you include taxes.About three weeks...
View ArticleMichael Bay's Pirate Drama 'Black Sails' Had Starz' Biggest Premiere In The...
Black Sails has become the most widely watched new series debut in the history of Starz original programming, following its opening weekend on Saturday, January 25. More than 2.6 Million viewers...
View ArticleLight Snow Shuts Down Small Airports And Causes 'Hundreds Of Crashes' In Atlanta
A rare winter storm is hitting the Southeast and Gulf Coast, dropping 1 to 2 inches of snow on Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.Five small airports in the region have closed until...
View ArticleBudget Constraints Lead To Debate Over Robots Fighting In Battle
The coming wave of robot workers isn't just a threat to burger-flippers and assembly-line workers, human replacements are also the focus of generals looking to come under budget.The idea of robots...
View ArticleBitcoin Investors: Yesterday's Arrest Shows The Laws On The Books Work Fine
It is no longer a question of if but how New York plans to regulate virtual currencies.Luckily for their most passionate evangelists, the head of the state's financial regulatory body believes they...
View ArticleLIZ ANN SONDERS: I Don't Think The Secular Bull Market Is Over
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.LIZ ANN SONDERS: We Could See A 10% Correction, But The Bull Market Isn't Over...
View ArticleThe First Excerpts From Obama's State Of The Union Are Out
President Barack Obama will call for a "year of action" in Washington in his State of the Union address tonight, according to excerpts just released by the White House. According to the prepared...
View ArticleKiller Who Gasped And Clutched His Chest During Execution May Have Faked It...
After receiving a previously unused lethal injection combination, Dennis McGuire didn't die for 26 minutes — the longest time since Ohio's reinstatement of the death penalty in 1999. And for about ten...
View ArticleLight Snow In Atlanta Causes Baby To Be Born In Traffic
A baby girl was born inside a car after light snow in Atlanta made road conditions so bad, her parents could not reach the hospital in time.The baby was delivered around 5:25 p.m. without...
View ArticleMarkets In Asia Zoom Higher
Asian markets are up nicely following the Central Bank Of Turkey's decision to dramatically raise borrowing rates to stem the decline of the Turkish lira.Japan's Nikkei index is up nearly 1.5%. Korea's...
View ArticleWhy An Allergy Entrepreneur Turned Down $4 Million And Shocked ‘Shark Tank’
Joseph K. Moore, president and CEO of First Defense Nasal Screens, is a "Shark Tank" legend. At the end of his pitch, most of the sharks were making offers, and Robert Herjavec offered him $4 million...
View ArticleTim Cook: Apple's Sales In The Huge Enterprise Market Are 'Unbelievable' (AAPL)
While Wall Street wrings its hands over Apple's outlook in the consumer market, where low-cost Android alternatives are threatening iOS' dominance, there is an area where iOS is kicking butt right now,...
View ArticleWhat Democrats Want Obama To Say About A Brutal Poll Number In The State Of...
During a briefing with a group of reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) referenced a brutally pessimistic statistic from an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll —...
View Article13 Pictures From The Insane Traffic Jam That Has Atlanta Looking Like 'The...
The stories coming out of Atlanta are crazy — people are abandoning their vehicles on the road, a baby was born in a car stuck in traffic, and 800 kids are stranded in schools as snow completely...
View ArticleHere's How Stocks Tend To React To State Of The Union Addresses
If history is any indicator, stocks will barely budge tomorrow in response to President Obama's State Of The Union address this evening.In a note this evening from LPL Financial's Jeff Kleintop, the...
View ArticleThe Analyst Who Worked On Bill Ackman's Famous Herbalife Short Has Resigned
Bill Ackman has just sent a letter to investors in Pershing Square that Shange Dinneen — the analyst who did most of the work on Ackman's infamous Herbalife short — has resigned.Here's the letter:Dear...
View ArticleOBAMA: 'GIVE AMERICA A RAISE'
President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered the State of the Union address. The full text is below, but here are some highlights:Obama called for raising the minimum wage to $10.10, in addition to...
View ArticleObama To Create New Kind Of Retirement Savings Account Called A 'myRA'
Here's something new for the investing world.This is from The White House's State Of The Union fact sheet:Creating “myRA” – A Safe, Easy-to-Use Starter Savings Account to Help Millions of Middle Class...
View ArticleHere Are 12 Executive Actions Obama Is Planning This Year
The White House has released a fact sheet on 12 key executive actions President Barack Obama plans to take this year.The plans come in three identified areas: "middle class security and opportunity at...
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