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7 Ways To Save Cash On Your Next Hotel Stay
Business Insider - 22 Nov 2012 20:11
Sure, there are a number of things you've probably done to save money at hotels. Maybe you signed up for a loyalty program for the free WiFi and room upgrade ("when available"). Perhaps you booked at the respective hotel...
The Brilliant Pivot That Turned NewsCred Into One Of Silicon Alley's Hottest Startups
Business Insider - 22 Nov 2012 06:26AD OF THE DAY: A Beer Can That Discourages Drinking
Business Insider - 22 Nov 2012 05:34
At first glance, these images of beer cans and champagne bottles do not look out of the ordinary, but a closer look at the labels shows a sobering message. The message requires the reader to pause long enough to decipher...
Salvation Army Bell Ringing Driving NH Woman Mad
ABC News - 23 Nov 2012 01:02
A New Hampshire woman has called the cops on the Salvation Army. Her complaint? Loud bell-ringing.Sarah Hamilton-Parker, who works in Portsmouth jewelry store Lovell Designs, says the Salvation Army has been encamped out...
Switzerland May Stick It To Shania Twain
The Huffington Post - 22 Nov 2012 20:59How Sub-Saharan Africa Is Evolving Into A Global Economic Powerhouse
Business Insider - 22 Nov 2012 19:30
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for less than a 4 percent GDP today. But as countries across the region begin to see growth accelerate, Citi estimates it could more than double its share of the world's economy. Growth has be...
Network Rail debt breaches £28bn on higher spending
The Guardian - 22 Nov 2012 12:27
Rail infrastructure company debt soars due to a rise in capital investment, but profits also rise from £136m to £573m The net debt of rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) has soared to more than £28bn, ...
Machines to replace SA miners
CNN - 22 Nov 2012 06:49
South African mine strikes may lead to more drill rigs, as CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.
AIG, PICC Group ink JV to sell life insurance in China
Reuters - 22 Nov 2012 05:43
HONG KONG (Reuters) - American International Group (AIG) said on Thursday it has signed an accord with Chinese state-owned insurer PICC Group to sell life insurance in the world's second largest economy after committing ...
A Very Special NSFW Message For LA, From The Porn Industry
The Huffington Post - 22 Nov 2012 02:28Exclusive: Banks Brace For Osborne Tax Hit
Sky News - 23 Nov 2012 01:51
Bankers expect the Chancellor to maintain a £2.5bn yield from the industry levy in next month's autumn statement.
Ecstasy Might Help Veterans Treat Their PTSD
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2012 01:51
The question: Can MDMA, better known as Ecstasy, help soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan combat war's psychological toil? Ecstasy is experiencing a renaissance among young party-goers thanks to a resurgent ra...
Slide Show: 12 companies with most minimum-wage workers
Market Watch - 23 Nov 2012 01:49
Retailers and fast-food-chain operators dominate roster of primarily low-wage employers, according to 24/7 Wall. St.’s analysis.
Cupid shares attract investor attention
Telegraph - 23 Nov 2012 01:31
The dating group said it was a year ahead of expectations
America's Two Earliest Startups Gave True Meaning To The Word 'Perseverance'
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2012 01:23
Ask any successful entrepreneur or investor what attributes are critical to building a successful business, and it's a safe bet that "perseverance" will be near the top of the list. And there's no better illustration of ...
Awesome Old-Timey Photos Show You What College Football Was Like 100 Years Ago
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2012 01:06
Along with baseball, college football is one of America's longest-standing past times. Long before the NFL and the NBA, the football teams of northeastern universities were the primary focus of the American sports landsc...
David Freeman: I Don't Get Black Friday, But Researchers Do
The Huffington Post - 23 Nov 2012 01:01A scheme designed to net trillions from global tax havens is being scuppered | Nicholas Shaxson
The Guardian - 23 Nov 2012 01:00
Switzerland and other offshore specialists are doing their best to frustrate international transparency in taxation The world is seeing the first stirrings of an emerging new architecture of global transparency in taxati...
The Official Word On Whether VW Will Have Dogs In Its Super Bowl Spot
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2012 01:00
Deutsch LA created what is probably the most memorable spot in recent Super Bowl history, and it came in the form of a little boy in a Darth Vader suit. After agonizing over how the shop could possibly follow the vira...
Letters: Supermarket sweep
The Guardian - 23 Nov 2012 00:59
So Tesco takes on "derelict or vandalised pubs, not those which are still actively trading" (Supermarkets that swallow pubs threaten social fabric, says Camra, 20 November)? This comes as a surprise to us here in Suffolk...
China and US manufacturing improves
The Guardian - 23 Nov 2012 00:45
Stock markets rise as the long slowdown in global output could be coming to a speedy end, according to latest reports Strong manufacturing figures from China and the US fuelled speculation that a long slowdown in global ...
How Tetra Pak took over the world
CNN - 23 Nov 2012 00:42
CNN's Nick Glass explores the history and technology of the Swedish company that changed the way we think about food.