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I Am Not A Virgin To Sell "Eco-Sexy" Denim Jeans
Forbes - 24 Jan 2014 17:47
I Am Not A Virgin, winner of the MakeImpactNYC pitch competition, is creating jeans with eco-friendly denim and a good fit.
Twitter's Really Cool Video App Vine Is A Year Old: Here Are Two Of The Best Vines Ever (TWTR)
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2014 03:14
A year ago Twitter launched a video sharing app called Vine. It lets you take a six-second video and post it on Twitter and Facebook. It's a really fun app. To celebrate its birthday, Vine posted some of the best, most m...
Gold Could Rise Next Week If Current Nervousness About Global Economy Persists; Watching Fed
Forbes - 24 Jan 2014 21:33
(Kitco News) - Gold prices enjoyed a late-week surge as concerns about the global economy reinvigorated flight-to-quality buying, building on the recent short-term higher trend seen in the metal.
Little Kids Do Hilarious Impressions Of The Richard Sherman-Erin Andrews Interview
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2014 17:21
The Richard Sherman-Erin Andrews post-game interview is becoming the most famous post-game interview of all time. Now, a bunch of little kids have done their own impressions of the interview It's pretty funny (via Fox Sp...
Emerging-Market Rout Spreads
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2014 21:28
The rout in emerging markets continued as investor concern mounted over how the developing world will cope with the withdrawal of global stimulus.
Investors Flee Developing Countries
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2014 07:27
Investors dumped currencies in emerging markets, underscoring growing anxiety about the ability of developing nations to prop up their economies as they face uneven growth.
Stocks Fall More; Dow Down 250
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2014 21:30
U.S. stocks slumped, joining a two-day selloff in global equities, as continued volatility in emerging-market stocks and currencies prompted investors to flee riskier assets.
State Street Results Miss Estimates
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2014 21:15
State Street's quarterly profit missed Wall Street analyst views Friday, and operating expenses climbed, triggering a stock slide.
Terry Crews 'Pec Pops' To The Beat Of A Muppets Song In The New Toyota Super Bowl Teaser
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2014 22:22
Toyota recently revealed that the actor Terry Crews ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and the Muppets will be starring in its upcoming Super Bowl ad. The new teaser, featuring Crews doing his signature "pec pop" to a song provided ...
MemSQL Brings Facebook-Style Big Data Analysis To The Masses
Forbes - 24 Jan 2014 17:06
Big companies are so worried about risk these days that it is a miracle any of them ever buy anything from a startup. That's probably the reason that people used to say you can never get fired for buying from IBM. But a ...
DAVID CAMERON: I'm Confident We Can Stay In The European Union
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2014 12:55
DAVOS, Switzerland
Path to BRA transparency is a bit unclear
Boston - 24 Jan 2014 09:57
Last week Mayor Marty Walsh declared to the business community that he will introduce a "new era of transparency" to economic development in the city. I decided to put that to the test.
Microsoft Apologizes For A Tweet That Implied Older Women Can't Use Computers (MSFT)
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2014 22:53
Microsoft on Friday apologized for promoting its cloud-computing service, Windows Azure, with a marketing campaign that implied: "So easy, even an older woman can do it." An earlier tweet on its @WindowsAzure Twitter acc...
Watch Jon Stewart Make An On-Air Plea To Hire An Unemployed BU Grad
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2014 22:28
If you're looking for a job, you might want to consider going to a live taping of "The Daily Show." At the top of Monday's show, Boston University grad Adam Even Engel got a personal on-air job recommendation from Jon St...
JP Morgan Chase Gives Jamie Dimon $8.5 Million Raise
Time - 24 Jan 2014 22:22
How much of a pay cut will J.P. Morgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon take after a tough year for the bank? None at all, the company announced Friday. Quite the opposite, in fact. The bank’s board agreed to pay its chairman a...
HSBC tightens cash withdrawal rules
BBC - 24 Jan 2014 21:59
Some HSBC customers have found they cannot withdraw large sums of cash unless they can provide evidence to the bank about why they want it.
Anti-Shark Devices Flying Off The Shelves After Surge In Hawaii Attacks
The Huffington Post - 24 Jan 2014 21:13BP Still Struggling to Put Gulf Spill Behind It
The New York Times - 24 Jan 2014 19:45
Robert W. Dudley, the chief executive, says BP is ready to move on from the disaster, focusing on exploration and deal-making.
How Do Investors Value Pre-Revenue Companies?
Forbes - 24 Jan 2014 19:26
How do investors value pre-revenue companies? This question was originally answered on Quora by Leo Polovets.
Desso CEO Pushes Circular Economy: 'Waste Is Food For New Products'
The Huffington Post - 24 Jan 2014 17:53US stocks slide, following global markets lower
Miami Herald - 24 Jan 2014 17:47
U.S. stocks are falling sharply, following a global rout as investors pull money out of emerging markets like Turkey and Argentina and worry about a slowdown in China. Traders shifted money into lower-risk assets like U....
If You've Just Taken Over a Team, Quickly Let Underperformers Go
Harvard Business Review - 24 Jan 2014 16:00
Your job is not to maintain the status quo.