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Down the Tubes
TPM - 5 Apr 2015 00:42
'Religious liberty' bill goes down the tubes in Nevada. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal courtesy of TPM Reader JP ... Nevada legislation criticized as giving businesses and corporations a license to discriminate agains...
Prada is in crisis
Business Insider - 4 Apr 2015 15:00
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The Case For Leaning Out
The Huffington Post - 4 Apr 2015 21:22
When they're growing up, most people emulate their parents--soaking up the bands they like, their political inclinations, and their religious views, even if they don't realize it. I was exactly the opposite. My mother wa...
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Business Insider - 4 Apr 2015 21:22
slate Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: A lawyer in Florida has come up with an ingenious way for drivers to evade drunken-driving checkpoints
Wealth management titans engage in war of words
New York Post - 4 Apr 2015 06:10
A war of words between two of the biggest names in wealth management last month may have only been the first salvo in what could be a long-running feud. Last...
With VCs riding unicorns just to collect their logos, we all stand to lose
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2015 05:00
Guest: Today's market observers are seeing a new trend: big-name VC firms that are traditionally known for early-stage investing are increasingly jumping into later-stage deals just to get these unicorns into their port...
Are you safe in the Internet of Things?
USA Today - 4 Apr 2015 17:02
So where are you vulnerable? A better question might be where are you NOT vulnerable?
Why cheap chocolate eggs are bad for us - and terrible for poor cocoa farmers
The Guardian - 4 Apr 2015 19:00
But with poorly paid growers leaving the industry just as demand is soaring in Asia, cocoa could soon see huge price rises and world shortages From Belgian chocolate eggs encrusted with salted caramel to foil-wrapped Swi...
How Interface Played on the Dreams of Parents and Children
ABC News - 4 Apr 2015 05:59
some former employees of a company called Interface have come forward to tell ABC News' "20/20" that their company used aggressive sales tactics.
Warren Buffett's Mobile Home Empire Preys On The Poor
The Huffington Post - 4 Apr 2015 18:49
Denise Pitts walked into the pawn shop not far from where she bought her mobile home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and offered up her wedding rings for $100.
Box Office: 'Furious 7' Sprints To $67.3M Friday, Could Nab $168M Weekend
Forbes - 4 Apr 2015 18:10
Furious 7 got off to a NOS-fueled start on Friday with a massive $67.3 million single day gross. That includes $15.8m in Thursday showings, but I'll get to that in a moment. This single day is the ninth-biggest Friday ...
Doing Well AND Doing Good -- How The CEO of KIND Snacks Is Reinventing Leadership
Forbes - 4 Apr 2015 07:35
If it weren’t for an act of kindness, Daniel Lubetzky would not be alive. When his father was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II his life was spared when a prison guard mustered up a trace of...
Cheap oil, bad weather blamed for March hiring slump
New York Post - 4 Apr 2015 06:21
US employers took an early spring break in March, ending a healthy hiring streak by adding just 126,000 jobs -- the fewest since December 2013. Economists had expected a much...
How To Save The World From The Obama/Iran Nuclear Deal
Forbes - 4 Apr 2015 03:09
President Obama wants to sidestep Congress in approving his horrific deal with Iran over its nuclear program. He knows it is so flawed that it would never clear our national legislature. He has resigned himself to Iran b...
Court upholds Lennar's $1-billion verdict against San Diego developer
L.A. Times - 4 Apr 2015 06:44Gotham's '.nyc' is fastest growing city domain on Internet
New York Post - 4 Apr 2015 06:08
New York City is on the fast track to becoming the dot-com capital of the world. The rush to grab the city's digital real estate -- or addresses ending in...
UK Bank Moves Closer To 40% Women In Senior Roles
Forbes - 4 Apr 2015 02:59
Lloyds Banking Group , the UK taxpayer-backed institution, has met its goal of having 29% of its senior roles held by women. This puts it well on track to meet a self-set target of 40% women in such roles by 2020, it an...
Hedge funds cover short positions in Quindell
Telegraph - 4 Apr 2015 22:18
Hedge funds have covered short positions they had in Quindell
How the Recession Changed Long-Term Unemployment
The Atlantic - 4 Apr 2015 16:00PHOTOS: North Korea's terrifying military hardware
Business Insider - 4 Apr 2015 13:29
North Korea's military equipment looks as if it could belong to a 1970s Soviet army -- but the country's massive forces could still prove formidable. The country's missile development and huge stocks of artillery are p...
Consumers withdraw U.S. lawsuit against Google over Android app limits
Reuters - 4 Apr 2015 05:39
(Reuters) - Plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit against Google Inc on Friday withdrew their case accusing the search engine company of harming smartphone buyers by forcing handset makers using Android operating system to ...
8 Things People Pay Too Much For
The Huffington Post - 4 Apr 2015 05:09
SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com You fork out money for these items every day without even thinking. Pay less with these smart shopping strategies.