Business News
CEO of huge YouTube network explains why he's betting on Vimeo
Business Insider - 4 Jun 2015 18:21
One of YouTube's biggest networks is seriously diversifying its interests. This past February, YouTube gaming-giant Machinima struck a deal to sell video on Vimeo's on-demand platform. Machinima's deal with the video-sh...
Spending on UK cards passes £600bn for the first time
The Guardian - 4 Jun 2015 10:00
UK consumers spend more than £19,000 a second using credit, debit or cash cards The shift of consumer spending from cash to plastic cards has continued apace in the UK as shoppers opt for contactless low-value payments ...
Peter Fenton's latest investment is a database startup called Cockroach
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2015 18:00
Meet Cockroach Labs.
Day trader, pals bagged $3.2M by conning bankers: US
New York Post - 4 Jun 2015 06:45
A California day trader and three pals thought they had dreamed up the perfect easy money scam. For three years, these two-faced traders duped Wall Street bankers into thinking they...
This CEO can say Warren Buffett took his advice- twice!
New York Post - 4 Jun 2015 06:45
New NetJets Chief Executive Adam Johnson just might be the most effective letter writer in the country. The 44-year-old executive has twice in six years written letters to Warren Buffett,...
These Are the 20 Largest Privately Held Companies in America
Time - 4 Jun 2015 04:00
Many of these companies remain private with so many resources available for investment
The states with the most people dying from cancer (24/7 Wall St)
USA Today - 5 Jun 2015 00:27
Lung cancers were the top cause in 45 states.
As it Happens, You Can Put a Price on Privacy
The Huffington Post - 4 Jun 2015 19:25
You May Give Data Away, But One Recipient Pegs its Value in the Millions Kramer, Jerry's eccentric neighbor on Seinfeld, once asked rhetorically: "Why does RadioShack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?" Th...
How Chinese Investors Revitalized A 109-Year-Old U.S. Auto Company
Forbes - 4 Jun 2015 19:02
By Lisa Wirthman
US state passes 'Burning Man tax'
BBC - 4 Jun 2015 04:04
The US state of Nevada has approved a new tax on live entertainment, which includes a 9% charge on tickets for events such as the Burning Man festival.
SKS Microfinance cuts interest rates by 155 bps
livemint.com - 4 Jun 2015 23:57
The company reduced interest rates from 23.55% to 22% with effect from 1 July
Here's how to play the first World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees online
Washington Post - 4 Jun 2015 22:48
Behold, the first six games inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame: Pong, Tetris, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., DOOM and World of Warcraft.A committee of scholars, game experts, journalists and others whittled dow...
Unease Over Use of Personal Data by Companies
The New York Times - 4 Jun 2015 21:22
Many Americans do not think the trade-off of their data for personalized services, giveaways or discounts is a fair deal, according to a University of Pennsylvania study led by Joseph Turow, above.
Here's How to Tell If You're Doing Too Much
inc - 4 Jun 2015 19:30
Use this checklist of job functions in your company as a wake up call to help you scale.
Lagarde: Greece will make tomorrow's payment
USA Today - 4 Jun 2015 19:17
Says Greek prime minister told her, "Do not worry."
Here's How Ikea Is Fighting Climate Change
Time - 4 Jun 2015 19:11
It's a big challenge for the company that uses 1% of the world's commercially logged wood
Made In Detroit: The Story Behind The Motor City's Manufacturing Boom
Forbes - 4 Jun 2015 19:05
By Brian Sodoma
Want To Create Fundamental Breakthroughs? Take A Break.
Forbes - 4 Jun 2015 19:03
By Vivek Bapat, SVP, Global Head of Marketing Strategy, SAP
Greece Rules Out Early Deal Over Debts
Sky News - 4 Jun 2015 19:01
Amid hopes that Greece may be able to reach a deal over its debts, its finance minister denies an ultimatum has been issued.
Scientists are skeptical about the secret blood test that has made Elizabeth Holmes a billionaire
Business Insider - 4 Jun 2015 18:53
Faster, cheaper, better. An innovation that accomplishes those three things has the potential to disrupt an industry. But such innovations are rare. Theranos, a company founded by Stanford sophomore Elizabeth Holmes in t...
Yahoo's NFL Deal: Can Marissa Mayer's Pro Football Play Do For Streaming Video What It Did for Television?
Forbes - 4 Jun 2015 18:49
More than anything else it was television that made the National Football League. The NFL’s popularity began with “The Greatest Game Ever Played”, the championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Gian...
Why It'll Take You Forever to Pay Off Your Car
Time - 4 Jun 2015 18:33
It takes more than five years now, on average, to pay off a car