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UK Book Sellers Are Fighting Back Against Amazon's 'Virtual Monopoly'
British bookshops are pleading with the government to stand up for them against Amazon after France pledged €9m (£7.7m) of funding to help its booksellers fight back against the "destroyer of...
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Syrian Army And Hezbollah Capture Pivotal Border Town After Intense Siege
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces and their Hezbollah militant allies seized control on Wednesday of the border town of Qusair, dealing a strategic defeat to rebel fighters battling for two years to...
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LIZARD KING: Giant Reptile Named After Jim Morrison
A giant lizard that lived 40 million years ago at a time when Earth was a hothouse has been named in honour of rock singer Jim Morrison, palaeontologists said on Wednesday.Around 1.80m (six feet) from...
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Apple Is About To Go On A Massive Hiring Spree
Apple to expand Silicon Valley workforce by nearly 50 percent while building new headquartersSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple expects to expand its Silicon Valley workforce by nearly 50 percent during the...
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Stocks And Bonds Can Keep Rising Together — For Now
Stock prices and bond yields have historically had a love-hate relationship that would make the romantic ups and downs of any soap opera seem mild by comparison. But currently the relationship remains...
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TRUE CONFESSION: I'm A Financial Planner And I'm $50,000 Deep In Debt
Have you ever done something that you weren’t proud of? Or been in such a bad place that you didn’t know how you were going to crawl your way out? I have.My name is Tahnya Kristina. I am a certified...
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Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Might Get Free College And $25,000 A Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawmaker wants the state to provide years of relief payments and a free ride to college for three Cleveland women abducted and held in captivity for about a decade.State Rep....
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Have To Fight Through 'Pitch Fatigue'
The Boulder TechStars program is in week three and the intensity level is high. The TechStars office is across the hall from ours at Foundry Group and it’s wild to see the level of activity ramp up...
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Obama Administration Defends Taking All Your Phone Records
In its first semi-official comment from the White House about The Guardian's Verizon/NSA phone-snooping scoop, the administration didn't admit to collecting the telephone records of millions of...
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GAME THEORY: Why Restaurants Should Always Punish No-Shows
Making restaurant reservations is a way of life -- but, for many consumers, so is breaking them. For every reservation that is made in some large cities, around 20% result in an empty table that the...
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The Stubborn Maker Of The 'Cronut' Refuses To Mass Produce His Insanely...
You'd think by now Dominique Ansel, the creator of the super trendy donut-croissant hybrid called the "cronut," would have huge ambitions for taking his cronut business global. But the Soho bakery...
View ArticleHow To Tell If 'Corporate Social Responsibility' Is More Than Just PR Spin
The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh in April that killed more than 1,100 workers in one of the worst industrial disasters in history exposed the unsafe working conditions that garment...
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Turkish Prime Minister Is Doing Everything He Can To Goad Protesters
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan remains defiant after returning from a four-day trip to Africa, fueling the public anger that has led to six days of intense protests.On Thursday he reiterated...
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Millennials Are Turning To Government Because The Republican Party Doesn't...
After all the reporting trumpeting the College Republicans’ stock-taking of Millennial voters as “scathing[!!!],” I was a little underwhelmed when I finally read it.Some parts have the humorously...
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The 8 'Fight-Club' Style Rules Of Protesting In Turkey
Thousands of Turkish citizens have hunkered down in the heart of Istanbul to protest the overhaul of a public park and Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's uncompromising style.Stoyan Nenov of Reuters took...
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8 Quirky Father's Day Gifts For $15 Or Less
Treat your father to a really unique gift this Father's Day with a handmade offering from Etsy.He'll love showing off his new personalized cigar cutter or sweet stirring spoon. And all of these...
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IHOP Is Celebrating Its 55th Birthday With Jelly Donut Pancakes
I suppose that this is what heaven looks like: Fluffy pancakes filled with an inordinate amount of chocolate, jelly and everything else that’s good in the world.That, or National Donut Day just happens...
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Renter Walks Off With $800,000 Legal Victory Over A Bed Bug Infestation
A 69-year-old Maryland woman who claims that she was driven from her apartment by bedbugs is celebrating a big legal victory.After renting an apartment in September 2011, Falka Shaaban says that she...
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You Can Buy A Lot Of Crazy Stuff People Left On NYC Subways And Buses
If you've ever wanted to own earrings that someone else left on the New York City subway, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a deal you won't want to miss.Until 5 p.m. Friday, you will have...
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A Personal Finance Book With 25 Tips You Should Actually Take
When I started Bankers Anonymous, I decided I would not spend any time on “How to Invest” books, because I believed the whole genre unworthy of serious consideration. Instead, I would consider “How...
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