Here's Why Neither Of The Candidates Could Risk Talking About Drones
The two presidential candidates have had very little to say about the sleek weapons of war known to the military as Unmanned Arial Vehicles and the public as "drones." Other than an oblique...
View ArticleWhy You Can't Blame Bush For The Great Recession
Washington has produced lots of policy in response to the Great Recession. TARP, the $800 billion stimulus, Dodd Frank, HAMP and HARP, the QEs. But would policymakers have acted differently if they...
View ArticleNegotiate A Rent Reduction If Your Luxury Building Drops Its Amenities
Q. I just moved into an apartment in a full-service condo building. Prior to signing the lease, I was told that there were plans to add retail space and to construct a common roof deck, but that it...
View ArticleHere's How Real Estate Investors Can Compete With A Hedge Fund
I never liked bullies. Since I was never the biggest kid in school, anyone who uses their size to intimidate others is certain to get my attention. I can still remember the time a football player...
View ArticleThis Election Is Really About Whether The Republican Party Can Survive...
Kasha Nelson, 31, was only supposed to go hiking with a friend. But in the 45 minutes it took to drive from Taos to Ski Valley in northern New Mexico she'd changed her vote. For the last three...
View ArticleDonald Trump Refuses To Release His Own College And Passport Records
While Donald Trump had no problem demanding that Barack Obama reveal details about his passport and time at college on Wednesday, the billionaire business mogul proved rather less forthcoming when it...
View ArticleDEAR MARISSA: Here's What's Missing From Yahoo's Advertising Strategy (YHOO)
Note: This is a guest post from Darren Herman, chief digital media officer of The Media Kitchen and managing partner, KBS+ Ventures. Herman is an early investor in Yieldbot and Crowdtwist through KBS+...
View ArticleBritish Vacuum Cleaner Manufacturer Accuses Chinese Spy Of Stealing Secrets...
It is a case of espionage involving top secret blueprints for the latest technology and an international trail that leads from a world-leading British company’s HQ to China, via Germany. The alleged...
View ArticleScientists Worldwide Are Lashing Out At Italian Verdict Against Seismologists
From Chinese labs to, the aftershocks are being felt across the global scientific community. Earlier this week, six seismologists and an official in the Italian city of L’Aquila were sentenced to six...
View ArticleThe Army Is Turning A Generation Of Young Wives Into Full Time Caregivers
Army wives stepped forward Tuesday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference to explain the continued struggle they face in rehabilitating their spouses injured in war and the challenges...
View ArticleShooting From The Hip And Hitting Consumers: Protectionism In France
That France’s economy is hurting is an understatement. Today’s manufacturing index tested depths not seen since 2009 during the trough of the financial crisis. Orders plunged and employment was...
View ArticleMOBIUS: Here's What You Need To Know About China's Confusing Currency
For more than a decade, China’s currency, the Renminbi (RMB), had been on a path of appreciation, but some weakness this year generated renewed talk about whether the currency is fairly valued against...
View ArticleHow The Government Spends Your Tax Dollars [CHART]
The Presidential debate on foreign policy recently discussed much about the tax dollars spent on defense. The question of how much to spend on the defense of the United States is always a huge debate....
View ArticleTokyo Governor At Center Of China Island Spat China Quits To Form New Party
Tokyo’s outspoken right-wing governor, Shintaro Ishihara, resigned his post today after 13 years and announced that he is forming a new national party, the Associated Press reported. Japan must call a...
View ArticleMeet Four Types Of People Addicted To Saving Money
Saving money is one of the hardest things to do on a consistent basis. An estimated 28 percent of Americans don’t have any money set aside for emergencies at all, and just under half of the American...
View ArticleMeet Brittany Laughlin, The 26-Year-Old CEO Helping Veterans Find Jobs In Tech
Hundreds of thousands of veterans are coming home over the next several years as the U.S. scales down its presence in the Middle East. Brittany Laughlin, an entrepreneur in her late 20s who’s already...
View ArticleNew Fossil Suggests Ancient Humans Spent More Time In Trees Than We Thought
Despite the ability to walk upright, early relatives of humanity represented by the famed "Lucy" fossil likely spent much of their time in trees, remaining very active climbers, researchers say....
View ArticlePaul Ryan Thinks The Government's Strategy On Poverty Is All Wrong
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan argued Wednesday that President Barack Obama’s policies have caused upward mobility to stagnate and poverty to rise. “Upward mobility is the central...
View ArticleThe Fish Caught Near The Fukushima Power Plant May Be Inedible For Decades
Fish from the waters around the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan could be too radioactive to eat for a decade to come, as samples show that radioactivity levels remain elevated and show little sign of...
View ArticleObama Doesn't Know How People Like Mourdock 'Come Up With These Ideas'
During an appearance on the “Tonight Show” Wednesday, President Obama condemned Indiana Republican Senate nominee Richard Mourdock’s recent comments claiming pregnancies from rape are part of God’s...
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