Peter Thiel’s investment firm is reportedly delivering huge returns to investors
Peter Thiel's VC firm is delivering huge returns for investors, according to The Wall Street Journal.Founders Fund is returning $4.60 on every dollar invested as part of its fourth fund in 2011. The...
View ArticleGlobal markets are jittery as India-Pakistan tensions hit a near 50-year high
Global investors are jittery Wednesday as tensions between India and Pakistan continued to rise, with the upcoming summit between the US and North Korea providing further reason for caution.Pakistani...
View ArticleA look at the global fintech landscape and how countries are embracing...
This is a preview of the “Global Fintech Landscape” premium research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider...
View ArticleIBM apologizes after its online jobs page asked applicants if they were...
IBM's job application site featured a drop-down menu in which applicants had to list their ethnicity, and options included "yellow" and "mulatto."The Register reported on the menu after being tipped...
View ArticleNo-deal Brexit panic after ministers realize the UK doesn't have the right...
The UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs is set to hold an "emergency" meeting with business leaders on Tuesday.They are expected to discuss emergency no-deal Brexit plans after the...
View ArticlePete Davidson kicked someone out of his live show when they heckled him with...
Pete Davidson asked security to remove a man from his live show because he shouted a joke about the late rapper Mac Miller.Miller dated Ariana Grande for two years, then she and Davidson got together...
View ArticleCadbury is hiring people to taste chocolate like Dairy Milk and Oreo for $14...
Mondelez International, which owns brands such as Cadbury and Oreo, is looking for four people to join its chocolate-tasting team.The successful applicants will be paid to test new chocolatey products...
View ArticleKing crab, foie gras, and lotus seeds: Here is the decadent, 5-course menu...
King crab, Wagyu beef medallions, and foie gras were on the menu for President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un when they dined together on Wednesday night. The five-course menu was inspired by traditional...
View ArticleAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is 'a person who actually worked for tips &...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back at Ivanka Trump after the First Daughter said Americans would not support a jobs guarantee because they "want to work for what they get." Trump told Fox News people...
View ArticlePERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT: How banks should use personalized services to...
The ability to conduct banking activities via a sleek mobile app is no longer enough to satisfy consumers — it's table stakes.Banks need to focus on deploying robust personal finance management (PFM)...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: Forget about a global recession, the worst of the US and...
The global economy may already have hit a bottom, just as popular attention turns to focus on a slump in growth around the world, economists from Goldman Sachs said this week.Two of Goldman Sachs' most...
View ArticleBrexit chaos as Conservative MP resigns for pushing EU citizens' plan backed...
A Conservative MP was forced to resign from the government for pushing a plan to safeguard EU citizens' rights despite ministers saying they would vote for it.Alberto Costa tabled an amendment for this...
View ArticleChase's Sapphire Preferred is one of the best credit cards with an annual fee...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network.The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is one of the best...
View ArticleBest Buy announces $3 billion buyback plan, shares spike (BBY)
Best Buy's holiday quarter beat on the top and bottom lines. The big-box retailer's board approved a new $3 billion share buyback plan. Shares were up 11% early Wednesday. Watch Best Buy trade...
View ArticleTikTok was bigger than Instagram last year after passing the 1 billion...
Chinese short-form video app TikTok has been downloaded 1 billion times across Android and iOS, according to Sensor Tower figures.TikTok was downloaded more times than Instagram in 2018, the data...
View ArticleLabour MP Chris Williamson under investigation over anti-Semitism
Labour MP Chris Williamson is under investigation following remarks he made about antisemitism but will not be suspended.Senior party figures including deputy leader Tom Watson said Derby North MP, who...
View ArticleHere's a look inside the whirlwind romance between Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel...
Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel are one of the most influential power couples, each having dominant presences in their respective industries.The Snapchat CEO and Australian supermodel began dating in...
View ArticleThe Capital One Venture card comes with valuable travel benefits — we break...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network.If you are attracted to big sign-up bonuses, simple...
View ArticleFacebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz explains how his $1.5 billion startup...
Asana announced Wednesday that it crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, growing over 90% in revenue last year.Asana CEO and cofounder Dustin Moskovitz, also a Facebook cofounder, says that...
View ArticleMany diabetics struggle to afford insulin and there's little the US can do to...
Type 1 diabetics need insulin to survive. Due to drastic price increases, many diabetics are struggling to afford the lifesaving drug. In the past 15 years, insulin prices have tripled. There are only...
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