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New Boundaries Mean Some Planets We Thought Were Habitable Actually Aren't
One of the most important characteristics of an alien planet is whether or not it falls into what's called the habitable zone — a Goldilocks-like range of not-too-close, not-too-far distances from the...
View Article6 Things You Shouldn't Do When Quitting Your Job
Even if you've fantasized about quitting with flair, you know it's not a good idea. As much as you'd like to tell your boss to stick it you-know-where, you'd be better off leaving your job with a sense...
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Americans Are Rekindling Their Love For The 15-Year Fixed Mortgage
Record-low rates are helping transform the 15-year mortgage from a rarely used instrument into a popular option, especially for refinancers. In November, 23 percent of refinance applications were for...
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Zimbabwean Finance Minister Says the Country Has Just $217 In The Bank
After paying public workers' salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe's government public account stood at just $217, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Tuesday."Last week when we paid...
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Can You Ever Really Delete Yourself From the Internet?
As the web infiltrates commerce and social life more each day, more consumers are becoming aware that their personal information is becoming less and less personal.While some websites and applications...
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How Big Corporations Can Spark Small Business Growth
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of a country's economy; they are essential to generating good jobs. And those jobs are sorely needed worldwide. Gallup's World Poll estimates...
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Airbus Warned Airlines About The Batteries Used On The Dreamliner A Year Ago
PARIS/DETROIT, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Airbus warned the airline industry of risks related to lithium batteries almost a year before two safety incidents grounded 787 Dreamliners built by its chief rival...
View ArticleHere’s How Hijacked Media Can Ruin Your Food And Beverage Business
Companies may have their reasons for putting certain ingredients in their products. When people affix a negative label to them, we often wonder are these ingredients really harmful or do they just...
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JCPenney Is Bringing Back Sales
NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is bringing back sales.The struggling department store chain this week will begin adding back some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring shoppers...
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Expats Flock To The Emerald Isle For Incredible Housing Deals
International credit agency Fitch has stated that it now expects property prices in Ireland to fall 60 percent from the peak values of 2007.The agency had previously predicted values to halve.For the...
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50 Economists' Forecasts For Tomorrow's GDP Report
A big economic announcement this week will be tomorrow's Advance Estimate for Q4 GDP from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The final number for Q3 GDP was 3.1%. The general consensus is that Q4 will...
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Here Are The Most Dangerous Cities To Take Out A Mortgage
The housing market has been improving significantly for nearly a year at this point, but with those upticks in activity across the board in the last several months, it seems that instances of potential...
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Family Tortoise Survives In Locked Store Room For 30 Years Before Being Found
A family found their missing pet tortoise in a store room – more than thirty years after they lost her.Manuela disappeared from her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1982 and despite a lengthy search...
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Why Immigration Reform Will Probably Pass
Comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for immigrants who came here illegally will likely pass Congress this year with broad bipartisan majorities.It will look a lot like...
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Old Age Really Is Killing The Lakers
When Kobe Bryant was asked earlier this month to pinpoint the cause of the Lakers' struggles, his response was to the point. "We're old as s---," he told reporters.Bryant clearly does not think that...
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Former Illinois Governor Was Released To His Spacious Home After A Brief Pit...
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was back at his longtime home on Wednesday following his pre-dawn release from a federal prison after serving more than five years for corruption.He...
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3 Ways Brands Can Turn This Year's Super Bowl Ads Into A Three-Screen Experience
Ah, the Super Bowl – the one day when Cheeseheads, Hogettes and 'Who Dat-ers' gather around oversized flat-screens alongside non-football fanatic friends to dissect not only the outcome of each play,...
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The Embarrassing Anatomy Of A Phishing Scam
You’ve got to hand it to scam artists. They often succeed in spite of themselves.If I had a nickel for every time I retrieved a message from my inbox warning me that my PayPal account has been limited,...
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Alabama Man Shoots School Bus Driver And Retreats Into Bunker With 6-Year-Old
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — Police SWAT teams and hostage negotiators were locked in a standoff Wednesday with a gunman authorities say intercepted a school bus, killed the driver, snatched a...
View ArticleThere's No Map Or Formula That Can Create A Good Startup
An entrepreneur confided in me recently that he didn’t like Lean Startup; did I think that was OK? Or is he not cut out to build a startup?A founder uses “37 signals does it” to justify every decision,...
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