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CHART OF THE DAY: The Cost Of Trading Stocks Has Been Tumbling For Decades
One reason why stock market trading volumes have trended higher is because the cost of trading has come down sharply.Deustche Bank's David Bianco included this chart in his 2014 outlook for the stock...
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Marine Surprises His Family At The Pittsburgh Steelers Game
Lance Corporal Cory Lemasters gave his family a huge surprise during the Steelers vs. Bengals game on Sunday night.Lemasters walked through the tunnel at Heinz field to surprise family members while...
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You Know What's Cool According To Cameron Winklevoss? One Bitcoin ... Which...
Cameron Winklevoss, famed digital currency enthusiast and 50% of the Winklevoss twins, "loves him some Bitcoin," according to his Reddit "Ask Me Anything."Winklevoss is one of the most high-profile...
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Two More High-Level Executives Are Leaving BlackBerry
Two more executives will be out shortly at BlackBerry, The Wall Street Journal reports.The company's vice president of global sales Rick Costanzo will be gone by early next year and mergers and...
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New York's Subway System Made Me Late For Work, Then Wrote Me This Ridiculous...
Last week, I was half an hour late for work because my subway was horribly delayed, leaving me standing on an outdoor platform in freezing weather for about 20 minutes.To prove to my boss that I wasn't...
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Sergio Garcia Hires His Girlfriend As His Caddie, Wins For The First Time In...
Sergio Garcia ended his tumultuous 2013 with his first win since last December, and he did it with his girlfriend by his side.He shot a final-round 68 to edge out Henrik Stenson and win the Thailand...
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Jerry Seinfeld's Wife Spent $415 During Uber's Surge Pricing To Make Sure Her...
Former NBC and ESPN host Michelle Beadle may have griped about forking over $132 to get across town in the middle of an NYC blizzard Saturday night, but that's nothing compared to what Jerry Seinfeld's...
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Doomsday Predictor Harold Camping Has Died At 92
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Harold Camping, the California preacher who used his evangelical radio ministry and thousands of billboards to broadcast the end of the world and then gave up public prophecy...
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DEUTSCHE BANK: 'Twas The Night Before Taper...'
In a new research note to clients today, Deustche Bank economist Joe LaVorgna reiterates his expectation that the Federal Reserve will announce the tapering of quantitative easing at the conclusion of...
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Teen Drunk Driver With 'Affluenza' Is Being Sued For Millions By His Victims
A wealthy Texas teenager who got no jail time for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk still faces three civil lawsuits filed by victims' family members, NBC's Dallas affiliate reports.Many of...
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Samsung Poached An Apple Store Designer And May Start Opening Its Own Stores Too
Samsung has hired an Apple Store designer named Tim Gudgel and is considering opening its own standalone stores in the U.S., reports The Information.Samsung doesn't have its own stores in the U.S., but...
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Here Is Edward Snowden's Open Letter To Brazil Asking For Asylum
NSA leaker Edward Snowden wrote an open letter to Brazil asking for asylum. Apparently, he is getting a little uncomfortable in the hands of Russia's Federal Security Service. His full letter is posted...
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Meet Wendy Davis, The Texas State Senator Who Became A Liberal Folk Hero This...
On June 26, at 4:01 a.m. ET, a controversial Texas abortion-related bill was finally declared dead — for the moment, at least. It was the work of hours of a standing, talking filibuster by 50-year-old...
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Microsoft Will Launch Its First Original TV Show On The Xbox Next Year
We knew Xbox would be making headway into original programming, but didn’t know it would be this soon. Variety reports Microsoft will be releasing its first original content next year on the Xbox...
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CHART: The Seahawks Are The Best Team In The NFL Right Now And It's Not Close
With two weeks remaining in the regular season the Seattle Seahawks are the only team in the NFC to clinch a playoff berth and one more win will clinch home-field advantage in the playoffs where...
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MICROSOFT: Be Patient, Because Now We Won't Have A New CEO Until 2014 (MSFT)
Microsoft director John Thompson just announced that the company will not announce a new CEO until 2014 at the earliest.In an announcement, Thompson, who is leading the search for a new CEO says the...
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Retired Astronaut: Humans Will Live On The Moon Within 40 Years
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has predicted that humans will have a colony on the moon within the next 30 to 40 years and establish a base on Mars within the next 70, Sarah Knapton from The...
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This Prison Program Turns Inmates Into Entrepreneurs
On Sept. 25, 1995, Kenyatta Leal was a 26-year-old convicted felon who had just been told by a judge that he would be spending the rest of his life in prison.Leal had been arrested for possession of a...
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Mitch McConnell Will Vote Against Janet Yellen's Confirmation
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will vote against confirming Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve, his office told Business Insider on Tuesday. Yellen is a key architect of current...
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Urban Outfitters Pulls 'Lord Ganesh' Socks From Stores After Upsetting Hindus
Urban Outfitters pulled a pair of socks from stores this week because they offended Hindus. The $8 "Lord Ganesh" socks featuring the Hindu god were described by the fashion retailer as “awesome” and...
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