LIVE: Obama's Final Press Conference Of The Year
President Barack Obama is holding his year-end press conference in the White House briefing room.Some topics that are likely to come up: the Affordable Care Act, its latest delay, and the fact that the...
View ArticleThose Stolen Target Credit Card Numbers Are Being Sold In Underground Markets
Some 40 million credit card numbers were stolen in a Black Friday sting at Target stores around the country.Now KrebsOnSecurity reports that the pilfered credit card data is for sale at underground...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake's 8 Best Comedy Collaborations Ahead Of...
Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake are set to take on "Saturday Night Live"this weekend, with Fallon as host and JT as the musical guest — for his 5th time!The late night show has a history of funny...
View ArticleHere Are The Countries With The Biggest Pay Gaps Between Men And Women
The Pew Research Center has a new analysis out today looking the gender pay gap and paid parental leave.It finds that countries with higher pay gaps give more paid weeks of parental leave. Austria and...
View ArticleCalxeda Closes Its Office: The Sad Story Of One Of The Most Innovative...
Calxeda, the company that pioneered the concept of making corporate data center computers run on the same low-power chips that power your smartphone, has closed its doors, executives told Business...
View ArticleA Former Wall Street Trader Took These Devastating Photos Of Addicts In The...
Chris Arnade left his job as a foreign exchange trader at a major investment bank to pursue photography full-time.He's not your typical photographer, though.Arnade, who is very critical of Wall Street,...
View Article30 American Jobs Headed For The Trash Pile
Tree-fellers, shoemakers, and postal clerks, beware. More than 30% of these jobs may disappear over the next 10 years.A new release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sheds light on which...
View ArticleThe Options Market Shows Clearly How No One Predicted The Incredible Year For...
It's safe to say 2013 turned out better than expected for the stock market.In the year to date, the S&P 500 index is up over 27%.As the chart below from options guru Jared Woodard of Condor Options...
View Article17 High-Paying Jobs That Only Require A High School Diploma
For those who can't afford to go to college, we have some good news for you: there are high-paying jobs out there that only require a high school diploma.According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of...
View ArticleTech Myths That People Keeping Falling For
There are certain tech stories and tips that show up over and over again. People tweet them, post them on Facebook, offer them as advice.Sometimes they are totally baloney but we still fall for...
View Article‘I Consider Law School A Waste Of My Life And An Extraordinary Waste Of Money'
Business Insider has been in touch with a 28-year-old lawyer who has deep regrets about his decision to go to law school. He agreed to answer questions about the burdens of law school debt, and about...
View ArticleFormer Windows Leader Steven Sinofsky Presents 10 Mega Trends In Tech For 2014
Former Windows leader Steven Sinofsky put together a list of the ten big trends in tech he's expecting for 2014. Sinofsky is one of the smartest people in tech. He's currently working a partner with...
View Article31 Things Every New Yorker Should Do This Winter
We know it's cold outside and you want to burrow under the covers.But as of today, it's officially winter in New York City!It's also one of the best times of year to live in NYC, thanks to all the...
View ArticleThe 20 Most Impressive People Of 2013
Before queuing up "Auld Lang Syne," let's reflect on 2013.The Year of the Selfie brought us a government shutdown, a new pope, intelligence leaks of unparalleled proportions, and the Hyperloop....
View ArticleFed Up With Razor Bumps, Early Foursquare Employee Tristan Walker Is...
Early Foursquare employee Tristan Walker launched his own startup this week, Walker & Company.Walker, an African-American, is selling razors and shaving cream for black people. Targeting a minority...
View ArticleSocial Media Engagement: The Surprising Facts About How Much Time People...
We tend to talk about social networks in terms of size, because audience reach is one of social media’s biggest advantages. That’s why Facebook gets so much attention. With 1.2 billion monthly active...
View ArticlePat Buchanan Tells The Truth About Vladimir Putin That American Conservatives...
"Is Vladimir Putin a paleo-conservative?" right wing commentator Pat Buchanan wrote in a column for Townhall yesterday. "In the culture war for mankind's future, is he one of us?"With that simple...
View ArticleTennessee Man Wins Lottery Jackpot For Second Time
C.W. Whitson of Spring Hill won $2 million this week in the Tennessee Lottery's Play It Again drawing. The win marked his second score in the last three years. Whitson also won $1 million in March 2010...
View ArticleHere's Why The Prison Program That Gets Convicts Jobs in Silicon Valley Works
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View ArticleHere's What It Looks Like When You Send A GoPro Camera To The Stratosphere
Earlier this month, Maxime Dehaye launched a weather balloon into the sky from France. It reached an altitude of just under 15 miles and hit temperatures as low as -25° F.In addition to a number of...
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