How Peter Dinklage Became The Beloved 'Game Of Thrones' Bad Boy
"A Lannister always pays his debts."Actor Peter Dinklage, however, has few debts to pay.The Jersey-born actor essentially bootstrapped his career, living as a self-described starving artist for years...
View ArticleGet Ready For A Massive Week Of Economic Events — Here's Your Complete Preview
It's jobs week in America. Economists estimate U.S. companies added 215,000 nonfarm payrolls in May.Meanwhile, stocks continue to close at all-time highs, interest rates continue to tumble to lows of...
View ArticleThe Composition Of The Trillion-Dollar 'Repo' Market Is Shifting In An...
The Financial Times' Tracy Alloway has a piece on the state of the repurchase, or "repo" market, and what she finds is a little unsettling. The repo market allows parties to pledge securities as...
View ArticleHere's How Obama Is Justifying His Controversial Prisoner Swap To Free Bowe...
President Barack Obama's weekend deal to free the lone remaining American prisoner of war from the Afghanistan conflict, Bowe Bergdahl, has ignited controversy on two fronts. Some fellow soldiers who...
View ArticleMontreal Student Says Her High School Dress Code Is 'Shaming Girls For Their...
A female high school student in Montreal is fighting back against a set of dress code rules that she says is "shaming girls for their bodies."Beaconsfield High School junior Lindsay Stocker told Global...
View ArticleBox And Dropbox Plan To Open Offices Across The Street From Each Other In Austin
Two players on the cloud-storage scene are about to be in very close company. Box just announced plans to open an office in Austin, where it hopes to eventually employ 200 people. According to the...
View ArticleHere's The First US Ambassador To Take The Oath Of Office On An E-Reader
Suzi LeVine, the new U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, became the first ambassador to take the oath of office on an E-reader last week.The State Department released on Monday a photo of...
View Article23 Glamorous Photos From The Star-Studded Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
The seventh annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returned to Liberty State Park this Saturday.Hollywood stars such as Lupita Nyong'o and Olivia Munn, designers, socialites, and polo stars were among the...
View ArticleA Brooklyn Artist Trademarked The 'Pi' Symbol, And People Are Furious
Turns out you can't have your "pi," and eat it too.In January 2014, a Brooklyn artist named Paul Ingrisano trademarked the 3,000-year old mathematical symbol "π" followed by a period, and is actively...
View Article9 New iPhone Features Apple Copied From Android And Others Today (AAPL)
Apple's upcoming operating system for iPhones and iPads, iOS 8, is full of new features. But many of those features, if not most, are copied from Android and other popular apps and services like...
View ArticleQuiksilver Shares Are Crashing (ZQK)
Surfing apparel company Quiksilver just reported results for its fiscal second quarter and the company's stock is down about 30% after hours.The company reported a quarterly net loss, excluding certain...
View ArticleVolvo's New SUV Has A Truly Excellent Interior
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View ArticleA Rare Look At The Ornate Interior Of The Woolworth Building
The nine-story penthouse at the iconic Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan is expected to hit the market for a record $110 million.The new unit is one of 34 apartments being developed by Alchemy...
View ArticleThis Study Revealed The Staggering Potential Of Self-Driving Cars
New York City commuters spend an average of 59 hours a year stuck in traffic, costing them an extra $1,281 annually. In a study that came out in January 2013, researchers at The Earth Institute at...
View ArticleHow Dunkin' Donuts And Starbucks Are Luring Lunch Diners
Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks are trying to lure lunch diners now that fast food chains like McDonald's and Taco Bell are competing more aggressively for the morning crowd.As part of its push for...
View ArticleMeet Craig Federighi, The Apple Executive Who Dominated Apple's Big...
At the 86-minute mark in Apple's two-hour long WWDC keynote for new software, CEO Tim Cook said, "I want to invite my colleague, Superman, back to the stage." Apple SVP Craig Federighi sprinted from...
View ArticleDividend Stocks Are Worst Performers When Interest Rates Rise
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Dividend Stocks Are The Worst Performers When Interest Rates Rise (Morningstar)...
View ArticleHow Sunday Night's Awesome 'Game Of Thrones' Battle Came Together
Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you haven't seen Sunday's episode.Sunday night's episode of "Game of Thrones" included a battle many fans of the books have been waiting for: The Mountain Vs. The...
View ArticleHere's How Obama's New Carbon Rules Affect Each State
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a new rule for reducing carbon emissions from electrical-power generation.The rule will affect each state disproportionately. States that rely on...
View ArticleOprah Was In Serious Negotiations To Buy The Clippers
Oprah Winfrey recently revealed that rumors about her trying to buy the Clippers are, in fact, true. While Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was eventually the highest bidder for the NBA team with his...
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