In 2 Slides, Here's Why S&P 500 Profit Margins Will Stay Fatter For A Long Time
Profit margins for S&P 500 companies are near all-time highs. And experts agree that these margins are likely to pull back a bit, especially if demand shrinks and the economy goes into...
View Article'I Didn't Really Know How Screwed I Was Until I Was Almost Done With Law School'
A 2013 law school graduate who blogs about having to work in retail says it was "absolutely detrimental" when he didn't get a job offer from the corporate law firm where he worked as a summer...
View ArticleFull Police Investigation Into Sandy Hook Shooting Released
The State's Attorney of Danbury, Conn. has released its full report on the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.Authorities released a summary of their report last month that said...
View ArticleSocial Commerce Is About Inspiring Shoppers, Not About Getting Customers To...
Social commerce has been misunderstood as simply transactional — as a means of getting consumers to click and buy. But the failure of Facebook's Gift Shop proved that this was not going to be social's...
View ArticleA NYC Restaurant Created A Perfectly Wall Street Steak Special For New Years Eve
We've been looking around for New Year's Eve specials that will put a twinkle in a Wall Streeter's eye for a few weeks now, and we think we've found a solid winner for the banker/steak lover.The deal...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Make A Bomb Can Be Purchased AFTER Going Through...
Airport security is flawed and the TSA's rules are inconsistent, but wait until you see this.In this five-minute mini-documentary by Vice, it's revealed that the ingredients you need to build a bomb...
View ArticleOur Mobile Industry Predictions For 2014
We've reviewed a year's worth of coverage and data to put together this list of our favorite predictions for the forces that will shape mobile in 2014.Mobile is a sprawling ecosystem that intersects...
View ArticleGay Catholic School Vice Principal Claims He Was Fired After Marrying His...
A private Catholic high school vice principal who claims he was fired over his same-sex marriage said he was told that in order to keep his job, he would have to divorce his partner, King 5 News...
View Article5 Reasons Why Stanford Had A Better Year Than Any College In The Country
While many colleges achieved major accomplishments over the past year, Stanford University arguably had the best 2013. From athletics to Nobel Prizes, Stanford students, alumni, and faculty dominated...
View ArticleJOB OF THE WEEK: Product Marketing Director
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
View ArticleSTOCKS GO NOWHERE, TWITTER TANKS: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY,...
There was no economic data released today. The action in the stock markets was quiet. But interest rates hit a milestone.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,478.4 (-1.4, -0.0%)S&P 500: 1,841.4 (-0.5,...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Paul McCartney Toured This $12.9 Million Condo With Central...
Sir Paul McCartney did some Christmas real estate shopping this week, according to The New York Post, which is reporting that he and his wife Nancy Shevell were spotted checking out a 4-bedroom condo...
View ArticleThese Color-Blind Photographer's Pictures Will Make You Want To Ditch...
It's easy to get so caught up in the fast-paced, always-connected whirlwind of daily life that you forget to give yourself time to breathe. Technology makes our lives better and easier in a million...
View ArticleFormer Amazon Insider Tells Us What It's Like Being An Intern There
A few months ago, a book about Amazon and its founder called 'The Everything Store' was released. Written by Businessweek's Brad Stone, the book talked about how Jeff Bezos morphed the book seller...
View ArticleDr. Oz's 3 Health Tips For A Happier And Longer Life
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Dr. Mehmet Oz is not only a media personality with a hit talk show and an amazing mentor, that is Oprah.He is a heart surgeon who still operates at New...
View ArticleThis Is The Best Way To Share Photos (If You And Your Family Use iPhones) (AAPL)
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, odds are that you're going to take a lot of photos of your friends and family. Some of those photos will make their way onto Instagram, some onto Facebook, and...
View ArticleThe Best Sports Photos Of 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to look back at another incredible year in sports.The lights went out at the Super Bowl, a soccer great retired, and many championships were celebrated.We created a...
View ArticleNearly A Thousand Classic Video Games Are Free And Legal To Play Online
The inimitable Internet Archive already contains an embarrassment of riches, cataloging old versions of millions and millions of websites, but we're rather enamored with its Console Living Room,...
View ArticleThis Sad And Hilarious Flow Chart Will Convince You Not To Go To Law School
A Connecticut lawyer named Samuel Browning has created a massive flow chart listing all of the terrible reasons people want to go to law school these days.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleHow Beer Created Civilization
What led early humans to begin cultivating grain some 10,000 years ago?It was beer — not bread — a growing body of research shows. Archaeologists have long hinted that Neolithic, or Stone Age, people...
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