The White House Is Now On Instagram
Marine One President Obama has debuted on Instagram with the opening of an official White House account for the image-sharing social network on Wednesday. The first photo shared — a filtered shot of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Gives Kids A Boost On The Social Ladder
Breast-Fed Children More Likely to Climb the Social Ladder Drones Weight Loss Doesn't Reduce Heart Problems for Some Children who are breast-fed may be more likely to reach a higher social class than...
View ArticleInstagram Briefly Banned Breastfeeding Photos But Changed Its Mind After...
See Also Popular photo and video sharing app Instagram banned one of its users after posting breastfeeding photos to the service, The Daily Dot reports. The Leaky Boob, a support community for mothers...
View ArticleTOP FACEBOOK PRODUCT EXEC BOLTS
A stunner: the man in charge of developing new ad units for Facebook, Gokul Rajaram, is leaving Facebook. He's going to Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's payments startup, Square, to lead up product...
View ArticleThis Instagram Post Allegedly Shows George Zimmerman's Attorney Having...
There's an Instagram post circulating that allegedly shows George Zimmerman defense attorney Don West having "celebration" ice cream cones with two women. The caption: "We beat stupidity celebration...
View ArticleHow To Stop Auto-Playing Instagram Videos From Ruining Your Feed
Upset that Instagram ruined itself with video? Turns out you can turn off the auto video plays. Peter Kafka noted on Instagram that in the options you can opt out of auto video plays. This should help...
View ArticleThis Chart Proves That Many Internet Explorer Users Are Only Using It...
For many Americans, going into work every Monday is made just a little bit worse because their companies force them to use Internet Explorer. Redditor Flying_ScotchMan noticed a really interesting...
View ArticleMarkets Are Starting The Month With A 150 Point Rally
Markets are staging a nice rally to start the first day of the first month of the second half of the year. We just learned that the ISM manufacturing index climbed to 50.9, after dipping to 49.5 in...
View ArticleEurope Is Coming Back
Things are overall still a mess in Europe, but the latest numbers it make it clear: Europe is coming back. PMI readings (which gauge the health of various countries manufacturing sectors) showed...
View ArticleThis Pillow Glows When Your Long-Distance Partner Goes To Bed
The minds at UK-based design shop Little Riot have created a pillow that might be just what your relationship needs. Romance is complicated just by itself, and when you add distance to the equation...
View ArticleCNN Accidentally Broadcasts George Zimmerman's Social Security Number
A screenshot of the CNN coverage with George Zimmerman's numbers redacted. During testimony Monday in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, prosecutors inadvertently displayed a document...
View Article'Glee' Star Cory Monteith Found Dead In Hotel
"Glee" actor Cory Monteith has been found dead in a hotel room in Canada, according to a Vancouver police statement. The 31-year-old actor played Fin Hudson on the hit Fox show. Police have ruled out...
View ArticlePHOTO: The Fire On Asiana Flight 214 Totally Charred The Inside Of The Plane
The National Transportation Safety Board released a new photo from the aftermath of Asiana Flight 214 that shows what a fire did to the inside of the Boeing 777. That fire started soon after the crash...
View ArticleHERE COMES CONSUMER CONFIDENCE...
Michigan Wolverines guard Spike Albrecht reacts after a three point basket against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half of their NCAA men's Final Four championship basketball game in...
View ArticleThese Are The 17 Best Milkshakes In America
Click here to see the 17 Best Milkshakes in America > But creative, more decadent variations prove that milkshake makeovers can be just as satisfying. Whether they choose classic or novel versions,...
View ArticleJapan Is Heading Higher
It's a pretty quiet night after major gains in the US, but Japan is heading higher in the early going. Nothing too special, but the main point is that the old "Abenomics trade" where the Nikkei just...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin's Father Tweets After George Zimmerman Verdict
Following the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin's father Tracy tweeted three times. Share Email More Share on Tumblr To embed this post, copy the code below and paste into your...
View ArticleRich Chinese Adults Are Spending $3,300-A-Month On Breast Milk For Themselves
Business Insider Australia is the Australian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business news website, Business Insider. Recent Posts If You Do These Things While Shopping, Retail Workers Probably...
View ArticleIt Turns Out That A Congressman Is Not The Father Of A Model He Tweeted At On...
The story of a tweet sent from Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) to a 24-year-old model he claimed to be his daughter has taken another bizarre turn. Cohen has discovered that the model, Victoria Brink, is...
View ArticleTexas Judge Found Dead In His Chambers With A Gunshot Wound To The Head
Judge Tom Greenwell was highly respected in the community. See Also A Corpus Christi, Texas judge was found dead in his chambers Monday night with a gunshot wound to the head, The Corpus Christie...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Admits It Will Likely Lose The Sales Race To BMW This Year
Hennessey Reveals Upgrades For 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray 2015 Lexus RC F (IS F Coupe) Spy Shots 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Teased In New Video Last year was a banner year for the German luxury...
View ArticleMarkets Are Gaining All Around The World
It's going to be a pretty busy week in markets for three reasons: Earnings, Bernanke testimony in front of Congress, and a fair amount of economic data. And things are starting off on a bullish...
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Down 8% As The World Realizes The Windows Business Has Collapsed...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer See Also Microsoft is down 8% pre-market this morning. The stock has been doing worse and worse since the company released earnings. Initial reaction to the release sent the...
View ArticleMoody's Moves Up US Outlook From 'Negative' To 'Stable'
Ratings firm Moody's raised its outlook on the United States on Thursday to "stable" from "negative," citing progress in putting the federal government's debt on a more sustainable path. Moody's "today...
View ArticleNew York City Has Ditched Plans To Improve An Outrageously Slow Bus Line
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is abandoning a project to bring rapid bus travel to one of its busiest bus routes, on 125th Street in Harlem. That's too bad, because that line,...
View ArticleNew Rolling Stone Cover Depicts Alleged Boston Bomber As Dreamy Teen Heartthrob
The cover of the August issue of Rolling Stone hasn't even hit newstands yet, but it's already stirring up controversy on social media. On the front of the magazine is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving...
View ArticleNike's $200 Million Man Rory McIlroy Is Having Another Terrible Round At The...
The Open Championship is just getting underway, but there's one familiar story line emerging: Rory McIlroy is playing terribly. After 13 holes, McIlroy is four-over par, which puts him nine back of...
View ArticleCHART: In Sports Television There Is The NFL And There Is Everything Else
There have been 11 NFL games played in 2013 and ten of them rank as the ten most-watched sporting events this year based on data collected by SportsMediaWatch.com. The NFL would have made a clean sweep...
View ArticleThe #1 Thing Worrying Hedge Fund Managers Right Now
BofA Merrill Lynch just released the results of its July Fund Manager Survey, which surveys 238 fundies around the world responsible for a combined $643 billion in assets under management. One of the...
View ArticleWatch Out Seamless And GrubHub, Yelp's New Food Delivery Business Is Eating...
See Also Earlier this month, Yelp announced a new delivery platform in partnership with Eat 24 and Delivery.com. Within the first couple of days, Eat24 received about 1,000 sign-up requests from...
View ArticleUConn Professor Accused Of Molesting Boys At Camp For Sick Children
A University of Connecticut professor is under investigation by state police following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct spanning several decades, the Associated Press reports. According to the...
View ArticleThis Is Why Google Missed Its Q2 Revenue Expectations
Google CEO Larry Page Google's revenues came in light in Q2 2013, at $14.11 billion instead of $14.4 billion. Here's why: The ongoing, historic decline in click prices is faster than the growth in...
View ArticleHere Comes The Consumer Price Index...
At 8:30 a.m. ET, we'll get an updated inflation reading via the consumer price index. Economists expect the headline number to rise 0.3% month-over month. Excluding food and energy, they're looking for...
View ArticleLIVE: John Paulson Is Doing His First Television Interview On CNBC
Closely-followed hedge fund manager John Paulson is making a rare appearance to give the keynote lunchtime address at the CNBC/Institutional Investor conference. This is Paulson's first TV appearance....
View ArticleHedge Funds Just Had Their Worst Month In A Year
Hedge funds had negative returns in June for the first time in a year, according to new data from research firm Preqin. "Thirteen proved to be an unlucky number for hedge funds in Q2 2013, as hedge...
View ArticleEvery Month Of Breast-Feeding Increases A Child's Intelligence
US Renewable Energy Tops Record in 2012 Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Girl Science of Summer: How Is Ice Cream Made? Breast-feeding for a longer time improves a child's understanding of...
View ArticleA Dad Shot This Amazing Film Of His Son's First Year On Earth
When photographer Sam Christopher Cornwell's son Indigo was born on July 9th, 2012, he wanted to do something special. So he decided to film Indigo for a second each day, every day — with family, first...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: Where Tech Workers Get The Best Pay
Here's a breakdown of where tech employees are best paid. Not surprisingly, the San Francisco Bay Area is the best paying region in the U.S. What is surprising is the gap between San Francisco and the...
View ArticleFutures And Aussie Dollar Pop After China Moves To Ease Funding Cots
The People's Bank of China has just moved to lower the floor on lending rates, potentially easing credit to corporations. Bloomberg's Michael McDonough has some perspective. PBOC says floor on lending...
View ArticleMarkets Are Making Some Boring Moves In Asia
Markets are open in Asia, and the moves are modest. Australia's S&P/ASX is flat. Korea's Kospi is down 0.2%. Japan's Nikkei is down 0.8%. "Another boring open," said CNBC/SBS reporter Chery Kang on...
View ArticleJustin Bieber Got A Giant Tattoo Of His Mom's Eyeball
After peeing into a restaurant mop bucket and getting into some general trouble lately, Justin Bieber could clearly use the watchful eye of a parent. So he had one tattooed on his arm. The 19-year-old...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: Here's What It Looks Like When The Bond Market Goes Into A...
This morning, Société Générale strategist Sebastien Galy notes that since the big sell-off in the U.S. Treasury market finally abated a few weeks ago, his readership has dropped by a third. "Activity...
View ArticleChaCha CEO Denies Cheating On His Wife
Earlier today, we wrote about search engine ChaCha CEO Scott Jones's wife accusing him on Twitter of cheating on her. His wife, Vee, claimed that he has been sleeping with a current ChaCha employee....
View ArticleThe Stirring Daily News Cover On The George Zimmerman Verdict
The Daily News has a stirring front page today on the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case. The cover bears the image of a hooded sweatshirt that has become synonymous with Trayvon Martin,...
View ArticleOregon Football Is Going To Wear These Blinding Green Uniforms This Year
It feels like Nike and Oregon football should be running out of uniform color combinations by now. But juding by this photo that's all over the Internet today, there are a whole bunch of new variations...
View ArticleLIVE: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Is Speaking To A Room Full Of Hedge Funders
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is giving the opening keynote at the CNBC/Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference to a room full of hedge funders and institutional investors. He's going to...
View ArticleHere Comes Philly Fed Manufacturing...
Heads up! Minutes away from the release of the Philly Fed's monthly Business Outlook Survey results, due out at 10 AM ET. Economists predict the headline index of regional business conditions fell to...
View ArticleHere's An Epic Photo Of Steve Spurrier At A Fast Food Restaurant
After stealing the show at SEC Media Day, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier appeared in this tremendous photo at a nameless fast food restaurant. Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina's phenom defensive...
View ArticleMARISSA MAYER'S VIDEO SHOW IS A SMASHING SUCCESS: Yahoo Stock Is Up 6% This...
See Also Yahoo's earnings didn't look like much special, but investors are digging the results. The stock is up 5% this morning after CEO Marissa Mayer and CFO Ken Goldman hosted a live video stream...
View ArticleTumblr Users Are Revolting Over Anti-Porn Policies
Tumblr CEO David Karp with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. See Also As of this writing, more than 19,000 Tumblr users have signed a Change.org petition asking the blogging network to reinstate searches for...
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