Here's How A Successful Lawyer Knew For Sure She Was A Sociopath
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 21:41:52 -0700 | business-news
A law professor and attorney has written a new book about what it's like to be a diagnosed sociopath who's never killed anybody and excels at her job. " Confessions of A Sociopath " by M.E. Thomas, a pseudonym, reveals...
Gallup: Family of four needs an average $58,000 a year
Source: United Press International
Princeton :: NJ :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 22:44:07 -0700 | business-news
The federal poverty level for a U.S. family of four is just under $24,000, but most say a family of four needs $58,000 on average to "get by," a survey says. Gallup's April 11-14 Economics and Finance poll found 29...
The Zombies Have It: Hyundai Expands 'Walking Dead' Deal
Source: Forbes
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 22:43:19 -0700 | business-news
After this summer, Hyundai will see one nifty product-placement platform disappear but is doubling down on another. USA Network's Burn Notice will end but Hyundai's relationship with AMC's mega-hit The Walking Dead will continue and expand in a number of...
Student debt weighs on overall economy
Source: USA Today
Anderson :: IN :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 21:57:30 -0700 | business-news
EDT May 19, 2013 The loans that gave college students the funds they needed to move forward in life are now holding them back. Mary Knauff would like to start saving money, for retirement or for some future spending. But...
What's in millennials' wallets? Fewer credit cards
Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 19:31:16 -0700 | business-news
Ringed by the posh shops of Beverly Center, Tim Ratliff said no he didn't have a credit card. He didn't need one. "I just hear so many horror stories about people being in debt," said Ratliff, 21, who studies psychology...
Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
Source: Chicago Tribune
San Jose :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 17:32:14 -0700 | business-news
The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth, long stashed in hundreds of domestic trusts and at least...
Intra-country trade ?will strengthen Islamic states?
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-18 17:22:02 -0700 | business-news
Fath Al-Rahman Yusuf Sunday 19 May 2013 Last Update 19 May 2013 2:41 am Islamic banking now can boast a solid infrastructure and this will surely help it to push forward in international banking operations, says Ahmed Mohammed Ali, president...
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Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 17:15:19 -0700 | business-news
Take a cab without carrying cash Running low on cash but in need of a cab? If you've found yourself in this admittedly frustrating situation, try Flywheel formerly known as Cabulous which lets you hail a city cab while paying...
Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK'
Source: BBC
Reykjavík :: Iceland | updated 2013-05-18 17:05:08 -0700 | business-news
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis. The Treasury will publish its analysis of financial services on Monday. It will say...
British Study Raises Warning on Scottish Banks
Source: International Herald Tribune
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-18 16:29:06 -0700 | business-news
An independent Scotland could find its banks too big to rescue in the event of another crisis, according to a British government report that compares the Scottish financial sector to those of debt-laden Iceland and Cyprus. The document, to be...
FELIX ZULAUF: Stocks Remind Me Of Gold And They Could See A 'Quick And Painful Adjustment'
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 15:58:22 -0700 | business-news
This is not to say that there aren't things we should worry about. "I am troubled to see that forward earnings has been stuck around its record high of $115 for the past nine weeks," wrote market guru Ed Yardeni...
Summer Was The Ancient Egyptian Sex Season
Source: BusinessInsider
Cairo :: Egypt | updated 2013-05-18 15:58:22 -0700 | business-news
The peak period for baby-making sex in ancient Egypt was in July and August, when the weather was at its hottest. Researchers made this discovery at a cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt whose burials date back around 1,800...
The Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls
Source: CNN
San Jose :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 15:14:36 -0700 | business-news
They eventually walked away with stock worth around $150 million at today's share price. (They haven't disclosed how much of the stock they're still holding.) A few months ago, word spread that the twins, Cameron and Tyler, had set up...
FACEBOOK IS NOT GOING TO BID FOR TUMBLR: Tumblr Is Yahoo's For The Taking, Say Sources
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:59:45 -0700 | business-news
There have been reports that Yahoo 's board will meet tomorrow to decide whether or not to make a $1.1 billion cash offer to buy Tumblr . There have been other reports that Facebook may swoop in with its own...
Insects Are Tasty — But Eating Them Is Not Going To Solve World Hunger
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:59:45 -0700 | business-news
A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said that eating insects, known as entomophagy, can reduce world hunger . Researchers have identified more than 1900 species that humans eat, and many are fixtures in traditional diets....
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