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On Thursday, PayPal announced 15 new partnerships with major retailers that will enable consumers to pay with with just their PayPal account. These retailers, which include Abercrombie & Fitch, Advance Auto Parts, Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Barnes & Noble, Foot Locker, Guitar Center, Jamba Juice, J.C. Penney, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Nine West, Office Depot, ...
The Medicare Drug 'Donut Hole' is a Much Smaller Problem Than You ThinkFri, 25 May 2012 05:26:59 GMT
On Wednesday, I wrote about why closing the Medicare drug-benefit 'donut hole' is a terrible idea, one that some congressional Republicans are poised to endorse. In that post, I described why eliminating this key cost-sharing provision will destroy the program's fiscal controls. Today I want to dig into the data about the Medicare drug program, and explain why the program's inadequacies are exaggerated.
So I watch a lot of sports, I live in during the summers, and LA sports teams have been all the rage of lategood (Kings, Dodgers), bad (Lakers), and ugly (Galaxy). Hence, the perfect time to opine upon the best sports bars in the City of Angels. I?m uniquely qualified to opine on this topic ...
Investigators name suspect in the disappearance, from a Manhattan street, and the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz three decades earlier.
Jean Alesi, the long-retired champion Formula 1 driver, qualified for this Sunday's Indy 500, barely. Alesi claimed the last spot on the grid with an average qualifying speed of 210 mph, almost 17 mph slower than that of pole sitter Ryan Briscoe. Though his fledgling Fan Force United team's DW12-Lotus may be the slowest qualifier ...
The industrial structure of the US economy is complex, but I think nothing so succinctly pushes back on the notion that the recession is a the growing pains from a switch to a tech based economy as this graph
Speculation Builds About Hong Kong Billionaire Joseph Lau's Empire After Bribery Case SetFri, 25 May 2012 00:27:28 GMT
Speculation about the future of the business empire of Hong Kong billionaire is building after it was disclosed on Wednesday that he will face bribery and money-laundering charges in Macau. The South China Morning Post in its lead front-page story today, "Tycoon May Hand Over the Reins," reports that the court case??may be lengthy??and suggests ...
Everybody makes mistakes, and car buyers are no exception. The process of buying a car, new or used, can be overwhelming. Slow down, take a deep breath, and learn from the experts.
Can Italy Save The EU? On Monti And Draghi, Eurobonds And Liquidity InjectionsFri, 25 May 2012 00:07:21 GMT
Italy could save the day, as Prime Minsiter Mario Monti said he believes German Chancellor Angela Merkel can be convinced of issuing joint Eurobonds, while ECB chief Mario Draghi, who is Italian, could be set to unleash a new round of liquidity injections.
Cha-ching. Looks like the price of movie tickets is once again moving higher. BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield notes in a blog post today that Regal Cinemas is raising ticket prices effective Friday for both 2D and 3D films in its theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Exact pricing varies by specific theater, but ...
The actor who brought "Chuck" to life on NBC for five seasons has been focusing more on his company, Nerd Machine, since filming the series finale. Zac Levi, much like the character he played on TV, is a huge fan of videogames, technology and gadgets. He's blending all of the things he loves together through ...
Graduates: Sheryl Sandberg Says "Get on a Rocket Ship" ??? I Say "Find Your Elevator Moment"Thu, 24 May 2012 23:35:54 GMT
I pretty much love anything does,??especially??since the moment she admitted on video that she leaves the office at 5:30p.m. in order??to??have??dinner with her kids. She is smart, motivated, ridiculously talented, and not afraid to tackle hard issues that women in the workforce face. Many women in her position shirk away from causes, and don?t want ...
By Ken Goldstein ?Facebook aims to build community, which is noble, but it really wins on narcissism, that's their secret sauce, and it's primal.? Ken Goldstein looks at what Facebook must do to continue towards greatness. I bought a small amount of Facebook in the IPO. It was a flyer. It was unscientific. It was ...
by??Margie Warrell As social media reshapes how we connect, we have to rethink what we need to feel fulfilled in our relationships, and realize that no amount of tweets, texts or status updates can provide it. ??While social networking is a great tool, there's a profound difference between an online social network and a real ...
Shares of network infrastructure play Infoblox are trading sharply higher after hours Thursday following the Santa Clara, California-based company?s strong results for the fiscal third quarter ended April 30, its first post-IPO earnings report. Infoblox went public April 20 at $16 a share. For the April quarter, InfoBlox posted revenue of $43.4 million, up 37% ...
How Many New Jobs Will Come From Crowd Funding? A Visit with Alon Hillel-Tuch, RocketHubThu, 24 May 2012 22:56:38 GMT
Last week I talked about the earliest market research on crowdfunding. Out of the responses to that column as well as to my initial column in Harvard Business Review, this caught my eye: RocketHub, one of the major crowdfunding platforms in the U.S. is working with the SEC in hopes of helping to guide the ...
Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama?Thu, 24 May 2012 22:33:00 GMT
It's enough to make even the most ardent Obama cynic scratch his head in confusion. Amidst all the cries of being the most prolific big government spender the nation has ever suffered, Marketwatch??is reporting that our president has actually been tighter with a buck than any United States president since Dwight D. Eisenhower. Who knew? ...
Fans eager for clues about Valve's long-awaited sequel to 'Half-Life 2' probably won't find out anything about the game at E3 this year. More likely, 'Half-Life 3' is being developed for next-generation hardware.
Yesterday, I introduced you to the visual effects company Red Giant. Today, we?ll look at their recent short film Plot Device, winner of the 16th Annual Webby Award for Best Editing. It?s an excellent, fun film directed by Seth Worley and executive produced by Aharon Rabinowitz. Produced for less than $10,000 and made to demonstrate ...
Well, you knew this was coming. News Corp.?s has sued Dish Network over the satellite TV company?s new Primetime Anytime Hopper service, which allows consumers to skip over commercials on television programs recorded on their DVRs one day after they?ve been aired. Here?s Fox?s statement on the suit, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter: We ...
