Michael Jordan joins billionaires’ club
As in years past, Silicon Valley is the place to be for young billionaires. Among the 46 billionaires under 40 years old were executives at Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. –…
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Malaysia hopes revamp will revive airline
“We are seeing signs today that they are at least looking at necessary steps to survive in the modern competitive world.” Related: Why planes don’t live stream data But saying…
9 companies Warren Buffett should consider buying
I limited it to companies in the S&P 500 with market values between $5 billion and $20 billion. They had to be trading at reasonable valuations, have strong balance sheets…
Voodoo economics on ‘House of Cards’: Why Underwood’s jobs plan is crazy
President Underwood, played with scheming charm by Kevin Spacey, uses Washington, D.C., as a guinea pig for his policy. He tells District residents: “If you want a job, you get…
Samsung unveils beautiful new Galaxy S6
Unlike the 5S, the new phones are not water resistant. The speakers have been moved from the back plate of the phone to the bottom edge. Sound is much clearer…
The O’Reilly tapes: Phone recordings raise new questions about JFK story
In his 2012 book “Killing Kennedy,” O’Reilly wrote that he knocked on the door of a South Florida home when suddenly he “heard the shotgun blast that marked the suicide”…
Obsolete jobs: Meet the guy who fixes Tom Hanks’ typewriter
And the duo are accompanied on office calls by an old fashioned doctor’s black bag outfitted with metal drawers that contain all sorts of spare parts, screwdrivers and pliers. There’s…
Obsolete jobs: Meet the guy who fixes Tom Hanks’ typewriter
And the duo are accompanied on office calls by an old fashioned doctor’s black bag outfitted with metal drawers that contain all sorts of spare parts, screwdrivers and pliers. There’s…
Apple iPhone import ban sought by suit
“Apple’s products benefit from the technology invented and patented by Ericsson’s engineers,” said Kasim Alfalahi, chief intellectual property officer at Ericsson, in a statement. “Features that consumers now take for…
Hardcore ‘House of Cards’ fans have already finished watching season 3
It was 8 a.m. in the U.K. when @MurphyOReilly says he started. He didn’t go outside (“fresh air is so overrated!”) and bought American snacks to keep him in the…
Rick Perry: ‘Unemployment rate is a sham’
Related: 3 things Rick Perry should know about income inequality – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which…
Rick Perry: ‘Unemployment rate is a sham’
Related: 3 things Rick Perry should know about income inequality – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which…
Bill O’Reilly likes a fight, and his ratings show it
I look at the ratings for Fox, CNN and MSNBC every day. Even before Mother Jones began poking holes in O’Reilly’s reporting this time last week, O’Reilly was having a…
Worried about a stock market crash? Read this
Recovering from the Great Depression: Even those who bet on America right before the Great Depression would have made their money back eventually. CircleBlack said those who sank $1,000 in…
Wanna fly LaGuardia to L.A. direct? Someday maybe you can
Gates and slots are limited at the three New York airports. If an airline is going to start providing the more lucrative transcontinental flights from LaGuardia, it is probably going…
Fox’s ‘Empire’ grows for 7th week in a row
Related: Fox’s ‘Empire’ defies TV trends, ratings rise again – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is…
Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes patent lawsuit
“Smartflash makes no products, has no employees, creates no jobs, has no U.S. presence, and is exploiting our patent system to seek royalties for technology Apple invented,” said Rachel Wolf,…
Ukraine recruits Internet army to fight Russian trolls
Related: Few Russian hackers have pulled off the biggest bank heist ever – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the…
What does net neutrality mean for you?
Still, it’s worth a quick recap over the two vastly different versions of this debate. The pro-FCC regulation side demands strong net neutrality rules. AOL (AOL, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30),…
What does net neutrality mean for you?
Still, it’s worth a quick recap over the two vastly different versions of this debate. The pro-FCC regulation side demands strong net neutrality rules. AOL (AOL, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30),…
Premarkets: 5 things to know before the open
Related: Fear & Greed Index 2. HP plunges: Shares in HP (HPQ, Tech30) are falling by about 8% premarket after the tech company reported a slide in quarterly revenue and…
Toddlewood dresses kid models like A-listers at the 2015 Oscars
Related: Red carpet knockoffs for a fraction of the price Jordyn Murvil, the five-year-old cast as a pint-sized Oprah, flew in from Detroit at the crack of dawn Tuesday to…
Driving Tesla’s ‘insane’ Model S
Here’s what you do in the P85D. You switch the drive mode selector from “Sport” to “Insane”those are your only two choicesand push the accelerator pedal to the floor. That’s…
Driving Tesla’s ‘insane’ Model S
Here’s what you do in the P85D. You switch the drive mode selector from “Sport” to “Insane”those are your only two choicesand push the accelerator pedal to the floor. That’s…
Kleiner Perkins trial puts spotlight on Silicon Valley gender issues
Kleiner called Pao’s allegations “completely without merit,” according to Christina Lee, a Kleiner spokeswoman. “[It] has no basis in the law,” said Lee. “We look forward to clearing our name…
Kleiner Perkins trial puts spotlight on Silicon Valley gender issues
Kleiner called Pao’s allegations “completely without merit,” according to Christina Lee, a Kleiner spokeswoman. “[It] has no basis in the law,” said Lee. “We look forward to clearing our name…
Scared OPEC members want meeting, but Saudis call the shots
Related: The ‘smart money’ is investing in oil now Consider the source: It’s important to remember the emergency meeting talk didn’t come from Saudi Arabia — the real power behind…
Supreme Court to hear 401(k) fee case
“Warren Buffett doesn’t pay retail and neither should an employee of a large company 401(k) plan,” said Jerry Schlichter, the attorney representing Glenn Tibble and other participants in the Edison…
Oscar ratings is lowest in 6 years
Reception to the show was mixed. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two…
Workers at nation’s largest oil refinery join growing strike
It is the first large-scale walkout in the industry in 35 years. Most of the nation’s oil workers remain on the job, but the USW urged all its members to…