Derision for Bill Cosby at Golden Globes
The host then broke into a Cosby impression. Related: Bill Cosby back on stage “I put the pills in the people!” Fey said with a Cosby voice. “The people didn’t…
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Fox says Dish is ‘censoring’ the news as blackout drags on
Every minute of the day, Fox News has an average of 1 million people watching at homefar higher than CNN’s 400,000 viewers or MSNBC’s 350,000 viewers. During prime time, Fox’s…
Meet the cars of the future
BMW sees smartwatches benefiting drivers in the near future. For example, your car will communicate with your smartphone’s digital calendar to recommend and enhance navigation route guidance. In some 2016…
Get ready for a tale of two earnings seasons
But don’t expect those energy troubles to ruin the party for everyone else. “Overall, we expect more winners from cheap oil than losers, with another good performance by Corporate America,”…
Kansas tax cuts on trial amid huge budget deficit
Tax experts lament that the cuts were poorly structured. “The goals behind them aren’t bad. But the cuts weren’t properly targeted,” said Lori McMillan, a law professor at Washburn University…
Amazon and Netflix up for Golden Globes tonight
“Orange is the New Black” by Netflix is also vying for the best comedy award. And Netflix’s “House of Cards” is up for best drama for the second year in…
Don’t expect a big boost in wages in 2015
Share your story: Are you expecting a raise in 2015? The mixed jobs report sent the stock market down Friday. – Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2015. All rights reserved….
High calories = high stock prices?
Related: 10 fantastic food festivals for 2015 Fancy some quick Mexican? Chipotle (CMG) is near an all-time high. (The calorie counts on those burrito bowls quickly add up when you…
Oh, so you think stocks will crash?
Before you panic and liquidate your account, the most important line in Business Insider’s article is this: “On the bright side, this indicator may be a contrarian indicator.” Bingo. Related:…
2014 was America’s best year of job growth since 1999
The government also revised up its estimates for job gains in October and November, revealing employers added more than 50,000 jobs than previously thought. November was already the best month…
35% of workers say they’ll quit if they don’t get a raise
Amid the brighter outlook for jobs, nearly half of the employed adults surveyed said they expect to see a 3% to 5% hike in pay this year. And roughly the…
Why oil could rebound to $80. Yes, $80.
Related: Stay away from these oil stocks At the same time, consumers are going to be more willing to spend money on oil because of how low the prices are….
Does free community college work?
“We’ve never turned away a student,” said Graham Thomas, director of community partnerships at tnAchieves, which raises money from large state employers or wealthy individuals. Through 2013, the program had…
Where the jobs are and who’s being hired?
Black men led the way, with a 6% increase in the number employed. That’s not surprising, says Valerie Wilson, labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute, since whites usually see…
Starbucks COO to take a leave of absence
Starbucks sought to quash those rumors though. According to emails sent to “partners” — the term Starbucks uses to describe employees — that were obtained by CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Schultz…
The transgender life: What to know, say and understand
Leelah explained that she always felt like a girl and wanted her parents to accept that. They did not, mother Carla Alcorn told CNN, for religious reasons. Though she loved…
Report says Iraqi civilian deaths roughly doubled last year, driven by ISIS
At least 17,049 civilians were recorded killed in Iraq during 2014, Iraq Body Count said, roughly double the number recorded in 2013which in turn was about double that of the…
The CNNMoney Tech Gift Guide
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Comcast and Time Warner Cable hike modem fees as much as 33%. Time to buy your own.
But the game has changed. Consider the yearly fees: Time Warner Cable’s rental fee is now $96. Comcast’s rental is now $120. If you buy an Arris SB6121 modem, it’ll…
VCR (1970): Hit!
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95-year-old billionaire is top giver of 2014
Nicholas Woodman, founder of the body-mounted camera company GoPro, gave $500 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which makes grants to a variety of causes such as education and…
Take down any website for $3
The online tool is for both “beginners as well as advanced users.” All you need to take down a site is its port, IP address and a time that you’d…
Internet Explorer must die
Company IT departments and governments tend to be very slow to adopt new browser versions, particularly if they build custom applications for them. That’s why the most-used version of Internet…
The Great Firewall of China is nearly complete
Access to Twitter (TWTR, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30) and YouTube is blocked in China. During recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the Facebook-owned photo sharing app Instagram was blacked out…
Why is United Airlines suing a 22-year-old?
In the lawsuit, United and Orbitz call Skiplagged “unfair competition” and allege that it is promoting “strictly prohibited” travel. They want to recoup $75,000 in lost revenue from Zaman. Related:…
Why planes don’t live stream data
Related: What happened to the AirAsia flight The potential benefits of live streaming were widely discussed after Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. It took…
1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts
November 22, 1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald assassinates President John F. Kennedy. November 27, 1963 – President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaking before a Joint Session of Congress, says, “No memorial…