Wall Street CEO Turns Down $2.2 Million Bonus He Didn’t Deserve
Before we hail Jefferies’ Richard Handler as a hero in the CEO pay wars, consider this: He probably shouldn’t have qualified for the bonus that he turned down in the…
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How to Prioritize and Save Young Lives
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 9, 2015 Aaron E. Carroll – Still, we aren’t powerless to address these problems. I spend a fair amount of time…
In China, Heavy Industry Unexpectedly Falls Sharply
HONG KONG — Steel prices in China have fallen 12 percent in the first five weeks of this year — almost as much as in all of last year —…
Here’s A List Of RadioShack Stores Slated To Close By March 31
RadioShack as we know it is dead. – RS Store Closure List
Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Still Up in the Air a Year Later
A year after it was announced, Comcast’s audacious acquisition of Time Warner Cable remains in limbo as Washington regulators scrutinize the deal. No surprise there. After all, the $45 billion…
Nobody Understands Debt
a simultaneous attempt by debtors almost everywhere to reduce their liabilities. Read the whole story at New York Times
TurboTax Resumes State Tax Filings
(Reuters) – Intuit Inc said its tax-preparation software TurboTax had resumed electronic filing of state tax returns late Friday following a temporary halt after noticing attempts to use stolen identity…
Banking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators and Arms Dealers
Secret documents reveal that global banking giant HSBC profited from doing business with arms dealers who channeled mortar bombs to child soldiers in Africa, bag men for Third World dictators,…
Reaching deaf babies with implants, iPads and therapy
Early intervention In the first few hours of life, most babies born in the United States are given a mandatory hearing test. Quick, painless and inexpensive, the test is key…
Terrible Resume Mistakes That Will Never Get You Hired
The resume is virtually a prerequisite to gainful employment. But for such an important document, it’s astounding how much can go wrong. Bad grammar, flowery language and too many words…
Automakers don’t protect you enough from car hackers, senator says
Cars are now connected to the Internet. That means someday in the not-too-distant future, a hacker could knock your car off the highway. Senator Markey’s staff found that 100% of…
The 300 missing lottery millionaires
The $1 million prizes are paid immediately to the winners, minus the taxes.
Jon Stewart on Williams: “Bri… why?’
“Finally,” he said sarcastically, “somebody is being held to account for misleading America about the Iraq War.” A “Daily Show” alum, Larry Wilmore, also took the time to comment on…
Netflix is now available in Cuba
The Castro regime tightly controls Internet access, only allowing select information to be available to its citizens. Yet the Cuban government has recently signaled that it wants to expand access….
Will Brian Williams return?
The trio of executives have said nothing publicly since Friday, when Turness confirmed that an internal fact-checking investigation was underway. But this crisis is taking up all of their time….
Russian homeowners ask Putin for help
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Brian Williams controversy: Here’s what we know
Defenders in television: Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather vouched for Williams’ character, calling the embattled anchor “an honest, decent man, an excellent reporter and anchor.” Fox News host Megyn…
Alan Greenspan: The euro is doomed
Tspiras and European leaders are in ongoing talks about Greece’s bailout for the rest of 2015. There’s not a lot of optimism about a good solution. Greece’s stock market is…
HSBC Shares Decline Amid Swiss Tax Avoidance Claims
In a report released on Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, an organization based in Washington, along with the newspaper Le Monde in France, The Guardian in Britain, the…
JPMorgan worker and wife dead in murder-suicide: Police
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Disney’s earnings should scare every cable subscriber
Simply put, Disney needs its Cable Networks revenue to outpace its costs of content to continue to reward shareholders, and it needs cable subscribers to (mostly) pay for it. College…
The No. 2 most popular fund on planet is ‘SPY’
Related: The 5 hottest ETFs in the world It’s cheap! The other great benefit of SPY is how cheap it is. The fund charges a mere 0.11%, far lower than…
Your Samsung TV is listening to your private conversations
“Samsung does not retain voice data or sell it to third parties,” the company said in a statement. “If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature … the…
Grammy celebs demand fair pay for musicians
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India’s growth numbers are a total mystery
Analysts say it’s too early to draw major conclusions based on the new data. Many contend that the new growth numbers do not square with evidence of continued weakness. “But…
Here’s the 1,784 RadioShacks set to close
The closings are part of RadioShack’s bankruptcy filing from this past Thursday. According to what staff from across the country told CNNMoney last week, many of the stores have already…
Matchmakers predict the future of love
“People already talk about loving their iPhones,” she said. “It seems like it could be part of the trajectory in 50 or 100 years.” Related: Money can buy you love…
We want your love: Apps compete for online daters
For now, most dating startups are laser focused on growing their user base. “I think 10 or 15 launch every week, and at the end of the year, about one…
Greek stocks tank as eurozone standoff intensifies
Both sides are standing firm on how to deal with the country’s massive debts. Greece is running out of money, and its combative stance has worried markets. That is threatening…
Money can buy you love — or at least make you datable
But as work picked up (“I was working 60+ hours a week,” he said), he had less time to date online. “I found a writer on Craigslist and paid him…