London is the fastest growing western city
The view from the top: London jumped up nearly 60 spots on Brookings’ rankings. After a sluggish recovery from the recession, job growth in London’s financial sector and its relatively…
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Sundance goes digital: Why it’s a great time to be a filmmaker
Executives from sites like Hulu, Vimeo and YouTube will be present, too. That means some of the movies premiering here, like the opening night documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?” about…
Fox’s new show ‘Empire’ a hit 3 weeks in a row
According to Robert Seidman, who founded TV ratings site “TV by the Numbers,” Nielsen designates roughly 13% of TV homes in the U.S. as African American, who are accounting for…
McDonald’s sued over claims of racism
“McDonald’s closely monitors everything we do, from the speed of the drive-through line, to the way we smile and fold customers’ bagsbut when we try to tell the company that…
Western Union CEO: It stinks being an immigrant in Europe
And it doesn’t just affect foreigners who come from outside Europe’s borders. “It is East versus West … Romanians and Bulgarians feel the same when they come to the U.K.,”…
Ford makes major push into Silicon Valley
Palo Alto is the home of Tesla Motors (TSLA), the upstart electric car manufacturer which builds all of its cars in nearby Fremont, Calif. Several international automakers, including Nissan, Honda…
Fake IRS phone calls tops list of tax scams
They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card. Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID…
T-Mobile rejects half of its customers because of bad credit
“This is the dirty little secret in the industry,” Carey said. “You see all these adsget this, get thatbut if you step back and see what’s happening, one out of…
3 reasons why the ECB stimulus matters
Draghi said Thursday that the ECB will purchase €60 billion worth of bonds a month as part of its so-called quantitative easing program, a good bit higher than chatter Wednesday…
Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey
LONDON — President Vladimir V. Putin surprised the world in December when he aborted long-laid plans for a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea to Europe, saying Russia would…
The $210 Million Baseball Contract That Explains How Inflation Works
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 21, 2015 – Fed officials have noted surveys of consumers and businesses that suggest somewhat higher inflation. So they have been…
Gucci Picks Alessandro Michele as Its Next Creative Director
PARIS — Hoping to reverse a prolonged sales slump at Gucci, its marquee brand, the French luxury group Kering said on Wednesday that it had promoted Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s head…
Walmart Settles With Family Of Comedian Killed In Tracy Morgan Crash
The family of a comedian killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash that seriously injured Tracy Morgan last summer has settled a wrongful death claim with Wal-Mart. The out-of-court settlement…
Sergio Ermotti: We Need To ‘Change The Rules Of The Game’ On Privacy
Sergio Ermotti, the group CEO of UBS, spoke about cybersecurity threats in an interview with HuffPost Live at Davos. “We need also to change the rules of the game in…
Why Being More Interconnected Doesn’t Mean We’re More In Control
Brian Gallagher, president and CEO of United Way, stopped by HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday where he talked about how interconnected the world is — and how that’s not necessarily…
Mindfulness Is The Way To ‘Get Out Of This 24/7 Stress-Based World We’re In,’ Professor Bill George Says
Professor Bill George of Harvard Business School spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday about mindfulness. “There’s a lot of interest right now in being a more mindful leader,”…
Here Are The Most Expensive Countries In The World To Live In
You might think life here in America is expensive. But it turns out that when compared to the rest of the world, the U.S. doesn’t even make the list of…
This Guy Just Made $1 Billion Betting On Oil Prices
You know what’s cool? An oil-price collapse that saves you a few dollars when you fill up the Escalade. You know what’s cooler? An oil-price collapse that makes you ONE…
Jasmine Whitbread: First And Third World ‘Not Geographic Anymore — They Cut Right Across’
Jasmin Whitbread, CEO of Save the Children, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday about the major progress that has been made to help lessen the severity of issues…
How The World Can Cope With Its Food Demand Struggles
Dr. Shenggen Fan, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, spoke with HuffPost Live about how new technology can help the world deal with struggles related to food…
Dr. Jennifer Doudna: Women Can Pursue STEM Fields And Still Be Mothers, Wives On Their Own Terms
Dr. Jennifer Doudna of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute chatted with HuffPost Live while at Davos on Wednesday about how important it is for women to pursue careers in Science,…
Aron Cramer: ‘Fundamental Changes’ In Consumer Demand Forcing CEOs To Shift Focus
Aron Cramer, president and CEO of BSR, was asked by HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday if capitalism is “changing as we know it.” Cramer gave an example of Hilton…
Fareed Zakaria Calls Out Rupert Murdoch Over Paris Terrorism Comments
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday, where he called out Rupert Murdoch for his comments on the recent terror attacks in Paris. “I think…
Some Women Never Get Birth Certificates And That’s A Huge Problem For All Of Us
Kathy Calvin, president and chief executive officer of the United Nations Foundation, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday to discuss how giving women the same opportunities as…
Victoria Espinel: ‘There Are Enormous Changes That Are Coming’ In Technology
Victoria Espinel, president and chief executive of the software industry trade group BSA, said “there are enormous changes that are coming” in technology across “all economic sectors.” “It’s clear we’re…
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor Of Berkeley: ‘Education Is Not About Making People Feel Comfortable’
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday on the controversy surrounding comedian Bill Maher’s appearance at a Berkeley graduation ceremony last…
Al Jazeera’s Ali Velshi: Climate Change Awareness Now ‘Intergenerational’
Ali Velshi of Al Jazeera America spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday about what people need to do to combat climate change. Velshi said the acceptance of climate change…
Professor Adam Grant On What It Means To Work A Meaningless Job
Adam Grant, a professor at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, joined HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday to discuss the meaningfulness of jobs. “Most of us work…
Obama’s #SOTU press strategy: all of the above
Related: How Obama would close the ‘trust fund loophole’ The White House started pushing what it called State of the Union “spoilers” as soon as the New Year started, leading…
Obama shows 6 companies the love in State of the Union
Brands are willing to pay a whopping $4.5 million for a 30-second ad in this year’s Super Bowl. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago…