Facebook has more than 1,100 jobs to fill
“We are an ambitious company run by an ambitious CEO,” Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg told Reuters in an interview. “Our users are growing and our business is growing…
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to make us all smarter
Zuckerberg hasn’t always been focus on learning. He’s among Harvard University’s most famous dropouts, leaving the school in 2004 to expand what was then TheFacebook.com. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain…
Amazon is going to make movies
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China misses official growth target for 2014
China continues to face a number of long-standing risks, such as ballooning government and corporate debt and a weak property sector. In the face of a sustained downturn, the government…
Firearms maker calls for Liam Neeson movie boycott after gun control rant
PARA said the comments made by the Irish-born actor “reflect a cultural and factual ignorance that undermines support of the Second Amendment and American liberties.” The company has called on…
This is America’s SUV-buying tipping point
So will cheap gas doom fuel efficient car sales? Only time will tell. To be sure, gas prices are not the only determining factor for shoppers. It also helps that…
Big job cuts coming at DreamWorks Animation
“Unfortunately, everyone in the industry sees the predicament DreamWorks is in, making it impossible to sell the company anywhere near current levels,” Greenfield said. “Cutting costs is the only near-term…
Winners and losers in oil’s plunge
Related: Cheap oil is killing my job Oxford also expects some other major oil producers, such as the United Kingdom and Canada, to come out ahead on lower oil prices….
Patriots win hurts Super Bowl ticket prices
The cheapest ticket sold on Sunday cost about $1,600. Related: Super luxury Super Bowl rentals – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc….
NFL conference championships bring big ratings for Fox, CBS
Overall, this weekend’s conference championships averaged 46.1 million viewers. While high, these totals were down from the comparable week last year, when 55.9 million viewers watched the NFC championship and…
Oil producers caught in a perfect storm
Saudi Arabia, which has long played the balancing role in world oil marketspumping more when demand is strong, trimming supply when it slowshas had enough. It’s time for other producers,…
Social network founder charged with murder
“Corey and his wife would go to a baseball game with the kids, and [Nguyen] would blow up,” Knutson said. “He would try to prevent them from taking the kids…
#FiveWordsToRuinAJobInterview Reveals What Never To Say When Applying For Work
If you’ve ever bombed a job interview, you know how it feels to replay the whole humiliating experience in your head over and over again. (If you say you haven’t,…
Obama’s myRA retirement accounts are now a reality
But any workers may invest in the accounts, including those who would like to supplement an existing 401(k) plan, as long as their household income falls below $191,000 a year…
Rough seas: Stock market volatility is here to stay
Related: Falling oil’s next victim: banks Fed, earnings loom: Investors also remain antsy about when the Federal Reserve will attempt to slowly hike rates after years of keeping them incredibly…
Plunging oil prices won’t solve China’s economic problems
“Given no evidence of a sharp and sustained improvement in demand growth on the horizon, the boost from lower oil prices will be washed out by the many persistent and…
Charlie Hebdo editor says Mohammed cartoons ‘defend the freedom of religion’
Furthermore, Biard said “we must stop declaring that those who write and draw are ‘provocateurs,’ and are throwing gas on the fire. We must not place thinkers and artists in…
Fox News apologizes 4 times for inaccurate comments about Muslims in Europe
Related: Murdoch and Fox draw online backlash “No-go zones” have been a theme on Fox. Critics have accused the network of advancing a frightening narrative that demeans peaceful Muslims. Earlier…
State of the Union spoilers: What you need to know about Obama’s proposal for the middle class
Require paid sick leave: Obama backs a proposed law that would allow workers who don’t already receive paid sick time to accumulate up to seven days each year. (A study…
This $3,300 refrigerator has a Keurig coffee maker built in
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Uber makes nice with Europe: We can add 50,000 jobs
Related: Taxi drivers strike in China over steep fees … and Uber – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors….
Giant GM bus from the ’50s sells for $5 million
The driver’s seat was 10 feet off the ground. Parade organizers had to carefully plan routes to avoid low bridges or other obstacles. Eight tires held its 30,000 pound weight….
‘American Sniper’ breaks January box office records
It is the largest box office debut for an Eastwood-directed film, easily lapping his “Gran Torino,” which opened to sales of $29.4 million in 2009. As for Cooper, “Sniper” is…
Thursday Night Football returning to CBS for 2015 season
The NFL has become increasingly important to broadcasters like CBS; football matchups are some of the most reliable sources of big, live ratings. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
Where is Charlie Hebdo? My pursuit of the first copies in America
But places like Albertine and Book Culture, another Manhattan shop, went a different route. The stores made arrangements with Emmanuel Saint-Martin, the owner of a website catering to French ex-pats…
Charlie Hebdo now printing 7 million copies
The magazine’s French distributor, MLP, has been tryingmostly unsuccessfullyto keep pace with demand. Roughly one million copies each were distributed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Technical problems limited the number…
Swiss shock crushes US currency broker
FXCM said it is “actively discussing alternatives” to restore its capital levels, but didn’t give any specifics about those talks. Investment bank Jefferies Group is in conversations with FXCM over…
December consumer prices fall most in 6 years
“It’s the one part … that is not trending in the direction that (the Fed) wants to see,” says Sam Bullard, senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities. Taking out the…
Venezuela lacks a lot more than McDonald’s French fries
“It’s an adventure to buy milk, sugar, flour, oil, meat,” says Rodriguez, listing many other items. “The life of Venezuelans has changed a lot. It is sad to see.” Related:…
Fox News’s future: $1.50 per subscriber per month
He also speculated that the $1.50 figure includes both Fox News and its much smaller sibling Fox Business. “They are getting more aggressive with that channel,” he said. The new…