Winklevoss twins: Bitcoin will explode beyond $1 trillion
Many skeptics remain convinced Bitcoin was a bubble that will soon die out. Jeffrey Gundlach, the new so-called “bond king,” recently said Bitcoin is “on its way to being relegated…
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Obamacare sign ups hit 9.5 million
Related: Obamacare website reins in personal data sharing Subisides have proved once again to be a big draw to the exchanges. Some 87% of those picking plans through healthcare.gov are…
What we really need to be better off financially
They have a financial cushion. Second, these consumers feel they have the capacity to absorb a financial shock. Whether they get in a car accident or are temporarily laid off…
NFL’s domestic violence Super Bowl spot: ‘It’s up to us to listen’
The NFL has a deal to run spots during every game that’s broadcast, and it sometimes uses them to address public relations issues like serious player injuries. NoMore.org ran dozens…
IRS warns of shady tax preparers stealing refunds and identities
Don’t use someone who bases his fee on the size of your refund. And always have your refund sent directly to you or your bank account. Never have the IRS…
Blizzard 2015: There’s a run on toilet paper
Customers also seem concerned about keeping the lights on and staying warm. Duraflame log sales jumped up too, according to Putterman. Walmart (WMT) sold out of eggs Sunday night in…
IBM disputes report of 112,000 layoffs
IBM analysts are skeptical of the report too. “I don’t know if the report’s right or wrong, but I believe it’s very likely a gross exaggeration,” said Frank Gens, chief…
Blizzard of 2015: Winners and losers
–Hardware stores and gas stations: Nothing sells shovels like a snowstorm. There’s also a spike in interest for ice scrapers, sand, salt, snow blowers and gas to run them. This…
Syriza won, so what’s next for Greece?
3) Restructure debt: Here’s where the battle really begins. Greece’s new guard wants austerity measures such as tax hikes and government spending cuts to be revised. But the country’s international…
This Chinese brand is worth more than Alibaba
Related: Jack Ma: Alibaba is still a baby Millward Brown, owned by WPP (WPPGY), said that more competition can be expected between Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu (BIDU, Tech30) — China’s…
To avoid Sony’s fate, companies play war games
“What this is at its heart is a critical decision-making game,” said Craig Stronberg, a consultant at the firm who designed the game. Related: Obamacare site tells marketers you smoke…
How to skip the pre-blizzard frenzy in stores
The list of most requested items for New Yorkers include: Water Flashlights Snow boots and snow pants Pet food Candles Alcohol Prescriptions Mac chargers – Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc….
Microsoft sales soar, thanks to its non-Windows products
–Xbox won the holiday season, beating the Sony (SNE) PlayStation 4. Microsoft sold 6.6 million Xbox Ones, which is more than it sold a year ago. But Xbox revenue was…
Ex-employee of Fox-owned station commits suicide outside 21st Century Fox HQ
Perea did not work at Fox News Channel. But he invoked the cable news channel’s name in online complaints. Perea had posted a long list of YouTube videos titled “American…
Apple Pay won’t add to Apple’s profit
Related: Apple Pay is a win for (smart) retailers Yet with Apple taking just 0.15% of every Apple transaction, all that love and goodwill isn’t going to add anything significant…
When Silicon Valley takes LSD
Tim Ferriss, a Silicon Valley investor and author of “The 4-Hour Workweek,” says he knows many successful entrepreneurs who dabble in psychedelics. “The billionaires I know, almost without exception, use…
Are smart drugs driving Silicon Valley?
The idea: mix and match enough of them to find the killer combo; the winning blend is what’s known as a “stack.” Asprey’s stack is ever evolving as he experiments…
Inside a high-tech San Francisco swinger’s party
“We are in Silicon Valley,” says Stella, an engineer who attends. “People here don’t have a very high tolerance for bad websites.” Stella has been with her husband, Greg, both…
I did LSD with Steve Jobs
“We were monk-wannabes,” Kottke said. They were on a quest to better understand consciousness using an LSD varietal known as Orange Sunshine as their Sherpa. “We were … in a…
#HeForShe campaign goes corporate
Related: Try our Global Wage Calculator Gender inequality was a big theme in Davos this week during the World Economic Forum, a high-brow event that’s known for being overrun by…
Is this the next CEO of Starbucks?
Chatter about a successor to Schultz started to pick up once Troy Alstead, who Johnson is replacing, announced earlier this month that he was taking a leave of absence. Alstead…
Oil crash may kill the Texas housing boom
A number of large, Texas-based energy companies have recently announced job cuts, including 7,000 by Baker Hughes (BHI) and 9,000 by Schlumberger (SLB). Not all of those jobs cuts will…
Heard at Sundance: ‘Black lives matter’
“There is no reason to sing those songs” now, Simone said. “Nothing is happening. There is no civil rights movement.” Garbus said, “I think that’s one of the saddest moments…
SkyMall catalog lands in bankruptcy
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UPS delivers bad news. Stock tumbles 10%
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Uber restarts in New Delhi
Related: Uber’s global ambitions hit roadblocks If granted a license, Uber will be regulated under the same set of rules as taxi companies. Uber has long argued that it is…
AT&T texts can be faked to hack you
Third, the text messages don’t even have a consistent format. Sometimes they start in all capital letters: “AT&T FREE MSG.” At other times they’re lowercase: “AT&T Free Msg.” To test…
Russian elites warn West: Sanctions will never move Putin
“Russia and America might have no relationship after that,” said VTB’s Andrey Kostin on Friday. “If there is no SWIFT, there is no banking … relationship, it means that the…
Tim Cook on his way to the billionaire club
Despite his big payday, Cook was one of the lowest-paid executives at Apple (AAPL, Tech30) last year. New Apple Store chief Angela Ahrendts got a $73.3 million pay package, most…
16 firms worth billions even though they lose millions
Here are 15 other tech companies worth billions despite making no money: 1. Snapchat: At $10 billion, fast-growing Snapchat is one of the world’s most valuable private tech startups. Yet…