A-Rod: Best paid pariah in the history of sports?
It’s unclear what kind of playing time he will get given that the Yankees have already announced another player, Chase Headley, will be their every day third baseman, the position…
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Box office winners at the Academy Awards
As for “Boyhood,” a favorite to win Best Picture, Richard Linklater’s 12 year opus comes in second to last with just $25 million. Best Actor box office winner: Bradley Cooper…
Beaglemania after Miss P wins Westminster Dog Show
Beagle breeders across the country saw a similar spike after Uno’s win Scott Bachman, owner of Bachman’s Kennel in Hudson, Michigan, was one of them. Last night, at about 11…
Whites have 12 times the wealth of blacks, 10 times that of Hispanics
And the earnings gap between the races makes it harder for blacks and Hispanics to save. The wealth gap, in dollar terms, only increases over time because of all these…
Huffington Post launching political satire show
Episodes will be live streamed on the Huffington Post’s front page and viewers will also be able to watch segments on demand. The show will premiere on March 27 at…
Protect your retirement plan from the government’s whims
Take taxes. You can’t dictate tax policy, but you may at least be able to hedge against future rate hikes by engaging in a bit of “tax diversification”that is, spreading…
Warren Buffett ditched Big Oil. Dumb move?
Related: Robert Shiller is buying stocks in Europe The bullish case for Big Oil: Some experts disagree with Buffett. They believe now is actually the time to buy Big Oil…
Snapchat eyes $19 billion valuation
That’s the same as several other startup darlings: Airbnb, Dropbox and Indian firm Flipkart. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except…
Are more sanctions looming for Russia?
Related: Russia + North Korea = New BFF? Otilia Dhand, a political risk analyst at Teneo Intelligence in Belgium, said she expects continued fighting in Ukraine will bring incremental increases…
Truck drivers are big losers in port dispute
The longshore union and management have been in talks since May. Management accuses the union of engaging in a deliberate slowdown unloading the cargo since November. The union denies it’s…
Inside the world of Apple’s design guru Jony Ive
* What does he really think about Walter Isaacson’s 2011 bio of Steve Jobs? “My regard couldn’t be any lower.” – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices…
Hate the weather forecast? China blames Russia
The ruble has plunged in recent months due to the one-two punch of a sharp decline oil prices and economic sanctions by the West. With Russia’s economy expected to shrink…
7 reasons Grexit wouldn’t be a total disaster
Related: How Greece could accidentally stumble out of the euro 3. No fear of domino effect: Greece looks gloomy, but Portugal, Italy and Spain, the other “troubled” eurozone countries, are…
Shinzo Abe to Japan, Inc.: Raise wages or else!
With prices on the upswing, it stands to reason that workers have an extra bargaining chip to use against management. That theory is now being put to the test as…
Chinese New Year 2015: A fortune teller’s take on the economy
This prediction appears to be right on the money. China’s economy grew by 7.4% last year, and economists surveyed by CNNMoney expect growth just shy of 7% for 2015. The…
Jose Antonio Vargas partners with Los Angeles Times
#EmergingUS will exist primarily on the web, but some of the work will eventually appear in the newspaper as well. The venture will produce videos and hold events. Since being…
Princeton receives record $300 million donation in rare books
The collection was kept in their hometown of Titusville, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of the oil industry, until 1959, when it was moved to Princeton. It has been kept at Princeton…
Apple said to be redesigning stores
Related: Five things Steve Jobs said Apple would never do, but is doing now – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except…
European car sales recovery picks up pace
“Our optimism about this early sign of recovery must be tempered with caution, given the economic uncertainties still facing many countries,” said ACEA president Carlos Ghosn earlier this month. Ghosn…
Samsung and LG go to war over 4 damaged washing machines
LG responded by publishing closed-circuit television footage of the incident it had gotten from German authorities. The LG video runs nearly nine minutes, and includes several slow-motion shots of Jo…
Obamacare sign ups top 11 million
Advocates argue that many Americans won’t know they are subject to the penalty until they complete their taxes this year and that may prompt them to want to enroll for…
Qatar Airways CEO calls charges of sexism ‘bulls—‘
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
Rolls-Royce is making an SUV
Properly speaking, Rolls-Royce, itself, is not calling the vehicle it intends to produce an SUV. Instead, Rolls-Royce has said it will offer its customers a “go anywhere vehicle.” While Rolls-Royce…
Warren Buffett picks up stake in Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
Cost of getting a show dog to Westminster
Advertising your dog: A winning dog needs press. Canalizo estimates you could spend $1,000 a month on ads to promote your dog in the trade magazines that show judges receive….
Hot tech stocks: can they last in 2015?
“This is a fresh break out…I think this group continues to head higher,” Parets said. Related: Apple said to be redesigning stores Show me the money: Perhaps the biggest plus…
Super-sneaky malware found in companies worldwide
“The U.S. government calls on our intelligence agencies to protect the United States, its citizens, and its allies,” NSA said in a statement to CNN. The Kaspersky report is the…
West Coast port shutdown: Oranges rot on the dock
That’s because retailers planned in advance “to make sure that it didn’t interrupt the holiday shopping season,” said Jason Brewer of the Retail Industry Leader’s Association. But “they’re sort of…
Nokia is paving the way for driverless cars
Unlike Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL, Tech30) Maps, Here isn’t all that well known to consumers. That’s because most of what it does is behind the scenes for other firms….
Cheap oil killed this CEO’s $14 million job
A slew of energy companies have also announced major layoffs, including Halliburton (HAL), Weatherford International (WFT) and Schlumberger (SLB). The Transocean shakeup makes Newman one of the highest-profile CEOs to…