There really is something for everyone. The ADA collection continues to make buzz long after its summer launch. These women CEO’s are in high demand not just for their expertise, but for their curves. Mastery takes a look at the best photos from the ADA Collection. If you are a…
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High Frequency Trading Kills Oct 13th Session
Fucking robots. The major indexes (Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ) all got killed in the final half hour of trading today. What’s to blame? High frequency trading. Get it the shit out of here and stop destroying the average Joe investor. There is no other explanation. The robots were trying…
Where are Stocks Going (Oct-Nov 2014)?
The Dow Jones has erased all gains for the year, now what? Will stocks bounce back this week? Haven’t we had enough of our equities falling on every ‘global economic’ headline that is not positive? What to, what to buy? Do you run or do you back up the truck…
Best Animated GIF of the Day
Watch out, it’s Steven Seagal! Thank you internets. FunnyOrDie had this first. We had to repost as we are long time Seagal fans. Lock up your kids, its Steven Seagal!!! The kid holding the corndog is my favorite. Gifbin.com for more.
Books With Impact: Voluntary Simplicity
The “Books with Impact” series takes a deeper look at specific books that have had a profound impact on my financial, professional, and personal growth by extracting specific points of advice from those books and looking at how I’ve applied them in my life with successful results. The …
Best Gas Credit Cards of 2014
The best gas credit cards enable you to take advantage of high reward rates on inevitable spending. With more than 200 million licensed drivers in the U.S. traveling on average over 13,000 miles a year, there are a lot of rewards that are going unrecognized and unredeemed. The best credit cards …
Protecting Your Business From Natural Disasters
Hurricanes and earthquakes can wreak havoc on your business, but too many owners overlook these risks. Running a business is fraught with challenges that must be addressed on a daily basis, ranging from personnel and payroll to competition and cash flow. Most business owners recognize the need to insulate themselves …
Last call at Atlantic City’s Revel: a few bettors, $5 bottles, state cops
By Daniel Kelley ATLANTIC CITY N.J. (Reuters) – Shortly before sunrise on Tuesday, Morgan Capezzera reclined on the roulette table at the Revel Casino in her bikini and snapped a selfie before the Atlantic City gambling hall shut its doors for good. "I love Revel," said Capezzera, 30, of …
Eater Tastings: Tavernita Shutters Amidst Tax Debt; RPM Steak Debuts; More
This week's top dish from Eater Chicago, Curbed's restaurant, bar, and nightlife blog… RIVER NORTH—Mercadito's Spanish drinking and eating hotspot Tavernita shuttered yesterday amidst a revoked liquor license and $75,000 in state tax debt. Their casual Mercadito Counter opened this…
Doubts return at SandRidge a year after CEO ousted by investors
By Anna Driver HOUSTON (Reuters) – In June 2013, activist investors got the board of SandRidge Energy Inc to fire its CEO Tom Ward, arguing that he had mismanaged the Oklahoma City company and destroyed billions in shareholder value. The oil and gas producer’s shares rose as much as 50 percent in the …
Russia’s PM signals $40 billion state help for Rosneft possible: Vedomosti
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the state oil champion Rosneft , in need of funds to service its huge debt, may receive 1.5 trillion roubles ($40.6 billion) from state coffers over time, Vedomosti newspaper said on Monday. Last month, a government source said that the company's head Igor Sechin …
Ford loses bid to recoup $450 million interest on overpaid taxes
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal appeals court rejected Ford Motor Co's bid to recoup about $450 million of interest from the U.S. government on taxes overpaid by the automaker. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati did not accept Ford's argument that its …
Oklahoma judge rules against Obamacare tax subsidies
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Tuesday that tax subsidies vital to the implementation of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law are unlawful, giving a boost to opponents of the measure known as Obamacare. U.S. District Judge Ronald White found that the …
Citi’s consumer banking head plans to leave: WSJ
(Reuters) – Manuel Medina-Mora, head of Citigroup Inc's consumer banking and chairman of the company's troubled Mexico unit, is preparing to leave in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the situation. Details of Medina-Mora's departure were not finalized and …
Intel’s quarterly results underscore challenge in mobile
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel's mobile and communications group took in a scant $1 million in revenue in the third quarter, underscoring the challenge the top chipmaker faces expanding into smartphones and tablets. The Santa Clara, California-based company on Tuesday reported third-quarter results that beat …
U.S. stocks slide allows short sellers to smile again
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – The stock market's long-suffering short sellers finally have something to smile about. Investors who make a living betting that stock prices will fall are in a position to profit handsomely as the U.S. equity market sinks, with its biggest weekly plunge …
Bank of America earnings slump on legal settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, said Wednesday that its earnings slumped in the third quarter after it agreed to a settlement with the government over its sale of mortgage-backed securities.
Wall Street drops on global economy worry
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as economic data buttressed worries over the health of the world economy and signs emerged of slowing merger activity. Each of the major indexes fell more than 2 percent shortly after the open, sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq …