Private industry in the US funds the biggest innovation machine in the world. (via rtable.net)
The new rules of short selling, explained.
The Wall Street Journal has a list of 10 Wall Street blogs you need to read.
This isn’t something you want to happen while shopping at your mall.
Are night owls or morning larks better investors? (Curious Capitalist via Abnormal Returns)
This week’s jobs have one foot in each gender. Grampa needs a cute girl to get him drunk. Someone else wants a man’s man to sell grills. Still another group wants a big, handsome fella to wrangle out-of-control drunk girls. Pick your… Read more
Do you ever dream of landing a promotion? Who doesn’t? You could finally nab that corner office with a view. Your colleagues would start looking up to you as an adept leader (theoretically). Your newfound ability to buy a beach house wouldn’t… Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda voluntarily testified before a congressional committee yesterday. Toyoda´s intent was to rebuild American confidence in his company´s products. The Wall Street Journal has the story: (During the) three-hour… Read more
Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy unveiled the Bloom box yesterday. The Bloom box is a solid oxide fuel cell that can power multiple homes independently of the existing energy grid. Bloom Energy´s design is groundbreaking–until you look at… Read more
President Obama´s healthcare summit begins today…. Read more
Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy´s Bloom Box, a fuel cell that can power multiple homes, could change the energy game…. Read more
Ben Bernanke said today that record-low interest rates are still needed to bolster the economy…. Read more
This is a guest post by Manny Davis of Back Taxes Help. In 2009, many tax credits were augmented and created. Tax credits can help you lower your total tax bill and increase your chances for a tax refund. Below are some of this year’s most… Read more
In mid-2009, President Obama signed a consumer protection measure known as the Credit Card Act (or Credit Card Responsibility and Disclosure Act). The Credit Card Act’s main objectives include protecting consumers from unreasonable fees and… Read more
The Research Puzzle has a good post about how picking a winning dog (a la last week’s Westminster Dog Show) is similar to picking stocks: Watching the televised coverage of the archetypes of the canine world parade around Madison Square… Read more
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If you were to go by Bloom Box founder K.R. Sridhar’s words, Bloom Box fuel cells will be a mainstream consumer produce within the next 5-10 years. That’s ambitious. It’s a game changer. Disruptive technology. For the power grid. Today was… Read more
Why Netflix increased its prices.
NPR takes a look at the money, promotion and risks behind Charlie Sheen's antics.
Bing wants to share daily deals, too--and just launched an aggregator to do it.
Forbes offers a solution to the Wisconsin standoff.
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