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Why you should care about something as boring as an accounting firm merger
Quartz - By John McDuling
PriceBoozHouse. PricewaterhouseBooz. BoozPrice. Pooz? Those are just a few of the scintillating names that could come from combining two of the world’s biggest professional services firms, accounting PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Gigaom | Former NYT and Reuters editor Jim Roberts talks about why he is joining Mashable
paidcontent.org - by Mathew Ingram Oct 30, 2013 - 11:04 AM CST
Advertisement A tremor rippled through the online media world on Wednesday, when former New York Times assistant managing editor Jim Roberts said he is …
GM discovers the virtues of making vehicles people want to buy
Quartz - By Matt Phillips
The numbers. Investors looked past the one-time charges that dragged down the headline numbers, and the underlying business looked strong. If you want to be a stickler for accounting standards, third profits
Stocks stumble as Fed sticks with stimulus
USA TODAY Money - Kim Hjelmgaard
No records Wednesday on Wall Street: Stocks ended lower after the Federal Reserve said it would continue buying bonds to help stimulate the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.4%, while the
Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard
The Daily Beast
Nothing says winter fun like a crisp day, fresh powder, and sun glinting off the nearby peaks. So now is a good time to prep with the new book Fifty …
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Brings Lessons From Space Down To Earth
NPR - - Astronaut Chris Hadfield
While floating weightless in the International Space Station last spring, Commander Chris Hadfield recorded his own version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" — a video that's now been viewed more than 18
Amazon will now donate part of your purchase to charity
CNET - by Lance Whitney
A new program called AmazonSmile gives 0.5 percent of the total purchase price to your favorite charity.
Rio De Janeiro
Brazilian Footballer Decapitated, Head Placed on Wife's Doorstep
Bleacher Report - Nick Akerman
Former Brazilian footballer Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos has reportedly been kidnapped and decapitated by suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro. As confirmed by Matt Roper of the Mirror, the former
Cameron Brooks's Photography Project Shows Hawaii Like It's Never Been Seen Before | HuffPost Life
HuffPost - The Huffington Post
Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores Play The Print Card Against Amazon
NPR - Lynn Neary
When it comes to book publishing, all we ever seem to hear about is online sales, the growth of e-books and the latest version of a digital book reader. But the fact is, only 20 percent of the book market
Are Men More Obsessed with 'Having It All' Than Women Are?
theatlanticwire.com - Zach Schonfeld
This article is from the archive of our partner . It seems like women have already internalized Sheryl Sandberg TED talks and cautionary warnings to …
Pakistan says drones killed 67 civilians since 2008
bbc.co.uk
Pakistan has said 67 civilians died in US drones strikes in the country since 2008, a figure much lower than estimates by independent organisations. It said 317 US drone strikes killed 2,160 militants
Fed keeps easy money flowing: No taper yet
USA TODAY Money - Paul Davidson
The Fed doesn't see the economy as strong enough to justify tapering yet. The Federal Reserve agreed Wednesday not to pare back its extraordinary stimulus, citing a recent slowdown in the housing recovery