Yahoo Finance reports that AIG’s Board of Directors will consider whether joining a lawsuit tomorrow against the United States federal government in a claim alleging “the terms of the deal” bailing out AIG in 2008 were “unfair.” Under the suit,… Read More ›
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People Buying Botox Injections On Groupon!
Yahoo reports that consumers are turning to group discount sites like Groupon to purchase Botox injections. One physician quoted warns “buyer beware,” as discount “Botox” used could be over-diluted. 3 Other Things We Would Not Want To Buy On Group Coupon… Read More ›
Cyberdumb Day
A well known apparel retailer, which we won’t name here, because it will spoil potential surprises to NTWN gift recipients, has an interesting policy at the check-out page of its online store. For a fee, you can have your gift… Read More ›
Burbank Retailer Reports Run On Twinkies
Forget George Bailey style runs on banks… according to CNBC a retailer in Burbank is reporting a run on Twinkies, following reports that the parent company Hostess Brands may liquidate its assets. Meaning someone else may buy the rights to… Read More ›
American Retailers Plan To Open On Thanksgiving For Black “Friday”
CNBC reports that retailers including Sears and Wal-mart will open on U.S. Thanksgiving, with Wal-Mart opening at 8 pm. 3 Better Names For Black Friday 1. The “Hey-We-Know-It’s-Thursday-But-It’s-Friday-In-China-Where-These-Items-Were-Probably-Made” Sale 2. The-Holiday-Formally-Known-As-Thanksgiving-But-Now-Known-As-“Putting-Sales-Price-Stickers-On-Blu-Ray-Players-Instead-Of-Spending-Time-With-Your-Family-Day” 3. National Unload Blu-Ray Players And Other Technology Made… Read More ›
Bleach Company States The Consumer Is Coming Back! We’re Sure They Don’t Need All That Bleach For Anything Suspicious!
CNBC reports that Clorox, makers of products including bleach, has stated that the U.S. consumer is starting to turn around. Hopefully, if it’s to buy bleach, it’s not to copy the criminals in Ben Affleck’s movie the Town, or the… Read More ›
The Machines Are Taking Over! A Computer Program Was Responsible For 4% Of All Quote Traffic On U.S. Markets Last Week…
CNBC reports a mystery algorithm was responsible for 4% of U.S. quote stock market quote traffic last week! Don’t worry – it’s not like some mystery computer just accumulated 4% of U.S. companies, and will now act as an activist… Read More ›
Venture Capital Firm Invests $15 Million In Web Site That Explains Rap Lyrics
In case you were wondering whether there was money floating around the U.S. economy or not, CNBC reports that a venture capital firm just invested $15 Million dollars in a web site called Rap Genius, that explains rap lyrics to parents… Read More ›
11% Of People Use “1234” As Their Bank Card Pin Number
According to DataGenetics.com, an analysis of 3.4 million bank card PIN numbers revealed that some numbers are more popular than others. The five most popular: 1234 – 10.7% 1111 – 6.0% 0000 – 1.9% 1212 – 1.2% 7777 – 0.7%… Read More ›
MIT Study Suggests Being Seen At Work More Important Than Quality Of Work
Forbes reports that an MIT study suggest that those who work from home are likely to get worse performance reviews than people who work on site, even if the work is of equal quality. Specifically, the study is quoted as saying:… Read More ›
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