Wed April 10, 2013
Pay bankers in debt, not equities, says guy about to be fired by the Bank of England
New startup Coinsetter set to bring leveraged bitcoin trading to the masses. What could possibly go wrong?
Newspaper circulation revenue rises for first time in more than a decade. Media experts suspect people are becoming nostalgic for the days of reading the morning paper, or a lot of puppies have recently been adopted
Hostess approves the sale of the Twinkie filling
United Airlines comes in last in transportation survey, just slightly behind Wells Fargo stage coaches
Dogs and cats living together. China posting a trade DEFICIT. These are truly the end times
Smart: Avoiding a big car payment by buying a nice used car. Dumbass: Avoiding a big car payment by taking out a 97-month long car loan on a new car
U.S. Employers have more job openings than at any other time in nearly five years, they are in no hurry to fill them. We're living in a fear-based environment right now, thanks Obama
Sure, Jobs is dead, Apple stock is down, the iPhone 5 and iPad mini were uninspired refreshes, but there's no reason to think that Apple is in....oh......oh no
Tue April 09, 2013
Following news that Google is bringing its fiber service to Austin, a rep for AT&T says they'll offer fiber in the city too.... they just don't know exactly where, or how much it will cost, or when. But it will be just as good. Please don't leave us
Good news everyone: Small business are looking to hire. Oh shiat, wait: No one
Spanx sued for patent, good taste infringement
KPMG has apparently decided not to play Arthur Andersen to Herbalife's Enron, resigns as auditor. With some BS excuse about insider trading thrown in to cover their asses
Nothing to see, just another tax season article on IRS deductions that .... Wait, beer is deductible?
This week in Sentences No One Has Said Before: "America is suffering a serious lack of lawyers"
Failed Blockbuster Video store to become burger joint. Redbox executives call emergency meeting to discuss how to make kiosks dispense burgers
(Some Guy)
Sure it's pimping, but Jen here gas got a kick-ass website. Yoga AND public relations. Granted, it looks like the PR biz fizzed. So stretch it out
Apparently there are these things called "trains" run by a company called "Amtrak" which many people continually ride in and visit neat places. Who knew?
Bank of America says it's sorry. Now believe our sappy message and give us another chance so our stocks will go up - because that is what really matters
Mon April 08, 2013
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Thu April 04, 2013
"Apple's core business is selling end users flash memory at steep markups": so that's a "buy" rating for AAPL
Apple uses huge cash reserve to buy back stock and issue special dividend to repay investors suffering from 38% drop in share price over last 6 months. Just kidding, they're building a space-ship shaped "corporate Shangri-La" HQ instead
House prices are going up: that's good. But only because investors are scooping them up as rentals making it hard for first time homebuyers to get them: that's bad. But rent is going down: that's good. Which could cause a second crash:that's bad
(ICIJ)
Someone just leaked to investigative journalists 260 gigabytes of data containing 30 years worth of records for over 100,000 offshore shell companies and trusts in 186 countries linked to some of the world's most powerful people. Let the games begin
Lululemon executive steps down in the wake of the transparent yoga pants scandal. Her job prospects are said to be stretched pretty thin, with only a lot of junk visible ahead
What do you call a smiling and courteous person at a bar association convention? The caterer
Overlooked industry that is currently booming in the USA: sperm exports. IN YOUR FACE, CHINA
Behold, the most beautiful McDonald's in the world
Jeesh people, didn't you ever watch Seinfeld?
The geeky romance between Best Buy and Target is over, although they promise to still remain friends
Stay in school, kids. Really, just stay there
This Is Why We Hate Corporations | Season #156 | Episode #26,813
Feds push new meat labels that will tell consumers where animals were born, raised and slaughtered. Your hamburger is Bess4815162342, born and raised in factory farm 3F127, and died a natural death by stun gun 12 days ago. Enjoy your meal
Business offers window washing, pressure washing and gutter cleaning by men dressed in kilts. Things are definitely looking up
Wed April 03, 2013
Food scientists successfully crossbreed glazed donuts with Egg McMuffins
American-style supersizing of Japan is in process, as restaurants and retailers offer biggie-sized versions of yakitori, bento, and steaks for minimal increase in price
If you buy a regular-sized gray dress at Target, it's called "heather gray." If you buy the plus-sized version, it's called "manatee gray." Hmmm
$50,000 prize awarded for non-violent solution to robocallers, although violence is always an option
Everything is marked down at JC Penney. Even the CEO
Iranian dairy company makes a five ton tub of ice cream to break a world's record. Or as Americans call that, the "party size"
Apple vs Samsung patent judge rules that most of the stupid crap you can do on a smartphone had already been invented long ago
October 2012: Mitt Romney calls Tesla a loser investment. November 2012: Tesla Model S voted Motor Trend's Car of the Year. March 2013: Tesla reports 1Q profit. Say, wasn't Mitt also in some sort of voting contest in November 2012?
Antennas Direct must be doing something right as their sales have tripled and Charter Cable is banning their ads
Craft beer makers vow to fight MillerCoors and AB InBev's attempts to market faux craft brew brands, offer snobbiest beer snob comment ever: "We are selling community, and they are selling liquid"
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