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Entrepreneurs find success in Detroit
By John Yang, Correspondent, NBC NewsDETROIT — It’s a scene that fits most people’s image of Silicon Valley, not the Motor City: young engineers taking a break with a ping pong game, a business meeting in bean bag chairs, and rows and rows of 20-somethings intently studying computer code on screens.The setting is two floors of downtown Detroit’s Madison Building, which was built in 1917 — just f… Continue reading
Risk assets rebound on earnings, policy expectations
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Risk assets rebounded broadly on Wednesday as a sharp sell-off over the past two sessions lured bargain hunters, with sentiment bolstered by positive American corporate earnings and data supporting the case for ongoing U.S. monetary stimulus. The yen resumed its downtrend as markets regained some stability, as investors were seen to be liquidating some of their excessively built-up positions. Continue reading
Nigeria: Floating School Built In Slum Makoko
A primary school that floats on plastic drums has been built in a coastal slum in Africa’s largest city. Continue reading
Will.i.am — Does This $900k Car Belong to You???
You’re looking at a one-of-a-kind …custom built … $900k automobile on the back of a flatbed truck in L.A Continue reading
Will.i.am — Does This $900k Car Belong to You???
You’re looking at a one-of-a-kind …custom built … $900k automobile on the back of a flatbed truck in L.A. last week … Continue reading
B.C. woman allegedly ran $135M Ponzi scheme
A Canadian woman is facing 110 charges in Washington State for allegedly soliciting $135 million from hundreds of investors on both sides of the border with a Ponzi scheme built around a payday loan business. Continue reading
Canada’s jobless rate drops to 4-year low
Canada produced a surprising 40,000 new jobs in December, built on the back of a larger-than-expected 30,000 increase in Ontario. Continue reading
End of the World — Dumbasses Swarm Mayan Temple Before 12/21/12
And now a new TMZ game … SPOT THE DOPES!!!Here we have a photo taken today at El Castillo in Mexico — otherwise known as the Temple of Kukulkan, a Mayan structure built some time between the 9th and 12th centuries AD to honor the snake god… Continue reading
