Paula Deen compares her struggles to ‘that black’ openly gay NFL prospect … – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribunePaula Deen’s $100 million empire crumbled last year after she admitted to using a racial slur in her everyday…
Does Wall Street Know Fashion? Versace May Find Out In $1B Deal With … – Forbes
ForbesThe FT notes that the Versace deal would be Blackstone’s first investment in luxury fashion. So, can Blackstone do with…
City of Miami, Agencia EFE sign collaboration agreement – Fox News Latino
City of Miami, Agencia EFE sign collaboration agreementFox News LatinoThe City of Miami and Agencia EFE on Wednesday signed a…
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson to meet Friday with Chinese … – MLive.com
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson to meet Friday with Chinese …MLive.comDETROIT, MI – Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson…
Singaporeans continue love affair with London property – CNBC.com
CNBC.comInvestment firm London Central Portfolio is set to launch a London residential property fund in Singapore next month, focusing on…
Davos Man enjoys a weekend Downunder – MacroBusiness (blog)
MacroBusiness (blog)…clinched agreement from the world’s most powerful economies to boost global growth by at least 2 per cent over…
4 Hidden Benefits of Social Media for Your Business – Search Engine Journal
4 Hidden Benefits of Social Media for Your BusinessSearch Engine JournalSocial media provides great entertainment and a form of distraction…
Why I Recently Turned Bullish on Gold Mining Stocks
By Sasha Cekerevac A friend of mine asked me the other day about the best way to build a long-term…
Oil and gas company sues city of Dallas over right to drill on leases – Dallas Morning News
Oil and gas company sues city of Dallas over right to drill on leasesDallas Morning NewsTrinity East Energy sued the…
House and Senate Dems introduce bill to temporarily fix Net neutrality – CNET
CNETDemocrats in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that will give the FCC authority to impose its Net neutrality…
MLS Team In Miami One Step Closer As Beckham Heads Back To S.Fla. – CBS Local
CBS LocalMIAMI (CBSMiami) — Major League Soccer in Miami is one step closer to becoming reality. David Beckham is coming…
Nissan London taxis to be built in Coventry – BBC News
BBC NewsA new London taxi, designed by Nissan, is to be built in Coventry, the company has said. The cabs…
Analysts blame Sony for Nintendo’s lack of third-party support – Nintendo Insider
Nintendo InsiderACE Securities, a Japanese investment and market analysis firm, has blamed Sony for Nintendo’s lack of success in securing…
Iran wants full nuclear deal and investment, Rouhani tells Davos – Reuters
ReutersDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran is determined to negotiate a comprehensive deal on its nuclear programme with major powers so…
Iran’s President Pledges Cooperation, Trade – ABC News
ABC NewsIranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday his country is ready to do business and honor a deal to curb…
Iran’s Rouhani takes Davos spotlight – AFP
AFPDavos — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani takes centre stage at the Davos World Economic Forum Thursday, as he seeks to…
Investing in libraries is an investment in public safety – <b>Oakland</b> Local
By oaklandlac I want to use this month’s column to talk about investing. What does a Library Commissioner know about…
IBM Invests $1.2B in Cloud Infrastructure – eWeek
eWeekIBM has pledged to commit $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint, beefing up its SoftLayer infrastructure and…
Cuba’s Raul Castro calls for better US relations – BBC News
BBC NewsCuban President Raul Castro has called for “civilised relations” with the United States, saying the two countries should respect…
Officials: 6 indicted in Las Vegas, Zurich fraud case – Las Vegas Sun
Officials: 6 indicted in Las Vegas, Zurich fraud caseLas Vegas SunOfficials say three people have been arrested in the U.S.,…
Las Vegas Sands cancels Spain casino resort plan – Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas SunMADRID — Casino operator Las Vegas Sands on Friday scrapped plans to build a “EuroVegas” resort near Madrid…
Box office preview: Will ‘The Hobbit’ desolate the competition? – Entertainment Weekly
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Access Industries Leads $112M Round In Rocket Internet Asia-Pacific Fashion … – TechCrunch
Access Industries Leads $112M Round In Rocket Internet Asia-Pacific Fashion …TechCrunchToday, one of the big backers of that fund, Access…
SF CiTi Wants $500 A Year Membership, Pushing Out Poor Startup Members
Ron Conway, the famed tech investor and co-founder of Y-Combinator, started SF CiTi with the original objective of marshalling the…
Coliseum City Oakland Gets Bay Investment Group: Rashid Al Malik, Colony Capital LLC
The Coliseum City Project (the focus of an Oakland City Council closed session meeting today) just got the “middle eastern…
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Join United States of America’s Global Priorities
The White House just issues a joint statement from the Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Finland, Republic of Iceland, Kingdom…
President Obama On College Affordability At Buffalo, NY
This transcript came from The White House Press Office 25 minutes ago: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY State…
Paula Deen Racist N-Word Issue: On TODAY Show Time To Forgive – Give Food Network Show Back
Paula Deen, who’s show Food Network announced it was dropping effective when it’s contract ran out next month in the…
Why Jason Calacanis Is Wrong About YouTube
Jason Calacanis has written what was an email turned into a blog post (“I aint’gonna work on YouTube’s farm no…
NFL Wants Miami Dolphins To Remain In South Florida
The National Football League wants the Miami Dolphins to remain a going concern in the South Florida region. That message…
SF Transbay Transit Tower Groundbreaking 10 A.M. Today
The SF Transbay Transit Tower groundbreaking is an exciting development that this vlogger will attend today. Here’s the press release:…
LA NFL Stadium Financials: Error In Report To City Of LA Causes Bad News
The LA NFL Stadium issue, where AEG is negotiating to build a new stadium and convention hall and bring a…
Bling Bling: Rappers Subconsciously Invest Well
Kanye West, in his song “Clique” says, “I rather buy 80 gold chains and go ign’ant (sic), I know Spike…
NFL Is Not Considering LA Expansion Team
This in from the NFL Head of Communications, Greg Aiello: the NFL is not considering expansion into LA – it…
Chevron Ecuador: Burford Capital Accuses Steven Donziger Of Fraud
“Chevron Ecuador Burford Capital Accuses Steven Donziger Of Fraud,” is a blockbuster story. The latest news in the lawsuit pitting…