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(Bloomberg) — Companies that defaulted for a second time in the years following the latest recession accounted for more than twice the proportion of total defaults than the historical average, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Firms that missed payments on obligations more than once due to debt swaps or bankruptcy reorganizations, made up 39 percent…
Google on Thursday added to Wall Street’s concerns about a slowdown in its core desktop search business and falling profit margins as it reported quarterly earnings that fell short of already downbeat forecasts. The search company’s shares, which had already underperformed the wider market over the past three months, slipped another 2 per cent in after-market…
“This guy says he’s a doctor, so maybe he’s right.” Photo by Monkey Business Images/Thinkstock. The best account on Twitter, without question, has just over 40,000 followers and doesn’t tweet anymore. It’s called Don’t Read Comments (@avoidcomments), and in its heyday it periodically tweeted things like “Nobody on their deathbed ever said, ‘I wish I…
Flickr User Karlis Dambrans FCC sets new indoor 911 location accuracy standards Technology • January 29, 2015 9:51 AMJanuary 29, 2015 9:51 AM FOLLOW STORY FOLLOW STORY Flickr User Karlis Dambrans FCC sets new indoor 911 location accuracy standards | Circa News.
Today, Giphy is using every “excited” GIF we have! We’re thrilled to announce that we have raised a $17 million Series B financing round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst and current investors. So, what does this mean for our users? Giphy is going to use this funding to accelerate our…
Since sitting all day is slowly killing us, office workers are now turning to standing desks. But why just stand when you can walk, ask proponents of the even more ridiculous treadmill desks? Walking while at work is even healthier than standing still. But can you actually work while walking? Or will the office turn…
Nora Cox, 26, gathers eggs from the chicken coop in her backyard in Buffalo (Jordan G. Teicher / Gothamist) Last year, Bernice Radle and her boyfriend Jason Wilson paid $16,000 for a three bedroom 1,600 square foot, American Foursquare-style house on Buffalo’s West Side. After growing up in nearby Niagara Falls, attending Buffalo State College,…
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Do you love your dog? Do you love the concept of dogs in general? Have you ever met a dog? Then strap in, my friend, for the emotional journey of this or any lifetime, because you are about to experience a mind-blowing example of the emotions that one cute dog can evoke in humanity in…
On a spring afternoon last year at an outdoor café in San Francisco, two denizens of the tech community sketched out their strategy for a startup. Like most 28-year-olds in Silicon Valley, they had smarts and dreams. One was a passionate, fast-talking New Yorker, the other a shy computer whiz from Syracuse, New York, and…