Over 700 children fell out of windows to their deaths this year, ombudsman claims

Russian ombudsman for children’s rights has revealed shocking statistics of fatal incidents involving children and proposed to develop a nationwide program to boost children’s safety in public places. Read more At the Monday press-conference summing up the results of the nationwide Childhood Safety campaign, ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova said that 492 children died in accidents during […]

Former staffer reveals how Trump fell in love with Twitter

Win McNamee/Getty Images Justin McConney, a former Trump Organization staffer, claimed the real-estate mogul had him print out his tweets and read them out loud, according to a NY Mag report. Donald Trump reportedly took a liking to his Twitter mentions and would have an aide print them out, using a Sharpie to mark up […]

The CEOs of Google and Apple both fell out of favor with employees this year — here’s why, according to a survey of tech workers (AAPL, GOOGL, GOOG)

Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Glassdoor’s annual 100 Highest-Rated CEOs report reveals both Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai dropped heavily in the rankings, which are determined by anonymous employee feedback. Cook, in particular ,dropped 43 spots from his place in last year’s report, distinguishing himself as the tech CEO with the biggest dip in rankings. […]

How Turkey fell from investment darling to junk-rated emerging market

MANY of the most famous hedge-fund trades have been bets that things were about to go wrong. Think of Enron’s bankruptcy or the souring of subprime mortgage bonds in America. The best trade made by “the Professor” was very different. It was a bet that something was starting to go right. A visit almost 20 […]

Brownstone Brooklyn home prices fell off a cliff in the first quarter

Spencer Platt/Getty Images The median home price in Brownstone Brooklyn fell more than 11% year-over-year in the first quarter. The Financial District saw a big drop in home sales.  Hospitals have emerged as one of the largest real estate owners in the country.  The median price of a home in Brownstone Brooklyn (Boerum Hill, Brooklyn […]

Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 1.4% in Q1 2018, 14th straight quarter of decline

The PC market has now been in decline for 14 quarters in a row, according to research firm Gartner. The streak, if you will, dates back to the second quarter of 2012. For Q1 2018, Gartner found PC shipments were down globally year-over-year, while IDC reported they were flat. So far, 2018 doesn’t look like […]

Here’s what investors say they want out of the next Goldman Sachs CEO — and where Lloyd Blankfein fell short (GS)

Goldman Sachs David Solomon is now the heir apparent to Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Procensus, a data company that aggregates and analyzes investor sentiment, surveyed investors on the succession. According to results seen by Business Insider, 19 investors from firms with a combined $ 11 trillion in assets under management responded, with nearly 75% […]

I Fell in Love with a Commercial Van

  – – As if it wasn’t bad enough that Phillips has outed me for lusting after history’s ugliest muscle car, the googly-eyed 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee. It’s a muscle car that wears glasses, ferchrisakes. Even the Mopar faithful draw down the corners of their mouths and avert their eyes when confronted with the […]