MAN THESE BEARS ARE WEAK AS HELL
Panda Caretakers Dress Up In Panda Suits Soaked With Panda Urine
In an effort to make sure baby pandas fear humans, caretakers disguise themselves as adult pandas.
Bloomberg
THAT IS, IF YOU LIVE IN AMERICA
Not Getting A Raise? Blame Health Care
Workers are unhappy with their salaries; employers are unhappy with their costs. It isn't a big leap to conclude that so long as either health-care costs keep rising or employers are responsible for paying them that wages will be competing with compensation.
THE BUBBLES ARE BURSTING
The Parent Company Of LaCroix Seltzer Is Crashing
Glaucus Research Group published a report on National Beverage Corp., questioning the beverage company’s accounting and saying shares will tumble.
BECAUSE THEY CAN CHARGE IT
Here’s Why You’re Paying $200 To Rent A Clunky Set-Top Box
US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is pushing a plan to force cable companies to give up their control over set-top boxes, "unlocking" the marketplace as he puts it.
IT WON'T GET ANY BIGGER, SADLY
Congratulations America: Your Paycheck Will Soon Clear In One Day
The 40-year-old network that moves money among US banks is finally getting an upgrade.
MUST BE EXHAUSTING WORK
The Car-Emissions Sleuth Who’s Costing Chrysler $5 Billion
Welcome to the hive of Chris Grundler, EPA bureaucrat and bane of the auto industry.
TIME FOR ZERO POPULATION GROWTH
Want To Slow Climate Change? Stop Having Babies
Carbon dioxide doesn't kill climates; people do. And the world would be better off with fewer of them.
GOTTA GET HIGH ON FRIDAY
Everyone Buys Weed On Friday
A new study of drug-buying habits finds that the most popular day to buy weed is Friday.
(IN FINANCE)
Bloomberg Businessweek's 50 Most Influential People
The movers and shakers in the financial industry: from John Oliver to Jamie Dimon.
PEDAL TO THE METAL
The Strange Obsession With Chase's Sapphire Reserve Card
By the time the Reserve launched on August 23, anticipation had built to the point that the Chase site was bumrushed by a horde of deal-seekers. Two years' worth of cards have been shipped in under a month.
HOLDING ON IN CARACAS
Hugo Chávez’s Dream Is Dead But His Fanatics Refuse To Fade Away
A flailing opposition and broken markets are nothing new in Venezuela, and this time is no different.
NOW HAS NOT-EGG ON HIS FACE
How Hampton Creek Sold Silicon Valley On A Fake-Mayo Miracle
With Just Mayo, Josh Tetrick wanted to build the first sustainable food unicorn. He'll need to fend off the feds first.
A REAL KONDON'T ATTITUDE
It's Okay To Have A Messy Desk
In an age of cleanup manifestos, tidy needn’t trump chaos.
PUT IT ON THE DYNO
Tesla Sued By Norway Car Owners As Speed Not Insane Enough
Some 126 owners of the Tesla Model S sedan’s P85D performance version are seeking unspecified reimbursements after the model only reached 469 horsepower instead of a pledged 700 hp
PLANE, NOT SIMPLE
The US Military’s Most Powerful Helicopters Keep Killing Troops In Fiery Crashes
An investigation into a tragic consequence of the US government budget sequester.
NOT ALE-RIGHT
Britain's Beer Drinkers Are Fading Away
With beer prices and pub closures rising, having a cheeky pint is a becoming far less common in Britain.
THAT'S RICH
Make Six Figures? There's A Decent Chance You've Got Almost Nothing In The Bank
Close to half of those who earn from $100,000 to $149,999 a year have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts. Some 18 percent of them have socked away absolutely nothing.
DO NOT REMOVE CARD!
The Chip-Card Ninjas Weaning America Off Swiping
Getting the US off magnetic stripes isn’t easy and could take years.
INVESTING IN THEIR PRESENT
Silicon Valley VCs Pay The Highest Rent In The US
Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California is home to many of the biggest and most prestigious VC firms. Which means it's also home to the most expensive office space in the US.
THE ROBOTS WILL WORK THE 12-TO-12
It's Time To Kill The 9-To-5
We should decide how and when to get our work done — yet so many of us are stuck on the clock.
