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The Incredible Shrinking New York Times

businessinsider.com — Henry Blodget and Kamelia Angelova | Feb. 4, 2012, 8:19 AM | 0| just reported its fourth-quarter results to finish out 2011. Despite the launch of an online paywall that has, by any measure, been a big success, the company's revenue for its core news business shrank again in 2011.
Lauren Sherman Editor at Fashionista @lapresmidi
RT @hblodget: The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/ys1s9xG7
Mathew Ingram Senior Writer, GigaOM @mathewi
pretty devastating chart -- MT @romenesko: NYT's operating profit doesn't approach the fat years of a decade ago. http://t.co/T6a4hUnk
Jim Romenesko Journalist and Media Blogger @romenesko
.@hblodget's chart shows how NYT's operating profit doesn't approach the fat years of a decade ago. http://t.co/P3jPCDeH
Edmund Lee Media Reporter, Bloomberg News @edmundlee
Nice analysis RT: @hblodget: The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/zT8JtAfI
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/ys1s9xG7

The Incredible Shrinking New York Times

businessinsider.com — Henry Blodget and Kamelia Angelova | Feb. 4, 2012, 8:19 AM | 877| just reported its fourth-quarter results to finish out 2011. Despite the launch of an online paywall that has, by any measure, been a big success, the company's revenue for its core news business shrank again in 2011.
Jaron Gilinsky Video Journalist, New York Times @JaronReport
The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/9cFZbI8q via @sai_media
Jeffrey Selingo Editorial Director, The Chronicle of Higher Education @jselingo
The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/oLJfR4Kw via @sai_media

Cisco's Crazy Android Tablet To Be Used By Car Shoppers

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 4, 2012, 6:00 AM | 6| Cisco and ADP Dealer Services have come up with a way for car shoppers to have access to a computer while at a dealership. They'll use Cisco's Android tablet. The Cius tablet is an unusual product for Cisco.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
Cisco's Crazy Android Tablet To Be Used By Car Shoppers (CSCO) http://t.co/7Ga8scsG

Apple's iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than Microsoft

businessinsider.com — Henry Blodget | Feb. 4, 2012, 7:37 AM | 0| Business Insider, company filings, CQ4 2011 revenue. Tech writer MG Siegler just noted a remarkable fact: Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft. The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it's bigger than Microsoft.
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
Apple's iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than Microsoft http://t.co/jf76DnCv

Testing Mysterious New Gadget In Four Cities

businessinsider.com — Matt Rosoff | Feb. 3, 2012, 2:03 PM | 0| Google is testing some kind of entertainment device in employees' homes over the next six months. GigaOm uncovered a Google application to the FCC for authority to test some kind of new "entertainment device" that will connect to the Internet over a home Wi-Fi network, then connect to other consumer electronics devices via Bluetooth.
Chris O'Brien Business and Tech Columnist, San Jose Mercury News @obrien
RT @nichcarlson: RT @SAI: Google Is Testing A Secret New Gadget In Four Cities $GOOG by @MattRosoff http://t.co/v9QwGBx0
Shibani Joshi Correspondent, Fox Business @shibanijoshi
Google testing "secret" entertainment device? http://t.co/9ad5slW4
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
Google Is Testing A Secret New Gadget In Four Cities $GOOG http://t.co/JMkdl68a
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
RT @SAI: Google Is Testing A Secret New Gadget In Four Cities $GOOG by @MattRosoff http://t.co/v9QwGBx0

HERE COMES THE JOBS REPORT...

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 8:17 AM | 0| The big number of the month, the Non-Farm Payrolls Report, comes out at 8:30, and we'll have it here live. Analysts expect 140k new non-farm payrolls, a decline from 200K last month. The improvement in private payrolls is expected to be 160K.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
America is going back to work! http://t.co/EydteEeb
Christopher Adams Markets Editor, Financial Times @ChrisAdamsMKTS
RT @TheStalwart HOLY COW: MEGA BEAT: JOBLESS REPORT CRUSHES IT BY EVERY MEASURE http://t.co/dg3aoGM8
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
This report may have been the most bullet-proof I've seen yet. http://t.co/I0er0Jmg No flaws.
Blake Hounshell Managing Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine @blakehounshell
RT @TheStalwart: HOLY COW: MEGA BEAT: JOBLESS REPORT CRUSHES IT BY EVERY MEASURE http://t.co/S96A4uh8
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
HOLY COW: MEGA BEAT: JOBLESS REPORT CRUSHES IT BY EVERY MEASURE http://t.co/I0er0Jmg
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CHART OF THE DAY: When Obama Runs For Re-Election, This Is The Chart He Will Use

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal and Jon Terbush | Feb. 3, 2012, 10:29 AM | 620| We've run a version of this chart a few times, but after today's jobs number, it looks even more stark... Obama's monthly jobs record is WAY better than what it was in the months before he took office.
Blake Hounshell Managing Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine @blakehounshell
Obama's jobs record in one chart http://t.co/ki3vmc0P
Farhad Manjoo Slate Technology Columnist and PandoDaily Contributor, Slate @fmanjoo
When Obama Runs For Re-Election, This Is The Chart He Will Use http://t.co/Mw3E22PV by @thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
RT @trish_regan: Great chart on jobs via @thestalwart @JonTerbush. Will ask Romney advisor about in today's ReganoMIX: http://t.co/LPIh06Yj
Trish Regan Broadcast Journalist @trish_regan
Great chart on jobs via @thestalwart @businessinsider @JonTerbush. Will ask Romney advisor about in today's ReganoMIX: http://t.co/jdDoXvNl

Now THIS Is How Obama Got Back On Track

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal and Jon Terbush | Feb. 3, 2012, 2:27 PM | 0| TPM has put up the above chart called of Obama's approval rating titled Anatomy Of A Come Back.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Also if you missed it earlier. The simple answer of why Obama's approval is surging. http://t.co/VbXQp5zH
Dan Hirschhorn National Political Correspondent, The Daily @DanTheDaily
Good Business Insider chart tracking Obama approval with stock market http://t.co/IRUgPUYk h-t @mikenizza #gop2012
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
Obama's approval rating coming storming back. Here's the real reason why http://t.co/9pH8jVPc
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
BOOM. Now THIS is how Obama Got Back On Track... http://t.co/VbXQp5zH cc @cschweitz

Here's The TRUTH About The Massive, Million Plus Spike In People Not In The Labor Force

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 12:25 PM | 0| There's a ton of hype today about the 1 million+ spike in people not in the labor force, and whether it undermines the good jobs data. The chart is actually alarming at first blush. Yow! Is someone cooking the books.
Tony Tassell Financial News Editor, Financial Times @TonyTassell
RT @TheStalwart: This basically confirms that this jobs report was the most bullet-proof there's been in ages. http://t.co/8TcdFSJv
James Mackintosh Investment Editor, Financial Times @jmackin2
RT @TheStalwart: Brother @jimpethokoukis debunked. Decline in participation rate due to use of fresh census data. http://t.co/8TcdFSJv
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
This basically confirms that this jobs report was the most bullet-proof there's been in ages. http://t.co/8TcdFSJv
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Brother @jimpethokoukis debunked. Decline in participation rate due to use of fresh census data. http://t.co/8TcdFSJv

EXCLUSIVE: John Paulson's January Performance Figures (They're Good)

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 5:02 PM | 0| As we keep saying, 2012 is shaping up to be the opposite of 2011. And that's even true for hedge fund managers. Here's John Paulson, who got brutalized in 2011:
Christopher Adams Markets Editor, Financial Times @ChrisAdamsMKTS
RT @businessinsider EXCLUSIVE: John Paulson's January Performance Figures (They're Good) http://t.co/xCI3eKjX
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Look who's killing it to start 2012. http://t.co/1Y4ymaTI

Mark Zuckerberg Will Have To Pay $1.5 Billion In Taxes After The Facebook IPO

businessinsider.com — Nicholas Carlson | Feb. 3, 2012, 3:55 PM | 1| Facebook CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg is going to have to pay $1.5 billion in income taxes after the company's shares begin public trading in May, the Financial Times reports. The reason: In 2005, Zuckerberg was granted new stock options as part of his compensation.
Stephen Foley Associate Business Editor, Independent @stephenfoley
RT @SAI: Mark Zuckerberg Will Have To Pay $1.5 Billion In Taxes After The Facebook IPO by @nichcarlson http://t.co/19949FTD
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
Mark Zuckerberg Will Have To Pay $1.5 Billion In Taxes After The Facebook IPO http://t.co/Qmi8jAK8

Facebook Valuation Reaches $94 Billion In Secondary Market Auction

businessinsider.com — Nicholas Carlson | Feb. 3, 2012, 12:50 PM | 0| According to a whole bunch of reports, Facebook is supposed to IPO at a valuation around $75 billion. Investors on secondary markets think that's low. 100,000 Facebook shares just sold for $40 a pop in a secondary market auction on SharesPost, according to an email sent out by SharesPost.
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
Facebook now trading at ~$95 billion valuation in secondary market http://t.co/BWzSoSfh
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
FRENZY! Investors Think The Proposed Facebook Valuation Is $19 Billion Too Low http://t.co/LwD6f5O3
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
Facebook Valuation Reaches $94 Billion In Secondary Market Auction http://t.co/LwD6f5O3

Key Windows Phone Leader Goes To Amazon

businessinsider.com — Matt Rosoff | Feb. 3, 2012, 7:22 PM | 0| Brandon Watson, who was in charge of getting developers to build apps for Windows Phone, is quitting Microsoft to work on Kindle apps at Amazon. Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet first reported the news, and confirmed with Watson.
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
Key Windows Phone Leader Goes To Amazon $MSFT $AMZN http://t.co/jHiDlxTd

NSFW: Check Out Bloomberg Businessweek's Pornographic Cover On The United-Continental Merger

Trevor Melanson Online Editor, Canadian Business @trevormelanson
One cover. Two sex jokes. Businessweek strikes gold: http://t.co/QmqbjLCw
Garret Ellison Reporter, Grand Rapids Press @garretellison
RT @BizJournalism: We're just sharing... RT @Slate Business Week's cover shows airplanes having sex--PHOTO: http://t.co/dcYghi0z #NSFW?
Amy Harder Reporter, National Journal @Amy_NJ
Is this what the Mile High Club looks like? http://t.co/nzoO0kgx
Ryan Murphy Data Reporter, Texas Tribune @rdmurphy
Yup. | NSFW: Check Out Bloomberg Businessweek's Pornographic Cover On The United-Continental Merger http://t.co/7kFOBTrL
Vipal Monga Senior Editor, Wall Street Journal @vipalmonga
Uh, what is there to say about this Businessweek cover: http://t.co/CUEI2fyS
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Microsoft Wants Windows Phone To Succeed So Badly, It's Tapping Amazon Users

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 3, 2012, 5:42 PM | 0| Here's a surprise: Microsoft today released tools that lets Windows Phone 7 apps be built and hosted on Amazon's cloud. Microsoft has its own cloud, Azure. Naturally, those making WP7 apps are encouraged to use Azure.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
Microsoft Wants Windows Phone To Succeed So Badly, It's Tapping Amazon Users (MSFT) http://t.co/6FudNJNm

The Insane Outrage Against The Komen Foundation Over Pulling Planned Parenthood Funding Is Totally Disproportionate

businessinsider.com — Never has such widespread hysteria been seen over a $700,000 grant. As you may have heard, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which funds breast-cancer treatment, screening, and research decided not to renew a grant to Planned Parenthood for breast-cancer screening. Komen had been providing this grant for just two years.
Charlie Spiering Campaign 2012 Blogger, Washington Examiner @charliespiering
Komen raised about $1 million in 24 hours; Planned Parenthood raised about $500,000 http://t.co/8Pkxmt0q http://t.co/5bAVBc0a
Charlie Spiering Campaign 2012 Blogger, Washington Examiner @charliespiering
! RT @TheStalwart: .@MichaelBD = the only MSM journalist in America willing to get shelled on this one. http://t.co/gYiTzpua
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
.@MichaelBD = the only MSM journalist in America willing to get shelled on this one. http://t.co/3wZHHAsM

The Military Is Now Telling Catholic Chaplains What They Can And Can't Say About The Obama Administration

businessinsider.com — Michael Brendan Dougherty | Feb. 3, 2012, 5:28 PM | 0| The emerging conflict between the Catholic Church and the Obama administration may have a new front: in the U.S. military itself. The Catholic Church is fighting mad about an HHS ruling that would have them buy insurance for things they consider sinful-contraception, sterilization and abortion.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
According to @michaelBD, Catholic chaplains are flouting orders, and reading anti-Obama letter. http://t.co/hcxH5B19
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
The Military Is Now Telling Catholic Chaplains What They Can And Can't Say About Obama Administration by @MichaelBD http://t.co/b1OcSfyu

Tim Chang On Health Startups

businessinsider.com — Boonsri Dickinson | Feb. 3, 2012, 5:28 PM | 0| Mayfield Fund's managing director Tim Chang is obsessed with the whole quantified self movement, where people use gadgets to keep track of their health and fitness. That's why he invested in mobile health monitoring company, Basis.
Boonsri Dickinson Freelance Journalist @boonspoon
RT @SAI: Food Porn Should Help Us Keep Track Of How Much We Eat by @boonspoon http://t.co/N1YjNk6t

Today's Great Jobs News That Everybody Missed

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 5:16 PM | 1| You've probably heard enough about today's Non-Farm Payroll report. But we haven't heard anyone talking about this: The employment sub-index of the ISM Non-Manufacturing report. One of the best readings of all times.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Forget the NFP. Here's today's great jobs news that everybody missed. http://t.co/qFFHPMOW

Citi's Website Is Down Right Now And Hackers Are Taking Credit

businessinsider.com — Ben Walsh | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:11 AM | 0| Here's the error message users trying to go to citibank.com are seeing: And here's the tweet earlier threatening the bank:
Lily Leung Reporter, Watchdog Team, San Diego Union-Tribune @LilyShumLeung
RT @TheStalwart: Citi's website down. Hackers taking credit. http://t.co/ArkdY0HH
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Citi's website down. Hackers taking credit. http://t.co/ArkdY0HH

Deloitte's Largest Retailers In The World

businessinsider.com — Rob Wile | Feb. 3, 2012, 1:26 AM | 54,460| Global retail sales are expected to slow this year as China and the rest of the BRICs face tightening monetary policy and weaker demand abroad. That's the takeaway from Deloitte's annual ranking of the top 250 retail chains by sales.
Hollie Shaw Marketing Editor and Retail Reporter, Financial Post, National Post @FPhollisha
The 15 Most Dominant Retailers In The World http://t.co/mMhpxNb0 via @themoneygame

Gossip Girl Blake Lively's Boyfriends

businessinsider.com — Kamelia Angelova | Feb. 3, 2012, 4:22 PM | 0| Gossip Girl star Blake Lively steams up the pages of ELLE magazine and makes some candid comments about her sex life. Lively, 24, says she has had only four boyfriends in the whole life and has never been with anyone that wasn't a boyfriend.
Max Read Contributing Editor, Gawker @max_read
good article RT @businessinsider: Gossip Girl's Blake Lively Has Slept With These Four Guys by @kangelova http://t.co/4JjRZY1z

BP Is Spending $500 Million To Fix Its Brand And Get Everybody To Forget About Deepwater Horizon

businessinsider.com — Kim Bhasin | Feb. 3, 2012, 11:07 AM | 216| North America is putting $500 million into marketing in the US over the next two years, in an attempt to revamp its brand, reports Convenience Store News (via brandchannel). It has been two years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster ravaged the Gulf of Mexico and its coastline.
Craig Pittman Environmental Reporter, St. Petersburg Times @craigtimes
BP is spending $500M to fix its brand & try to make everybody forget about that 2010 #oilspill http://t.co/p9VjPu8W

RICHARD FLORIDA: It's Up To The Cities To Bring America Back

businessinsider.com — Richard Florida | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:33 AM | 420| Daniel Goodman / Business Insider This editorial is part of our GREAT DEBATE feature 'What Resource Do We Most Need For Our Future?' Some will make the case for renewable energy, or science and technology, or even fresh water, but I take a longer view.
Richard Florida Writer, The Atlantic @Richard_Florida
RT @TheHiredGuns: RT @RICHARDFLORIDA: It's Up To The Cities To Bring America Back http://t.co/u0JF8t5c via @bi_contributors #creativity

Facebook Reorg May Pave The Way For More Acquisitions

businessinsider.com — Boonsri Dickinson | Feb. 3, 2012, 3:03 PM | 211| Mike Brown, director of corporate development at , thinks that Facebook's recent reorganization was done to make acquisitions easier. Brown was Facebook's corporate development manager in charge of talent acquisition for two years.
Boonsri Dickinson Freelance Journalist @boonspoon
Facebook Reorg May Pave The Way For More Acquisitions http://t.co/zW3CVZXq via @sai

For The First Time Ever, Smartphones Are Outselling PCs

businessinsider.com — Matt Rosoff | Feb. 3, 2012, 3:57 PM | 1| Daniel Goodman / Business Insider For the first time ever, quarterly smartphone sales outpaced PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2011. In fact, it wasn't even close. Mobile market research firm Canalys estimated that 158.5 million smartphones were sold in the last quarter, compared with 120.2 million personal computers.
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
For The First Time Ever, Smartphones Are Outselling PCs $MSFT $AAPL $GOOG http://t.co/MRFBCuoj

HP Paid Ray Lane $10 Million More Than Other Directors

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 3, 2012, 3:36 PM | 0| Ray Lane has had a profitable year as HP's chairman. While total compensation for other board members topped out at about $350,000, Lane was paid $10.6 million, including $8.4 million in stock awards and nearly $2.2 million in options.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
HP Paid Ray Lane $10 Million More Than Other Directors (HPQ) http://t.co/puaRxICv

Our Bags Are Missing And People Won't Stop Telling Us To 'Have A Super Day'

businessinsider.com — Tony Manfred | Feb. 3, 2012, 1:57 PM | 0| It's 1:30 p.m. in Indianapolis, and we've been sitting in the airport for two hours waiting for our long, lost bag. Like thousands of people, we flew from the East Coast to Indianapolis this morning so we could have a full dose of Super Bowl weekend.
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
.@businessinsider has hit the big time. Press pass to the Super Bowl! http://t.co/MXU6gIiC

As Europe Flounders, Demand For African Bonds Surges

businessinsider.com — Mamta Badkar | Feb. 3, 2012, 1:06 PM | 0| As Europe's debt crisis continues, and confidence in Western and Eastern European debt has waned, demand for African debt has gone up. Global debt issuance fell 6 percent, in 2011 from a year ago.
David Freddoso Opinion Editor, Washington Examiner @freddoso
RT @andylancaster: RT @businessinsider: As Europe Flounders, Demand For African Bonds Surges by @mamtabadkar http://t.co/XcVR5n1K

Spreecast Cofounder Talks About StubHub

businessinsider.com — Boonsri Dickinson | Feb. 3, 2012, 1:22 PM | 2| Boonsri Dickinson, Business Insider Jeff Fluhr co-founded StubHub in 2000 and was the CEO from its launch until it was acquired by eBay. Last night at in San Francisco, Fluhr told the crowd at the Vator Splash startup competition what he learned.
Boonsri Dickinson Freelance Journalist @boonspoon
RT @SAI: StubHub Founder: Don't Listen To The So-Called 'Experts' by @boonspoon http://t.co/cYHZg1aW

HP Paid Whitman $17 Million in 2011...And Apotheker $30 Million

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 3, 2012, 1:54 PM | 1| Meg Whitman famously makes a salary of $1. But all told, the company has plunked out almost $47 million in CEO pay in 2011, with Whitman making $16.5 million and Apotheker $30.4 million, including a $6.4 million bonus.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
HP Paid Whitman $17 Million in 2011...And Apotheker $30 Million (HPQ) http://t.co/Qo5TkSr3

Qatar Is The Most Powerful Modern Art Collector

businessinsider.com — Julie Zeveloff | Feb. 3, 2012, 12:06 PM | 344| The art world is buzzing today with news that the country of Qatar recently spent more than $250 million to acquire Paul Cézanne's The Card Players. The price absolutely smashes previous records for expensive works of art.
Reed Johnson Entertainment Reporter, LA Times @RJohnsonLAT
Forget Paris and New York: Qatar may be the world's next modern art capital. http://t.co/dV0vjuYD via @BI_TheLife

Here's The Truth About The Massive, Million Plus Spike In People Not In The Labor Force

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 12:25 PM | 958| There's a ton of hype today about the 1 million+ spike in people not in the labor force, and whether it undermines the good jobs data. The chart is actually alarming at first blush. Yow! Is someone cooking the books?
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
"This is why Joe is such a douche bag. Hey JOE how are going to fix the debt crisis?" http://t.co/zwGN3fvp

Salesforce Made A $200 Million Bet Last Year, And It's Paying Off

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 2, 2012, 2:44 PM | 1| Salesforce.com has been quietly racking up a lot of success for its cloud-for-hire, Heroku. Heroku launched its one millionth live app, the company said. That's some pretty fair progress. Salesforce.com bought Heroku for $212 million in cash in December, 2010.
Dennis Howlett Blogger, ZDNet @dahowlett
RT @jtaschek: Salesforce Made A $200 Million Bet Last Year, And It's Paying Off http://t.co/XRiMJrQm <no rev based evidence, no 10-Q data

Gordon Ramsay Shells Out $3 Million To Settle Family "Nightmare"

businessinsider.com — Aly Weisman | Feb. 3, 2012, 11:16 AM | 1| Gordon Ramsay, the British chef best-known for his TV series "Kitchen Nightmares," has called a reported $3 million truce with his father-in-law and former business partner, Chris Hutcheson, after he allegedly hacked into Ramsay's email account to swindle more than $2 million from the chef's business accounts.
Shinan Govani Social Columnist, National Post @shinangovani
Beats leftovers. RT @businessinsider Why TV Chef Gordon Ramsay Paid His Father-In-Law $3 Million To Go Away by http://t.co/wXDfBwR1

REVEALED: Why The iPhone Time Is Always Set To 9:42 In Apple Ads

businessinsider.com — Dylan Love | Feb. 3, 2012, 12:08 PM | 6| Former Apple exec Bob Borcher recently gave a presentation covering topics from marketing to the current state of the job market.
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
REVEALED: Why the iPhone is always set to 9:42 in iPhone ads http://t.co/JljduTW6

We Told You Obama Would Be Pumping This Chart

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 11:58 AM | 0| Our CHART OF THE DAY today was titled: When Obama Runs For Re-Election, This Is The Chart He Will Use. And then just now the DNC blasted out this.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
TOLDJA!! http://t.co/ojSO6dvS

The American Energy Revolution IS ON!

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 11:26 AM | 0| BOOM. The energy economy continues to explode higher at a rapid clip.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
American energy. http://t.co/b3ZH6IY3

A Few Areas Of The Economy Where Jobs Are Growing Like Wildfire

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 11:15 AM | 0| The website of the St. Louis Federal Reserve has just put up all the data from this morning's strong jobs report, so that pretty much takes care of the rest of our afternoon.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Check out the growth in mining/logging employment. Bonkers. http://t.co/GWJ0pRKn

We Just Heard Some Incredibly Bullish News About Facebook That Might Make You Actually Believe That $75 Billion Valuation

businessinsider.com — We just learned some data that makes it easier to believe that $75 billion valuation Facebook is supposed to have when its shares finally start trading in May. The people over at Ticketmaster have put together this cool product where, when a customer buys a ticket to a concert online, that customer is given the option to share the news with their friends on Facebook.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
This Data Might Make You Actually Believe Facebook's $75 Billion Valuation http://t.co/vXrmKJfk
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
We Just Heard Some Incredibly Bullish News About Facebook That Might Make You Actually Believe That $75 Billion Valu...http://read.bi/yamXTy

The New Old Spice Ads Poke Fun At P&G's History Of Sexist Advertising

businessinsider.com — Mallory Russell | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:46 AM | 414| Procter & Gamble's new ads make fun of the company's history of chauvinist ads for products like Bounce and Charmin, which often featured happy housewives whose lives are fulfilled by fresh-smelling laundry and sparkling bathrooms. Two new commercials (from ad agency Wieden & Kennedy) featuring former player Terry Crews start the usual way: A woman starts waxing lyrical about Bounce or Charmin-and then Crews bursts in, yelling about Old Spice body spray like a drill sergeant.
Dylan Tweney Executive Editor, VentureBeat @dylan20
RT @mattlynley: An ad within an ad within an ad. http://t.co/Q01L62VZ

CHART OF THE DAY: When Obama Runs For Re-Election, This Is The Chart He Will Use

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal and Jon Terbush | Feb. 3, 2012, 10:29 AM | 0| We've run a version of this chart a few times, but after today's jobs number, it looks even more stark... Obama's monthly jobs record is WAY better than what it was in the months before he took office.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
WEIRD: Our chart: http://t.co/TUUHmVLZ White House chart a few minutes later: http://t.co/55wLgCu4

Well, Now We Know What Facebook's Worth-And It's Not $100 Billion

businessinsider.com — Now that we finally have precise financial information for , we can get a good sense of what the company is worth. Not as much as some people thought a few weeks ago, before they knew the numbers. ($100+ billion.)
Peter Eavis Business Reporter, New York Times @petereavis
Blodget: Facebook's Not Worth $100 Billion http://t.co/geU6JlsQ

Foursquare working on auto checkins

businessinsider.com — Alyson Shontell | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:52 AM | 0| This week we met with Foursquare's Head of Product, Alex Rainert. We mostly asked questions about the company's incredibly social founder, Dennis Crowley, with whom Rainert founded Dodgeball in 2005. But we couldn't help ourselves from asking a few questions about the company."Where the heck is the auto-checkin?"
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
"The auto checkin. Finallllyyyyyy" http://t.co/2Rpmw6Cx

The Insane Outrage Against The Komen Foundation Over Pulling Planned Parenthood Funding Is Totally Disproportionate

businessinsider.com — Never has such widespread hysteria been seen over a $700,000 grant. As you may have heard, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which funds breast-cancer treatment, screening, and research decided not to renew a grant to Planned Parenthood for breast-cancer screening. Komen had been providing this grant for just two years.
Charlie Spiering Campaign 2012 Blogger, Washington Examiner @charliespiering
Komen raised about $1 million in 24 hours; Planned Parenthood raised about $500,000 http://t.co/8Pkxmt0q http://t.co/5bAVBc0a

Here Comes The ISM Services Report...

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:47 AM | 0| The data day isn't over yet. Coming out at 10:00 AM is the ISM non-manufacturing report for January. Analysts are looking for a slight tick up, from last month's 53.0 to 53.2 In general, ISM data has been solid, but not amazing.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Not surprisingly, hiring plans spiked right alongside new orders. http://t.co/dXH5OUfC
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
MORE GOOD NEWS: January ISM report shows HUGE spike in hiring plans. http://t.co/dXH5OUfC
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
ISM Services CRUSHES EXPECTATIONS AT 56.8 (Analysts expected 53.2) http://t.co/dXH5OUfC
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
2 minutes 'til ISM services... http://t.co/dXH5OUfC
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
The data day isn't quite over http://t.co/dXH5OUfC

Check Out Drudge's Genius Front Page For The Jobs Report

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 8:54 AM | 0|
Lily Leung Reporter, Watchdog Team, San Diego Union-Tribune @LilyShumLeung
RT @businessinsider: Check Out Drudge's Genius Front Page For The Jobs Report http://t.co/YNMja4lR

The Easiest Way To Buy Cheap AOL Ad Inventory Is Now Through Yahoo

businessinsider.com — Nicholas Carlson | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:30 AM | 1| Yahoo PR just sent us a note announcing that AOL ad inventory will now be available on the Right Media Exchange. We wonder how this is sitting with sales people over at Advertising.com, AOL's ad network.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
The Easiest Way To Buy Cheap AOL Ad Inventory Is Now Through Yahoo $AOL $YHOO http://t.co/QOumOcMK

AOL Is Investing $30 Million To Create 12 Hours Of Video A Day For HuffPo's Web TV Channel

businessinsider.com — Kevin Lincoln | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:27 AM | 0| As continuous, TV-like streaming video served over the Web seems more and more desirable from both an advertising and content standpoint, the Huffington Post is going all in.
Julia Boorstin Media Reporter, CNBC @JBoorstin
RT @SAI: AOL Is Investing $30 Million To Create 12 Hours Of Video A Day For HuffPo's Web TV Channel $AOL by @KTLincoln http://t.co/KPLO30oT

Why Today's Jobs Report Was Even Better Than Most People Realize

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 9:22 AM | 0| We always like to highlight an aspect of the jobs report that doesn't get talked about much: The revisions. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for November was revised from +100,000 to +157,000, and the change for December was revised from +200,000 to +203,000.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
RT @themoneygame: Why Today's Jobs Report Was Even Better Than Most People Realize http://t.co/Mxfe8iKw

THE JOBS REPORT CRUSHES EXPECTATIONS AT 243K, UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 8.3%

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 8:17 AM | 4,206| THE JANUARY JOBS REPORT WAS A MEGA BEAT. 243K new jobs were created in January. That's well above the expectations of just 140K new jobs. And it's even more impressive, since so many people expected it was going to be a miss.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
This is a good GOP response to the jobs report: FAST AND FURIOUS, FAST AND FURIOUS, FAST AND FURIOUS http://t.co/T9xECMdH

The Latest In Greece's Debt Disaster

businessinsider.com — Simone Foxman | Feb. 3, 2012, 7:20 AM | 1,398| Markets haven't been paying much attention to Greece lately, as multiple sets of negotiations drag on between the Greek government, representatives of its private creditors, troika officials, and even the . In case you hadn't noticed, they're not going anywhere.
David Freddoso Opinion Editor, Washington Examiner @freddoso
RT @BrandonKiser: In Case You Hadn't Noticed, Everything Is Going Wrong In Greece Right Now http://t.co/YdoCbBT4

The #1 Thing We're Eager To See In This Morning's Jobs Report

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 7:23 AM | 0| Every month it seems, some different angle to the jobs report gets us interested. We're pretty eager to see what's happening with public payrolls, and whether the bloodletting is showing signs of being over.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
The number in today's jobs report that I'm most excited to see. http://t.co/kD1iJN6b

Why People Are Getting Super-Nervous About Today's Jobs Report

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 3, 2012, 7:10 AM | 0| Daniel Goodman / Business Insider The official estimate is for 140K new jobs created in January, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 8.5%. But there's definitely a lot of nervousness about a "miss."
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Even an "in-line" jobs number will probably be seen as a success today. http://t.co/jwE2yJ0j

ROMNEY: When I Said I Don't Care About Poor People I Didn't Really Mean It That Way

businessinsider.com — Henry Blodget | Feb. 3, 2012, 6:43 AM | 0| After defending his latest rich-guy gaffe for a day, Mitt Romney is finally walking it back, saying he "misspoke." In a CNN interview on Wednesday morning, Romney startled everyone by announcing that "I'm not concerned about the very poor."
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
ROMNEY: When I Said I Don't Care About Poor People I Didn't Really Mean It That Way http://t.co/NBcIOuMS

This Graffiti Artist Took Stock For Painting Facebook's First HQ -- Now It's Worth $200 Million

businessinsider.com — Matt Rosoff | Feb. 2, 2012, 1:27 AM | 7,559| Graffiti artist David Choe painted the inside of Facebook's first headquarters back in 2005, and made him an offer: he could be paid a few thousand dollars in cash, or take the same amount in stock.
Conor Pope Pricewatch Columnist, Irish Times @conor_pope
This is a great story! "Graffiti Artist Took Stock For Painting Facebook's First HQ" http://t.co/ibagmjYb
Adrian Weckler Digital Editor, Sunday Business Post @adrianweckler
Cool story: "This Graffiti Artist Took Stock For Painting Facebook's First HQ -- Now It's Worth $200 Million" http://t.co/edCPUId8 (-@SAI)

CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook Revenues Are Decelerating

businessinsider.com — That is the reason why&nbsp;we don't think the company is actually worth $100 billion.
Ciaran O'Byrne Producer, Drivetime and Consumer Technology Reviewer, RTÉ @DrivetimeTech
RT @macinfoirl: Facebook worth $100bn? Maybe not with falling revenue growth. http://t.co/kWrHZbsr
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook Revenues Are Decelerating http://t.co/Ro4SMyZm

Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski Is Mentoring Ja Rule In Prison

businessinsider.com — Julia La Roche | Feb. 2, 2012, 11:21 AM | 0|
Ravi Mattu Business Life Editor, Financial Times @ravmattu
RT @TonyTassell: this is some headline RT @businessinsider: Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski Is Mentoring Ja Rule In Prison http://t.co/C2v8RfpS
Stanley Pignal Brussels Correspondent, Financial Times @spignal
File under "unlikely" RT @businessinsider: Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski Is Mentoring Ja Rule In Prison http://t.co/2rZp1yB5 h/t @TonyTassell
Tony Tassell Financial News Editor, Financial Times @TonyTassell
this is some headline RT @businessinsider: Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski Is Mentoring Ja Rule In Prison http://t.co/C2v8RfpS

HOPE KILLS: Susan G Komen Foundation Would Rather Be Associated With A Handgun Than Planned Parenthood

businessinsider.com — Michael Brendan Dougherty | Feb. 2, 2012, 5:55 PM | 0| Well, here's an interesting weapon! The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which collects and distributes money for Breast Cancer research and prevention is in the news for withdrawing it's (relatively small) grant from Planned Parenthood.
Janet D. Stemwedel Blogger, Scientific American @docfreeride
RT @drugmonkeyblog: Nothing says "culture of life" any better than this lil beauty. http://t.co/n9Vm7yjI

Manhattan Townhouse Prices Have More Than Doubled In The Past Decade

businessinsider.com — Julie Zeveloff | Feb. 2, 2012, 1:03 PM | 0| Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate is out with two mega-reports today; one looking at Manhattan real estate trends over the past decade and another looking specifically at the market for townhouses in the same time period.
Lois Weiss Real Estate Columnist, New York Post @LoisWeiss
RT @DottieHerman: Manhattan Townhouse Prices Have More Than Doubled In The Past Decade http://t.co/AXzHDtmM via @jonathamiller @douglase ...
Richard Florida Writer, The Atlantic @Richard_Florida
Avg price of Manhattan townhouse increased 116.3% from $2.29 mil in 2002 to million to $4.96 mi in 2011. http://t.co/Stq7Pvi5

Free Alternative To Microsoft Office Adds New Users ... And 'Hackers'

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 2, 2012, 7:08 PM | 1| The next big release of LibreOffice is due out next week, The Document Foundation has promised. It's a victory lap for a small group of developers who left Oracle to try and improve a solid free alternative to Microsoft Office.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
Free Alternative To Microsoft Office Adds New Users ... And 'Hackers' (MSFT) http://t.co/FnqfRTsm

Here's The Real Problem For Facebook's Stock Valuation

businessinsider.com — Henry Blodget | Feb. 2, 2012, 11:23 AM | 0| As discussed in this analysis of Facebook's valuation, the company will face a major problem in sustaining a super-premium price-earnings multiple: The company's business is decelerating rapidly. As the chart below shows, over the past year, Facebook's revenue growth has slowed sharply, from 100%+ to 55% in Q4.
Ryan Chittum Staff Writer, Columbia Journalism Review @ryanchittum
good pt. Facebook growing slower than Apple! RT @hblodget: Here's The Real Problem For Facebook's Stock Valuation $FB http://t.co/NhnZLr9X
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
Here's The Real Problem For Facebook's Stock Valuation $FB http://t.co/Jo4kZ5lG

The iPhone 5 Launches At WWDC This June

businessinsider.com — Dylan Love | Feb. 2, 2012, 5:50 AM | 0| The iPhone 5 will launch at Apple's WWDC event, according to a report by Daiwa Securities cited by DigiTimes. WWDC is Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, held in June each year.
Caroline Kim Web Producer, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo! News @c_kim
The rumors & reports are starting. Good thing I waited. Report: The iPhone 5 Launches At WWDC This June http://t.co/HYUZMLZR
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
Looks like iPhone 5 will be launched in June. So now I have to wait another 5 months to upgrade 3GS http://t.co/BSw12rKc
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
RT @SAI: Here's The Supposed Launch Date For iPhone 5 $AAPL by @_dtl http://t.co/fpcKcwfO

No, Co-Working Space Hacker Dojo Isn't Moving Just Yet

businessinsider.com — Boonsri Dickinson | Feb. 2, 2012, 4:04 PM | 0| Hacker Dojo is struggling to keep up to Mountain View's standards, and as a result, risks getting tossed out of its home. We spoke to David E. Weekly, co-founder of Hacker Dojo, after we found out through AllThingsD that the hacker space isn't up to code.
Boonsri Dickinson Freelance Journalist @boonspoon
RT @hackerdojo: Thanks @SAI and @boonspoon for keeping people updated http://t.co/vzK7vxAV and everybody for your support http://t.co/ya ...

Indianapolis Colts

businessinsider.com — Lorenzo Arguello | Feb. 2, 2012, 5:23 PM | 17| The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL)...
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
RT @BISportsPage: STOP ALL THE CRAZY TALK: Peyton Manning Cleared To Play by @lozotweets http://t.co/QIe6KdB1

The Silicon Valley 100

businessinsider.com — SAI | Feb. 2, 2012, 4:11 PM | 45,541| 2011 was a huge year for Silicon Valley. took over and dropped $12.5 billion on a couple of months later. IPOs finally returned to tech as and found their ways to public markets. The greatest innovator and CEO of his generation left us.
Sarah Lacy Founder and Co-Editor, PandoDaily @sarahcuda
RT @BI_Events: Congratulations @sarahcuda @pandodaily The Silicon Valley 100 http://t.co/5I2VTI5j via @sai

Well, Now We Know What Facebook's Worth -- And It's Not $100 Billion

businessinsider.com — Now that we finally have precise financial information for Facebook, we can get a good sense of what the company is worth. Not as much as some people thought a few weeks ago, before they knew the numbers. ($100+ billion.)
Charles Arthur Technology Editor, Guardian @charlesarthur
Linkage: Well, now we know what Facebook's worth – and it's not $100bn >> Business Insider http://t.co/0TFbWBba #fb
Charles Arthur Technology Editor, Guardian @charlesarthur
RT @hblodget: Well, Now We Know What Facebook's Worth -- And It's Not $100 Billion $FB http://t.co/78ndRKgp <-- great analysis
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
Well, Now We Know What Facebook's Worth -- And It's Not $100 Billion $FB http://t.co/DGjKK0jW

The Silicon Valley 100

businessinsider.com — SAI | Feb. 2, 2012, 4:11 PM | 21| 2011 was a huge year for Silicon Valley. Larry Page took over Google and dropped $12.5 billion on Motorola a couple of months later. IPOs finally returned to tech as Zynga and LinkedIn found their ways to public markets.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
I pushed very hard to get [redacted] into the number 1 slot for the Silicon Valley 100. Good call? http://t.co/iL2djxkn
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
Tip @LinkedIn_Today RT @SAI: The Silicon Valley 100 http://t.co/eKHieRCN

The Next Windows Phone Will Have A LOT In Common With Windows 8

businessinsider.com — Matt Rosoff | Feb. 2, 2012, 3:59 PM | 0| This morning, an internal Microsoft video for partners leaked this morning to PocketNow.com, offering many new details about the next version of Windows Phone.
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
It's True: Windows 8 Will Be At The Heart Of Next Windows Phone $MSFT http://t.co/hiFbBjkR
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
The Next Windows Phone Will Have A LOT In Common With Windows 8 $MSFT http://t.co/hiFbBjkR

Gawker Media Had 35.6 Million Unique Visitors During The Month Of The Great Pageview Experiment

businessinsider.com — Kevin Lincoln | Feb. 2, 2012, 3:45 PM | 1| Nick Denton, Gawker Media CEO/overlord, tweeted earlier today that his network of sites set a new record in January, with 35.6 million unique visitors. That's also up 55% from Gawker's low point in April 2011, immediately following the site's controversial redesign.
Brian Moylan Staff Writer, Gawker @BrianJMoylan
I am @Gawker 's best traffic whore (not really, but I'll take it!) http://t.co/1DyzijD8

Salesforce Made A $200 Million Bet Last Year, And It's Paying Off

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 2, 2012, 2:44 PM | 178| Salesforce.com has been quietly racking up a lot of success for its cloud-for-hire, Heroku. Heroku launched its one millionth live app, the company said. That's some pretty fair progress. Salesforce.com bought Heroku for $212 million in cash in December, 2010.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
Salesforce Made A $200 Million Bet Last Year, And It's Paying Off (CRM) http://t.co/7BUzeKW8

Are Swiss Watch Sales Showing That The Economy's Rolling Over?

Richard Florida Writer, The Atlantic @Richard_Florida
The Swiss Watch Index - Business Insider - http://t.co/u1OKf5S5
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
I just learned three interesting things looking at Swiss watch exports. http://t.co/iG2OVv4j

The first 20 people on Facebook

businessinsider.com — Alyson Shontell | Feb. 1, 2012, 4:58 PM | 17,967| Check out your unique url. It probably looks something like this: http://www.facebook.com /profile.php?id=5500957 See that long number string at the end? That could be the order in which you signed up for Facebook. When Facebook was founded every user was given an ID code.
Jonathan Dube Digital Media Executive @cyberjournalist
The first 20 people on Facebook http://t.co/xGFT6VD7

A Statistical Guide To The People You'll Meet In New York City

businessinsider.com — Gus Lubin and Luke McKenna | Feb. 2, 2012, 1:36 PM | 915| You'll meet all kinds of people in the Big . We decided to track down some interesting statistics about those 8 million New Yorkers plus 49 million annual tourists.
Richard Florida Writer, The Atlantic @Richard_Florida
NYC by the numbers - Business Insider - http://t.co/TEP8G7pe

One Million Fax Machines Recalled After Some Caught Fire

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 2, 2012, 1:37 PM | 1| is recalling over a million fax machines after it received seven reports of fax machines overheating and catching fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said today. These incidents resulted in at least "one instance of significant property damage and one instance of a minor burn injury to a consumer's finger."
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
One Million HP Fax Machines Recalled After Some Caught Fire (HPQ) http://t.co/nql3WVkf

How This Commodities Trader Uses The Same Strategy To Bet On The Super Bowl

businessinsider.com — Boonsri Dickinson | Feb. 2, 2012, 2:02 PM | 1| From his Las Vegas home, John Netto will be watching the Super Bowl in front of eight computer screens -- making sports bets as the plays unfold.
Boonsri Dickinson Freelance Journalist @boonspoon
RT @BISportsPage: How This Commodities Trader Uses The Same Strategy To Bet On The Super Bowl by @boonspoon http://t.co/xfCZCW4c
Boonsri Dickinson Freelance Journalist @boonspoon
RT @clusterstock: How This Commodities Trader Uses The Same Strategy To Bet On The Super Bowl by @boonspoon http://t.co/PquKo43U

The New York Times Company Lost $39.7 Million In 2011

businessinsider.com — Kevin Lincoln | Feb. 2, 2012, 10:00 AM | 202| Company reported its Q4 earnings today, and they lost $39.7 million in 2011, or 27 cents a share, after making $107.7 million in 2010.
Ben Kerschberg Law and Technology Contributor, Forbes.com, Forbes @BenKerschberg
The New York Times Company Lost $39.7 Million In 2011 (NYT) http://t.co/0mhFq01Y

NSFW: Check Out Bloomberg Businessweek's Pornographic Cover On The United-Continental Merger

businessinsider.com — Lisa Du | Feb. 2, 2012, 11:35 AM | 3,247|
Tara Lachapelle Mergers and Acquisitions Columnist, Bloomberg News @taralach
Check Out Bloomberg Businessweek's Pornographic Cover On The United-Continental Merger http://t.co/OlTZycgF via @clusterstock

Dell Hires John Swainson, The CEO Who Saved CA From Itself

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 2, 2012, 12:44 PM | 82| Dell is launching a new software group and has hired former CA CEO John Swainson to lead it. Swainson will serve as the group's president. He is best known as the CEO who lead (formerly known as Computer Associates) from the shambles left by its founder and previous CEO.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
Dell Hires John Swainson, The CEO Who Saved CA From Itself (DELL) http://t.co/K1ta2AzT

Facebook Is A Miracle Of Capitalism

businessinsider.com — Nicholas Carlson | Feb. 2, 2012, 1:15 PM | 0| Because it leads to inequality, capitalism can drive empathetic people into the streets in angry protest. We saw a lot of that last fall. But sometimes, capitalism works miracles. Eight years ago, some kid built a Web site in his dorm.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
Facebook Is A Miracle Of Capitalism http://t.co/PywSjty9

Look At How Much Google Search Has Changed Since 1998

businessinsider.com — Matt Rosoff | Feb. 2, 2012, 1:03 PM | 1| A few weeks ago, Google started packing search results with information from Google+, the social network it introduced last summer. Competitors like Twitter were furious at being suddenly demoted in search results, and some Internet pundits complained that Google was now delivering worse results than Microsoft Bing.
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
Look At How Much Google Search Has Changed Since 1998 $GOOG http://t.co/EbOalfy9

10 Stunning Objects Made From Ugly Computer Parts

businessinsider.com — Julie Bort | Feb. 2, 2012, 11:00 AM | 0| Globally, consumers threw away 41.5 million tons of electronics in 2011. Unless something changes, by 2016 we'll be tossing out 93.5 million tons.
Julie Bort Community Editor, Network World @Julie188
Amazing what you can do with old computer junk: 10 Stunning Objects Made From Ugly Computer Parts via @sai http://t.co/vo1rJnLP

IT'S OFFICIAL: The Hussman And ECRI Recession Warnings Are Invalidated

businessinsider.com — New Deal democrat, The Bonddad Blog | Feb. 2, 2012, 10:46 AM | 0| The two primary proponents of the view that a new recession is beginning have been ECRI and John Hussman.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Last paragraph is key. Maybe latest data hasn't been stellar, but exact opposite of recessionary. http://t.co/hcWU1Qrn
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
ECRI, Hussman now almost certainly wrong about recession. http://t.co/hcWU1Qrn

STUDY: Republicans Have Less Sex, But Way More Orgasms

businessinsider.com — Jordan Teicher | Feb. 2, 2012, 10:42 AM | 0| In a sneak peak of Match.com's second annual Singles in America survey, obtained exclusively by Jessica Bennett at The Daily Beast, conservative Republicans reported the highest frequency of orgasms. They also reported the least amount of sex.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
O! RT @bi_politics: STUDY: Republicans Have Less Sex, But Way More Orgasms by @teicherj http://t.co/UXgh88MX

UGH: Ben Bernanke Says The Worst Possible Thing In His New Testimony

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 2, 2012, 10:03 AM | 1| In his testimony, Ben Bernanke basically endroses the "US-could-be-Greece" line. Even the prospect of unsustainable deficits has costs, including an increased possibility of a sudden fiscal crisis.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
If Richard Koo were reading Bernanke's testimony right now, he'd call it "indecent." http://t.co/xdaVQYkE
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
UGH: Ben Bernanke says the worst possible thing in his testimony today. http://t.co/xdaVQYkE

The New York Times Company Lost $39.7 Million In 2011

businessinsider.com — Kevin Lincoln | Feb. 2, 2012, 10:00 AM | 0| The New York Times Company reported its Q4 earnings today, and they lost $39.7 million in 2011, or 27 cents a share, after making $107.7 million in 2010.
Shane O'Neill Senior Online Writer, CIO.com, CIO @smoneill
RT @businessinsider: The New York Times Company Lost $39.7 Million In 2011 $NYT by @KTLincoln http://t.co/hUZv9nmr

Team Romney Is So Confident, Now They're Just Screwing With Republicans

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 2, 2012, 9:49 AM | 0| The knock on Romney is that he's a fake conservative, and has to try really hard to pretend to be one. But now that he's obviously in the driver's seat in the race for the GOP nomination, Romney and his people are just screwing with Republicans for the fun of it.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
So basically, Mitt Romney is just f**king with Republicans now. http://t.co/OA0tAwUE

Kelly Evans

businessinsider.com — Julia La Roche | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:40 AM | 4,280| The Wall Street Journal's superstar economics reporter Kelly Evans is leaving the newspaper to join CNBC. While at the Journal, Evans wrote the "Ahead of the Tape" column and hosted the daily "News Hub" program on .com.
John Carney Senior Editor, CNBC @carney
RT @SallyPancakes: Here's Everything We Know About Kelly Evans, CNBC's Brand New Star Reporter http://t.co/EtQi2wdX via @clusterstock

There's A Huge Spread On Wall Street's Least Favorite Lawyer, Preet Bharara, In This Week's Time Magazine

businessinsider.com — Linette Lopez | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:53 AM | 0| The last time we were in the presence of Preet, he responded to one journalists' question by looking at them stone-faced, and responding tersely: "I will not be answering questions beyond what is written in the complaint."
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
This magazine cover is becoming a bit cliche, no? http://t.co/NTO109LN

This Chart Gives Definitive Proof Of Age Discrimination In America

businessinsider.com — Gus Lubin | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:57 AM | 0| Every year that you age past 25 will make it harder for you to find a job soon after getting laid off. The relationship between age and long-term unemployment is shockingly strong, as seen in the following chart from Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative.
Zach Fox Reporter, SNL Financial @ZachFoxSNL
Not definitive, higher-paid less willing to take any job MT @clusterstock Definitive Proof Of Age Discrimination http://t.co/VzAipHxt

Crummy Credit? You Can Still Score One Of These Cards

businessinsider.com — Jeanine Skowronski, The Street | Feb. 2, 2012, 12:08 AM | 620| Premium rewards cards and low annual percentage rates are typically reserved for the credit elite, but growing competition has led many issuers to widen their target market.
Jeanine Skowronski Reporter, MainStreet, The Street @JeanineSko
RT @BI_contributors Here Are The Best Credit Cards You Can Still Get With A Crummy Credit Score http://t.co/AW9FF6ig

Kelly Evans

businessinsider.com — Julia La Roche | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:40 AM | 0| The Wall Street Journal's superstar economics reporter Kelly Evans is leaving the newspaper to join CNBC. While at the Journal, Evans wrote the "Ahead of the Tape" column and hosted the daily "News Hub" program on WSJ.com.
Carl Quintanilla Co-Anchor, Squawk Box, CNBC @carlquintanilla
RT @clusterstock Here's Everything We Know About @KellyEvans, The Soon-To-Be Star On CNBC http://t.co/qIhkpD5k

This Incredible List Of Golf Rules From WWII England Tells You What To Do If You Get Attacked By Nazis While Playing

businessinsider.com — Tony Manfred | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:38 AM | 0| Richmond Golf Club in Surrey, England didn't let a few Nazi bombs ruin the fun for players during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Instead of suspending play, the club drew up a list of seven rules to regulate play during and after enemy attacks.
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
However, if the explosion merely screws up your swing, you only get a drop after a one stroke penalty. http://t.co/oiZMoWJU
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
You get a free drop if your ball gets moved by an exploding bomb. http://t.co/oiZMoWJU

LIVE: FACEBOOK'S IPO FILING IS HERE

businessinsider.com — Nicholas Carlson | Feb. 1, 2012, 4:48 PM | 0| Darren McCollester / Getty Images Facebook just filed an S1 with the SEC announcing its intention to sell shares to the public. The filing contains all sorts of long held secrets about the company.
Mark Glaser Executive Editor, PBS MediaShift, PBS @mediatwit
Tidbits from Facebook's IPO filing, including a profit of $1 billion in 2011: http://t.co/18AUvCrA
Dylan Byers Political Media Reporter, Politico @DylanByers
RT @businessinsider: LIVE: FACEBOOK'S IPO FILING IS HERE by @nichcarlson http://t.co/3gqalajK
Matt Rosoff West Coast Editor @MattRosoff
FB earned exactly $1.000B on $3.711B in sales last year. http://t.co/aLQ9H24x
Nicholas Carlson Deputy Editor, Business Insider @nichcarlson
LIVE: FACEBOOK'S IPO FILING IS HERE http://t.co/XoW937z0

Good News For Workers: Wages Tick Up As Productivity Slows Down

businessinsider.com — Eric Platt | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:30 AM | 7| Nonfarm productivity increased by 0.7 percent during the fourth quarter while unit labor costs surged 1.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced this morning. Analysts polled by Bloomberg forecast fourth quarter productivity increasing 0.8% in the fourth quarter, with unit labor costs growing at the same rate.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Good news for workers: Productivity slows down, and wages tick up. http://t.co/ZlilCKjs

Initial Jobless Claims FALL To 367K, Beating Expectations

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 2, 2012, 8:24 AM | 0| The hot number of the day: Initial jobless claims. Analysts expect 371K, down a touch from 377K. A couple weeks the numbers were closer to the 350K range, so the tiny uptick isn't great news, though we're still in fairly benign shape here.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Initial Claims FALL To 367K (Analysts expected 371K) http://t.co/kuRXLjBm

We Found Some Good News In The January Layoffs Report

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 2, 2012, 7:40 AM | 1| The Challenger Job Cuts report just came out, and it was pretty meh. Cuts were characteristically heavy for January. Last month, the nation's employers announced plans to cut 53,486 jobs from their payrolls.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
January layoffs report. Pretty mediocre, but one bit of good news. http://t.co/ltHT5zDm

There Are 4 Plausible Reasons Lab Fees Vary So Much These Days

businessinsider.com — Noelia de la Cruz | Feb. 1, 2012, 4:30 PM | 38| Lab test fees are an unavoidable and frustrating expense. Adding to the headache are the extra costs you might incur due to simple errors, which occur in more than 80 percent of all medical bills, according to Medical Billing Advocates of America.
January W. Payne Web Content Editor, International Medical News Group @januarypayne
There Are 4 Good Reasons Why Your Medical Lab Test Fees Vary http://t.co/u3lyLvZB via @editions

Here Comes The Groundhog Decision...

businessinsider.com — Simone Foxman | Feb. 2, 2012, 7:12 AM | 0| If you believe that a groundhog can predict the weather. According to the lore, if Puxatawney Phil-the most prominent groundhog who lives in Puxatawney, PA, and is designated to be the decider for such things-leaves his burrow and doesn't immediately run back inside spring will come early.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
BREAKING: GROUNDHOG SEES HIS SHADOW. http://t.co/Aa8YOZmM
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
They're opening his door now. http://t.co/Aa8YOZmM
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
RT @SimoneFoxman: Here Comes The Groundhog Decision... http://t.co/SLqkXgjK

CHART OF THE DAY: The Age Of Permanent QE

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 2, 2012, 7:07 AM | 0| In a new note, Spyros Andreopoulos at Morgan Stanley takes a big picture look at central bank balance sheets, and what he calls the "coming of age" of QE. Whereas at first, central banks use their balance sheets surgically -- e.g.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
PERMANENT QE. http://t.co/GJirKpMC

Meet The New Driver Of Global Demand These Days

businessinsider.com — Joe Weisenthal | Feb. 2, 2012, 6:50 AM | 0| 2 makes a trend, so we think it's interesting that in looking at far-flung exports data, it's the US (!) that's proving to be the bastion of resiliency and demand. Back on January 25 we noted how Japanese exports were pretty mediocre, but that in the US they were firming.
Joe Weisenthal Editor, Business Insider @TheStalwart
Guess which country is driving global demand these days. http://t.co/QjhAssfy