Smoking bans have transformed the prison economy, reports Gorilla Convict Seth Ferranti. By: Seth Ferranti Article Reprint As tobacco bans have spread across prisons nationwide, cigarettes have grown into a contraband item of choice, rivaling illegal and
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Michael Jackson Earns More Money from the Grave Than Any Living Musician
BY: John “Hennry” Harris Article Reprint Forbes magazine just released a report revealing that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has earned more money in the past year than other musician, dead or alive. The Jackson estate has
Read moreThe Trouble With JPMorgan: BlackRock And Neuberger Berman To Get $5.75 Billion, Similar to Settlement With Bank of America
By Christopher Harress Article Reprint JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) could be poised to settle another mortgage lawsuit just days after reaching a tentative $13 billion agreement to settle a series of lawsuits and investigations with the U.S.
Read moreCollege Tuition Increases Slow, but Government Aid Falls
Students Continue to Suffer From a Cycle of Rising Costs and Debt By:Douglas Belkin and Caroline Porter Article Reprint After decades of rampant growth, the rate of tuition increases at U.S. colleges and universities has
Read moreU.S. jobless rate drops to 7.2%
Employers add 148,000 jobs in September, falling short of expectations chicagotribune.com Article Reprint U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in September, falling short of the 180,000 expected, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.2 percent,
Read moreApple Preparing 65-Inch TV for Release in 2014, Analyst Says
By: Mariko Yasu Article Reprint Apple Inc. (AAPL) will probably start selling ultra-high definition televisions with 65- and 55-inch screens during the fourth quarter of next year, according to a Tokyo-based analyst at Advanced Research
Read moreBodies Double as Cash Machines With U.S. Income Lagging: Economy
By: Victoria Stilwell Article Reprint Hair, breast milk and eggs are doubling as automated teller machines for some cash-strapped Americans such as April Hare. Out of work for more than two years and facing
Read moreArian Foster’s Personal Stock Offering Sounds Like Bullshit
By:Kyle Wagner Article Reprint Arian Foster is partnering with a company called Fantex Holdings to offer you, the grotesque fan, a chance to buy a minority stake in his future earnings. It’s a not-all-that-shocking-but-come-on-still-what-the-hell kind
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