Jimmy Wong Saves the Internet

Jimmy Wong Saves the Internet

Jimmy Wong Saves the Internet

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:25 PM PDT

It seems like a great time to be a bully. When I was a kid, even the most productive bullies could o


The Big Idea: A New Stock Exchange

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:24 PM PDT

In this issue of Forbes, just posted online, a former Nasdaq vice chairman named David Weild says in


Any New Orleans readers out there?

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PDT

If so, I?m coming to town and will be speaking about my book, The Futures, at the Barnes &


Australian admiral calls time on drunken sailors (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Australian navy chief Vice-Admiral Russ Crane on Thursday demanded an end to the service's booze culture, warning of mandatory breath-tests and curfews on shore leave.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian navy chief Vice-Admiral Russ Crane on Thursday demanded an end to the service's booze culture, warning of mandatory breath-tests and curfews on shore leave.

VIDEO: Nato members debate over Libya

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PDT

Nato members are debating who should lead the intervention in Libya as the United States, France and Britain lead air strikes.


Police targeted in Pakistan suicide attack

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:45 PM PDT

At least five people are killed and dozens injured in an attack on a police station in the northwest of the country.


Libyan troops target rebels after air force 'destroyed' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:10 PM PDT

Libyan rebels play football at the last check point before the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiya. Libyan forces pounded rebel cities with tank fire forcing civilians to flee as a top British officer said Moamer Kadhafi's air force had been almost obliterated.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - Libyan forces pounded rebel cities with tank fire forcing civilians to flee as a top British officer said Moamer Kadhafi's air force had been almost obliterated.

Car bombing at police station kills 5 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:26 PM PDT

A policeman and relatives assist a man, injured in a rocket attack, after he arrived at a hospital for treatment in Quetta in Pakistan's Balochistan province March 23, 2011. At least four people including two traffic policemen were killed and 17 others wounded in a rocket attack in Quetta on Wednesday, police said, Pakistan's Dawn news reported. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)AP - A suicide car bomber targeted a police station in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least five people, police said. About two dozen people were also wounded in the attack in the Doaba town of the Hangu district, senior police official Rashid Khan said.

Was Taylor the biggest star ever?

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Like other diminutive people -- Alexander the Great and Napoleon come to mind -- Elizabeth Taylor loomed large and lived even larger. I think of her as one of the two Elizabeths who ruled the 20th century.

Gadaffi's Best Friend in Europe (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:38 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - Silvio Berlusconi is a friend of Gaddafi's and says he can convince the dictator to go into exile. Barbie Latza Nadeau on the ploy to protect Italy's business interests in Libya.


Global food scare widens from Japan nuclear plant (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Members of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces gather for a briefing in the snow in Tarou, north of Morika, in Iwate prefecture, 12 days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami. The grim toll of dead and missing from Japan's monster quake and tsunami on March 11 topped 25,000, as hundreds of thousands remained huddled in evacuation shelters and fears grew in Tokyo over water safety.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Australia, Canada and Singapore joined a list of countries shunning Japanese food imports as radioactive steam wafted anew from a disaster-struck nuclear plant, straining nerves in Tokyo.

Government Cloud Computing on Forbes?

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:17 PM PDT

The US Federal Government is moving with surprising speed into the brave new world of cloud computin


Proposed Canadian Budget Renews Funding for ecoENERGY Retrofit Program ??? Stocks to Watch

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:33 PM PDT

On March 22, the Conservative Canadian federal government released its proposed 2011 budget. The bi


Why US Oil Rigs Left Gulf of Mexico for Brazil

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Oil rigs have been leaving the Gulf of Mexico because of costs affiliated with new regulations post-


New Zealand Averts New Recession

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:46 PM PDT

New Zealand narrowly avoided a fresh recession in the fourth quarter and most economists are guardedly optimistic about the economy's prospects in the second half of this year.


Our Strategic Petroleum Opportunity

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Sell the oil and use the proceeds to re-link the dollar to gold.


Score Your Organization to Improve Decision Effectiveness

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:41 PM PDT

A Bain & Company survey of almost 800 companies demonstrates that high-quality decision making a


$105 oil: 'the perfect storm'

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Tensions in the Middle East and Libya show no signs of abating. Japan is dealing with post-earthquake rebuilding and major nuclear issues. And the U.S. is entering prime driving season.

Mystery Deepens over Deadly Jerusalem Bus Bomb (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Time.com - One person dies after four pounds of homemade explosives detonate in the Holy City. Meanwhile, Israel and militants in Gaza engage in a dangerous tit-for-tat


N.Korea donates $100,000 for Japan quake relief (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:56 PM PDT

Local residents walk among destroyed houses and debris in the tsunami-damaged city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture. North Korea has donated $100,000 for relief efforts in Japan, according to state media.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - North Korea has donated $100,000 for relief efforts in Japan after it was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami, according to state media.
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