Money & Power

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Million Dollar Car Crash in Japan


An outing of luxury sports car enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together.

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Facebook IPO: A Rookie Investor Trap


Facebook is reportedly looking to raise $10-billion (U.S.) in an IPO that could arrive as soon as April 2012, but retail investors should be wary of wading in the first chance they get.

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Magic Johnson Wants to Buy the L.A. Dodgers


At a time when Major League Baseball wants to restore the Los Angeles Dodgers’ brand following years of damage under the ownership of Frank McCourt, Earvin “Magic” Johnson — arguably the most popular athlete in the city’s history — is a major player in a group that wants to buy the team.

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Black Mafia Family’s Big Meech Interview


Senior Editor of Hip Hop Weekly magazine & the author of Raised By Wolves, Cavario H. has a conversation with Big Meech about various elements of the streets, music & much more. Take the JUMP to hear from the BMF boss.

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Heavy MMA | Lorenzo Fertitta


In 2001 UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta was contacted by his childhood friend Dana White about purchasing the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He quickly took the opportunity, making the purchase a month later. Zuffa was immediately co-founded with brother Frank Fertitta III to establish an entity to manage the assets of the newly acquired Mixed Martial Arts promotion organization.

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Netflix is Going Down Hard


It was only a few months ago that Netflix’s share price was flirting with $300 and the company was on an insane growth trajectory with nothing standing in its way. Unfortunately, Netflix became its own worst enemy.

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Netherlands Glass House


What a beauty — a Netherlands glass house designed by 123DV. This cool glass wall house focuses as much on the “out” as on the “in,” an outdoor living house plan that brings together the best of both worlds with a seamless style, thanks to the frameless floor-to-ceiling windows and concrete floors – a refined extension of the outdoors, only on the other side of the glass.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Shwood Handcrafted Wooden Eyewear


Based in Portland, Oregon Shwood creates handcrafted wooden eyewear using fine exotic hardwoods. Shwood’s in-house manufacturing process merges precision technology with classic skilled craftsmanship to create a timeless art form. Every step from veneering and precision lens cutting, to shaping and finishing is conducted in our own Portland-based workshop to promise an entirely handcrafted eyewear piece.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

WiseWords | Payfirma CEO Michael Gokturk


Michael founded one of Canada’s most successful and rapidly growing finance companies, VersaPay Corp. which was the #1 company in Canada on the 2009 PROFIT HOT 50 List. He left VersaPay to found Payfirma, and is a true start-up innovator fostering creativity in the workplace, encouraging nothing short of excellence from his team.

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

The Holstee Manifesto


“Between twitter, tumblr and the whole wide blogosphere, the Holstee Manifesto has been posted over 100,000 times. This Manifesto is one of the first things we created after quitting our jobs to start Holstee. It continues to be a reminder of whats important in life.”