The latest report from the Federal Reserve on student loan debt includes a map that shows us how this debt is distributed among the individual states. It appears that it’s the young residents of Washington DC that take out more student loans than students/graduates of any other state. This also tells us that DC may [...]

A 33-year-old woman from London says she is unable to work due to constant harassment from fellow employees about her good looks. Laura Fernee cannot keep a job because she finds herself constantly being complimented and hit on due to the fact that she’s extremely attractive. Fernee, who has a PhD in an unspecified scientific [...]

New research from Morgan Stanley suggests that YouTube could be a $20 billion business within as little as seven years. Analysts at Morgan Stanley are estimating that YouTube will rake in $4 billion in gross revenue and $711 million in operating income in 2013 alone. Based on these projections, the firm predicts that by 2020, [...]

In an investigation, the U.S. Senate has determined that Apple was able to avoid paying billions in income taxes by keeping money in off-shore accounts and not declaring tax residency in any country. The report found that out of the $145 billion Apple rakes in, the tech powerhouse keeps $102 billion for itself. Apple avoided [...]

Congratulations to the college graduates of 2013, the most indebted graduating class in history. Though this class has more job prospects than other recent graduates, the average student-loan debt for a student who received a bachelor’s degree in 2013 is an earth-shattering $30,000. Less than 20 years ago, the average student debt was half that [...]

Thanks to some newly introduced private sector regulations from the Mexican government, Bill Gates has dethroned Mexican mobile phone tycoon Carlos Slim, regaining the title of the world’s richest man. Just yesterday, Bloomberg revealed Gates’ personal fortune at $72.7 billion. The Microsoft founder hasn’t held the rank as richest man on Earth since 2007. Carlos [...]