iPhone App Rank Manipulated

Finance Yahoo – A disturbing image allegedly showing a worker manipulating App Store rankings has gone viral, giving us a rare glimpse into the world of fake app ratings and downloads. The photo, which was originally uploaded to social media site Weibo with the...

What You Earn for Life is Likely Set Before Age 30

Newser – Those who like predicting how much they’ll have by the time they retire may want to peruse the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest research. The bank’s report, which analyzed the careers of 5 million workers over four decades,...

Investors Fear Bitcoin Ponzi

CNBC – Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange MyCoin has allegedly shut its doors and stolen HKD 3 billion ($386.9 million) in the process. The South China Morning Post reported Monday that 30 MyCoin clients approached a local lawmaker with complaints that the company...

The Real Value of $100 in Metropolitan Areas

Tax Foundation recently published a map showing how far $100 would take you in different states. For example, in states with low costs of living, like Arkansas, $100 had the same sort of purchasing power that $115 would have in an average state. A lot of requests were...

Inching Forward

Eye On Housing – The number of US metropolitan areas that have returned to or exceeded their last normal level of housing and economic health increased to 63 (out of 351) from 60 last quarter. The NAHB/First American Leading Markets Index rose one point to .90...

German Brothels are Booming

Business Insider – A jump in the Swiss franc against the euro, which threatens to push the country’s economy into recession, is boosting trade in brothels across the border in Germany. Those who earn wages in francs have been streaming into neighboring...
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