The British Virgin Islands is trying to prove it’s not a tax haven — campaigners aren’t buying it
By Camilla Hodgson From Business Insider Transparency and tax campaigners are clashing with officials from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) over a new report claiming the Caribbean islands are not a tax haven. The report, written by Capital Economics and…
A giant crack in Antarctic ice is ‘days or weeks’ from breaking off a Delaware-size iceberg
By Dave Mosher from Business Insider A giant crack in one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves is about to break off a Delaware-size block of ice. The crack in the ice shelf, called Larsen C, has forked toward the Southern…
Here’s why regulators need to get serious about bitcoin
By Maria Terekhova From Business Insider This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Fintech Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please go to Business Insider story web link below As bitcoin’s price skyrockets and popular demand increases, some of…
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January is ‘divorce month’ — a lawyer breaks down the top signs a marriage is about to dissolve
By Emmie Martin From Business Insider It’s divorce season. The antithesis to December’s engagement season, divorce filings begin to spike in January, peaking in February and March. But it’s not the gloomy weather that does couples in. It’s the post-holiday…
US best fast-food chain
The 25 best fast-food chains in America right now By Mary Hanbury America’s best fast food chains Flickr/Laine Trees Americans can’t get enough fast food, which is why it represents a $238 billion and growing industry in the US, according…
Scientists are about to find out how Silicon Valley’s LSD habit really affects productivity
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider According to Amanda Feilding, one tenth of what’s considered a full dose of LSD is enough to make her feel “sparkly.” As the founder and director of the UK-based nonprofit Beckley Foundation, Feilding has spent…
Facebook could launch two dozen ‘TV-like’ original shows in June
By Mariella Moon From engadget Facebook might be getting ready to make its video dreams a reality: According to Business Insider, the social network plans to launch two dozen original shows in June. Its no secret that the company has…
Why has trust in media collapsed? Look at actions of WSJ, Yahoo, Business Insider and Slate.
By GLENN GREENWALD From The Intercept LAST WEEK, WE published documents that definitively debunked and disproved a claim that numerous media outlets had circulated and affirmed for years: that Edward Snowden lied about where he was during his first 11 days in…
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Qatar Airways is retaliating against the US laptop ban by offering some passengers an unprecedented perk
By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider Qatar Airways is taking on the US government’s ban on large electronics with a rather ingenious solution — loaner laptops. On Thursday, the Doha-based airline announced that business class passengers on board its flights…
Meet Hitler-obsessed drug smuggler
Meet the cocaine-addled, Hitler-obsessed drug smuggler who tried to take down Pablo Escobar By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Pablo Escobar is remembered as the face of the Medellin cartel, the Colombian criminal organization that flooded the world with cocaine…
