Andy Dunn, CEO of Bonobos, is on a mission to end “khaki diaper butt” — and it’s possible he might upend men’s retail on the way
It’s a Deal: Free Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Today
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Haagen-Dazs ice cream shops are dishing out one free scoop per customer today, May 18, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (thanks FatWallet). Find the nearest shop here.
Post-LeBron, NBA Playoff Tickets Are Half-Price
If LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, ticket prices sold on the black market would have averaged $349 for the Cavs home games. But now that it’s a match-up of the Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics, tickets are expected to be resold for a bit under $160, on average.
New “Business Models”: Entrepreneurial Lessons from Preachers, Prostitutes, and Cockroaches
Whether you’re actually starting up a business or not, everyone can and should take a more entrepreneurial approach as to how business is conducted nowadays. And you can take entrepreneurial cues from creatures that have managed to survive, prosper, and multiply for centuries under incredibly difficult circumstances. There are some …
New Debit Card, Credit Card Laws Will Save Consumers $5 Billion This Year
Holy moly! Thanks to restrictions put into place in 2009 and 2010 that limit how and when fees can be assessed on debit and credit card accounts, banks are expecting to collect $5 billion less in fees this year. For consumers, this should mean money in the bank—and what do you know, the money is actually yours, not the banks’.
Is KC Firm New King of Wall Street?
Last week, it was big news when the four Wall Street firms (Goldman, Citi, Bank of America and JP Morgan) announced that they had gone the entire first quarter of 2010 without a down day on their trading desks. Look Mom, no losses. Some were skeptical. Called Wall Street a fixed game. Well turns out a perfect quarter is not such a great …
How Vulnerable Are Stocks to Euro’s Dive?
The weakness of the U.S. stock market over the past week reflects investor uncertainty over how to process each new chapter in Europe’s debt crisis. Contagion is a big worry, and some even mention the USA as a possible domino given its big debt load. The more immediate concern, though, is a collapsing euro, a risk driven home again on …
It’s a Deal: Free Wine Tuesday Evening at P.F. Chang’s
To celebrate its new house wine, Vineyard 518 (a number than supposedly means “I will prosper”), restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s is giving a free glass to every customer of age on May 18 (or 5/18) at 5:18 p.m.
Are we going to get rid of the mortgage interest deduction?
Last week Shaun Donovan, who runs the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said that it might make sense to modify the mortgage interest tax deduction. Sacrilege! Giving people a tax break for buying a house is one of the great middle class subsidies. Donovan knew he was on shaky ground when he said it, and did plenty to hedge. …
Cheapskate Wisdom from … Thomas Jefferson
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Unemployment by the Numbers
Here are some stats of interest to people who are without jobs, who live or know people who are without jobs, or who could be without jobs in the near future. Does that cover everybody?
Congress mans up on rating agency reform
[Editor’s note: I wrote a story for Time.com, which is now being funneled here, to the Curious Capitalist. I might have assumed a bit more knowledge had I known it was going to wind up with you, dear readers.]
Credit ratings companies played a key role in the financial crisis by blessing the packages of sliced-and-diced mortgages that …