This morning The New York Times published a brutally honest account from former Goldman Sach’s employee Greg Smith, who quit the established firm today. Smith criticized the company for its loss of culture, deeming it as an environment that is “as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it.”
The Twitter-verse was abuzz with the New York Times op-ed in which a Goldman Sachs employee vents about his company and reasons for leaving.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica, for nearly a quarter of a millenium the English-speaking world's singular authority on virtually all disciplines, will no longer publish a paper edition as one of the most revered icons of the pre-digital world morphs into so many gigabytes.
Madonna's daughter, Lourdes, will not be the only one in the family with a fashion line. Madonna herself is launching a shoe line.
Carmelo Anthony told reporters on Wednesday that he doesn't want a trade.
Apple has found itself in a little problem with the law. Siri not on New iPad? Siri gets Apple in trouble in this classic suspense thriller brought to you by the IBTIMES. OK, we are obviously enjoying this a little bit too much. Anyway, this man in New York who recently bought an iPhone 4S, has sued Apple because he believes Siri does not work the same way it does in commercials (a true patriot this guy, hats off to you).
Greg Smith, a.k.a. the modern-day Jerry Maguire, quit his job on Wednesday. This wouldn't be news if Smith weren't an executive director for Goldman Sachs, and nobody would have batted an eyelash if didn't publicly blast his company in a New York Times op-ed. But he was. And he did.
Is Kim Kardashian Hollywood's Public Enemy No. 1? Celebrities from Jon Hamm to Ray J to Daniel Craig have all voiced their detestation of the 31-year-old. As more and more legitimately talented Hollywood stars do the same, it is unlikely that her reputation can be salvaged.
Global warming is going to affect several coastal states in the U.S., as the sea level is projected to rise up to 8 inches in the coming decades, according to a new study.
Segel will next appear in Jeff, Who Lives at Home.
Mike D'Antoni may be fired any day now. Is Phil Jackson the Knicks next head coach?
Brandon Marshall has been named in a police report alleging that he hit a woman outside a New York City nightclub this past weekend.
It's time to get in line as Apple has announced that the new iPad will be in stores around the world at 8 a.m. local time on Friday.
James 'Whitey' Bulger's accomplice is expected to plead guilty to charges of helping him evade police capture for nearly 16 years.
People who eat a lot of red meat are more likely to die at any given time than those who go light on the burgers and hot dogs, a new study suggests.
Carmel Anthony wants out of New York, according to the New York Post.
One of the oldest neighborhoods in Manhattan may soon get closer to nature. SHoP Architects and mall operator Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE:HHC) unveiled an emerald proposal for the Pier 17 mall on the South Street Seaport last Thursday that will ease the historic district into the present.
The show is expected to provide facts about the most intriguing part of the incident that how the “unsinkable” ship broke apart before plunging into the icy waters of the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912.
In a resignation letter published in the New York Times, Greg Smith said he was disgusted at how the Wall Street firm valued making money from clients over trying to help them. But Goldman and its chief executive said the ex-executive's criticisms weren't reflective of the firm.
The frequent runner-up urged supporters to help him beat presumptive front-runner Romney. Now is the time to pull together, Santorum said. We are campaigning everywhere there are delegates because we are going to win this nomination before the convention.
Rick Santorum is winning the hearts of Republican conservatives but the cold realities of time and math are working against his presidential election effort.
China and Arab countries have agreed to reach a political solution for the ongoing Syrian crisis, Chinese envoy Zhang Ming said Tuesday after talks in Egypt with Arab league officials. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council member nations are boosting the efforts to end the Syrian political unrest.
