Worked on Wall Street for five years after living in Japan for two. Currently a proud New Yorker and senior at St. John's University where he is studying journalism. He has also covered breaking news for the NY Daily News.
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Much fanfare has been made about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s considerable wealth this election cycle. Where would he stand among the ten wealthiest if elected into office?
Mariano Rivera is the greatest closer in baseball history. His career may be over, but he forever changed the art of pitching.
How do you pick which city to live in? Sometimes, it's the small personal interactions that can make that decision for you.
The Kentucky Derby has always been about big hats, pretty ponies, and mint juleps, but this year's Running of the Roses will mean so much more to the multi-billion dollar horse industry.
It's 2012. How come prime-time television shows still lack successful female characters?
Football is a violent sport, athletes know the risk going into the league but they still choose to play. Instead of blaming the league, we should be pointing our collective finger at the players.
What a difference preparation makes. Paul Clement was as smooth as Solicitor General Donald Verrilli was nervous. Clement successfully argued why the bill is unconstitutional.
Verrilli was instantly thrown on the defensive, when Justice Alito asked him if he thought there was a market for burial services and he said Yes, he may as well have walked into a brick wall.
Solicitor General Verrilli had to defend himself almost from the beginning. It just wasn't his day.
There is no honor in overstaying a welcome. Eleven long years, billions of dollars, and un-ending blunders in the Graveyard of Empires means that it is time for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan.
The stock market has recovered, yet state and local pensions spending is growing. The reason? Public pension funds guarantee high investment returns regardless of how markets actually perform.
Backed by various socialist and far-left radical organizations, Occupy Rochester makes one last attempt for real change. Aside from a few fans on Facebook, no one really noticed.
Santorum has flip-flopped again, this time in regards to his 1996 endorsement of Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter’s failed presidential run. This is becoming a problem.
With all the furor lately about pink slime, there seems to be confusion as to what exactly it is. People are jumping on this bandwagon like it’s Kony 2012 all over again.
If you plan to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, here are a few reasons why drinking yourself silly isn't the best way to go about it.
Dimon has made it clear that he does not want his employees to “seek advantage” from “Muppetgate.” Though many may see this as honor among thieves, I see it as the logical thing to do.
Many people dream of leaving their job in a blaze of glory. Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith not only lived out this fantasy, but he did it in the New York Times.
Employment is better than expected, the weather's been great, and 3 other reasons things are looking up in 2012.
All government officials are issued an e-mail account, Romney decided instead to use a Hotmail account for most of his correspondence, which is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
Though the jobs data is great news, there are some troublesome trends that should not be overlooked.
Yelp is everywhere, now they're also on Wall Street.
Millennials are starting to make their marks in the world of business and politics.
Several years of loose monetary policy under Republican and Democratic administrations are a prime culprit in rising commodity prices.
While it’s good that Douglas has gone as far as he has in this PSA to clarify that Gordon Gekko was indeed the villain, it will do little to address the issue of fraud in the financial industry.
Movies and video games have long been used in military recruitment, Act of Valor will be no different.
Colvin told the world of the atrocities that were unfolding in Syria.
Applying lessons about impactful oratory reveals why Obama is such a tour de force and shows what the GOP must do to beat him in 2012.
Fox News personalities have a history of making controversial remarks. As ratings go higher, these comments are becoming more and more outrageous. Where is the journalistic integrity?
Republican presidential candidate Santorum has taken fear mongering to a new level. Claiming Iran will use its nuclear program to attack the US is reckless and reprehensible.
Chris Brown performed at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, just three years after he was arrested for felony battery on his then girlfriend Rihanna.
Jeremy Lin is the biggest name to come out of Harvard since Barack Obama. It's Linsanity in New York City!
With shrinking compensation pools, attrition and a negative public opinion of the financial industry; is going into finance the right career choice? That depends on what you want out of it.
Because of Romney's successful career in private equity as the head of Bain Capital, this election has raised the question: Are private equity and venture capital firms bad for the economy?
Ten years ago, President George W. Bush named Iran, Iraq, and North Korea to his "Axis of Evil." What has become of the isolated regimes since?
In a stunning turn of events, Newt Gingrich announced that Richard Branson and Mitt Romney will head up the team that will help America build the first base on the moon.
According to Smart Politics, Obama's State of the Union Addresses rank as three of the six most simplistically written of all time.
With the Texas Rangers in 2000, baseball star Alex Rodriguez earned higher than the 2000 median household income with each swing of his bat. Are America's top athletes grossly overpaid?
In his Tuesday night speech, Obama only brushed on the college debt crisis.
Tough and enthusiastic language molded to appeal to the average American made this State of the Union one to remember.
The president covered many topics and had many ideas, the economy was naturally one of his main focal points. I’m not quite sure he really met the challenge.
Join us live as we analyze what Obama is saying at his third State of the Union.
Mitt Romney has finally released his tax returns. They came exactly as advertised.
Paterno was a great coach. But he was an awful person for his involvement in the Sandusky sex scandal. In any eulogy for the former Penn State coach, this fact should trump all others.
Newt Gingrich released his 2010 tax returns and turned the heat up on Mitt Romney by portraying him as a vulture capitalist making millions off the backs of layoffs.
Facebook's long-anticipated IPO has been announced for late May, and it is looking to raise $10 billion at a $100 billion investment. Here's why its stock may be a good investment.
A number of Wall Street banks are mulling pay freezes and pay cuts. This may calm public outcry, but is bad for the financial industry.
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 is a declaration of war on the very people the government is supposed to protect.
As Facebook's Initial Public Offering approaches, we examine how worthwhile an investment in the social media network giant is for interested buyers.
Ryan Gorman Facebook may obtain 85% of its revenue from advertising, but that is not even a fraction of what GOOG makes. With it's limited audience, FB ads have proven to be ineffective at best, if not a total loss for most national advertisers. GM just can...