Results tagged “forbes”

Wellesley is just one big attention whore. This week it's Wellesley College grabbing the headlines. more ›

According to a new Forbes report, Boston is the second worst (or best, depending how you look at it) major U.S. city for winter weather, being beat out in the coldness competition by only Cleveland. Our average annual temperature of 51.6 degrees, annual precipitation of 42.5 inches, and 43.2 inches of snowfall make this a cold, wet, miserable place to be—especially in the winter. Cleveland "won" by being just a bit colder but having a lot more snow. Stinky Journalism points out a couple of flaws in Forbes' report. The study focused on only the 50 largest U.S. cities, ruling out would-be contender Buffalo, as well as all of Alaska and the Dakotas, and barely putting Minneapolis in the running. The report also used average annual temperature rather than coldest winter temperature, putting cities with super-cold winters and super-hot summers at a disadvantage. Still, we'll take justification for winter whining wherever we can get it. [Forbes] more ›

Pretend scientists at Forbes Magazine have decided that living in Boston is stressful! Here's why. Remember when everybody had a job and valuable real estate? If you are remembering hard enough, you are probably having stress spasms in your back since now everybody in Boston has bupkes. That's what the Forbes people are talking about. But buck up. Boston's only the 8th most stressful city. Think of it this way. If you're looking at Tom Brady, you probably think he's the hottest man ever. But, actually, he's only the eighth hottest NFL quarterback, and at least you aren't looking at Ben Roethlisberger, allegedly the sixth hottest. Similarly, living in Boston might seem stressful, but at least you don't live in Providence, tied for fourth most stressful, despite or because of its legal weed, prostitution, and gambling. Come to think of it, maybe Providence is the Ben Roethlisberger of New England cities. more ›

Harvard University has produced more billionaires than any other American university, according to Forbes. Anyone with a degree from University of Phoenix could have determined that. Forbes says 54 Harvard graduates need three commas to list their net worth. This translates to 5% of the world's billionaires. Ironically, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard and became the richest man in the world anyway. Stanford is second with 27 billionaires and Penn third with 18. MIT has produced 11 billionaires. more ›

In an era when everyone bemoans the future of journalism, NECN founder Philip Balboni thinks he has figured out a way to make money from it. According to Forbes, Balboni's new venture, GlobalNews Enterprises (GNE), plans to revive journalism by--wait for it--helping journalists make money. You don't say! With the markets in meltdown, will journalism become the new i-banking for smart young Ivy Leaguers? more ›

Boston loves seeing itself on top ten lists; every time we make a top ten list, we feel like a mighty juggernaut of a city. We are thrilled, therefore, that one of our own, alleged former head of the Winter Hill Gang and previous FBI Most Wanted fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger has made it to Forbes.com's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. more ›