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Are You Too Agreeable? 7 Strategies To Push Back Without Coming Off Pushy
Forbes - 20 Aug 2013 09:42Obama urges renewed push for Wall Street overhaul
Boston - 20 Aug 2013 09:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Passage of a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street regulations in 2010 was a hallmark of President Barack Obama's first term. Three years later, amid delays and compromises that critics say have diluted its...
Allegiant Air targets East Coast with new routes
Boston - 20 Aug 2013 10:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tiny Allegiant Air is expanding its service again, this time with a focus on the East Coast.
If You're Doing It All, You're Doing It Wrong
Forbes - 20 Aug 2013 18:28
Vacation is a great time to disengage. The distance can not only help you reset your relationship with your devices and all that they hold for you, but disconnecting from your office can also shed some light on how good ...
Video Shows Dick Van Dyke's Car Turn Into Ball Of Flames
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2013 14:55
Dick Van Dyke narrowly avoided a fiery death yesterday when he was pulled from his smoking Jaguar on the side of an LA highway. Van Dyke said he heard a weird sound, thought it was a flat, saw the smoke, and pulled over ...
Meet F1's 'Mr. Consistency'
CNN - 20 Aug 2013 13:39
He may hate the attention off the track, but it's hard to avoid the media glare when you've been driving as well as Kimi Raikkonen this season.
New Zealand imposes mortgage lending restrictions
Miami Herald - 20 Aug 2013 05:34
New Zealand's central bank on Tuesday announced it will impose restrictions on mortgage lending, hoping to restrain increases in house prices without derailing economic growth.
Crash Site Images Of Yesterday's B-1 Bomber Crash In Montana Are Startling
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2013 22:36
Yesterday, we reported on the Air Force B-1B Bomber that crashed in southwestern Montana in the midst of a routine training mission. Today, the Air Force released the names of the crew, who all ejected safely and are eit...
China orders more testing of New Zealand milk
Miami Herald - 20 Aug 2013 07:44
China's product safety agency has told New Zealand suppliers of a milk product to perform additional quality tests following a new contamination problem.
FORMER WALL STREET INTERN: I Had Two Days Off All Summer, And Spent Grueling Nights Downing 5-Hour Energy Drink
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2013 23:57
Moritz Erhadt, a 21-year-old Bank of America intern in London, was found dead last week in his dorm room. Media coverage has fixated on rumors germinating on message boards that Erhardt, who reportedly had epilepsy, fell...
Best Buy Strengthens The Case For Its Unlikely Turnaround
Forbes - 20 Aug 2013 14:58Creditors File Objections to Detroit Bankruptcy
Time - 20 Aug 2013 05:04
(DETROIT) -- The city's biggest employee union, retirees and even a few dozen residents filed objections Monday to Detroit's request for bankruptcy protection, the largest municipal filing in U.S. history and a move aime...
With Proposed Rail Expansion, Northwest Confronts Its Clean Image
The New York Times - 20 Aug 2013 03:48
Plans by the energy industry to move more coal and oil through the Pacific Northwest by rail are pulling at all the threads of the region's green self-portrait.
Groupon launches Groupon Partner Network for Internet ads
Chicago Tribune - 20 Aug 2013 03:16PS4 Release Date: November 15 Announced As The Big Day
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2013 23:58
Its official! The PS 4 has an official release date of November 15, 2013 in North America. Sony has beat Microsoft to the punch with a release date for the PlayStation 4 as Microsoft has yet to confirm when the Xbox One ...
State says early returns good on health clinic
Miami Herald - 20 Aug 2013 23:54
Lawmakers are being told the new state health clinic appears to be helping reduce costs.
NH pols ask DOE for further review of power plan
Miami Herald - 20 Aug 2013 23:54
New Hampshire's congressional delegation has asked the federal Department of Energy to do a more rigorous review of a contentious proposal to build a 187-mile electric transmission line through northern New Hampshire.
Foreign Firms Retry China Property
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2013 23:51
Foreign private-equity firms appear to be dipping their toes back into the residential real-estate market in China.
CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Stock Is Making A Comeback (AAPL)
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2013 23:51
It's been a disappointing several months for Apple investors. For the most part, the stock has been way down year over year. But things started looking peachy again last week when investor Carl Icahn tweeted that he took...
Former AP executive Pendergast dies in Texas at 81
Boston - 20 Aug 2013 23:50
WINNSBORO, Texas (AP) -- Thomas F. Pendergast, who ran a small town East Texas newspaper following a nearly 30-year career with The Associated Press, has died. He was 81.