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FMC tells NSEL to file recovery suits against defaulters
livemint.com - 5 Jun 2014 21:06
The commodity markets regulator sets two-week deadline for a plan to recover Rs5,574.35 crore in the payments crisis
Stanford Student's Viral Email About Her Sexual Assault Prompts Major Campus Protest
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2014 22:15
A large group of Stanford University students rallied Thursday to support a female undergraduate who has publically criticized the school's sexual assault policies after she was a victim of rape earlier this year. Stanfo...
Data protection company Infrascale acquires new funding & a new company
Venture Beat - 5 Jun 2014 13:00
Someone in the data protection space is having a really good day — new funding and an acquisition. That someone is Infrascale, which announced today that it has raised $16.3 million in a second round of institutional f...
The Solar-Powered Airplane That Can Fly Forever Makes Its First Flight
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2014 22:43
With a wingspan longer than Boeing's 747 jumbo jet, the Solar Impulse 2 took off from its home base in Switzerland on its maiden flight this week. First unveiled to the public in April, the solar-powered craft is set to ...
A Chemist Has Uncovered A Secret To Brewing Delicious Coffee At Home
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2014 23:53
Christopher H. Hendon, a PhD student in theoretical and computational chemistry at the University of Bath, was sitting in his local coffee shop when he overheard a conversation between two frustrated baristas. "They w...
India likely to miss 12th Plan target on gas pipelines
livemint.com - 5 Jun 2014 21:16
Implementation hurdles and unviable tariffs have slowed work on pipelines
BILL MILLER: Here's Why Jeff Gundlach Is Wrong About Housing
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2014 12:14
Bond manager Jeff Gundlach is famously bearish on housing these days. He recently argued in favor of shorting the homebuilders: [Gundlach] said that the bulls use affordability for their argument. However, Gundlach belie...
Sprint Close To Agreement On Terms To Buy T-Mobile: Report
IBTimes - 5 Jun 2014 07:31
(Reuters) - Sprint Corp (S.N) is closing in on an agreement to pay $40 a share to buy T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.N), Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, drawing the two companies toward a deal to combine the country's third- and...
GM recall probe to clear senior execs, finds no concerted coverup: WSJ
Reuters - 5 Jun 2014 06:55
(Reuters) - An internal probe of General Motors Co's GM.N delay in recalling cars with defective ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths is expected to conclude there was no concerted coverup and clear senior mana...
After Hours: VeriFone shares rise after earnings beat
Market Watch - 5 Jun 2014 22:53
VeriFone shares rise after the electronic payment systems company's quarterly earnings and sales top Wall Street estimates.
State House votes to alter Consumer Protection Act
Miami Herald - 5 Jun 2014 22:47
The state House has passed legislation blocking certain insurance lawsuits under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.
Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People But Not Others
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2014 22:17
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Forget Coffee, There's An Awful Lot Of Talent In Brazil
Forbes - 5 Jun 2014 21:46
Brazil has the world’s eyeballs focused on it with a couple of events this month. Obviously a World Cup that will have the world’s soccer fans glued. But the advertising world will also be looking to see how well Bra...
Justices Should Decline Solicitor General's Misguided Advice, Review State Antitrust Liability Case
Forbes - 5 Jun 2014 18:05
In adopting the Natural Gas Act (NGA), Congress determined that wholesale natural gas pricing issues should be the exclusive preserve of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and thus that State efforts to regu...
Arachnys: Solving The Problem Of Due Diligence Across Borders
Forbes - 5 Jun 2014 12:25
David Buxton, co-founder of Arachnys, helps some of the world?s key financial organisations achieve due diligence across the globe. He describes the journey from sparky start-up to international player
Welcome back dropouts: data suggests Americans rejoining workforce
Reuters - 5 Jun 2014 07:08
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GM recall probe to be made public; 3 key questions
Miami Herald - 5 Jun 2014 06:10
Along rows of cubicles at the General Motors Technical Center in suburban Warren, engineers knew for years about faulty ignition switches in small cars. Safety officials in the same complex knew, too. So did the lawyers ...
South Korea's 1Q growth hits 3-year high
Miami Herald - 5 Jun 2014 05:51
South Korea's economic growth hit its highest level in three years in the first quarter, boosted by new home construction and exports of electronics.
SolarWorld's Trade Dispute Continues To Haunt China
Forbes - 5 Jun 2014 03:44
No respite from Washington for investors in Chinese solar stocks.
S&P Ends At New Record On Strong Services Sector Growth Data
IBTimes - 5 Jun 2014 02:31
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday with the S&P 500 ending at a new record as investors brushed off weaker-than-expected labor market data and focused on an acceleration in services-sector growth.
For designers, version control is a big problem -- but GitHub is close to solving it
Venture Beat - 5 Jun 2014 23:46
Everyone wants to be “GitHub for designers.” But now GitHub is GitHub for designers. The design biz has no industry standard for backing up old versions of files, monitoring changes, or even organizing documents. As ...
Dropbox buys Droptalk, bringing conversations and storage closer together
Venture Beat - 5 Jun 2014 23:36
Dropbox’s latest startup buy makes perfect sense — and it’s not just because the acquisition’s name also starts with “Drop.” The cloud storage company has acquired stealth messaging startup Droptalk, accordin...