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A British TV Station Dropped This Giant Dead Parrot Sculpture In The Middle Of London
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2014 22:43
A UK television station is promoting what could be the final live performance of legendary comedy troupe Monty Python by bringing to life one of the group's most famous gags. After fans voted "Dead Parrot" their favorite...
Americans Spend More On Child Care Than Taxes, Housing, Or College
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2014 22:30
Expectant parents worry about the cost of college, but they might be better off diverting their attention to a more immediate cost: child care. According to an infographic from caregiving site Care.com, American families...
The Most Annoying Business Slang
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 06:32
Strike these 32 insufferable expressions from your business vocabulary.
Yahoo exec countersues her accuser over sexual harassment claim
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2014 22:11
Yahoo says engineering director Maria Zhang is innocent of charges filed by ex-Yahoo engineer Nan Shi.
There's A 'Frozen' Easter Egg Hidden In The Trailer For Disney's Next Movie
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2014 21:37
We know Disney loves putting Easter eggs — hidden messages and symbols — in its films. So when the Mouse House debuted the first trailer for its new movie "Big Hero 6" yesterday, we searched high and low to see if th...
Why Plexus (PLXS) Stock Is Gaining In After-Hours Trading Today
The Street - 16 Jul 2014 22:54
NEW YORK (TheStreet) --Shares of Plexus Corp. are higher by 3.64% to $43.61 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after the company released its 2014 third quarter financial results, which showed net income increased to...
Yahoo still in sales rut as CEO unable to rev company engines
New York Post - 16 Jul 2014 04:52
Yahoo! on Tuesday said it will sell about one-third fewer Alibaba shares than expected -- but even this shareholder-friendly news wasn't enough to deodorize an otherwise stinky quarter. The Web...
A $35,000 Tesla Model III Is Coming In 2017
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 07:09
Late Tuesday night, Tesla Motors confirmed that a third-generation car called the Model III will be coming in 2017. The car will cost a mere $35,000, half the price of the popular Model S.
How Chick-fil-A Totally Crushed KFC, Popeyes
Time - 16 Jul 2014 23:41
Wall Street is paying closer attention to Chick-fil-A, which has discreetly surpassed fast food giants despite its limited presence and tainted reputation
Campbell Soup May Be The Next Buyout Target Of Warren Buffett
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 18:28
Campbell Soup fits the Berkshire Hathaway mold, with powerful niches and strong growth prospects.
Ackman plots takedown of Herbalife's nutrition clubs
New York Post - 16 Jul 2014 16:08
Activist investor Bill Ackman may be busy on the M&A trail these days, but he hasn't backed away from his real passion -- trying to take down Herbalife, the nutritional...
The Wall Street Journal: Obama urges immediate action on 'inversions'
Market Watch - 16 Jul 2014 08:24
The Obama administration joins the growing debate over U.S. companies reincorporating overseas for tax purposes, urging lawmakers to pass legislation to limit the moves, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Someone Appears To Be Firing Grad Rockets At Ukraine From Inside Of Russia
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2014 22:45
Multiple videos posted on YouTube and appearing in Russian-language media today apparently depict militants firing Grad rockets into Ukraine from Russian territory. Grads are Soviet-developed rockets sometimes fired fr...
GE's Earnings Will Likely Rise on its Industrial Segment Growth & Gains from Cost Cuts
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 19:42
The company?s airplane engine deliveries and shipments of oil & gas drilling equipment have continued to rise. At the same time, GE has continued to execute cost reduction measures which will likely further expand its ma...
U.S. seeks legislation to curb offshore tax deals
Investment News - 16 Jul 2014 19:15
The Obama administration called for immediate congressional action to stop U.S. companies from using cross-border mergers to escape the country's tax system, the latest trend in corporate deal-making.
Sports Marketers Highlight Winning Brands From 2014 FIFA World Cup
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 18:27
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is over but for those brands and companies who invested millions of dollars in the global sporting event, their internal conversation of whether or not their investment benefitted their organizati...
Is The Apple-IBM Union A Death Knell For Blackberry?
Forbes - 16 Jul 2014 18:22
Watch out Blackberry, the iPhone is coming to eat your lunch -- again.
The biggest idiot of the 20th century
MoneyWeek - 16 Jul 2014 16:30
Bill Bonner explains how US president Woodrow Wilson's vanity prolonged the First World War. The post The biggest idiot of the 20th century was first published on MoneyWeek.
We've just seen the biggest ever lithium deal - what's next?
MoneyWeek - 16 Jul 2014 14:27
The world's biggest lithium products producer has been taken over in a $6.2bn deal. Bengt Saelensminde looks at another small-cap lithium miner and asks if it could become the next multi-billion dollar producer. The post...
Hyperice Launches First-Ever Kickstarter Campaign Driven by Superstar Athletes to Introduce Revolutionary Fitness and Recovery Technology Device, the VYPER
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2014 14:02
Sponsored Post: Hyperice has officially launched a campaign to bring their latest and most exciting fitness and recovery innovation to reality through Kickstarter, a crowdsourcing platform that funds thousands of creativ...
Currencies: Dollar extends gains after Yellen's comments
Market Watch - 16 Jul 2014 08:16
The dollar moves up against major rivals as investors take in comments from Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen that interest rates will climb earlier and faster than expected if U.S. economic data continues to show improvements...
EBay says PayPal's mojo was the force behind its strong second quarter numbers
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2014 23:44
PayPal picked up 4 million new users in the quarter, and showed $1.9 billion in revenues of its own.