Business News
Watch: Pizza Place Offers Delivery to Boats by Jet Ski
ABC News - 1 Aug 2014 22:19
Long Lake, Michigan, business owner came up with a savvy way to serve his customers without them needing to dock.
Here's The Next Big Marvel Villain That Gets Teased In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'
Business Insider - 1 Aug 2014 19:31
Warning: There are spoilers ahead. "Guardians of the Galaxy" is in theaters this weekend. The film is a lot of fun and should have a huge opening weekend for Disney and Marvel. It's currently aiming to make north of $70 ...
Meet The Young Entrepreneur Aiming To Be 'The Steve Jobs Of Porn'
Forbes - 1 Aug 2014 03:45
At just 19 years of age, Trevor Zablocki wants to spend the rest of his life working in the porn industry. So does his 23-year-old older brother, Justin, and close friend Harry Manno, 22, who has yet to tell his parents ...
Argentine markets fall post-default, New York hearing on Friday
Reuters - 1 Aug 2014 06:43
BUENOS AIRES
Alibaba Is Investing Huge Sums in an Array of U.S. Tech Companies
The New York Times - 1 Aug 2014 03:13
The Chinese retail giant has made a half-dozen major investments in American start-ups over the last year, focusing on mobile and e-commerce.
Tesla Isn't Even Trying to Push The Model X SUV On Interested Customers
Business Insider - 1 Aug 2014 23:24
Tesla's Model X SUV is one of the most anticipated cars on Earth right now. It's due to arrive in 2015, and Tesla recently retooled its assembly line in Fremont, Calif. to be able to build it. Customer interest is high. ...
Latin America Is Becoming More And More Authoritarian
Business Insider - 1 Aug 2014 22:01
Latin America needs term limits. But how strict should they be? NO SOONER had Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's president, secured himself a second term in a run-off election in June than he announced that he wants to preve...
Growth Hacking Is Just Effective Marketing
inc - 1 Aug 2014 18:59
The term "growth hacking" is all the rage these days, and in my mind it's a bit of a silly concept.
Obamacare premiums to rise a modest 4.2% in 2015
L.A. Times - 1 Aug 2014 04:05Tesla announces plan to boost production in 2015
L.A. Times - 1 Aug 2014 02:48Banking For The Poor: Will This Be Bill Gates' Greatest Philanthropic Achievement?
Forbes - 1 Aug 2014 02:40
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has given away more than $28 billion, comfortably making him the world’s greatest living philanthropist.
Cooler Cat: Ryan Grepper On the Art of Bouncing Back
inc - 1 Aug 2014 21:35
How he went from Kickstarter failure to Kickstarter mega-success, and what you can learn from it.
China's Corruption Probe Widens As Government Detains Edelman PR Boss
IBTimes - 1 Aug 2014 21:31
The U.S.-based public relations company Edelman said Friday it doesn't know the whereabouts of Steven Cao, head of its China operations, following Cao's detention by police several days ago. Cao is cooperating in a Chine...
Jobs data bolsters Yellen's argument on labor market slack
Reuters - 1 Aug 2014 18:17
WASHINGTON
Airport director stepping down in Greenville
Miami Herald - 1 Aug 2014 17:09
Greenville Mid-Delta Airport director Draylan Gant has told city officials he will leave the job on Aug. 8.
In Cat-And-Mouse Game, India Uncovers New Gold Smuggling Route
IBTimes - 1 Aug 2014 07:31
(Reuters) - India is scrambling to crack down on a new gold smuggling tactic that it fears could accelerate a flood of illegal imports of the precious metal into the world's second-biggest buyer. India -- whose appetite ...
eBay's workforce is almost gender-equal, but women trail in tech and leadership roles
Venture Beat - 1 Aug 2014 06:00
eBay posted diversity numbers today that are, overall, marginally better than its Silicon Valley peers.
DealBook: Stock Market Ends July in Dive, but Analysts Are Upbeat
The New York Times - 1 Aug 2014 05:22
The stock market ended July with the sharpest decline in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index since April, while the Dow Jones industrial index lost all of its gains for the year.
Survey: China manufacturing at 27-month high
Miami Herald - 1 Aug 2014 04:50
Chinese manufacturing rose to the highest level in more than two years in July in the latest sign that the world's No. 2 economy is perking up after a series of mini-stimulus measures unleashed by authorities.
Alibaba's investment values Kabam at more than $1B
Venture Beat - 1 Aug 2014 03:39
Company says it will publish Lord of the Rings game in China and generate $500M in revenue in 2014.
Chicago, Glenview to pay $195K in case of cops lying on stand
Chicago Tribune - 1 Aug 2014 20:32Florida’s largest health insurer, Florida Blue, is raising exchange rates an average of 17.6 percent
Miami Herald - 1 Aug 2014 03:35
Florida Blue blames the impacts of older and less healthy adults who use more services for its rising rates.