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Best Buy Accidentally Revealed How Much Motorola's Google-Powered Smartwatch Will Cost (GOOG)
Business Insider - 18 Aug 2014 14:35
Motorola is expected to reveal more information about its Moto 360 smartwatch next month, but it looks like Best Buy has already beat them to it. The electronics retailer posted a product page for Motorola's new smartwat...
A French Politician Who Called Sanctions Against Russia 'An Act Of War' Plans To Copy His Insane Theme Park In Crimea
Business Insider - 18 Aug 2014 02:59
The 'Puy du Fou' theme park in France's Vendée province is insane. Think of a "Medieval Times" that in addition to Renaissance-era knights also has Roman gladiator bouts, Viking raid reenactments and robot musicians. A...
A Simple Model For Business Planning
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 17:51
Sometimes I triage business owner cases. Recently, I spent a half hour on the phone with the owner of a successful, growing business. As he laid out the various issues and concerns he had, a picture emerged of four prima...
Frequent Flier: Doctor Assists in Translation Emergency, but Passes on Medical Plea
The New York Times - 18 Aug 2014 23:47
Fluent in four languages, a professor of energy policy can help fellow travelers make themselves understood, but please don't ask her to treat the sick.
How 'Unconferences' Unleash Innovative Ideas
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:00
Unconferences are getting more popular and could be a model for how regional economies implement cultures of innovation.
The Magic Numbers for Maximum Productivity: 52 and 17
inc - 18 Aug 2014 15:00
One company used a time-tracking app to discover the habits that its most productive employees have in common. The result: these random-seeming numbers.
Fed Bets It Won't Wait Too Long on Rates
Wall Street Journal - 18 Aug 2014 06:16
The Outlook: Many economists fear the Fed will wait too long before raising interest rates, but officials believe markets and economic indicators aren't signaling an economy near overheating.
DealBook: Bank Overseer PwC Faces Penalty and Sidelining of Regulatory Consulting Unit
The New York Times - 18 Aug 2014 04:47
PricewaterhouseCoopers is said to have agreed to pay a $25 million fine in New York for obscuring misconduct it was supposed to unearth.
A Large Hamptons Spread Asks $34.99 Million
Wall Street Journal - 18 Aug 2014 23:39
The estate of cable and telecommunications entrepreneur Richard Treibick will list the roughly 30-acre Sagaponack property as two separate parcels
Now Profitable, AppNexus Scores $1.2 Billion Valuation For New York Ad Tech Scene
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 18:00
The New York ad tech community has a billion-dollar company at last, and it's Brian O'Kelley's AppNexus after all.
China Real Estate Bubble Continues To Deflate
IBTimes - 18 Aug 2014 17:31
BEIJING -- China's new home prices fell in July from June for a third straight month and price softness spread to more major cities, underlining a worsening property downturn despite efforts by many local governments to ...
Currencies: Dollar slips vs. yen as traders await Jackson Hole
Market Watch - 18 Aug 2014 08:05
Dollar shifts lower in range-bound Asia as investors gear up for a big week of economic events.
The Wall Street Journal: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing groups protest the protestors
Market Watch - 18 Aug 2014 06:52
Pro-Beijing groups in Hong Kong mobilize thousands in a march to oppose Occupy Central, a democratic group that has threatened mass civil disobedience if China doesn't offer the city a real choice in the next election fo...
The Percentage Of Americans Who Can't Afford Food Hasn't Budged Since The Recession Peaked
The Huffington Post - 18 Aug 2014 06:053 Financial Firsts All Parents Should Prepare Their Children For
The Huffington Post - 18 Aug 2014 06:00Savvy Entrepreneurs Plan Both Business And Product
The Huffington Post - 18 Aug 2014 04:14
Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a profess...
What defines a startup, even as it grows and everything changes
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2014 04:05
Why should anyone -- employees and customers both -- join the founder on this journey, sharing this very personal responsibility? The answer is contained within your company culture -- the core of your startup.
Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?
Boston - 18 Aug 2014 23:58
Nearly 1 in 4 of Americans are not saving enough for retirement, according at a new study from Bankrate.com. Bankrate's chief financial analyst Greg McBride joins the News Hub with Tanya Rivero. (Photo: Getty Images)
How Much Money Has the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raised?
Boston - 18 Aug 2014 23:57
Celebrities from Bill Gates to Jimmy Fallon to Justin Timberlake have dumped buckets of ice of themselves as a campaign to raise awareness for ALS goes viral. How much has the campaign actually raised? ALS Association ch...
Strongly Positioned Gilead Reaches 52-Week High
Bidness etc. - 18 Aug 2014 23:57
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) gained around 8% in last week and continued rising in trading today, backed by favorable company news and strong performance of its top drug, Sovaldi.
Case Foundation, Omidyar Network Back White House Effort To Spur Impact Investing
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 23:54
Several weeks ago, the U.S. National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Task Force met at the White House to discuss its newly issued report, "Private Capital, Public Good: How Smart Federal Policy Can Galva...
Why Aeropostale Is Surging
The Street - 18 Aug 2014 23:53
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Aeropostale shares were surging 8.6% to $3.52 in post-markets trading after the struggling teen retailer said CEO Thomas P. Johnson would step down from his position. The company's board of directo...