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Small Plane Crashes In Jamaica After NORAD Sends Military Jets To Investigate
Business Insider - 5 Sep 2014 19:13
A small aircraft crashed in Jamaica Friday afternoon, The Associated Press reported. The plane crashed just more than three hours after NORAD, the joint American and Canadian air command center, said Friday it dispatche...
Lots Of Smoke As CVS Withdraws Cigarettes
Forbes - 5 Sep 2014 16:49
It’s lunchtime in Bryant Park in New York, and the lawn, already replete with fancy restaurants, food stands, and a carousel, is dominated by a bizarre apparition: a 50-foot-tall cigarette emblazoned with the words, �...
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. needs lower rates, more inflation: Fed's Kocherlakota
Market Watch - 5 Sep 2014 06:53
The Federal Reserve has consistently fallen short of its inflation and employment goals, suggesting U.S. borrowing costs remain too high, says the Minneapolis Fed president.
Mine! 10 stingy companies hoard cash
USA Today - 5 Sep 2014 15:46How's This for a Marketing Campaign With Legs (er, Paws)?
inc - 5 Sep 2014 22:20
Milo's Kitchen 'Treat Truck' features burger bites, doggie lounge and a canine selfie station.
TIM COOK: Security Updates Are Coming To iCloud Following The Nude Celebrity Photo Leak (AAPL)
Business Insider - 5 Sep 2014 04:29
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal Thursday night that the company will increase security on iCloud following targeted attacks that leaked nude photos of celebrities online. In the inter...
Tesla Is Going to Build Its Huge Battery Factory in Nevada
Time - 5 Sep 2014 08:21
6,500 jobs to be created in Reno
How To Pursue Your Passion Without Sacrificing Your Sanity
Forbes - 5 Sep 2014 16:50
If you’ve ever contemplated dumping your day job to follow your passion, David Sobel’s recent piece for Salon should send a chill down your spine. The 42 year-old New Yorker did just that, leaving an unsatisfying pol...
Where the Best Jobs Are for High School Grads
NBC News - 5 Sep 2014 16:01
If you are armed with only a high school diploma, it can be tough finding a job that you can turn into a career.
Time to cash in, miners: Bitcoin mining hardware company KnCMiner gets $14M
Venture Beat - 5 Sep 2014 05:15
The price of Bitcoin might not be hitting record highs these days, but that doesn’t mean startups in the cryptocurrency business have hit a low point. Hardly. Today we hear that KnCMiner, a company that cranks out chip...
Wal-Mart workers say self-defense got them fired
Miami Herald - 5 Sep 2014 02:35
A group of fired Wal-Mart workers is fighting a store policy they say leaves them powerless to defend themselves even if their lives are at risk.
Women's College Under Fire For Banning Outfits Revealing 'Belly, Butts, Bras'
Business Insider - 5 Sep 2014 23:51
Barnard College is a private, women's liberal arts college known for its progressive and feminist ideals. Yet the 125-year-old institution is in the news for a very un-feminist reason. Feministing reports that Barnar...
Diary of a Dividend Diva: Fat Wednesday
The Street - 5 Sep 2014 20:26
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Asia stocks fluctuate ahead of US jobs report
Miami Herald - 5 Sep 2014 08:05
Asian stocks fluctuated Friday as investors looked for direction before a key U.S. jobs report later in the day while Japan's market edged higher after the yen fell to a six-year low.
Breakingviews: China Consumer Stocks Miss Reform Boom
Boston - 5 Sep 2014 07:34
"For a long time it seemed like China consumer companies and stocks were an obvious sure thing. I mean we have one billion people with rising incomes, that's got to be great for everyone from noodle makers to cigarette m...
$75 million in Wrigley rehab tax credits at stake
Chicago Tribune - 5 Sep 2014 07:24Bridj raises $4M to make urban commuting less painful
Venture Beat - 5 Sep 2014 06:00
Bridj offers comfy buses with dynamically updated routes that take into accounts tons of data points about passengers' trips and needs, traffic, and so on.
What's A Day Of School Worth? $29 Today, $154 Billion Tomorrow
Forbes - 5 Sep 2014 06:00
As our nation’s students pack their book bags and return to school this month, we don’t often notice those students who are missing from the empty desks. According to The Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins Un...
Microsoft, Publishers Try To Stop 'Catastrophic' Google EU Deal
IBTimes - 5 Sep 2014 05:31
(Reuters) - Google's (GOOGL.O) antitrust deal with EU regulators was criticized by Microsoft (MSFT.O) and other competitors in a last-ditch attempt to influence European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia before he...
NATO to sanction Russia as Ukraine heads into peace talks
Business Insider - 5 Sep 2014 05:26
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The Eye-Popping Deal Nevada Offered To Land Tesla's Gigafactory
Forbes - 5 Sep 2014 05:20
Everybody always knew that Tesla Motors' $5 billion gigafactory would be an expensive proposition for the state that won the deal. Until Thursday, it looked like the price tag would be $500 million, or 10 percent of the ...