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TOMS Partners With Target For A New Budget-Friendly Holiday Collection
Fast Company - 12 Sep 2014 17:43
With every purchase, Target will donate blankets, meals, and shoes to charities like the American Red Cross. On Friday, the innovative do-gooders at TOMS shoes announced a new partnership with Target. Beginning November ...
Repurposing fills gap for nonrecyclable junk
Chicago Tribune - 12 Sep 2014 17:46What Men's Underwear Can Tell Us About The Economy
Business Insider - 12 Sep 2014 20:56
Underwear and the economy usually don't go hand in hand. The Men's Underwear Index just might be the exception. In time for New York Fashion Week, H&R Block released the below infographic profiling six different fashion...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Says TV Is Stuck In The 70s (AAPL)
Business Insider - 12 Sep 2014 23:30
Apple CEO Tim Cook made an appearance on the Charlie Rose Show, where he briefly touched upon the future of Apple TV. The full segment will air Friday night on PBS, but we have a clip for you below. Cook first pointed ou...
Yahoo says gov't threatened $250,000 a day fine
New York Post - 12 Sep 2014 04:04
Uncle Sam once threatened Web portal Yahoo! with a whopping $250,000-a-day fine if it didn't hand over info on customers' confidential online communications, it was revealed on Thursday. The eye-popping...
9 Great Legal Marijuana Company Logos
inc - 12 Sep 2014 15:38
Marijuana is big business today in Colorado and Washington, but the industry hasn't been around long enough to establish leaders when it comes to the best company logos. We hand picked these medicinal and recreational ma...
Do "Drink Responsibly" Ads Encourage Drinking?
Fast Company - 12 Sep 2014 13:50
Alcohol brands are sorry, not sorry you're drinking too much. You've seen them on TV and on billboards, even if you didn't pay attention--the "drink responsibly" messages at the bottom of alcohol ads. Most brands now use...
International manufacturing show draws thousands to McCormick Place
Chicago Tribune - 12 Sep 2014 02:29Why Petrobras (PBR) Stock Continues to Fall Today
The Street - 12 Sep 2014 17:04
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Petrobras continued to decline 4.08% to $16.91 on Friday amid an investigation into allegations that the Brazilian state-owned energy company had bribed government officials, according t...
How Will Yahoo! (YHOO) Stock React to This U.S. Government Fine News?
The Street - 12 Sep 2014 16:23
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares ofaYahoo!a rose 1.32% to $41.80 in morning trading Friday one day afterathe Internet company announced the U.S. government threatened to fine it $250,000 a day in 2008aif it did not comply ...
New Sprint CEO's 3-Part Turnaround Plan
Boston - 12 Sep 2014 14:24
Four weeks into the job, new Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure explains how he plans to turn the troubled carrier around.
Madoff Son Andrew Wills More Than $15 Million to His Fiancée and Family
Time - 12 Sep 2014 10:56
But his will does not mention his mother, Bernard Madoff's wife
Yes, a 'build your own Uber for X' kit costs only $400
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2014 05:45
Mowares' product is exactly what it sounds like -- all the basic tech underlying Uber's business, all bundled up for you to purchase and use.
HP fined $58.7M for bribery of Russian government
Miami Herald - 12 Sep 2014 03:17
Hewlett-Packard Co. pleaded guilty Thursday to felony charges that former employees bribed Russian government officials for a contract, and the company has been fined $58.7 million.
11 Commandments of Outstanding Client Service
inc - 12 Sep 2014 21:15
Building deep client relationships is challenging. Follow these 11 commandments of client service and you'll build enduring and trusting relationships with them every time.
Here's How Little Time We Have Until Global Warming Is Out Of Control
Business Insider - 12 Sep 2014 21:13
The news is in: humans are totally failing in the global effort to stop climate change. And we don't have much time left. This is the conclusion of a report released this month by multinational accounting firm Pricewater...
What Classes To Take In School To Become An Entrepreneur
inc - 12 Sep 2014 14:00
Here are a few classes that you will need in College to be a better Entrepreneur.
FEMA Asks Homeowners For $5.8M Of Superstorm Sandy Aid Back
IBTimes - 12 Sep 2014 05:31
After giving out more than a billion dollars worth of aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is asking for some of its money back. Program officials at the agency have asked ro...
Why Crowdfunding Is Going to College
inc - 12 Sep 2014 23:25
Crowdfunding sites are increasingly hosting campaigns for college tuition.
Olive Garden Is Breaking One Of The Fundamental Rules Of Cooking Pasta
Business Insider - 12 Sep 2014 20:28
Olive Garden's sales are down, and an activist investor in the restaurant believes the pasta is partly to blame. The Italian restaurant chain supposedly breaks a basic rule of Italian cooking -- salting the pasta water. ...
IMF's Lagarde says women vital for global recovery
Miami Herald - 12 Sep 2014 07:12
Empowerment of women and equal opportunities are crucial for driving a stronger global economic recovery, and for revitalizing Japan, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday.