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Disney Profit Jumps 19%, Even as ESPN Falters
The New York Times - 4 Feb 2015 03:33
The first quarter of Disney's 2015 fiscal year beat expectations by a wide margin, offsetting a modest decline at ESPN.
Are People Using Apple Pay, Other Mobile Payments?
The Huffington Post - 4 Feb 2015 05:10These are the best credit cards for 2015
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2015 16:25
After a season of extravagant holiday shopping, it might be time to turn your attention to your credit cards. Maybe you have a balance you can't fully pay off. Perhaps you're looking to earn some extra rewards or save up...
Slow Progress In United Steel Workers Strike Resolution
Bidness etc. - 4 Feb 2015 19:45
Talks between the United Steel Worker's (USW) Union and Royal Dutch Shell plc. (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) are still ongoing. The workers are protesting working conditions in the refineries, calling them dangerous, and also want ...
Is It too Late To Buy Shares Of Staples, Inc. And Office Depot (ODP)?
Bidness etc. - 4 Feb 2015 16:25
Shares of Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP) rose significantly during trading yesterday on advancement of the merger issue. The stocks showed some price adjustment in the afterhours, with shar...
Want Your Business To Succeed? Turn It Into A Stage For Customer Sharing
Forbes - 4 Feb 2015 06:10
Remember the old step-by-step sequence of vacation travel? First, plan your itinerary, save up enough money. Then, go on the trip and shoot a few rolls of film along the way. Only then would you involve your friends—or...
Sales of Sovaldi, New Gilead Hepatitis C Drug, Soar to $10.3 Billion
The New York Times - 4 Feb 2015 03:41
Global sales of the drug, in its first year on the market, fell short of those of AbbVie's Humira, but Sovaldi outsold Humira in the United States.
Battered oil prices surge off 6-year lows
USA Today - 4 Feb 2015 04:25The Smart Way to Start a Successful Company While Keeping Your Job
inc - 4 Feb 2015 03:05
Moonlighting isn't your only option.
Tablet numbers bad for Apple, worse for Samsung
USA Today - 4 Feb 2015 23:42
The tablet computer market isn't for growth investors, writes columnist John Shinal.
Entrepreneurs Believe Traveling Makes Them More Successful
Forbes - 4 Feb 2015 21:51
While it’s not a proven fact, many of today’s successful business leaders believe traveling actually plays an important developmental role in becoming a better entrepreneur. From learning how to communicate in differ...
4 big reasons financial advisers are better than robo-advisers
Investment News - 4 Feb 2015 21:32
It's true that robos are competitors but human advisers are still better, it's just a mater of communicating value.
China Cuts Bank Reserve Requirement To Spur Growth
IBTimes - 4 Feb 2015 16:31
(Reuters) - China's central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves on Wednesday, the first industry-wide cut in more than 2-1/2 years, as it increased efforts to shore up flagging growth in the worl...
DealBook: S.&P. Settlement Leaves Future Unclear for Ratings
The New York Times - 4 Feb 2015 04:19
In the wake of the financial crisis, when rating agencies were blamed for feeding a subprime mortgage frenzy, Congress used the Dodd-Frank Act to adopt a battery of changes for the rating industry.
Ford's F-150 Truck Problem
Forbes - 4 Feb 2015 23:41
Disclosure: I own Ford shares
Five Ways Pinterest Is Beating Facebook
Forbes - 4 Feb 2015 21:12
This article is by Troy Ireland, managing partner at Digital Current, a conversion-based digital-marketing agency specializing in content marketing and SEO.
How to Score Huge, Easy Gains From the ETF War
Forbes - 4 Feb 2015 16:27
Another salvo has been fired in the ongoing ETF war and you, dear investor, are the winner.
Worner named editor of The Galveston County Daily News
News Observer - 4 Feb 2015 16:20
The Galveston County Daily News is getting a new editor.
Could You Graduate From Harvard With Just A Wind-Up Computer?
Fast Company - 4 Feb 2015 14:58
Then why do you expect a child from Africa to be able to? We construct a school in an impoverished, rural community, a place where hungry students crowd into a small building without electricity or running water to learn...
How to buy a piece of Manhattan for $10,000
CNBC - 4 Feb 2015 13:00
Thanks to crowdfunding, retail investors can buy a small stake in an upscale residential development in the Big Apple.
10 things you need to know before European markets open
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2015 09:08
Greece's new prime minister is heading to Brussels for a showdown. Alexis Tsipras arrives at the seat of the European Commission today for talks with its president, Jean Claude Juncker. Stocks rallied yesterday after Gre...