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Chris Rock keeps taking pictures of the police pulling him over
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2015 13:22
Earlier this week, Chris Rock posted this picture to social media with the caption "Stopped by the cops again wish me luck": Stopped by the cops again wish me luck. pic.twitter.com/6t0wlgwkrJ -- Chris Rock (@chrisrock) M...
How to Grow by Ditching Your Employees
inc - 1 Apr 2015 20:15
Pruning is necessary if you want what's best for your company.
What American Startups Can Learn from the CEO of, Yes, a French Startup
Forbes - 1 Apr 2015 04:34
The CEO of French firm Evaluar offers secrets for breaking into Europe.
Cadillac's CT6 Is Flagship of Luxury Brand's $12 Billion Makeover
The Street - 1 Apr 2015 23:28
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Cadillac's new CT6 sedan, introduced this week at the New York International Auto Show, takes the 113-year-old brand back into the market where people expect it to be, said the luxury vehicle-make...
Explosion and fire on the oil platform in Gulf of Mexico -- 45 hurt and 300 evacuated
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2015 17:58
(Reuters) - Mexican state-run oil company Pemex said on Wednesday it had evacuated around 300 workers after a fire broke out on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, with local emergency services reporting that at least...
8 Things Walmart Admits It Needs to Fix At Its U.S. Stores
The Street - 1 Apr 2015 18:50
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Walmart's bread-and-butter U.S. business remains in full turnaround mode, but execs are hoping that things get better by the holiday season amid several operational changes. At its investor day...
App Lets You Donate Companies' Money To Charity Just By Clicking
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2015 20:26
Clicking never felt so good. Tinbox, a new app out of Paris, has devised a way for users to give big companies' money away just by tapping their phone's screen. Participating companies agree to donate 1 euro (about $1) e...
Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Plaza penthouse has hit the market for $39.5 million
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2015 23:25
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's former apartment at New York's Plaza Hotel has gone on sale for $39.5 million, according to The New York Post. The gorgeous home has four bedrooms and 4,000 square feet of space. It was fea...
A Month With The HP Spectre X360 Convertible Ultrabook -- What's Hot and What's Not
Forbes - 1 Apr 2015 05:23
I recently had the chance to review the HP Spectre X360 convertible ultrabook. If you’re unfamiliar with the Spectre X360, it is HP’s latest, premium mobile device targeting the same market segment occupied by machin...
You're Not A Job-Seeker Anymore - You're A Consultant!
Forbes - 1 Apr 2015 04:28
It's time to lose the sad and passive identity "I'm a job-seeker" and step into your consulting persona, instead!
Gap Is Finding Out Whether Boosting The Minimum Wage Really Boosts Business
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2015 18:21
Gap Inc. might not have raised wages before raising wages was cool, but it certainly beat a lot of other companies to the party.
Indiana's Memories Pizza Reportedly Becomes First Business To Vow To Reject Gay Couples
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2015 18:16
A family-owned pizza parlor is causing a media stir after reportedly becoming the first business to publicly vow to reject gay and lesbian couples in the wake of Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act....
The best April Fools gags of 2015
CNN - 1 Apr 2015 18:09
April Fools' Day is here, which means that businesses around the world are letting their guard down.
The Wall Street Journal: Google lab puts a time limit on innovations
Market Watch - 1 Apr 2015 05:59
Google Inc. is embracing a leaner, faster way to find the next big thing amid questions about the Internet giant's heavy spending on long-term research projects.
Sarepta CEO Ousted; New Boss Promises Renewed Focus On FDA Approval
Forbes - 1 Apr 2015 04:35
Chris Garabedian, the chief executive who turned Cambridge, Mass.-based Sarepta Therapeutics from a floundering antiviral company called AVI Biopharma into an investor darling, resigned today, according to a press releas...
There's a simple reason why Virginia might win its bombshell lawsuit against an imploding college
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2015 23:46
There's a good chance that a bombshell lawsuit from a local Virginia county attorney on behalf of the state will be the lifeline the imploding Sweet Briar College needs. "I believe that because this lawsuit has been bro...
Japan's Missing Generation of Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 1 Apr 2015 23:45
Where are those in their 50s and 60s who should be realizing great wealth today?
The Wall Street Journal: Line's new CEO sees 2015 as critical
Market Watch - 1 Apr 2015 06:23
The year 2015 is shaping up as a make-or-break one for the global ambitions of Line, which operates a smartphone messaging application that is wildly popular in Japan but faces tough competition from bigger rivals elsewh...
2015 New York Auto Show: GM unveils the Cadillac CT6
L.A. Times - 1 Apr 2015 02:30Four Major Anti-Gay Ideas Mike Pence Floated During His 2000 Campaign
TPM - 1 Apr 2015 19:00
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's (R) 2000 congressional campaign website shows an apparent anti-gay bias that presaged his signing of an a "religious freedom" bill, which critics say protects business owners who religiously obj...
Membership-based delivery services are beginning to disrupt the $600 billion-a-year grocery industry
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2015 18:15
The cost and complexity of delivering groceries is what ultimately led to the downfall of Webvan and other startups that have tried to disrupt the $600 billion-a-year grocery industry. But a new wave of promising deliv...
Blackstone Flexes Property Muscles
Wall Street Journal - 1 Apr 2015 21:40
Blackstone Group has taken less than four months to raise a record $14.5 billion to buy properties around the globe, the latest sign of the firm's growing heft amid the increasing popularity of commercial real estate amo...