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Jason Rickaby: the bodybuilder who pumped up his business
MoneyWeek - 7 Apr 2015 18:00
Jason Rickaby seized on his enthusiasm for 'natural', steroid-free bodybuilding to start his own firm producing nutritional supplements. The post Jason Rickaby: the bodybuilder who pumped up his business was first publis...
Online dating's age wars: Inside Tinder and eHarmony's fight for our love lives
Washington Post - 7 Apr 2015 03:24
Tinder, America's fast-growing online-dating juggernaut, last week unveiled its first big branding partnership aimed at its core audience of millennial fling-seekers: a neon-drenched video-ad campaign hyping Bud Light's ...
De-jargoned | Financial repression
livemint.com - 7 Apr 2015 19:26
It means that savers are not adequately compensated for their savings
Over half of US smartphone owners are using mobile banking, but there is still a long way to go
Business Insider - 7 Apr 2015 02:12
Half of US Adults with a smartphone are using mobile banking, but amongst the general population penetration is much lower, according to survey data from the Federal Reserve and our estimates. The percentage of US adul...
FedEx agrees to take over Dutch rival TNT Express
L.A. Times - 7 Apr 2015 19:42
FedEx has agreed to take over Dutch delivery company TNT Express for 4.4 billion euros ($4.8 billion), bolstering its global business with an acquisition that rival UPS had attempted -- but failed -- to complete two year...
Breast Cancer Overtreatment Costs An Estimated $4 Billion A Year
The Huffington Post - 7 Apr 2015 19:34
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sharpening a medical debate about the costs and benefits of cancer screening, a new report estimates that the U.S. spends $4 billion a year on unnecessary medical costs due to mammograms that generate ...
Where's the room for a rate cut?
livemint.com - 7 Apr 2015 18:20YouTube Kids runs ads that would be illegal on television, say consumer groups in a federal complaint
Washington Post - 7 Apr 2015 08:01
For decades, advertising to children on television has been held to tougher rules than commercials for adults. Federal regulators have long been concerned that kids are more vulnerable to marketing and have a tougher tim...
Starbucks To Shell Out $250 Million On Free 4-Year College For Every Employee
Forbes - 7 Apr 2015 06:56
Starbucks Coffee today promised to provide full 4-year college tuition coverage to every U.S. employee of the company, in a major expansion of the coffee giant's previously-announced educational commitment.
Samsung predicts 30% drop in profits for Q1 2015
Venture Beat - 7 Apr 2015 05:19
Samsung released its earnings guidance for Q1 2015 this evening. Once again, the company predicts it will post a drop in operating profits and revenue. Per the report, Samsung expects its operating profit between January...
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) Stock Flat in After-Hours Trading on BG Group Acquisition Reports
The Street - 8 Apr 2015 01:44
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Royal Dutch Shell were flat in after-hours trading Tuesday on reports that the oil giant is in talks to buy gas producer BG Group, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal f...
Tesla stock parked in a bad spot
USA Today - 7 Apr 2015 03:12
Tesla shares are racing higher - but they're still stuck in a bad place.
CBI says soaring pound has battered UK export drive
The Guardian - 7 Apr 2015 03:01
Employer group says UK too reliant on services for growth and rise in sterling, especially against euro, has hit export orders The soaring value of the pound has battered Britain's manufacturing exports, leaving the econ...
Celebrity trainer Tony Horton says this is the one thing people trying to lose weight mess up
Business Insider - 8 Apr 2015 01:39
Tony Horton is one of the most visible people -- if not the most visible person -- in all of American fitness. The credit for that goes to his work creating P90X, the most successful home fitness program of all time. Per...
'Shark Tank' Judge Reveals Mentor, Most Bizarre Product
ABC News - 8 Apr 2015 00:47
Lori Greiner, who has invested in some of the most successful "Shark Tank" products, shares the best advice she's ever received and the most bizarre product she's seen.
Argentina puts heat on Citibank after Paul Singer deal
New York Post - 7 Apr 2015 06:18
Argentina isn't going to let Citibank get off scot free after striking a deal with billionaire hedgie Paul Singer. On Monday, four government bank regulators entered the Citi headquarters in...
Rates for US Treasury Bills Drop at Weekly Auction
ABC News - 7 Apr 2015 02:16
Rates for three- and six-month US Treasury bills drop at weekly auction
SeaWorld launches ad campaign focused on killer whales
Market Watch - 7 Apr 2015 02:00
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. starts advertising campaign to counter "misinformation" and highlight the company's commitment to killer-whale care and research.
Scenarios That Can Affect The Stock Price Of Western Digital
Forbes - 7 Apr 2015 21:40
Although prices for solid state drives (SSDs) are expected to continue to fall, they will almost certainly not be as cheaper than regular hard disk drives (HDDs) in the next few years. As a result, hard drive manufacture...
U.S. jobs opening data points to skills mismatch
Reuters - 7 Apr 2015 20:06
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Stocks are rising, putting the U.S. market on track for third gain
L.A. Times - 7 Apr 2015 19:50Gold, silver prices ease on low demand, global cues
livemint.com - 7 Apr 2015 13:57
Gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity declined by Rs20 each at Rs27,230 and Rs27,080 per 10 grams, respectively