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Dove wanted to find out what would happen if you asked women to choose whether they were 'beautiful' or 'average'
Business Insider - 8 Apr 2015 12:20
Dove's latest effort in its long-running "Campaign for Real Beauty" is out. In this short documentary video from ad agency Ogilvy & Mather Chicago, the brand visited Delhi, Sao Paulo, London, San Francisco, and London, a...
Marissa Mayer is doing a huge shakeup at Yahoo and Tumblr will never be the same
Business Insider - 8 Apr 2015 04:06
Yahoo is planning a big reorganization that will bring Tumblr more closely into the company, instead of allowing it to be run as a largely independent business unit. The Information reports that CEO Marissa Mayer discuss...
VIDEO: Shell buys British BG Group
BBC - 8 Apr 2015 23:55
Royal Dutch Shell is buying the UK's third biggest energy company, British BG Group, for almost £50 bn.
Without Yellen's dashboard, Raghuram Rajan has hazy view of India economy
livemint.com - 8 Apr 2015 07:45Economists in Glass Houses
Forbes - 8 Apr 2015 06:20
Below is the April 7th Thoughts from the Frontline, republished in full.
Walking Away With $43M: The Business Of M&A
Forbes - 8 Apr 2015 23:52
Today's London morning began with news that Royal Dutch Shell had agreed to buy BG Group, the oil and gas exploration business that is the UK's third largest energy company, for £47bn ($70bn).
How I Got 14 Companies Like Chipotle and Trader Joe's to Send Me Free Stuff
The Huffington Post - 8 Apr 2015 18:54
By: Lee Breslouer Whoever said "there's no such thing as a free lunch" is an idiot. It should be, "there's no such thing as a free lunch, because it costs 49 cents." I learned that after I mailed a ton of companies physi...
Millennial women are more educated than men, but are still paid less
Market Watch - 8 Apr 2015 08:02
Young women are still waiting for equal pay.
PUC to vote on record $1.6-billion fine for PG&E in San Bruno blast
L.A. Times - 8 Apr 2015 07:16Three Scenarios For China-Taiwan Development Bank Tie-up
Forbes - 8 Apr 2015 06:00
Taiwan has filed a letter of intent to join an Asian infrastructure development bank led by China, a risky venture as Beijing claims sovereignty over the proudly self-ruled applicant and the two once bitter rivals hav...
McDonald's Looks to Beef Up Image With Mega-Burger
Time - 8 Apr 2015 05:46
The company hopes you'll cough up $4.99 the "Sirloin Third Pound" burgers
NCR Launches Android-Based Thin Client ATMs
Forbes - 9 Apr 2015 00:04
A thin client Android ATM will have lower TCO, higher security and be easier to administer.
French Air Traffic Controller Strike: Two-Day Work Stoppage Begins, With More To Follow
IBTimes - 8 Apr 2015 20:25
French air traffic controllers walked off the job Wednesday, launching a two-day strike that has grounded nearly half of all flights across the country. About 40 percent of flights were canceled Wednesday, and national a...
10 Ways to Get Your Point Across Persuasively
The Huffington Post - 8 Apr 2015 05:52
Most people have their mind made up about everything -- politics, social issues, business decisions. Just ask them. Very few people will invite you to persuade them to do anything. So if you're going to get someone to ch...
California enlists Google and Microsoft in war on unlicensed payday lenders
L.A. Times - 8 Apr 2015 04:33Saudi Arabia boosts crude oil production to highest level on record
The Guardian - 8 Apr 2015 03:40
Output reaches 10.3m barrels a day in March as kingdom responds to unexpectedly strong global demand Saudi Arabia has revved up crude production to its highest rate on record, feeding unexpectedly strong demand from fore...
Annotating Service Genius Wants To Mark Up The Entire Internet
Fast Company - 9 Apr 2015 00:45
The Andreessen Horowitz-backed company is testing a tool that will let you annotate any page on the web. When Marc Andreessen launched the Netscape web browser back in 1994, he inadvertently laid the foundation for what ...
Google buying Twitter would be like Microsoft buying Yahoo
Business Insider - 8 Apr 2015 05:19
Every few months, a rumor crops up that Google is interested in buying Twitter. It cropped up again this morning, and may have contributed to a 4% rise in Twitter's stock price. One outlet reported rumors that Twitter ha...
Charles Grassley Questions Diversion of Fannie and Freddie Earnings
The New York Times - 8 Apr 2015 04:22
Mr. Grassley, the Iowa Republican who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the Justice Department and the Treasury asking for details about the decision.
Gas prices to drop to lowest in six years this summer, agency predicts
L.A. Times - 8 Apr 2015 04:08JAMIE DIMON: Look at how big the world will be in 2024
Business Insider - 9 Apr 2015 01:59
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon just published his annual letter to shareholders. He offers a lot of perspective on the state JP Morgan, its past, and its future. Regarding its future he offered some global context based on 10...
What we know so far about all the planets that may have water in our solar system
Business Insider - 8 Apr 2015 22:37
There's a surprisingly large number of celestial bodies in our solar system with liquid water. Still, they're very different from Earth -- both in their size and their distance from the sun. Regardless, where there's li...