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Developers look to bust Bryant Park Hotel 'imitator'
New York Post - 17 Apr 2015 04:26
City developers are duking it out over the name "Bryant." Developers Phil Pilevsky, Raymond Gindi and Joseph Chehebar, who own The Bryant Park Hotel, on Thursday sued Ziel Feldman's HFZ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg faces potential fraud trial
New York Post - 17 Apr 2015 06:38
Eric Schneiderman has Maurice "Hank" Greenberg in his sights. Greenberg, the former CEO of insurance giant AIG, failed to get a 10-year-old accounting fraud charge against him tossed, setting the...
Freeze! Discover Rolls Out Card With On/Off Switch
NBC News - 17 Apr 2015 14:02
When your credit card is lost or stolen you want to shut it down right away to prevent fraudulent transactions.
Great USB Battery Packs for 2015
Forbes - 17 Apr 2015 14:41
USB battery packs charge your mobile devices while you?re on the go. If you don?t have one, they?ll let you never worry about battery life again. Here?s some great ones for 2015.
10 super-genes that scientists could someday program into your body
Business Insider - 17 Apr 2015 23:19
One of the leading genetics researchers in the world, George Church, thinks we're not far from being able to use a new gene editing technology -- called the "biggest biotech discovery of the century" by the MIT Tech Revi...
Wal-Mart and Target Are Being Crushed by Supermarkets in the Business of Selling Food
The Street - 17 Apr 2015 13:00
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Traditional supermarkets such as Kroger and Safeway are schooling mass merchants Wal-Mart and Target in the business of selling fresh food and packaged goods, sending two of the nation's most ...
6 Tricks to Make the 5-Hour Workday Work for You
inc - 17 Apr 2015 12:30
The five-hour workday isn't just a myth you've heard about around the watercooler. It's real, and it can work for your team.
The Wall Street Journal: China bets $46 billion on Pakistan trade route
Market Watch - 17 Apr 2015 06:30
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to unveil a $46 billion infrastructure spending plan in Pakistan that is a centerpiece of Beijing's ambitions to open new trade and transport routes across Asia and challenge the U.S. ...
Washington's venture capital machine churning out fewer but much larger deals
Washington Post - 17 Apr 2015 06:01
Washington companies raised more venture capital funding in the first quarter than they have during the first three months of any year in more than a decade, building on momentum the industry mustered up late last year.
Tim Cook and Reid Hoffman Among Time's 'Most Influential People'
inc - 17 Apr 2015 23:09
A number of prominent tech CEOs and startup founders graced the annual list.
Lady Gaga will voice Betty Boop in upcoming film reboot
Business Insider - 17 Apr 2015 22:40
Lady Gaga will voice cartoon flapper Betty Boop in Simon Cowell's upcoming Betty Boop feature-film project, according to a series of leaked emails from the Sony Pictures hack published by Wikileaks. Gaga will also contri...
Watch this gorilla crack its glass cage after racing toward the little girl who provoked it
Business Insider - 17 Apr 2015 22:32
Most zoos have signs that say something like "Don't feed the animals" but have you ever seen a sign that tells you not to provoke them? The Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska might need one after this inciden...
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Signal Wall Street Banks Are Back
The Street - 17 Apr 2015 16:44
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Big banks are making a big comeback. Seven years after the financial crisis -- which generated deep mistrust of Wall Street -- banking giants JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are posting impressi...
The Wall Street Journal: Bloomberg terminals go down globally
Market Watch - 17 Apr 2015 13:27
Disruption causes UK. cot postpone buyback of government debt.
Google to Prioritize 'Mobile-Friendly' Sites in Search Results
inc - 17 Apr 2015 13:16
Google is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones and tablets in a shift that's expected to sway where millions of people shop, eat and find information.
European Stocks Mixed as Greek Debt Fears Shadow Strong U.K. Jobs Data
The Street - 17 Apr 2015 12:47
LONDON (TheDeal) -- Continental European markets were flat or worse this morning, as continued worries over Greece and the possible impact of a default on its payments to the International Monetary Fund next month depres...
How To Make Friday The Most Productive Day Of The Week
Fast Company - 17 Apr 2015 11:27
Handled right, Fridays are a chance to invest in activities that pay dividends the rest of the week. A natural consequence of a 5-day workweek is that people get restless by the end of it. Read Full Story
The man who designed Obama's 'O' doesn't like the 2016 campaign logos
Business Insider - 17 Apr 2015 23:41
Sol Sender, the graphic designer who created then-Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Illinois) iconic "O" logo in the 2008 presidential election, had some tough feedback for the current designs unveiled in the 2016 race. "Overall th...
NBFC-MFIs should stay under RBI ambit
livemint.com - 17 Apr 2015 18:16
The microfinance industry has informed the finance ministry of its view that the current regulatory architecture should continue for NBFC-MFIs
Even Elon Musk knows he's a good supervillain candidate
Washington Post - 17 Apr 2015 15:30
Almost no entrepreneur is closer to being a rock star than Elon Musk: The PayPal co-founder could even whip up a frenzy over a theoretical transportation system based on pneumatic tubes.Many of his interests seem aimed a...
Google Gets Ready To Overcome Its Biggest Antitrust Hurdle In EU
Tech Times - 17 Apr 2015 12:27
Not only is the European Commission suspect of Google's search engine busines strategy, but it's looking into the Android mobile OS business. Google, for its part, is claiming there's nothing illegal going on.
AMD CEO Su is hopeful that Windows 10 will fire up the PC market in 2015
Venture Beat - 17 Apr 2015 00:29
The chip maker, which has a tough road competing with market leader Intel, reported disappointing first quarter financial results Thursday.