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Looking For Comfortable Flights To Europe At A Bargain?
Forbes - 14 May 2015 19:27
Norwegian Air Shuttle offers affordable Premium Cabin service with 46 inches between seat rows on all its North American flights. This fall it is adding Las Vegas, San Juan and St. Croix to its network here which already...
These students got into all 8 Ivy League schools -- here's where they're actually going
Business Insider - 14 May 2015 21:18
It's an enviable choice. At least eight high school seniors this year got to decide which, if any, of the elite Ivy League schools they will attend in the fall. For many of them, it seems, that decision has led to Harvar...
This artist just did something incredible with clay
Business Insider - 14 May 2015 20:31
"Clayhead" was created by Isak ...kerlund, who works as a freelance designer and animator based in Stockholm, Sweden. The animation shows deconstruction of a clay model of a human head using stop-motion animation. Animat...
Indian Prime Minister Prods Coal Monopoly
Wall Street Journal - 14 May 2015 05:00
Narendra Modi's dual coal strategy of cutting red tape and sparking competition typifies his approach to getting the cumbersome Indian economy to work better.
Retail shareholders cited as key to DuPont proxy win
USA Today - 14 May 2015 04:17
Trian had nominated four candidates to the board of directors.
Who Gets The Job Offer In The End?
Forbes - 14 May 2015 02:02
How do hiring managers decide which candidate to hire? Is it their education, their past-employer brand names, or something else? Liz Ryan puzzles it out
Wal-Mart takes on Amazon Prime
USA Today - 14 May 2015 01:29DuPont win won't scare off the activists
USA Today - 14 May 2015 01:02
Sorry Corporate America, but you're no safer from hedge funds than before DuPont roundly defeated Nelson Peltz.
Deal reached in Senate that could advance Obama's trade push
L.A. Times - 14 May 2015 00:45Natural Gas Soars to Nearly Four-Month High
Wall Street Journal - 14 May 2015 23:13
The benchmark natural-gas price soared to a nearly four-month high, bolstered by rising demand from power generators that are pivoting away from coal.
Sabre Buys All of Abacus in Bid to Profit From Strong Asian Travel Growth
The Street - 14 May 2015 19:01
NEW YORK (The Deal) -- Travel and tourism software company Sabre said Thursday it will pay $441 million to acquire all of Asian airline and hotel technology company Abacus International. Shares of Sabre, which is backe...
U.S. companies rush to insulate themselves against Venezuela's currency, economic woes
Reuters - 14 May 2015 07:25
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Lori Fouché | Leading Through Sandy
The New York Times - 14 May 2015 05:12
At the helm of an insurance company during Hurricane Sandy, Prudential Financial C.E.O. Lori Dickerson Fouché stresses that when it comes to a crisis, there is no management playbook.
Asia Stock Research Star Peter Sutton Starts A Business Of His Own
Forbes - 14 May 2015 03:37
New Zealander Peter Sutton made a name for himself far home over the past decade in the world of Asia stock investments, particularly in Taiwan where until recently he was a consistently top-ranked head of research at CL...
Can Santa Monica -- or anyplace else -- enforce a ban on short-term rentals?
L.A. Times - 14 May 2015 03:30A Wells Fargo executive died in the Amtrak train crash (WFC)
Business Insider - 14 May 2015 03:09
An executive from Wells Fargo is among those who died in a train accident late Tuesday in Philadelphia. The bank confirmed that Abid Gilani, a senior vice president in Wells Fargo's hospitality finance group, was among...
17 Nobel Laureates and 1200+ Economists Agree with Ben Carson re U.S. Fiscal Gap
Forbes - 14 May 2015 02:48
Michelle Lee, a fact checker with the Washington Post, just posted a long and, to my mind, highly political column. Her column, read carefully, undermines Presidential candidate Ben Carson's absolutely correct claim, mad...
Trader Accused in 'Flash Crash' Accused Rivals of Misconduct
Wall Street Journal - 14 May 2015 00:53
Navinder Singh Sarao, the trader arrested last month on U.S. charges he manipulated futures prices and contributed to the May 2010 "flash crash," leveled claims of similar misconduct against other traders before his arre...
Dow Jones Industrial Average Soars Nearly 200 Points As Apple Inc (AAPL) And Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Gain 2%
IBTimes - 14 May 2015 23:15
U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Thursday, with the S&P 500 index hitting an all-time high, snapping three straight days of losses. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500 rallied Thursday, led by gains in the technology sector. ...
Global Gold Demand Fell in Quarter
Wall Street Journal - 14 May 2015 23:15
Global demand for gold fell 1% in the first three months of this year, as tepid buying in key markets took some of the shine off the metal.
Judge Denies Group's Whistle-Blower Standing in Suit Against U.S. Bank
The New York Times - 14 May 2015 00:35
A federal judge in Ohio dismissed mortgage-abuse claims by the Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, saying the group had not acted as envisioned by the False Claims Act.
A $67 Million Mansion In Coral Gables For Art And Animal Lovers
Forbes - 14 May 2015 22:57
How about an animal mural on your rotunda ceiling? Or a private collector's hall for displaying your large statue of a horse? Wealthy animal art lovers, the perfect home for you has just hit the market in Coral Gables, ...