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Slack revamps its Android app with Material design, emoji, team notifications, tabs
Venture Beat - 3 Jun 2015 18:40
Fast-growing team-communication startup Slack today introduced a new look and several feature updates for Android.
Visa, Coca-Cola And Other FIFA Sponsors Welcome Sepp Blatter's Resignation
Forbes - 3 Jun 2015 16:06
Most soccer fans have heard the news by now: Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, 17-year FIFA president, stepped down yesterday amid a sweeping corruption scandal. Many fans around the world rejoiced at the news. But Blatter�...
Tesla Motors Inc Elon Musk Defends $4.9 Government Subsidies For His Companies
Bidness etc. - 3 Jun 2015 15:57
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk, defended his business strategies during an interview with CNBC, and responding to the claims about his subsidiaries (Solar City, Space X, and Tesla) benefiting from $4.9 bil...
There is a Bernie Sanders teddy bear and it's the cutest
Business Insider - 3 Jun 2015 23:59
Forget the Hillary pantsuit T-shirt -- this week's best presidential candidate merchandise comes from the Vermont Teddy Bear Company. This is the Bernie Bear: For $79.99, he could be yours. SEE ALSO: It's time we admi...
Goldman's Oil Trade: How to Profit on OPEC Move
Barron's - 3 Jun 2015 21:07
Goldman is bearish, JPMorgan is bullish, but an options trade could be a winner in either direction.
Wikileaks Drops Another Damning Trove Of Secret Trade Deal Documents
The Huffington Post - 3 Jun 2015 20:53
WASHINGTON -- The latest trove of secret trade documents released by Wikileaks is offering opponents of the massive deals currently being crafted by the Obama administration more fodder to show that such agreements can i...
South Korean E-commerce Giant Coupang Raises $1 Billion From Softbank
Forbes - 3 Jun 2015 08:09
Coupang, South Korea's fast growing e-commerce company, is set to raise $1 billion from Japanese investment firm Softbank, according to sources.
The Wall Street Journal: Treasury scrutinizes credit unions
Market Watch - 3 Jun 2015 05:40
The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identifies more than 50 credit unions for their increased vulnerability to potential money laundering.
Housing-Hungry Hong Kong Weighs Price of Green Space
Wall Street Journal - 3 Jun 2015 04:39
A debate is mounting over whether Hong Kong needs to sacrifice some of its green spaces as the government embarks on an ambitious plan to provide more affordable housing.
Lloyds Hybrid Mess Is Lesson for Banks
Wall Street Journal - 3 Jun 2015 19:31
Lloyds Banking Group is counting the cost of regulatory change, after a court decision blocked the bank from redeeming expensive hybrid bonds early. That is a warning to other banks.
Vanguard's China play ups the ante for industry
Investment News - 3 Jun 2015 19:30
Other fund companies may find it difficult to match Vanguard's promise of access to a hot market.
Read Sheryl Sandberg's Heartfelt Letter About Her Late Husband
Time - 3 Jun 2015 19:21
After 30 days of mourning, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg shares what she's learned since her husband's sudden passing
The Day You Stop May Be the Day Before You Succeed
inc - 3 Jun 2015 18:15
Don't stop for anything because that day you stop really truly may be the day before you succeed.
American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) Downgraded At Merrill Lynch, Amid Capacity Worries
Bidness etc. - 3 Jun 2015 17:05
Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst, Andrew Didora, notified investors in a research report published on Wednesday that the bank was downgrading American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) stock from Buy to Neutral. The d...
JPMorgan Chase and Co. Continues To Cut Costs With Voicemail Hang Up
Bidness etc. - 3 Jun 2015 16:54
As part of an extensive cost-cutting strategy to bolster earnings, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has resorted to halting voicemail services for a number of its employees, reported the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The new...
Service sector expanded at a slower pace in May
USA Today - 3 Jun 2015 16:36
Oil producers continued to scale back drilling amid low crude prices
Why Toyota And Ford Are Teaming Up Against Apple And Google
Time - 3 Jun 2015 16:24
It's a battle for the dashboard
American plowing profits into paying off debt
USA Today - 3 Jun 2015 16:23Most unhealthy restaurant meals named by watchdog
Chicago Tribune - 3 Jun 2015 16:16How To Build a Brand Worth Following In 30 Days
Forbes - 3 Jun 2015 16:12
In 2015, the average attention span was measured at 8.25 seconds. No kidding - that’s shorter than a goldfish.
Korea's Coupang raises $1B from SoftBank in world's largest round so far in 2015
Venture Beat - 3 Jun 2015 10:33
Your latest reminder that the startup world does not end at the shores of Silicon Valley comes today courtesy of Coupang, the Korean e-commerce service that just raised $1 billion from SoftBank. SoftBank today said it ha...
Too many people, too few units
Boston - 3 Jun 2015 18:45
A recent study from New York University's Furman Center showed that rental growth has failed to keep pace with rising populations in 11 major U.S. cities, including Boston.