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SurveyMonkey names former HP exec Bill Veghte its permanent CEO
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 16:24
SurveyMonkey has chosen Bill Veghte as its permanent CEO, CNBC reports. The company's previous CEO, Dave Goldberg, died while exercising on vacation in Mexico in May. Zander Lurie had been serving as temporary CEO in t...
We went to 'Action Park' in New Jersey -- once the deadliest amusement park in America
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 19:21
If you grew up anywhere near Northern New Jersey in the 1980s and 1990s, you knew Action Park. The park was known for its incredibly dangerous rides and lengthy list of death-related urban legends. Those legends were act...
The US versus Japan robot fight that's going viral this week is really a ploy to create a totally new kind of sport
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 23:43
Forget football or basketball, the sport of the future could be a league of giant fighting robot teams. At least that is the hope of Gui Cavalcanti, the founder of MegaBots, a company that makes jumbo-size robots. Earlie...
Role Reversal: India's Tech Titans Grab Talent From Silicon Valley
Forbes - 7 Jul 2015 06:37
Top tech talent isn't always moving from India to Silicon Valley. High-flying Indian companies such as Snapdeal are making the talent migration go the other way, by snapping up U.S. stars.
Zuckerberg in, Peter Thiel out at annual Sun Valley Conference
New York Post - 7 Jul 2015 06:15
The only thing more interesting than who's going to Sun Valley this year is, of course, who's not going. Silicon Valley tycoon Peter Thiel -- who last year was seen...
Mixed economic signals slow the pace of biz travel
USA Today - 7 Jul 2015 06:06Foreigners can't ignore China's crazy market
CNN - 7 Jul 2015 04:24
China's rollercoaster markets can be rough for foreign investors, but it's simply too big of a market to ignore, experts say.
Germany, France press Greece to make fast, credible proposals
Reuters - 7 Jul 2015 04:09
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PewDiePie, YouTube Gaming Star, Made $7 Million Last Year
The Huffington Post - 7 Jul 2015 23:56
He has 37.7 million subscribers, 9 billion video views and a fat annual paycheck. YouTube gaming star Felix Kjellberg, better known by his online persona PewDiePie, has uploaded thousands of comedic clips of himself play...
Why Gen. Stanley McChrystal asks every job candidate this unusual interview question
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 23:40
For the past four years, retired General Stanley McChrystal has overseen the management consulting firm he founded, the McChrystal Group. When he looks to build his team, he or one of his executives asks job candidates a...
6 Career Moves Smarter Than an MBA
inc - 7 Jul 2015 23:30
Unless your career path requires an MBA, you'd be well advised to pursue these less-expensive but more-effective alternatives.
A big shift is coming to the Maine lobster population -- and it could devastate the local economy
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 22:30
There aren't many foods more closely associated with Maine than the lobster. So it's pretty scary that this valued American crustacean could one day soon become a Canadian treasure -- a change that could have a devastati...
Two Scenarios That Can Impact L'Oreal's Valuation In Opposing Ways
Forbes - 7 Jul 2015 19:42
L'Oreal's recent acquisitions have been strategically significant in nature and can give the company the scope to expand its market share and profitability. However, L'Oreal has tough competition in both ends of the beau...
Greece fails to present new debt proposal to eurozone leaders
USA Today - 7 Jul 2015 17:19
European finance ministers and leaders are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the crisis.
Stocks tumble as Greek talks produce little results
USA Today - 7 Jul 2015 17:07
Dow drops more than 150 points as European markets fall even further.
States shaky futures put pensions at risk
USA Today - 7 Jul 2015 16:38
Which states lead and lag in fiscal health.
Job openings hit 14-year high in May
USA Today - 7 Jul 2015 16:36
The number of hires and quits fell slightly
21 of the trickiest questions you'll have to answer if you want to work at Goldman Sachs
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 16:20
To get a job at Goldman Sachs, you've got to know your stuff (and the right alma mater doesn't hurt, either). But financial knowledge alone isn't enough to land you a gig at the firm which recently ranked No. 4 on Univer...
Inside the life of a Wall Street intern: It's not very hard, but it's grueling
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 16:13
Internship programs are now well underway on Wall Street, and the resident office rookies are finding out the truth about their prestigious jobs. We've all heard horror stories about sleepless nights at the office and mi...
This is the hot new way hedge funds are tricking the market without breaking the law
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 16:11
There's a hot new way to game the stock market, and it's not even illegal. Bloomberg's Yuji Nakamura reports that hedge funds and traders can simply purchase stocks before they're added to the indexes, like the S&P 500, ...
Virtual Reality Job Interview Training Helps Veterans With PTSD Find Work
The Huffington Post - 7 Jul 2015 16:09
Job interviews are already stressful enough -- there's a reason there are more than 10 million Google search results for the terms "job interview" and "stress." But for veterans who are also dealing with a diagnosis of p...
This startup is about to build a $100 million Hyperloop test track -- and it's paying its employees nothing
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2015 16:00
Elon Musk's Hyperloop system is estimated as costing millions of dollars per square mile to build. But the startup Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), which is planning to soon break ground on a Hyperloop test t...