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3 experiments suggest men are threatened by this type of boss
Business Insider - 12 Jul 2015 21:09
In theory, men might advocate gender equality in the workplace. But in reality, many men may feel threatened by their female managers. That's the implication of a new study led by Ekaterina Netchaeva, Ph.D., at Bocconi U...
Greece future uncertain as European finance ministers adjourn bailout meeting
USA Today - 12 Jul 2015 01:2117 insights about getting rich, from a 78-year-old book on wealth that's still relevant today
Business Insider - 12 Jul 2015 18:30
Journalist Napoleon Hill set out to uncover the key to wealth around 80 years ago, which resulted in his bestselling 1937 book, "Think and Grow Rich." There is no mention of "money," "wealth," "finances," or "stocks" ...
Here's How Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) Can Restart Its Tar Sands Projects In Canada
Bidness etc. - 12 Jul 2015 14:53
Exploring for new oil has now become a difficult task for the oil majors. Oil and gas are now mostly situated in the deep-waters, Canadian tar sands and the Arctic waters where the cost of exploration and production is v...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) To Open Fourth Hong Kong Outlet On Canton Road
Bidness etc. - 12 Jul 2015 14:35
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) latest plans to shore up sales in China are in full swing. The company will open its 20th Chinese retail outlet very soon; the store is currently under construction on Canton Road, in Tsim Sha ...
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (PBR) To Face Investment Lawsuit Next Year
Bidness etc. - 12 Jul 2015 14:24
The Brazilian state run company Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) in securities filing on Friday, indicated that the court had denied the company's motion of dismissing a class action law suit in the Unit...
The dark side of Google's focus on massive world-changing projects
Business Insider - 12 Jul 2015 14:00
The philosophy of "10x" is woven into Google's DNA. Instead of improving something by 10%, the company strives to work on projects that are 10 times better than anything else out there. "A big part of my job is to ...
7 Ways Millennials Can Control Their Credit
ABC News - 12 Jul 2015 06:08
Millennials are heavily invested in controlling the narrative of their lives, and credit is an area where controlling the narrative has a huge upside.
What Salesforce's expansion in Europe means for you
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2015 04:01
GUEST: Beyond established companies such as Salesforce, Europe can also be a high growth market opportunity for startups.
With Greek banks still shuttered, unsold eggs point to deeper woes
Washington Post - 12 Jul 2015 00:50
AVLONA, Greece -- The morning's fresh eggs were loaded and ready to ship when chicken farmer Angelos Kalyvas slid open the side door on one of his half-empty delivery vans."Not good," said the 52-year-old, surveying the ...
What Greece means to the US economy
Business Insider - 12 Jul 2015 00:36
Greece doesn't mean a lot to the US economy. However, the tiny country in the periphery of the eurozone has hijacked the headlines with its financial problems. With Greece now missing debt payments while edging closer to...
Airbnb was rejected by seven investors who could have had 10 percent of the company for $150,000 in 2008
Business Insider - 12 Jul 2015 23:53
It's often remarked that the most successful entrepreneurs refuse to be deterred by rejection. The story of Airbnb, the home-rental service now valued at a whopping $25.5 billion, provides yet another example of why th...
Unilever in search for new chairman - Sky News
Reuters - 12 Jul 2015 23:46
(Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever is searching for a new chairman to replace Michael Treschow, who has been in the job since 2007, Sky News reported on Sunday.
KRUGMAN: 'The European project ... has just been dealt a terrible, perhaps fatal blow.' (GREK)
Business Insider - 12 Jul 2015 23:32
Talks between Greece and its European creditors are going nowhere. Backwards, in fact. And New York Times columnist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman thinks we could be watching the "European project" dissolve before our...
The richer the neighborhood, the less it gives to charity
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:31
There may be a reason why the rich stay rich.
Elderly drivers are NOT the most dangerous on the road
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:30
Many Americans would rather talk to their elderly parents about funeral arrangements than ask them to curtail their driving.
7 of the most bizarre gourmet foods
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:29
Americans love gourmet food, here are some of the most unusual.
What NOT to do when you're closing on a home
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:28
Don't make these 'what were you thinking?' mistakes before you get the keys.
Slide Show: These are the houses the 2016 presidential candidates own
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:27
An inside peek at the lifestyles of the (mostly) rich and would-be presidential.
5 ways airlines are making flying worse
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:26
Buckle up, passengers: Flying is getting even more uncomfortable.
The nation's cheapest wedding guests live here
Market Watch - 12 Jul 2015 23:25
Who you invite to your wedding might yield you significantly more loot, as guests from certain states are bigger spenders than others.
Greeks' Relief Turned to Anxiety, Then Frustration, as Talks Wore On
The New York Times - 12 Jul 2015 23:22
By Sunday, it had become clear that other eurozone nations were still divided over granting another bailout, extending a period of uncertainty in Greece.