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How much money does YouTube make? Don't ask the new CFO (GOOG)
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2015 00:48
One of Wall Street’s favorite guessing games has long been to estimate how much revenue YouTube generates and whether the popular video website actually turns a profit. With a new CFO at Google (YouTube’s parent comp...
This Is the Top Secret of Wealthy Retirees
Time - 17 Jul 2015 13:00
Successful retirees still save nearly a third of income from their pension and 401(k) distributions.
New app delivers prescription drugs to your door
New York Post - 17 Jul 2015 02:37
You've been ordering pizzas to your door, well now it's time you started getting your heartburn medicine delivered, too. Zipdrug, a New York-based tech startup, launched a mobile app this...
Two hackers earned a million miles for finding United Airlines' security breaches
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2015 05:46
Two hackers have scored it big, getting one million frequent-flier miles each from United Airlines after finding security breaches in the airline's computer systems. The airline's "bug bounty" award program was started i...
Yellen: Raising Rates Won't Derail Recovery
NBC News - 17 Jul 2015 16:22
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sought to reassure worried lawmakers that when the Fed begins to raise interest rates, it won't derail the economy.
Will Freelancers Take Over Full Time Employees?
Forbes - 17 Jul 2015 09:01
A popular topic of discussion around the freelancer economy is the idea of full time employment disappearing. In other words, is it realistic to think that in the near future everyone is going to be a freelancer and we w...
17 Simple Habits That Make You Look More Professional
inc - 17 Jul 2015 06:05
Unprofessional? Here are the behaviors that send the opposite, more positive message.
Apple's stock looks cheap going into earnings
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2015 05:12
After hitting a new all-time high of $134.54 the day after its Q2 earnings report in April, Apple shares have stumbled. Last week, Apple stock briefly went into a freefall that sent it as low as $120, though it has rall...
Stocks mixed as investors assess earnings
L.A. Times - 17 Jul 2015 16:56The Wall Street Journal: Xerox to book $145 million impairment charge
Market Watch - 17 Jul 2015 16:20
Xerox Corp. says it will book a $145 million software impairment charge as it refocuses its government healthcare business.
U.S. inflation, housing data bolster rate hike argument
Reuters - 17 Jul 2015 16:07
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Google shares soar as YouTube growth allays fears over Facebook
Reuters - 17 Jul 2015 16:01
(Reuters) - Google Inc's shares surged as much as 14.5 percent on Friday, adding about $50 billion to its market value, as strong growth in mobile ad revenue allayed concerns its YouTube business could be hurt by Faceboo...
Lawmakers Seek To Exempt Tribes From ACA Large Employer Mandate
Forbes - 17 Jul 2015 15:43
Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Senator John Thune (R-SD) introduced a bill in the Senate this week to exempt Indian tribal governments from the scope of the Affordable Care Act’s Large Employer Mandate. Other lawmake...
Online gambling firm 888 clinches deal to buy Bwin.party for $1.4B
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2015 08:37
Online gambling firm 888 said it would buy peer Bwin.party Digital Entertainment in a cash and stock deal valued at about 898 million pounds ($1.40 billion).
China Shares Push Gains Into Second Day
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jul 2015 06:42
Chinese shares extended gains into a second day Friday and Hong Kong shares headed for their first positive week in four, while markets elsewhere steered near flat.
Samsung C&T Shareholders Back Merger Over Hedge Fund's Objections
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2015 06:34
The vote in favor of a merger with another Samsung company, Cheil Industries, was a rebuke to Elliott Associates and is seen as clearing a succession path atop the Samsung Group.
The Wall Street Journal: Hulu explores adding ad-free option to its service
Market Watch - 17 Jul 2015 06:15
Hulu is exploring plans to add an advertising-free option to its service, as the streaming-video provider tries to become a stronger rival to Netflix, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Chinese stock market sell-off may be far from over
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2015 05:54
Although Beijing might be cheering the swift rebound in the A-share market after the worst rout in seven years, its nightmare may not be over. In terms of valuation, a 30 per cent correction is not enough to justify the ...
Spring 2016: Backstage at Perry Ellis For New York Men's Fashion Week
Forbes - 17 Jul 2015 03:30
Perry Ellis debuted their Spring 2016 Collection at the newly minted New York Men's Fashion Week at Skylight Studios. It is the first ever men's only fashion week to be held in New York, offering better timing for retai...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Where Are the Market Winners? Right Here
The Street - 17 Jul 2015 01:11
Search Jim Cramer's "Mad Money" trading recommendations using our exclusive "Mad Money" Stock Screener. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The big winners in the market may be getting a little harder to find but when you do, they'...
Sexists are worse at video games, study suggests
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2015 23:58
The more a man sucks at video games, the more likely he'll be mean to his female fellow players, suggests a new study. That study, performed by Kasumovic Lab, was intended to scientifically test whether "female-initia...
Hack at UCLA Health could involve 4.5M people
USA Today - 17 Jul 2015 23:55
UCLA Health includes four hospitals and over 150 offices in southern California.