Business News
This sexually explicit casting contract reveals just how kinky HBO's 'Westworld' could be
Business Insider - 3 Oct 2015 15:07
Just how kinky is HBO planning to go with its television series adaptation of the film, "Westworld"? Actors' union SAG-AFTRA wants to make its rules clear when it comes to the kinds of sexual acts HBO's "Westworld" extra...
London minicabs have hired a 'Magic Circle' law firm to try and get Uber banned
Business Insider - 3 Oct 2015 14:21
London is the front line of a global taxi war right now, with local drivers desperately trying to stop the rise of Uber. Black cab drivers and minicab services hate Uber, which undercuts them on price and they claim the ...
A Need for Followership
Barron's - 3 Oct 2015 07:49
Neither U.S. political party can prosper by pandering to its base.
VW Begins Telling Customers If Affected By Emissions Scandal
IBTimes - 3 Oct 2015 00:55
By Andreas Cremer and Barbara Lewis BERLIN/BRUSSELS
Why Glencore Should Make All Investors Shudder
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 01:21
A Glencore ratings downgrade and its consequences is the last thing the commodities markets need right now.
The 50 most powerful companies in America
Business Insider - 3 Oct 2015 17:05
Power comes in many forms, but it boils down to having influence: over people, resources, and the global conversation. Major corporations often wield more power than individuals, so we decided to break down which ones co...
Google Inc Stock Half-Way To Recovery: Deutsche Bank
Bidness etc. - 3 Oct 2015 16:07
Deutsche Bank in an updated research note sent out to clients and investors weighed in bullishly on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) regarding the company's stock as a top pick for 2015. Analysts at the firm are of the view tha...
Apple Inc. Car Could Rake In $135 Billion Revenues In 20 Years, says Gene Munster
Bidness etc. - 3 Oct 2015 15:26
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that the probability of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to introduce an electric vehicle (EV) is high, after The Wall Street Journal predicted a 2019 launch date in a recent piece. Althou...
What it takes to serve in the Navy's elite warfare boat crew
Business Insider - 3 Oct 2015 14:30
Often referred to as the Navy's best kept secret, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) operators drive well-armed, fast boats in support of special ops missions including stealthy insertion and extraction of SE...
Economic View: What Makes a Tax Plan 'Serious' Anyway?
The New York Times - 3 Oct 2015 14:00
Jeb Bush plans to cut taxes by $3.4 trillion over a decade, but says Donald Trump's deeper-cutting plan is not fiscally responsible. Where does one draw the line?
Fresenius Turns Defense to Offense
Barron's - 3 Oct 2015 09:15
The German medical-supplies company has shown solid growth, with its shares up 41% this year. Weakness of the euro and strength in emerging markets helps.
Milk Prices Likely to Rise in 2016
Barron's - 3 Oct 2015 07:50
The recent drop in prices isn't expected to last much longer as farmers start to thin their herds. Traders could profit.
Is Valeant's Arbitrage Over?
Barron's - 3 Oct 2015 07:48
Valeant's M.O. is buying drug companies, slashing costs and hiking drug prices. The company effectively capitalizes its R&D costs on its balance sheet.
Scottrade says victim of hackers who targeted financial firms
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 01:30
(Reuters) – Discount broker Scottrade said on Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack from late 2013 to early 2014 that compromised client names and addresses in a database with information on some 4.6 million ...
Want To Quit Your Job? Read This Book First
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 01:22
As a Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara, students ask me dozens of times each quarter, “What do you think of my idea?” My response is typically, “What I think of your idea is irrelevant. ...
Scottrade says hack may have affected 4.6M customers
News Observer - 3 Oct 2015 01:04
Online stock brokerage company Scottrade said that the names and addresses of about 4.6 million of its customers may have been stolen by hackers. …
Coca-Cola, Visa, McDonald's and Anheuser-Busch Call on FIFA's Sepp Blatter to Resign
The New York Times - 3 Oct 2015 00:24
The announcements bring the weight of four powerful and long-tenured corporate sponsors to bear on world soccer's embattled leader.
The Perkins v. LinkedIn Class Action Settlement Notification Was Badly Bungled
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 16:38
The emailed settlement notice in Perkins v. LinkedIn provides a fine example of what not to do
Japan's Government Offered Companies Money to Promote Women--and Not One Took It
The Atlantic - 3 Oct 2015 15:39
The country’s prime minister wants women to hold 30 percent of senior jobs by 2020, but it’s around 8 percent now and hardly budging.
Apple Watch to Be Sold at Target; Google Is Officially Alphabet: Tech Winners & Losers
The Street - 3 Oct 2015 02:00
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock indexes closed higher Friday even after a dismal September jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1.2% while the S&P 500 Index increased by 1.4%. The tech-heavy Na...
Marijuana growers are new drought target
L.A. Times - 3 Oct 2015 01:40Exclusive: Lockheed Martin mulls merger of some services units with peer - sources
Reuters - 3 Oct 2015 00:42
(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is exploring merging some of its information technology and services businesses, with a value of about $4 billion, with another government services contractor, people familiar with the ma...