Business News
Clinton says she'll offer plan for 'Wall Street abuses'
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 00:12
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she'll offer a plan in the next week to deal with "Wall Street abuses." Campaigning in Iowa, Clinton said her proposal would "...
Diesel Scandal Is Making Pretty Much Every Volkswagen Cheaper
Time - 7 Oct 2015 17:56
New, used, gas, diesel, whatever.
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how Batman can really beat Superman
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 17:09
What will happen next year when The Man of Steel goes up against The Dark Knight? Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk Radio' host Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how Batman can compete against Superman. Produced by Darren Weaver a...
Chinese Startups Near Merger to Form $15 Billion Company
Wall Street Journal - 7 Oct 2015 07:06
Meituan.com and Dianping are nearing a merger that would form a company with a combined value of more than $15 billion, creating the country's biggest online-to-offline provider of services ranging from movie tickets to ...
Volkswagen Will Begin a Recall of Scandal-Hit Cars in January, Says Its CEO
Time - 7 Oct 2015 06:01
Matthias Müller says all cars should be fixed by the end of 2016
One of the trendiest coffee chains in the US just got bought
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 05:30
Portland coffee juggernaut and hipster favorite, Stumptown Coffee Roasters is being purchased by another West Coast coffee giant, Peet's Coffee & Tea, according to The New York Times. Stumptown owner and founder Duane S...
Large pension fund files plan to cut retiree benefits under new law
Washington Post - 7 Oct 2015 00:24
Nearly 300,000 former truckers and their families would suffer significant losses under a proposal that uses a controversial new law to cut once sacrosanct pension benefits.The huge Central States Pension Fund, which adm...
Women Network Differently Then Men And It Hinders Our Advancement
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 23:47
LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company found in their major new study-- with almost 30,000 employees across 118 companies that women's odds of advancement are 15% lower than men's. One reason the study cites is that Women and...
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (LL) Stock Price Jumps After Settling With Federal Prosecutors Over Wood Conservation Issue
IBTimes - 7 Oct 2015 23:19
Shares in Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LL) rocketed nearly 12 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday, after North America's largest seller of wood flooring settled with federal prosecutors over the importatio...
How 'Halo' Redefined Story And Gameplay On Consoles (Part 5)
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 22:15
Before Halo 5: Guardians launches, we take a look back at how Halo changed videos game forever.
Blackstone: $39M settlement for fee practices
USA Today - 7 Oct 2015 21:22
Agreement resolves charges the buyout firm failed to make adequate disclosure to investors
U.S. Oil Retreats on Inventory Data
Wall Street Journal - 7 Oct 2015 17:46
Oil prices slid Wednesday after weekly inventory data showed U.S. stockpiles of crude oil and petroleum products at a record high.
6 Startup Exit Strategies for Investors
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 17:41
Photo credit: VictoriaGlobal.com Exit strategies take on different forms, but it is important that your startup should put one in place for your investors. While they are rooting and supporting your business, they are al...
Shopping At Costco Instead Of The Supermarket May Wreck Your Diet
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 17:27
It's not hard to find a snack during any shopping outing, no matter the kind of your store you're in. Places like CVS and even retailers like Old Navy have increasingly added packaged foods and beverages to shelves. Thes...
Tech Startup Pure Storage Trades Below IPO Price in Market Debut
Wall Street Journal - 7 Oct 2015 17:14
Flash-storage company Pure Storage opened below its initial public offering price on Wednesday, signaling that a difficult summer for tech IPOs may be seeping into the fall.
How to Prep Your Business for Its Big Opening
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 17:08
You've put in the blood, sweat, and tears to prep your business, and now the big Opening Day is around the corner. Make sure you tackle each of these important to-dos before flinging open your doors to customers. 1. Acti...
Security: Simulated Phishing Attacks Yield 37 Percent Return On Investment
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 17:07
Phishing attacks cost an average large company nearly $4 million USD annually, according to new research from the Ponemon Institute. Telecom provider Verizon reported, in its 2015 Data Breach Report, that 23 percent of r...
Why Warren Buffett Sold Munich Re
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 17:05
Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B), itself a dealer of reinsurance, reduced its shareholding of Munich Re (BIT:MUV2), the largest reinsurer in the world, last week after ...
Bombardier And Airbus: This Does Not Look Good At All
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 16:27
Bombardier's desperate attempt to bring Airbus in as a partner on its CSeries is a strong indicator that the company has no way to make the plane line a commercial success. The odds are high it will be cancelled.
Financial regulators move to restrict forced arbitration
News Observer - 7 Oct 2015 07:55
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering rules that would severely curtail a contentious practice called forced arbitration, which consumer advocates have long argued does a disservice to people who have d...
Forbes Asia Cover Figure Jean Liu Reportedly Treated For Breast Cancer
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 06:48
Jean Liu, the president of China taxi-hailing app Didi Kuaidi who appears on the October cover of Forbes Asia, has been treated for breast cancer, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.
Bank of China ordered to release counterfeiters' records
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 06:16
SHANGHAI (AP) -- A New York judge has ordered the Bank of China to hand over detailed information about Chinese bank accounts used by a counterfeiting ring that allegedly sold millions of dollars of fake Gucci handbags a...