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This Is What Customer Satisfaction Looks Like When Retail Employees Have Options
Forbes - 13 Oct 2015 06:14
This year's combo of low consumer spending, lower projected sales and retail workers with itchy feet is the perfect petri dish to see who's right about retail worker's pay.
Embattled official at center of Fannie Mae litigation retires
New York Post - 13 Oct 2015 04:58
The Washington official at the center of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholder litigation has left the building. Mario Ugoletti, a senior official at the Federal Housing Finance Agency,...
What Musk says he would do if Tesla didn't exist
Business Insider - 13 Oct 2015 17:32
If Elon Musk was not already running Tesla and SpaceX he might take up another big project: creating an electric jet. In fact, when asked during a recent Marketplace interview what Musk would be doing if Tesla didn't e...
Innovating Innovation Strategy: Part 1
inc - 13 Oct 2015 15:00
Can you innovate innovation strategy? Of course, and here is how.
China's Imports Plunge 20 Percent In New Sign Of Economic Weakness
The Huffington Post - 13 Oct 2015 07:23
BEIJING (AP) — China's September imports fell by an unexpectedly wide margin of 20.4 percent from a year ago in a new sign of weakness in the world's second-largest economy. The fall in imports worsened from August's 5...
US stocks are little changed in early trading after big week
Business Insider - 13 Oct 2015 05:51
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Asian stock markets were lower Tuesday as China's trade data showed a larger-than-expected slide in imports, deepening concerns about slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. KEEPING SCO...
The Numbers Are In: Most People Want To Be Their Own Boss
Forbes - 13 Oct 2015 04:26
Having been recruited by my husband into our entrepreneurial lifestyle some twenty years ago, I wondered how many other people were in the same boat as us. At that time, back in 1995 when we were first married, we did no...
Tesla Accuses Journalists Of Attacking Workers At Gigafactory
The Huffington Post - 13 Oct 2015 23:39
Two Nevada journalists struck and injured a Tesla employee with a Jeep, the company said Tuesday. The electric car manufacturer said reporters from the Reno Gazette-Journal broke into a construction site of the company...
Levi's CEO doesn't wash his jeans -- and he says you shouldn't either
Business Insider - 13 Oct 2015 17:39
Levi's CEO Chip Bergh never washes his jeans. The executive maintains that jeans should never be put in the washing machine. In a post on LinkedIn called "The Dirty Jeans Manifesto," Bergh explains that he keeps his jea...
14 Signs You're About to Receive a Job Offer
inc - 13 Oct 2015 17:35
While you can never be certain, these signals may indicate that good news is about to come your way.
Ireland plans tax cuts, spending hikes as election looms
Business Insider - 13 Oct 2015 17:28
DUBLIN (AP) -- Ireland announced Tuesday it will inject a further 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in tax cuts and spending hikes into its already fast-growing economy as the country accelerates its rebound from an inter...
US stocks edge lower amid new signs of China weakness
Business Insider - 13 Oct 2015 17:28
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday morning as investors assessed the latest deal news and company earnings reports. Twitter climbed after announcing that it would lay off staff as it strives to turn a profit...
Ireland, Accused of Giving Tax Breaks to Multinationals, Plans an Even Lower Rate
The New York Times - 13 Oct 2015 17:18
The country will cut its 12.5 percent corporate tax rate in half for revenues pegged to patents and other intellectual property.
Microsoft Changes Windows 10 'Free Upgrade' Rules
Forbes - 13 Oct 2015 17:00
This will make a massive difference...
Twitter to lay off up to 8% of workforce
USA Today - 13 Oct 2015 16:48Amazon's Cloud to Rain On IBM, Cisco
Barron's - 13 Oct 2015 16:44
Amazon Web Services has a user capacity 10 times the size of the next 14 providers combined.
GE to sell $30B lending and leasing firms to Wells Fargo
USA Today - 13 Oct 2015 16:43
Transaction marks latest step in the conglomerate's plan to refocus on its manufacturing roots
Nasdaq 100 Movers: JD, WYNN
Forbes - 13 Oct 2015 16:42
In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Wynn Resorts (WYNN) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 1.7%. Year to date, Wynn Resorts has lost about 51.3% of its value.
The Innovative Mindset Your Company Can't Afford to Lose
Harvard Business Review - 13 Oct 2015 16:00
Finding the hackers, problem-solvers, and other people impatient for change.
How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion
Harvard Business Review - 13 Oct 2015 15:00
Reforms will have to address both supply and demand.
Famous last words of 18 famous people
Business Insider - 13 Oct 2015 14:06
People have always been fascinated by the last words of others. Perhaps they hold a touch of wisdom, or a last joke, or even confirmation of who's getting what in the will. In light of that, Business Insider put togethe...
Survey: Millennials can't wait to wipe out debt
USA Today - 13 Oct 2015 13:43
One of Millennials' top financial goals is getting out of debt.