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How to Win Shoppers by Turning Them Away
The Huffington Post - 30 Oct 2015 23:12
That most American of holidays is almost upon us: Thanksgiving. It's a time to enjoy (or perhaps tolerate) family, eat way more than you should, and on the day after, shop to your wallet's content. "Black Friday" has bec...
The 7 martech buying trends shaping sales & marketing strategies in 2016
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2015 17:10
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Winmo. Spending on marketing technology is expected to hit $32 billion by 2018. Between mergers, acquisitions, and general spending on martech platforms, demand for tech solu...
Construction of new Schenectady train station set for 2016
News Observer - 30 Oct 2015 12:58
Bids are going out for the construction of a new train station in the city of Schenectady. …
The Hidden Problems In Old Homes
Forbes - 30 Oct 2015 23:09
Before snatching up an old home, get to know what you're in for by understanding the potential horrors that lurk below the surface
Virtual reality porn just got scary for Halloween with first horror-porn experience
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2015 22:05
Every new interactive medium has a “time to porn,” and virtual reality likely hit that mark within the first hour of conception back in the ’90s. But what’s the “time to horror porn” timeline look like for Vi...
LinkedIn stock gets 12 percent boost
New York Post - 30 Oct 2015 04:47
LinkedIn posted better-than-expected quarterly results, boosting the job-networking site's shares 12 percent in after-hours trades Thursday. The Mountain View, Calif., company -- founded by Silicon Valley billionaire Rei...
The Commerce Department's GDP numbers don't make any sense
New York Post - 30 Oct 2015 03:47
Marijuana must be legal in Washington because the folks at the Commerce Department have to be smoking a lot of it. Commerce announced on Thursday that the nation's third-quarter gross domestic product expanded by just a ...
By buying Ireland-based Allergan, Pfizer could avoid higher U.S. rates
L.A. Times - 30 Oct 2015 03:17Japan sees drop in core inflation as BOJ mulls more easing
Business Insider - 30 Oct 2015 03:09
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's core inflation rate, which excludes volatile food prices, edged down 0.1 percent in September while household incomes and spending also fell, the government said Friday. Getting consumers and busine...
Weak U.S. data clouds December rate hike possibility
Reuters - 30 Oct 2015 17:25
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These charts show that London is in a housing bubble and it's going to pop any second
Business Insider - 30 Oct 2015 17:11
The cost of either renting or buying a property in London is absolutely nuts – and investment bank UBS just warned investors that the market is going to explode any time now. Bill O'Neill, head of the UK investment of...
The most haunted places on Wall Street
Business Insider - 30 Oct 2015 17:05
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South Texan faces $5M securities fraud, theft charges
Miami Herald - 30 Oct 2015 17:01
Regulators say a South Texas man faces securities fraud, theft and money laundering charges in a $5 million investment scam in the Alice area. …
U.S. Stocks Set to Lock in Big Gains for October
Wall Street Journal - 30 Oct 2015 16:49
U.S. stocks traded near the flat line Friday, heading toward the end of a month that has seen large gains for equity markets. The Dow industrials are on track for their largest monthly rise in four years.
Quebec's $1 billion lifeline to Bombardier a 'gamble on the unknown'
Reuters - 30 Oct 2015 06:19
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Apple's second app on Google Play is getting trolled with one-star reviews -- again
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2015 06:15
Apple just released its second-ever app, Beats Pill+, on the Google Play store Thursday, and it’s already getting trolled with one-star reviews by Apple haters. The app lets users control the newly-launched $229 Beats ...
Kittens are Uber's No. 1 customers on Cat Day
Business Insider - 30 Oct 2015 06:08
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Uber ride-sharing service promised warm kittens with cold noses, kitty breath and lots of energy for what they called the best 15-minute snuggle available for $30. Then they delivered. Three Los A...
Six Customer Service Phrases Great Companies Never Use
Forbes - 30 Oct 2015 05:09
An awful lot is up for debate when I'm consulting for a client on their customer service operations, processes, and behaviors. That's because every business should have its own flavor, its own customer service style. ...
CVS, Express Scripts deliver blow to Valeant's drug plan
New York Post - 30 Oct 2015 03:56
Valeant's clever plan to get its high-cost drugs paid for through specialty pharmacy Philidor RX Services is all but dead. At least two major mail order pharmaceutical providers, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts, on Th...
Apple won't be selling Adele's album in retail stores
New York Post - 30 Oct 2015 03:38
Adele's upcoming album, "25," won't be sold in Apple's retail stores, sources confirmed to The Post on Thursday. The 27-year-old British singer is making a huge comeback with her breakout single, "Hello," set to beat rec...
Twitter starts holding bi-weekly office hours for developers on Periscope
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2015 03:11
Twitter has published a blog post responding to developer feedback following the company’s Flight mobile developer conference. It says that in the first three days after the event, more than 5,700 tweets were sent with...
TV Weather Report: 'More Poop In The Forecast' (VIDEO)
TPM - 30 Oct 2015 23:59
If a $3 billion runaway blimp hadn't just caused havoc on the East Coast, this might have been the weirdest thing we've seen all week. A television station in Tucson, Arizona greeted viewers on Friday morning with a biza...