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Fed's call: Twin threats could raise red flags
USA Today - 15 Dec 2015 13:35China is headed for a 4.5-day workweek
Business Insider - 15 Dec 2015 03:59
Reuters/Sean Yong China has begun implementing an official policy for a 4.5-day working week as part of an effort to increase domestic consumption and leisure spending. Chongqing is the first city taking steps to reduce ...
Popular Hair Product Wen Sued for Allegedly Making Women Go Bald
Time - 15 Dec 2015 19:55
Wen Hair Care is endorsed by celebrities but now facing legal troubles
3M Lowers Full-Year Earnings Forecast
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 16:41
3M cuts full-year earnings outlook, cites continued slow growth of global economy
Seattle Becomes First in U.S. to Let Uber Drivers Unionize
NBC News - 15 Dec 2015 06:36
Seattle becomes the first city in the nation to allow drivers of ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and work conditions.
New EU privacy rule could cost U.S. firms billions
USA Today - 15 Dec 2015 06:27Apple fails yet again: $123B vanishes
USA Today - 15 Dec 2015 06:22Chicago-based Cision to buy PR Newswire for $841 million
Chicago Tribune - 15 Dec 2015 16:57Leading European Drug Companies Plan Multibillion Asset Swap
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 16:49
Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim, France's Sanofi eye multibillion health care asset swap deal
Export-Import Bank reopens but is hamstrung by lack of board members
L.A. Times - 15 Dec 2015 14:00China's Appetite for Semiconductor Chips Not Easily Satisfied
Wall Street Journal - 15 Dec 2015 13:54
Tsinghua Unigroup has entered tricky territory with its bid to buy a stake in Taiwanese chip maker Siliconware Precision.
Terrorists Use Credit Cards Too -- Anti-Fraud Software Could Catch Them
Forbes - 15 Dec 2015 13:14
Terrorists use credit cards to travel -- Brighterion's anti-fraud detects behavioral changes which might help stop them.
The New York State Attorney is trying to figure out if internet service providers are giving customers what they pay for
Business Insider - 15 Dec 2015 06:52
Flickr / Audrey Have a cable Internet subscription and noticing slower-than-normal download speeds? If you live in New York, it might not be just you. On Sunday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman invited subscr...
Asian Shares Steady as Oil Regains Some Ground
Wall Street Journal - 15 Dec 2015 03:40
Asian shares stabilized early Tuesday as jitters about the high-yield bond market receded and oil prices recovered slightly, a reprieve from deep selling across the region a day earlier.
Natural Gas Sinks to 14-Year Low
Wall Street Journal - 15 Dec 2015 03:26
Natural-gas prices plunged to a 14-year low Monday, as an unusually warm winter saps demand and deals another blow to struggling energy companies.
FedEx Pre-Earnings: Higher Volumes and Changes in the Pricing Policy Could Boost Revenues
Forbes - 15 Dec 2015 23:47
Q2 is the most important quarter for the shipping giant because of heavy demand for its services during the holiday season. If all goes well, the company could be handsomely rewarded and could see great gains on its reve...
Sheryl Sandberg: Racial and gender inequity is everyone's problem
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2015 23:24
Quoting a Facebook mantra, COO Facebook Sheryl Sandberg said that gender and racial “inequities” are “everyone’s problem” in an Ask Me Anything-style forum on Quora. She was answering a question about what men ...
Where To Invest When The Fed Raises Rates
Forbes - 15 Dec 2015 22:56
Eventually the Federal Reserve will raise rates. The only question is when, not if. Rates can't stay at zero forever. That raises the question: Where is the best place to invest your money when the Fed raises rates?
Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: WDAY, SYNA, NOW
Forbes - 15 Dec 2015 22:55
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Workday Inc (NYSE: WDAY), where a total volume of 8,535 contracts has been traded thus far today, a co...
Ecommerce advertising tool Mabaya scores $2.25 million seed round
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2015 22:45
EXCLUSIVE: Companies pay supermarkets to showcase their products right at eye level; Mabaya wants to help online retailers to do the same. The Tel Aviv startup announced today that it closed a $2.25 seed round to help �...
Notable Tuesday Option Activity: CVS, AVGO, ETFC
Forbes - 15 Dec 2015 22:38
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS), where a total of 25,718 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately...
Why New Belgium Brewing's Employees Once Turned Down A Bonus To Invest In Wind Power Instead
Forbes - 15 Dec 2015 22:29
More and more companies of every size and from every industry have begun to take the topic of sustainability more seriously these days, which you can define as the practice of cutting back on the environmental impact of ...