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Pilots for Warren Buffett's NetJets get raise under new contract
New York Post - 19 Dec 2015 05:18
NetJets' 2,800 pilots just dusted Warren Buffett. After three long years of sometimes acrimonious contract talks, with the Berkshire Hathaway-owned fractional jet ownership company, the pilots have hammered out a new fiv...
The evolution of US Army uniforms over the last 240 years
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 19:07
In the more than 200 years since the US declared independence from the English in 1776, the uniforms of those serving in the US Army have changed drastically. Over the years, as the nation grew, uniforms too have evol...
Now that the Fed has raised rates ... hopefully this ends well
USA Today - 19 Dec 2015 13:36
The economy's training wheels are coming off. Let's hope for the best.
A Bullish Forecast for Asset Managers' Shares
Barron's - 19 Dec 2015 10:07
BlackRock, T. Rowe Price, and other money managers may rebound in 2016. Time to reconsider their stocks.
Marco Rubio skipped a vote on the federal budget deal to campaign in Iowa instead
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 06:48
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio railed against the year-end budget and tax package, suggested he might slow down its inevitable passage and then skipped the vote F...
A Surprise Gift From Martin Shkreli, Who Became a Hated C.E.O.
The New York Times - 19 Dec 2015 03:58
Many graduates of Hunter College High School were stunned when they learned that a $1 million donation to the school in March came from Mr. Shkreli, a multimillionaire pharmaceuticals executive.
Here's the ISIS message the female San Bernardino shooter posted on Facebook during the attack
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 19:33
Thomson Reuters An FBI document may confirm that the woman who helped carry out a shooting at a community center in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 people dead earlier this month did, in fact, pledge allegi...
There has been a 'sea-change' in commodities, and hedge funds have lost $40 billion
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 15:21
Reuters/ Tyrone Siu Commodities trading company Trafigura says there's been a "sea-change" in investor attitudes in the commodities sector. In other words, investors are feeling negative and many are fleeing commodi...
Why Mattel's American Girl Needs To Bank On Millennial Moms (And Maybe Dads)
Forbes - 19 Dec 2015 15:00
Can the beloved doll brand, which turns 30 next year, maintain relevance and regain sales as its original customers become parents?
2015 Will End With Oil And Gas Markets Writhing In Pain
Forbes - 19 Dec 2015 14:28
As the year gets ready to end and another New Year is about to be ushered in, it’s common practice for many to not only make resolutions but to also reflect on the passing year.
Oversold Junk-Bond Funds Pay 10% or More
Barron's - 19 Dec 2015 10:03
Take advantage of the rout in risky debt, especially deep-discount closed-end funds with huge yields.
Fidelity Blue-Chip Growth Fund's Savvy Bets Pay Off
Barron's - 19 Dec 2015 09:45
Manager Sonu Kalra looks for blue-chip qualities in growth stocks such as Under Armour, Avago Technologies, Apple, and Alphabet.
Great leaders share this little-known quality
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 07:33
Wiki Commons Some say we are in a dark age of leadership. With so many challenges facing the world, now more than ever we need better leaders. But what does “better” mean? Several of today’s leaders are visionary; ...
The University of California pulls $30 million away from prison investments amid student demands
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 06:31
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These are three of the year's biggest tech blunders
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2015 06:05
Wikimedia Commons Not every idea turns out to be a good one. Let's take a look back at some of the blunders in the tech sector from the past year. Some you may remember, while others were a little more under the radar, b...
Money-Fund Yields Should Rise Within Days
Wall Street Journal - 19 Dec 2015 05:54
It will only take days for the Federal Reserve's boost to short-term interest rates to start showing up in the yields of money-market mutual funds.
Hawaii gets federal money for military construction, rail
Miami Herald - 19 Dec 2015 05:34
Members of Hawaii's congressional delegation are applauding Hawaii's take in the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, which includes spending increases in nearly all categories for the Aloha State. …
Tax Court: Luring Pigs To Untimely Demise With Kool-Aid Counts As Material Participation
Forbes - 19 Dec 2015 05:05
Ah, the Kool-Aid Man, that icon of the 80's whose violent emergence from your family's drywall signaled the start of some sugar-fueled shenanigans. You remember him, right?
'Star Wars' opens to astronomical sales at box office
L.A. Times - 19 Dec 2015 04:30Gillette's lawsuit could tilt the battle for America's beards
Washington Post - 19 Dec 2015 04:16
The razor industry's best-selling behemoth, Mach3 maker Gillette, and fastest-growing upstart, online subscription service Dollar Shave Club, have been at war for America's $3.3 billion shaving business for years. But no...
Gillette Is Suing Dollar Shave Club For Patent Infringement
Fast Company - 19 Dec 2015 00:40
The razor industry's dominant player claims Dollar Shave Club's razors are in violation of a 2004 Gillette patent. Gillette, a behemoth in the razor market, is putting the screws to popular e-commerce upstart Dollar Shav...
The weirdest Kickstarter projects of 2015
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2015 23:15
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Kickstarter has given the public an early crack at some spectacular stuff. It’s given us an entire galaxy of gadgets and allowed fan enthusiasm to revive Veronica Mars and Myster...