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Dish, Consumer Groups Unite To Stop Mega Cable Deal
Tech Times - 24 Jan 2016 12:54
Dish Network Corp. teams up with 17 other entities to form the Stop Mega Cable Coalition. The move aims to thwart the proposed merger of Charter Communications, Bright House Network and Time Warner Cable, which will lead...
A Millionaire Says Getting Rich Means Making One Decision Most People Don't Make
inc - 24 Jan 2016 04:39
It doesn't seem like the obvious thing to do. Until you think about it.
10 states with the highest taxes
Market Watch - 24 Jan 2016 17:37
You may pay thousands more than those in neighboring states.
Why Managers Should Handle Employee Stress During A Financial Crisis
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 04:05
By Dean Graham
China Capital Flows Into Tech City London
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 09:15
China capital is flowing into London's startups as the U.K. vies to be Europe's leading tech innovation hub.
Dear John: Cost of college texts is spiraling out of control
New York Post - 24 Jan 2016 06:15
Dear John: Why hasn't anyone taken on the problem of college textbooks [as a new semester starts] being overpriced and bought back for a pitiful sum? Consumer protection laws would never allow this with any other busines...
Gas stations are actually benefitting from falling prices
New York Post - 24 Jan 2016 06:00
If you own a gas station in the New York metropolitan area, things may be looking up -- even as the price of your product is falling. Nationwide, a gallon of unleaded regular stood at an average $1.85 as of Jan. 22, down...
Financial fears has investors on a stock-selling spree
New York Post - 24 Jan 2016 04:20
Sell, sell, sell! America's affluent middle-class investors embarked on a stock-selling spree in 2015, a stomach-churning sell-off that shows no signs of abating soon, according to a new study. These investors are massiv...
Netflix questions Relativity's post-bankruptcy leadership
New York Post - 24 Jan 2016 03:50
Kevin Spacey will need all the diplomatic skills of Frank Underwood, his "House of Cards" character, to keep Netflix and Relativity Media from being at loggerheads. Netflix, the "House of Cards" distributor, last week ob...
How low oil prices went from blessing to curse
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2016 17:45
REUTERS/Jason Reed There was a time, and it was not so long ago, that western economies would enthusiastically welcome a sharp drop in oil prices. This no longer seems be the case. With oil prices almost halving in the l...
There's really only one question on Wall Street right now
Business Insider - 24 Jan 2016 15:56
Rick Osentoski/AP Have markets got it right? That is the question dominating the attention of executives on Wall Street and in corporate America right now. Financial markets seem to be bracing for a global recession.�...
Gas Leak in Los Angeles Has Residents Looking Warily Toward Flint
The New York Times - 24 Jan 2016 05:29
Thousands of families have fled the Porter Ranch neighborhood, and many say they are not sure they will return.
New tax rules may limit your options
New York Post - 24 Jan 2016 04:10
Stock exchanges, brokerages and the individual investor would be hurt by the "unintended consequences" of new and proposed rules for listed options. That is the assertion of a recent report by the TABB Group, a market re...
Profit warnings hit crisis-highs as market turmoil wracks UK plc
Telegraph - 24 Jan 2016 04:01
Turbulence takes it toll on corporates as economists warn that only the US Fed can end the market panic
Global Banks Push to Manage Asians' Rising Wealth
Wall Street Journal - 25 Jan 2016 01:24
Amid slumping Asian markets and a dimmer outlook for deals this year, bankers in Asia are going back to basics: managing money for wealthy clients.
Watch this robot solve a Rubik's Cube in 1 second
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2016 01:22
If you are trying to get faster at solving a Rubik’s Cube and need some extra motivation, please don’t watch this. Software engineers Jay Flatland and Paul Rose have built a machine that can solve Rubik’s Cubes rid...
Combine these 4 tech cultures, and you win
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2016 01:00
GUEST: I have always held a reverence for Silicon Valley as the global epicenter for innovation in technology. But greatness usually comes with tradeoffs, and Silicon Valley’s profound success naturally breeds a kind o...
China Risks Electric-Car Shakedown
Wall Street Journal - 25 Jan 2016 00:43
Nearly every major Chinese car maker is churning out electric cars these days in hopes of capitalizing on regulatory largesse. One problem: Regulators are wary it is being misused.
Russia and Turkey Show Oil Prices Aren't Everything
Wall Street Journal - 25 Jan 2016 00:37
In oil's slide, perhaps there is less cause for concern over Russia than there is for the currency of a country that should be benefiting from cheaper oil: Turkey.
Cracking the Google Profit Code
Wall Street Journal - 25 Jan 2016 00:36
When Google reports fourth-quarter results next month, chances are some additional transparency could make its advertising business look more profitable, leading to a bigger payoff for investors.
Is your cyber startup IPO-ready? Check these 7 benchmarks
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2016 00:00
GUEST: In recent years, several Israeli cyber-security companies have made the transition into becoming market leaders by going public on NASDAQ, including such world renowned firms as Check Point, CyberArk, Imperva, and...
Sebi suggests task force to attract global pension funds
livemint.com - 24 Jan 2016 23:38
The task force will suggest ways to iron out regulatory, tax and governance issues that are impeding the flow of global pension money into India