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Why Wall Street hates this man
USA Today - 25 Feb 2016 13:04
Brad Katsuyama and his firm, IEX, want to change the way stocks are bought and sold
The EU is the cure that kills
MoneyWeek - 25 Feb 2016 18:30
Europe wouldn't be in quite the mess it's in if it wasn't for the European Union, says Merryn Somerset Webb. The post The EU is the cure that kills was first published on MoneyWeek.
Town and company
The Economist - 25 Feb 2016 17:41
WOLFSBURG has no cathedral, but two glass towers loom over the city. Inside them, robots whisk new Volkswagens into storage racks, an entertaining ceremony akin to a votive offering. The towers also dominate the Autostad...
Why MoneyWeek is backing Brexit
MoneyWeek - 25 Feb 2016 18:35
Look through the short-term economic turmoil and get inspired by a long-term vision for Britain, says John Stepek. The post Why MoneyWeek is backing Brexit was first published on MoneyWeek.
Wall Street Quiet Even As Chinese Stocks Plunge
Forbes - 25 Feb 2016 16:58
Stocks opened higher on Wall Street as investors look to add to Wednesday's strong positive reversal. Overnight, the Shanghai composite plunged -6.4% and hit a three-week low. Rumors spread that China's central bank inje...
Arbitration Awards Against Stockbrokers Go Unpaid
Wall Street Journal - 25 Feb 2016 07:03
It isn't easy to win an arbitration award against a Wall Street stockbroker. What also is hard is getting paid.
Marissa Mayer tries pushing Yahoo in New York
New York Post - 25 Feb 2016 05:16
Marissa Mayer has launched a coast-to-coast campaign to save her job -- and New York is her latest stop. The embattled Yahoo! CEO is in the Big Apple this week, pitching her own vision for the future of the slumping Inte...
Mark Zuckerberg Condemns Facebook Employees Who Defaced "Black Lives Matter" Slogans
Fast Company - 25 Feb 2016 22:55
In a memo, Zuckerberg called out the "malicious" behavior of employees scrubbing "Black Lives Matter" from Facebook's office walls. In a private Facebook post obtained by Gizmodo, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that an emp...
New Rule to Shift Leases Onto Corporate Balance Sheets
Wall Street Journal - 25 Feb 2016 18:13
Accounting rule makers issued a new rule Thursday that will require U.S. companies to add huge amounts of leases to their balance sheets and thus make many companies look much more leveraged.
How Mark Zuckerberg Should Give Away $45 Billion
The Huffington Post - 25 Feb 2016 16:37
For a long time, the way philanthropy worked was simple: Rich people gave their money to museums and churches and opera houses and Harvard. T -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use...
Why Small Business Owners Are Backing Donald Trump
The Huffington Post - 25 Feb 2016 15:46
Some of the most generous donors to Donald Trump’s campaign thus far — other than the candidate himself — are people with jobs titles a lot like his. They just don’t make quite as much money. Excluding retirees...
Bankrate shares plunge following earnings report
USA Today - 25 Feb 2016 16:25Kids Endangered By Predictive Analytics? Child Advocate Says Yes
Forbes - 25 Feb 2016 07:45
A child welfare advocate says misuse of predictive analytics traumatizes kids and puts them at risk. His criticisms hold lessons for any analytics application.
A plane-crash survivor reveals the moment he resorted to cannibalism in the Andes
Business Insider - 25 Feb 2016 18:29
AP Photo Four young men — freezing cold, starving and struggling to survive — stood over their dead friend armed with razor-blades and broken glass. They cut away their friend's clothes. Then his body. "I will ne...
Is Saudi Arabia Shooting Itself in the Foot?
Forbes - 25 Feb 2016 15:50
Why is Saudi Arabia signalling that it is willing to let the price of oil drift down to a rate that makes oil production unprofitable for even some members of OPEC? Is this a bold strategic move, or a classic blunder?
Six Simple Tax Savvy Ways To Stay Clear Of IRS
Forbes - 25 Feb 2016 15:40
Taxes are complex, but these rules are surprisingly simple and surprisingly effective in keeping the IRS at bay.
Why The U.S. Housing Market Will Remain Alive And Kicking in 2016
Forbes - 25 Feb 2016 15:30
If you live in Coastal California, you don’t need national housing statistics to tell you that the housing market is in good shape – stick a “For Sale” sign in the yard and there are dozens of offers within a few...
Apple Sold 11.6 Million Apple Watches In 2015, Says IDC
Fast Company - 25 Feb 2016 15:15
That puts the company in third place among wearable makers. In 2015, Apple sold 11.6 million Apple Watches, a new report from research firm IDC has revealed. That makes Apple the third-largest wearable maker last year, a...
Federal reserve officials out in full force giving speeches
USA Today - 25 Feb 2016 15:06
Investors are bracing for lots of Federal Reserve speak today. No less than 3 Fed presidents will be giving speeches on monetary policy and the economy. Richmond's Jeffrey Lacker addresses the question 'can monetary poli...
This Hong Kong Developer Is Built for Trouble
Wall Street Journal - 25 Feb 2016 05:32
Hong Kong developer Sino Land's substantial cash pile should serve it well through the coming property crunch.
Bundesbank President Criticizes Push to Abolish €500 Note
Wall Street Journal - 25 Feb 2016 05:13
Jens Weidmann presented a 22-page report defending the use of cash, pushing back against proposals that German policy makers worry could be used to cut interest rates more deeply in the euro area.
From Command-And-Control To Employee Engagement: How Tasty Catering Communicates Its Values
Forbes - 25 Feb 2016 23:45
Case study: How Tasty Catering, one of America's Best Small Companies, learned to communicate its values effectively to employees.