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The Black Billionaires 2016
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 00:38
Meet the 11 black billionaires on earth.
Stock Exchange Prices Grow So Convoluted Even Traders Are Confused, Study Finds
The New York Times - 2 Mar 2016 03:54
New research found bourses make small tweaks to their prices, influencing trade in ways hard for even sophisticated investors to understand.
Analysts and investors react well to Zynga's new CEO Frank Gibeau
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 23:55
Zynga’s stock price rose 4 percent to $2.25 a share in the first full day of trading on Wall Street after the company announced that it had appointed ex-Electronic Arts veteran Frank Gibeau as its new chief executive o...
Zynga stock price jumps 7% as new chief executive replaces Pincus
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 04:35
Zynga’s founder has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer for the second time, and this has Wall Street thrilled. The social-gaming publisher’s stock price is up around 8 percent in after-hours tradin...
'Critical Mass' of Oil-Producing Countries Agree to Freeze Output
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 00:19
A "critical mass" of oil-producing countries have agreed to freeze oil production, Russia's energy minister said Tuesday, as African, Latin American and Persian Gulf producers expressed optimism about joining the deal.
U.S. Secretary of Defense on Apple encryption: 'I'm not a believer in backdoors'
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 23:58
The Unites States Secretary of Defense today came out against the creation of a so-called backdoor to break the data encryption of the iPhone at the heart of the Apple-FBI court case. Speaking at the RSA Conference, Secr...
Why My First Google AdWords Campaign Was A Total Failure
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 23:57
I decided to run a Google AdWords campaign to direct people to my book. It didn't go exactly how I'd hoped.
Why These Retail M&A Winners Feel Buyer's Remorse
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 23:42
Retailers often play up the strategic benefits of deal-making and underestimate the difficulty of integrating two companies.
Tax Treatment Can Be Tricky With Options and ETFs
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 23:34
Tax treatment affects investors, retail business traders, proprietary traders and hedge funds. Here is valuable information about how the various instruments are treated come tax time.
SunEdison's Takeover of Vivint Solar in Jeopardy
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 23:22
SunEdison's mounting financial woes have jeopardized its purchase of rooftop-solar company Vivint Solar as banks have balked at providing loans they had committed to fund the takeover.
Proven Impact VC Seeks To Mentor Fund Managers In Developing World
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 23:18
Capria Ventures, led by Dave Richards, has launched an accelerator to mentor fund managers in the developing world, allowing them to be more effective impact investors.
Here's how HTC Vive's front-facing camera works while you're in virtual reality
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 22:50
One of the problems with virtual reality is that it’s going to cut you off from the world around you, but HTC and Valve have already figured out one solution to help you keep your bearings. The HTC Vive head-mounted di...
Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: GOOG, ROST, TWTR
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 22:32
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alphabet Inc (NASD: GOOG), where a total volume of 13,227 contracts has been traded thus far today, a ...
Bulls And Bears: Beware Of This Market Rally
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 22:25
This is the year for active trading. The opportunities have been and will continue to be exceptional.
Is Worst Over for Stocks? The Problem With Being Contrarian
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 22:21
While the AAII's sentiment survey is commonly used as a contrarian tool, investors shouldn't assume the market is in the clear based on the poll's findings alone.
Nintendo fends off more patent trolls in Wii victory
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 22:00
Nintendo is known for making Mario games, designing cute pocket monsters, and having an effective legal team. The publisher announced today that it has successfully fought off an appeal from technology firm UltimatePoint...
Freshdesk exec discusses how customer service drives mobile growth at Mobile Summit
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 21:57
VB EVENT: Jill Soley, VP of marketing at customer support software company Freshdesk, has joined us as one of our participants at the sixth annual VentureBeat Mobile Summit on April 4-5. The event focuses on strategies b...
Notable Wednesday Option Activity: CMG, NFLX, GOOGL
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:39
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE: CMG), where a total volume of 15,737 contracts has been traded thus far t...
U.S. military invites vetted experts to 'Hack the Pentagon'
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2016 21:38
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would invite vetted outside hackers to test the cybersecurity of some public U.S. Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, in the first-ever such program offere...
Daily Dividend Report: ROST, TMK, CVS, MJN, BG, SPLS, ADC
Forbes - 2 Mar 2016 21:32
Ross Stores (ROST) recently approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $.135 per share, up 15% on top of an 18% increase last year. This higher quarterly dividend will be payable on March 31, 2016 to stockhol...
Telecom: strangling the goose that lays the govt's golden eggs
livemint.com - 2 Mar 2016 21:27
While worries about competitive pressures remain, the budget once again brought to the fore the concern that the government is out to extract its pound of flesh from telecom companies
Can Activist Really Jump-Start Rolls-Royce's Engines?
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2016 21:26
Shares in the U.K. jet engine manufacturer have rallied sharply. But its key business could struggle to generate much cash for years.