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Apple Vs. The FBI: What Are The Implications For E-Commerce?
Forbes - 4 Mar 2016 18:39
What implications does the case have for e-commerce, an industry that now accounts for more than $1 trillion in sales each year?
The 'Sushi Burrito' has hit NYC and it's amazing
Business Insider - 4 Mar 2016 23:32
There's only one thing better than burritos or sushi, and it's the two foods combined. Pokéworks, located in New York City's midtown area, is bringing San Francisco's original "sushirito" to the east coast. Story by Aly...
The McLaren 570GT solves one of the biggest problems with supercars
Business Insider - 4 Mar 2016 22:44
McLaren just revealed its newest supercar, the 570GT. With some added functionality and comfort, the British automaker has optimized the vehicle for long road trips. Produced by Justin Gmoser Follow BI Video: On Twitte...
How To Land A Job In 90 Seconds
The Huffington Post - 4 Mar 2016 21:55
Originally Published in Forbes While the average interview lasts roughly 40 minutes, 33% of hiring managers admit they know within 90 seconds if you're the person they want to hire. To put that into perspective, it takes...
Remember when Trump said he 'might be dating' Ivanka if she weren't his daughter? Even his supporters were creeped out
Business Insider - 4 Mar 2016 16:57
When Donald Trump told The View he would probably date Ivanka Trump if she weren't his daughter, it creeped everyone out, including his most ardent supporters. Story and video by Adam Banicki Follow INSIDER on Facebook F...
Psychologists Say There are 5 Personality Types. Here's How to Tell Which One You Are
inc - 4 Mar 2016 16:11
Once you understand your personality it's easy to identify other people's personality types too.
Regulator probing Morgan Stanley's loan sales practices
New York Post - 4 Mar 2016 06:13
James Gorman has some explaining to do. A Street regulator is probing Morgan Stanley's loan sales practices after The Post reported Wednesday that Gorman's bank appeared to promote conflicts of interest by setting up a s...
Canada plans to experiment with giving people unconditional free money
Business Insider - 4 Mar 2016 22:57
Blair Gable/Reuters Finland and The Netherlands have already shown their interest in giving people a regular monthly allowance regardless of working status, and now Ontario, Canada, is onboard. Ontario's government annou...
The Countries Winning The Recycling Race [Infographic]
Forbes - 4 Mar 2016 15:02
Across most developed nations, landfill still remains the primary means of waste disposal. Many countries are attempting to minimise the amount of waste going to incinerators and landfill sites by developing recycling pr...
Snapchat raises $175 million of funding, but with its valuation unchanged from last year
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2016 04:24
Lucas Jackson/Reuters Pictures Snapchat has raised $175 million from Fidelity Investments at a $16 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. Snapchat’s last round of funding in May 2015 reportedly valued...
Polls show Donald Trump leading everywhere during a critical 2-week stretch
Business Insider - 4 Mar 2016 01:11
Pennington/Getty Images Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's dominant start to the presidential primary process looks like it could continue over the next several weeks, according to polls surveying upcom...
Google Cast gets an analytics tool for developers
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2016 22:12
Google today announced a significant enhancement to the developer tools for its Google Cast software, which lets people stream media from their PCs and mobile devices to TVs and speakers. The Google Cast software develop...
One struggling oil driller could be getting a lifeline from its billionaire founder, and now the stock is up 90% (SDRL, RIG, ESV)
Business Insider - 4 Mar 2016 21:49
Stocks aren't doing much, but we got a 170% rally somewhere in the market today. Shares of deepwater-drilling contractor Seadrill surged by as much as that on Friday. According to Bloomberg, the company's major billiona...
Amazon drops encryption feature in Fire tablet software
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2016 04:14
(Reuters) – Amazon has quietly dropped support for disk encryption on its Fire tablets, saying the feature that secures devices by scrambling data was little used by customers. Privacy advocates and some users criticiz...
Wall Street Can't Trade Its Way Out of This Jam
Wall Street Journal - 4 Mar 2016 23:54
Lackluster trading is likely to weigh once again on banks' first-quarter results.
How Would JetBlue's Equity Value Be Impacted If Crude Oil Prices Reach $100 Per Barrel By 2018?
Forbes - 4 Mar 2016 23:46
Fuel costs account for one-third of an airline’s total operating expenses. Due to the steep fall in crude oil prices over the last 20 months, the fuel expense of airlines throughout the globe has been reduced significa...
Firewatch beat Far Cry: Primal and Street Fighter V as PS4's most downloaded game in February
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2016 22:30
Watch out, this indie game is on fire. Sony today revealed a list of the PlayStation 4’s most downloaded games in February, and Firewatch — a first-person, story-driven experience that costs $20 — topped the list, ...
Top Buys by Directors: Szostak's $139.9K Bet on IDXX
Forbes - 4 Mar 2016 22:23
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to tak...
Yesterday's hybrid car may be tomorrow's battery
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2016 22:18
That battery-powered alarm clock or flashlight in your house could very well contain a piece of an old hybrid car.
BlackRock Halts New Shares in Popular Gold Trust
Wall Street Journal - 4 Mar 2016 22:06
BlackRock suspended the issuance of new shares in the roughly $8 billion iShares Gold Trust, citing a surge in demand for gold. The suspension could cause the price of shares in the exchange-traded product to rise faster...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana in 3 more languages
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2016 22:05
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with a big focus on Cortana. The company also shared that all firmware updates for Lumia devices will now be automatically published for Windows Insiders. Windows...
Commodities Rally Isn't Built to Last
Wall Street Journal - 4 Mar 2016 22:01
Are the markets, especially recently buoyant commodities and emerging markets, correctly predicting a global economic rebound? Friday's U.S. trade data say these markets are wrong.