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An epic miscalculation on the price of a warplane is going to cost taxpayers $1.5 trillion
Business Insider - 19 Mar 2016 08:02
US Air Force Photo Once upon a time, there was an F-22 Raptor. It was a good plane — some even called it "the most capable air superiority combat jet in the world" — but it cost a lot. At a sticker price of $412 mil...
Warren Buffett has a simple test for separating investors from speculators
Business Insider - 19 Mar 2016 15:36
Warren Buffett has a simple test for separating investors from speculators NOW WATCH: The 'Zulu Cobra' helicopter is one of the Marines' most powerful weapons
China is asking Western scholars for advice on building its economy
Business Insider - 19 Mar 2016 07:31
Business Insider Australia / Getty Images As the storm surrounding China’s economic prospects ebbs, Beijing is inviting selected Western scholars to give their views on the latest five-year plan and ways to avoid the m...
Why my kids will learn to code as a second language
Venture Beat - 19 Mar 2016 22:23
GUEST: Being a dad of two young boys, I have thought a great deal lately about what the world will look like for them in the future. When they hit high school, and it’s time to choose a second language, given today’s...
We're entering the era of the full-stack CEO
Venture Beat - 19 Mar 2016 17:24
GUEST: We're used to talking about full-stack developers — people who can do front end as well as back end development, understand the layers of both hardware and software, and know how to access (and make accessible) ...
Best Online Brokers: Fidelity Wins in Barron's 2016 Survey
Barron's - 19 Mar 2016 07:06
The asset-management giant's brokerage arm topped the list for the first time, with Interactive Brokers second and OptionsHouse third.
Fidelity's Tillinghast: How He Beats the Market
Barron's - 19 Mar 2016 06:52
Joel Tillinghast, portfolio chief of the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock fund, sticks to companies trading no higher than $35 that have good prospects, savvy managers, and believable stories.
Scalia's death may hurt Puerto Rico's debt restructuring plans
New York Post - 19 Mar 2016 04:38
Antonin Scalia's death makes it less likely that Puerto Rico gets the legal authority to restructure its own debt, two sources in the case told The Post. Up to now, most opinions held the opposite view -- that the island...
In His Spare Time, Immigrant Noubar Afeyan Has Started 38 Companies In America
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 21:19
Starting one successful company is a fine achievement. How does one describe someone who has helped found 38 companies?
Hulk Hogan Wins $115 Million Sex Tape Verdict Against Gawker, IRS Wins Too
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 15:50Facebook and Twitter are reportedly competing for live TV rights
Venture Beat - 19 Mar 2016 06:12
Facebook and Twitter are vying to buy rights to stream conventional TV programming, the New York Post reported on Thursday.
At J.P. Morgan, $9 Million in Assets Isn't Rich Enough
Wall Street Journal - 19 Mar 2016 00:38
The firm's private bank is doubling the minimum to $10 million in investible assets for its clients.
These High-Fee, Unlisted, Junk-Based Funds Aren't Working Out
Wall Street Journal - 19 Mar 2016 23:24
An obscure Wall Street product popular in the easy-money years after the financial crisis is starting to show some cracks.
A VC's survival guide to an economic downturn
Venture Beat - 19 Mar 2016 21:15
GUEST: Economic uncertainty often hits young companies with a double whammy: Investor money dries up and customers rein in spending. But it turns out that economic downturns are good times to start businesses. First, the...
Shark Tank: Kevin O'Leary and Lori Greiner Buy Into Millennial Firm Revolutionizing Vending Machines
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 20:51
If a digital billboard and a vending machine really, really loved each other and had a baby, it would look like a Vengo -- the revolutionary brainchild of 32-year-old Brian Shimmerlik. His wall-mounted, flat-screen, touc...
The 3 Best Stocks for Dividend Reinvestment Plans
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 20:36
Billionaire investor George Soros said it best: “Good investing is boring.”
PlayStation 4 & Xbox One adopting Nintendo's handheld update strategy makes sense to analysts
Venture Beat - 19 Mar 2016 20:18
ANALYSIS: Your Xbox One is obsolete. Your PlayStation 4 is junk. But if these consoles are starting to feel old, Microsoft and Sony may step in to sell you the same thing all over again with something extra sprinkled on ...
Shark Tank: Mark Cuban Invests In 'Rednecks' Taking Beer Industry By Storm
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 19:44
At his day job, attorney Michael Robb seeks reparations for those wounded by asbestos exposure. At all other times, the president and CEO of Pittsburgh, Penn.-based Cold Can Innovations rectifies the injustice of drinkin...
VR will make working from home cooler than ever
Venture Beat - 19 Mar 2016 19:13
GUEST: Nascent entrepreneurs and seasoned pajama warriors know that working from home is life-changing … and also kind of sucks. That’s why WeWork’s valuation is $16 billion and why the most popular product in a co...
What Killed Avon's Business Model?
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 18:36
For more than three decades, Avon Products was a great consumer brand that appealed to “Avon ladies,” consumer-entrepreneurs who sold these products door to door to other consumers. That was a long time ago, when...
Real Deals: Curiosity abounds as modernist house rises along Wade Avenue
News Observer - 19 Mar 2016 18:30
Raleigh architect Walter Davis and his son are behind unique house in unique location 28,000 cars a day pass by site where house is being built Triangular lot poises serious development challenges …
It Is Dangerous To Start A Currency War
Forbes - 19 Mar 2016 18:20
No war is free of casualties. Currency wars may make short-term gains, but it soon becomes a race to the bottom...