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5 things to know about the Panama Papers
Market Watch - 4 Apr 2016 05:12
A massive data leak of files from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca went online Sunday, in a collaboration by the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, ex...
Zosia Mamet And Evan Jonigkeit: 'The Product Is Secondary To The Storytelling'
Forbes - 4 Apr 2016 18:45
People want to be told stories that they can connect to. The product is secondary to the storytelling.
Iceland's PM says he won't resign in Panama Papers scandal
News Observer - 4 Apr 2016 15:53
Iceland's prime minister insisted Monday he would not resign after documents leaked in a media investigation linked him to an offshore company that would represent a serious conflict of interest. …
BlackBerry ditches $1 privacy & control subscription in BBM, makes all features completely free
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2016 10:49
BlackBerry has announced the latest move in its efforts to remain relevant: making all the privacy and control features within its BBM messaging app completely free to use. The company first launched its Retract and Time...
Iraq To Investigate Claims Of Unaoil Corruption Against Top Officials
The Huffington Post - 4 Apr 2016 05:30
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday directed the country's highest corruption watchdog to investigate claims of graft in the awarding of oil contracts by the OPEC exporter and urged the courts to prosecute. ...
Australian tax office probes hundreds for possible tax evasion after Panama leak
Reuters - 4 Apr 2016 04:39
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Global market shocks from China will only increase: IMF
livemint.com - 4 Apr 2016 16:56
IMF said developments in emerging markets now account for up to 40% of the variation between stock market returns and exchange rate fluctuations worldwide
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L.A. Times - 4 Apr 2016 16:19Air Products to Book Charge, Exit Energy-From-Waste Business
ABC News - 4 Apr 2016 16:08
Air Products will book a pre-tax charge ranging from $900 million to $1 billion in its fiscal second quarter, as the industrial gas supplier leaves its energy-from-waste business
IMF says insurers pose risks to the global economy
Market Watch - 4 Apr 2016 15:40
Global regulators are not paying enough attention to the risks to the global economy from the insurance sector, the IMF warned Monday.
The Latest: Japan's Secom Co. says offshore dealings legit
News Observer - 4 Apr 2016 08:53
The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local): …
Live: Sensex, Nifty edge higher ahead of RBI policy meet
livemint.com - 4 Apr 2016 06:15
The sensex is trading higher by 112.47 points, or 0.45%, to 25,382.11, while the Nifty rises 29.85 points, or 0.39%, to 7,742.90
Asian Markets Gain After Upbeat US, China Economic Data
ABC News - 4 Apr 2016 06:04
Asian stock markets are kicking off the week higher as investor confidence was lifted by economic reports showing a sustained recovery in the U.S. labor market and a rebound in Chinese manufacturing activity
Victim in Wall St. Scheme Was a Classmate of Its Accused Architect
The New York Times - 4 Apr 2016 04:19
James McIntyre, the previously unidentified person who federal prosecutors said invested $400,000 in Andrew Caspersen's scheme, went to college with him.
Worldwide, jaws drop to 'Panama Papers' leak
USA Today - 4 Apr 2016 03:24
Leak already being called "the Wikileaks of the mega-rich."
Google open-sources Walt, a tool that measures lag for touch and voice commands
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2016 23:22
Google today talked for the first time about Walt, a piece of software that people can use to figure out how long it takes for a device to respond to touch or voice input. Google has been using Walt to do performance tes...
A Technology That Keeps Lettuce From Wilting And Milk From Spoiling
Forbes - 4 Apr 2016 23:08
Startup Lettuce Box's technology helps food stay fresh and safe while shipped.
Salesforce buys hot deep learning startup MetaMind, services shutting down May 4
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2016 22:42
Salesforce has acquired MetaMind, a deep learning startup backed by Salesforce cofounder and chief executive Marc Benioff. The startup’s services will stop working on May 4. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. “Sa...
BlackBerry Posts A Mixed Q4 As Hardware & SAF Revenues Lag
Forbes - 4 Apr 2016 19:53
BlackBerry published a mixed set of Q4 FY 2016 earnings results on Friday April 1, missing market expectations on revenues although its net loss was smaller than expected.
After turnaround, can Darden beat expectations?
CNBC - 4 Apr 2016 22:36
A look at Darden that pits "Casual Dining" against "Fast Casual": Which one is poised to edge out the other? Estimize reports.
Mobile game Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ gets a U.S. release date
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2016 22:30
Maybe this will make the wait for Kingdom Hearts III a little more tolerable. Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, a mobile game based on the popular series that combines Disney worlds and characters with role-playing mechanics ...
5 Tips For Confrontation Fluency
Forbes - 4 Apr 2016 22:20
Deal with problems as close to the time as they appear as possible.