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The 18 best-looking watches you can buy for under $300 this spring
Business Insider - 14 Apr 2016 20:32
We've said it before and we'll say it again here: Men's watches are accessories that can get expensive fast. While we sometimes write about them without regard for their exorbitant price tags — some timepieces too c...
The Scientific 4-Step Process To Become World-Class At Anything
inc - 14 Apr 2016 12:12
If you want to become world-class at what you do, you must get to the point where it becomes unconscious and automatic.
Bank of America's Q1 income down 13% after trading revenue falls
USA Today - 14 Apr 2016 16:16
Banking giant set aside higher energy-related loan loss reserves in the first quarter.
Darling of Silicon Valley in danger of losing her business
New York Post - 14 Apr 2016 05:41
Just last year, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of blood testing company Theranos, ranked as the world's youngest self-made female billionaire, a Silicon Valley darling who was revolutionizing her industry. Then came word ...
What Cloud Computing Can Show Companies About Customer Service
inc - 14 Apr 2016 23:55
Cloud computing is growing like crazy. Unfortunately, companies have struggled to keep up.
This is what caused the lowest level of US unemployment applications in 42 years
Business Insider - 14 Apr 2016 23:52
Reuters/Mario Anzuoni The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped rapidly last week, matching a record set in March that was the lowest since 1973. During the week that ended April 9, applications ...
Workers to rally at Statehouse to push for $15 minimum wage
Miami Herald - 14 Apr 2016 06:17
Workers are planning to rally at the Massachusetts Statehouse as part of a series of protests aimed at pressing for a $15 minimum wage. …
How corporate tax avoidance is hurting America and the rest of the world
Market Watch - 14 Apr 2016 06:01
A damning report from Oxfam sheds more light on the efforts companies go to in an effort to avoid taxes.
Even as oil recovers, banks are still at risk for losses
USA Today - 14 Apr 2016 16:32
Banks are setting aside billions of dollars to cope with sour oil and gas loans.Video provided by TheStreet
12 everyday stretches to stay flexible and fit at any age
Business Insider - 14 Apr 2016 23:51
Dragan Radovanovic/Business Insider When it comes to stretching out your muscles, there are a lot of options to choose from. To boil it down, we turned to Marilyn Moffat, a professor of physical therapy at New York U...
Russian fighter jets have buzzed US naval ships before -- but with deadly results
Business Insider - 14 Apr 2016 21:02
US Navy A low pass with a deadly ending. Low passages of Russian planes on US Navy warships (and vice versa) are frequent, as the recent flybys of Russian Su-24 Fencer bombers on USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea prove....
Boots pharmacists feel the pressure of putting profit first | Letters
The Guardian - 14 Apr 2016 20:28
My story mirrors that of Tony (How Boots went rogue, The long read, 13 April). I have been broken by Boots despite being loyal. I too have had overwhelming pressure to perform services for pure profit over patient benef...
How Accepting Failure Can Help Lead You to Success
inc - 14 Apr 2016 17:01
It's never an easy thing to do, but if you can accept defeat and learn ways to improve, you'll begin to see success.
Wells Fargo Q1 income falls 6% on credit loss reserves, sees higher deposits
USA Today - 14 Apr 2016 16:23
Wells Fargo's first quarter net income fell 6% from a year ago as its credit loss reserves rose amid higher loans and deposits.
This one big cost is preventing workers from saving for retirement
Business Insider - 14 Apr 2016 05:01
The ever-increasing cost of health care is not only hurting workers’ financial security in the present, it’s also making it harder to reach financial goals in the future. Nearly 70 percent of workers surveyed have s...
Investigators end search at offices of Panama Papers firm
Miami Herald - 14 Apr 2016 04:09
Prosecutors on Wednesday wrapped up their search of the Mossack Fonseca law firm looking for evidence of any illegal activity in the company at the center of a document leak that revealed details of offshore financial ac...
What's Causing Vice's Huge Fluctuations in Web Traffic?
AdWeek - 14 Apr 2016 23:11
Ever since Vice decided to get into the cable TV game, the self-assured digital news and lifestyle publisher has been under the microscope. That came blaringly to the fore last month when Variety reported that Vice's web...
The Biggest Trends in Entrepreneurship I’ve Seen This Year
inc - 14 Apr 2016 17:00
The traditional sense of entrepreneurship has evolved. Here are some of the new trends.
U.S. says China to end export subsidies in seven sectors
Reuters - 14 Apr 2016 16:39
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How To Make Sure Your Headshot Matches Your Brand
Forbes - 14 Apr 2016 16:13
A 2012 report from eMarketer found that 82% of consumers trust a company more — and 77% are more likely to buy from a company — if the founder uses social media. Whether for a social profile or your company’s websi...
Fed to raise rates twice this year but conviction fading: Reuters poll
Reuters - 14 Apr 2016 16:10
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates twice this year, most likely in June, but the probability has faded on signs of a weak start to the year, inflation that is still tame and a brittle global b...
Wall St. flat after bank earnings, economic data
Reuters - 14 Apr 2016 16:05
(Reuters) - Wall Street was flat on Thursday as investors parsed earnings of big banks, while data pointed to strength in the labor market, despite sluggish economic growth.