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Relax, Brexit Could Be a False Alarm?
Barron's - 2 Jul 2016 06:45
Britain hasn't invoked the article that would start its departure from the EU, and some investors don't think it will.
The 9.4% Payout Portfolio
Barron's - 2 Jul 2016 07:36
Volatility has pressured the mergers and acquisitions. Yield seekers should consider reaping returns through arbitrage on soon-to-close deals.
Good News for U.S. Economy: Consumers Are Spending Big Again
Barron's - 2 Jul 2016 06:29
With May consumption numbers adding to a surge seen in April, GDP could be up by annualized 3.5% in second quarter.
Amazon is now selling private-label perishables (AMZN)
Business Insider - 2 Jul 2016 10:30
BII This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Amazon started to sell private-label coffee and baby food on its website this week, thoug...
Joshua Brown, Who Died in Self-Driving Accident, Tested Limits of His Tesla
The New York Times - 2 Jul 2016 02:39
Mr. Brown became a victim of an innovation geared toward people like him when his electric sedan collided with a semitrailer, making him the first known fatality in a self-driving car.
The Week Ahead: The Investors Best Crisis Strategy
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 16:55
It has been a rough week for both investors and traders after the surprising UK vote over a week ago. In the June 18th column "The Week Ahead: Is The Fear Trade Your Best Bet Now?" I made the case that investing based on...
The 3 Best Dividend-Growth Stocks To Buy In July
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 16:37NMDC to buyback shares worth Rs7,528 crore
livemint.com - 2 Jul 2016 16:05
NMDC will sell 80.08 equity shares of the company through a tender offer route at a price of `94 equity share of face value of `1
18 Entrepreneurs On The Rise Rejected by Shark Tank
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 16:01
Taping for Season 8 of ABC’s hit business reality show Shark Tank kicked off June 20. The odds of an entrepreneur making it through the grueling audition process is roughly one in 4,000. Only 104 contenders made it on ...
Customer Success Is Proving That The Customer Made The Right Decision To Do Business With You
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 14:32
In a successful business relationship, validation is a two-way street. First, during the initial sales process, the customer validates the company's efforts by making a purchase or agreeing to do business. Then, after th...
Thousands of people are marching through London to protest against the Brexit vote
Business Insider - 2 Jul 2016 14:05
Reuters Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday to march in protest against last week's vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most pe...
Why Every Tech Entrepreneur Should Learn To Code
inc - 2 Jul 2016 13:30
Being the business guy isn't the only way to become successful in a startup.
Summer Doldrums? Nope. Jobs Data, Earnings, Ahead As Brexit Concerns Linger
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 11:01
After a long holiday weekend filled with hot dogs and fireworks, investors return this coming week in anticipation of a key jobs report and the start of earnings season.
Tesla must learn from its past and make the Model 3 easy to build
Venture Beat - 2 Jul 2016 04:53
ANALYSIS: To date, Tesla Motors has never met one of its own deadlines for launching a new car. The Roadster, Model S, and Model X were all delayed for a variety of reasons. With its upcoming $35,000, 215-mile Model 3 se...
Was the US health industry under a concerted attack, and we missed it in the noise?
Venture Beat - 2 Jul 2016 22:15
GUEST: News first hit media outlets on Monday, June 27, 2016 that a U.S. healthcare database had been breached and half a million patient records had been stolen and posted for sale on the Dark Web. Later reports suggest...
We Happy Few's brainwashed citizens won't let you escape from their dystopia
Venture Beat - 2 Jul 2016 21:28
PREVIEW: Playing We Happy Few in a bar packed with people isn't the best way to experience it for the first time. But despite all that noise, the stark white faces of the men and women who populate the game (and their cr...
Formula E: Prost and Senna on the podium in London
CNN - 2 Jul 2016 21:05
It's a long time since the names of Prost and Senna have graced the same motorsport podium but in London on Saturday history repeated itself.
A federal CISO may be the shot in the arm that private sector cybersecurity needs
Venture Beat - 2 Jul 2016 20:30
GUEST: President Obama is expected to appoint the U.S. government's first-ever federal CISO soon. It's a long overdue, but welcome, move that means we'll finally see Washington take real action on cybersecurity. But, in ...
7 Common Staffing Mistakes That Doom Many Businesses
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 19:34
Business success is all about having the best team, yet the average entrepreneur has little prior experience with hiring people and building top-notch teams. It’s no wonder that half of startups fail in the first five ...
How Businesses Are Using Anonymous Blind App To Change Work Culture
Forbes - 2 Jul 2016 19:28
Have you ever wanted to say exactly what you were thinking at work but had to refrain out of fear of being offensive, reprimanded or fired? There's an app for that.
Sorry, Apple, but your fix for phone spam isn't good enough
Venture Beat - 2 Jul 2016 19:05
GUEST: Unwanted calls to mobile phones are by no means a new nuisance. But my company, Hiya, tracks call blocking, and we've noticed a meteoric rise in fraudulent activity — a 65% year-over-year growth in the number of...
How Hillary Clinton's policies become tweets
Venture Beat - 2 Jul 2016 18:10
In a panel talk last month with senior members of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, domestic policy advisor Sara Solow and chief digital officer Teddy Goff offered a glimpse inside how the campaign grapples with Twitter...