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Value Managers Bemoan Lack of True Bargains
Barron's - 16 Jul 2016 06:00
Stockpickers are turning to names like American Express, Oracle, and Dialog Semiconductor to bolster portfolios as the market hits new highs.
UK digital-only bank Starling gets off the starting block
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 10:30
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. UK digital-only bank Starling has obtained a restricted banking license allowing it to test it...
Bank of America, Samsung Look Undervalued to IVA
Barron's - 16 Jul 2016 06:25
Charles de Vaulx and Chuck de Lardemelle of International Value Advisers comb the world for bargains.
Turkey's currency plunges amid coup attempt
CNN - 16 Jul 2016 00:35
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Who Got Rich This Week: Trump Backer Sheldon Adelson Gets $1 Billion Boost From Macau
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 15:00
The warm summer weather may finally be heating up the slumping casino industry in Macau. After gaming revenue fell to a near five year low in June, a strong performance in the first 10 days of July has analysts projectin...
Consumer Reports criticizes Tesla for Autopilot: 'too much, too soon'
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 12:03
Writers at the respected Consumer Reports were enthusiastic fans of the Tesla Model S electric car they bought and drove for more than a year, using enthusiastic language rarely seen in its sober reviews. But as reliabil...
A huge oil producer is trying to ramp up exports -- but the market isn't buying it
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 13:34
There's been some good news out of Libya recently. In the beginning of July, Libya's two rival oil companies — the National Oil Corp. based in the western city in Tripoli and its eastern counterpart, which sits in ...
Baidu Open Cloud launches video streaming, image processing, IoT services
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 07:13
Chinese technology company Baidu today announced the launch of a few new services within its Baidu Open Cloud public cloud infrastructure portfolio. Baidu TianSuan (Smart Big Data) lets customers “collect, store, proce...
The Aging Bull Market Is Raging Anew
Barron's - 16 Jul 2016 06:31
U.S. stocks are back at record peaks, but how long can the high last?
Sugary soda is going out of style, but Pepsi and Coke are adapting
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 02:05
Getty Images/Justin Sullivan Soft drinks have been making a hard landing. Last year marked the eleventh consecutive year of declining carbonated soft drink sales in the United States, while soda consumption fell to a 30-...
18 damaging behaviors of unsuccessful people
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 14:04
Aaron Wolf/Flickr Success isn't always in our stars. Poor timing, terrible luck, and other disappointing circumstances sometimes seems to conspire to deprive us of victory. Most of the time, though, we're our own worst e...
Could Theresa May Have The Mindset To Lead The U.K. Through 'Brexit'?
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 13:46
Given how political events in the U.K. have developed in recent weeks we should perhaps have known that the new Prime Minister, Theresa May, would not turn out to be the woman people thought her to be. While there was a ...
Pokémon GO Taxes Are Coming -- In Fact, They're Already Here
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 15:43
Pokémon GO has is wildly popular, and taxing authorities are taking notice. Why not collect a few tax dollars from this craze?
Cities where incomes are booming the most
USA Today - 16 Jul 2016 14:30
American Cities With Booming (and Shrinking) Incomes July 11, 2016 by Evan Comen Source: Thinkstock The American workforce earned 2.9% more income in 2014 than in the previous year.
Shell: The Best Big Oil Stock for Investors
Barron's - 16 Jul 2016 07:07
Royal Dutch Shell's makeover could lift the shares more than 20% in a year--even without a rise in oil prices. Plus, a juicy 6.6% yield.
Meet the young hustlers cashing in on Cuba's booming black market
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 02:29
Reuters/Enrique de la Osa Sofía's living room is covered in clothes. Stacks of t-shirts and shorts line a faded plaid couch. Dresses are strewn across the counter, and an armchair cradles a small mountain of shoes. You ...
Citibank: We're nearing a bull market for oil
USA Today - 16 Jul 2016 16:03AT&T wants to use drones for cell phone coverage at major events (T)
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 08:30
PWC says drones could save businesses 7 million worldwide This story was delivered to BI Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. AT&T suggested in a blog post that it may co...
MasterCard expands digital payment service Masterpass (MA)
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 07:30
BII This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Mastercard expanded Masterpass, its digital payment service, so that consumers can now mak...
Cigna Looks Healthy, Deal or No Deal
Barron's - 16 Jul 2016 06:48
Shares could soar if the Anthem merger is approved. Analysts still see 30% upside if Cigna goes it alone.
Brooklyn's New Boutique Hotels Offer Style, Service
Barron's - 16 Jul 2016 06:37
Hipsters rule in New York's trendiest borough, but parent-friendly hotels also abound. Checking into Williamsburg's McCarren Hotel & Pool.
Nest releases its first product in over a year (GOOG, GOOGL)
Business Insider - 16 Jul 2016 06:30
Kimberly White / Getty This story was delivered to BI Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Nest, the smart home manufacturer owned by Alphabet (formerly Google) and famou...