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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Renasant, WesBanco and Public Storage
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 16:14
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/12/16, Renasant Corp (NASD: RNST), WesBanco Inc (NASD: WSBC), and Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming d...
Lending Club Seeks to Bolster Its Retail Investor Base
American Banker - 8 Sep 2016 15:53
The large marketplace lender is turning to everyday savers as it seeks to bounce back from a damaging scandal.
Yes Bank defers $1 billion share sale after stock plunges
livemint.com - 8 Sep 2016 14:19
Yes Bank shares tumbled 5.2% to Rs1,328.25 in Mumbai, the worst performer on the S&P BSE Bankex index
The Tell: Harold Hamm says it is 'high time' for an OPEC pact to freeze output
Market Watch - 8 Sep 2016 16:05
Shale-oil baron, Harold Hamm, thinks major crude-oil producers need to settle on a plan to stabilize oil prices sooner than later.
A Close Look At Microsoft's Azure Cloud, Part 1: Cloud Computing
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 14:38
Microsoft launched its cloud platform, Azure, in 2010. Since the launch, the service has posted triple-digit growth, and in the last fiscal year the platform reported a growth rate of 102%. Considering the latest quarter...
It's Official: Apple is Just Milking Its Cash Cows
inc - 8 Sep 2016 05:52
Apple's recent announcement continues the company's descent into becoming just another tech vendor.
APC Ex-Dividend Reminder - 9/12/16
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 16:19
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/12/16, Anadarko Petroleum Corp (NYSE: APC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.05, payable on 9/28/16. As a percentage of APC's re...
Ex-Dividend Reminder: Texas Roadhouse, Dollar General and NWS
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 16:01
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/12/16, Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASD: TXRH), Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG), and News Corp (NASD: NWS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upco...
Momentum in the market likely to stay positive
livemint.com - 8 Sep 2016 14:44
Uncertainty on US Fed rate hike, lower bond yields to aid market; weak US jobs report to hit dollar, help rupee
How Mike Pence is blocking Wall Street pros from making Trump donations
New York Post - 8 Sep 2016 06:39
Wall Street has no problem taking Donald Trump's money -- but the opposite is, well, a little more complicated. Obscure government rules created in the wake of pay-to-play scandals are keeping some finance sector one per...
Liberty Media Buys Formula One for $4.4 Billion
The New York Times - 8 Sep 2016 03:24
Colorado-based Liberty Media purchased the immensely popular racing series, whose viewership in the United States has grown rapidly.
2 psychologists plead guilty in $25 million Medicare scam
News Observer - 8 Sep 2016 01:57
Psychologists from Louisiana and Mississippi admitted participating in a $25 million Medicare scam by billing for unnecessary or nonexistent tests on nursing home patients across the Southeast, federal authorities said W...
Putin failed to achieve his main goal at the G20 summit
Business Insider - 8 Sep 2016 17:13
Thomson Reuters One of the most significant things about the G20 summit was something that didn't happen. Hangzhou didn't become Yalta. China didn't become Munich. But Vladimir Putin sure wanted it to. In fact, Russia's ...
October 28th Options Now Available For Procter & Gamble (PG)
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 16:36
Investors in Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) saw new options become available today, for the October 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the PG options chain for the n...
Ex-Dividend Reminder: CSG Systems International, Lam Research and Ferroglobe
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 16:35
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/12/16, CSG Systems International Inc. (NASD: CSGS), Lam Research Corp (NASD: LRCX), and Ferroglobe PLC (NASD: GSM) will all trade ex-dividend for their...
Working hard is not the same as working smart
Venture Beat - 8 Sep 2016 03:45
GUEST: Measuring how hard your team is working by counting the number of hours they work or what time they get in and leave is how amateurs run companies. The number of hours worked is not the same as how effective they ...
Google to acquire API management provider Apigee for $625 million
Venture Beat - 8 Sep 2016 15:16
Google has announced plans to acquire Apigee, a company that offers software for predictive analytics and management of application programming interfaces (APIs). Google will pay $17.40 per share in cash to acquire the c...
Why Shopify's Michael Perry is afraid bots will fail small businesses
Venture Beat - 8 Sep 2016 15:10
Earlier this week, Mindtree and Conversable announced plans to work together to automate customer service for businesses. A small business should never automate chatting with customers, said Kit founder Michael Perry, no...
China Won't Solve Pakistan's Biggest Problem
Forbes - 8 Sep 2016 23:28
China’s purchase of Pakistani assets, like the K-Electric Company, may cheer investors for a month or two, but it won’t solve the country’s biggest problem --corruption.
BlogHer cofounder starts conference to help women founders scale their business
Venture Beat - 8 Sep 2016 23:14
Jory Des Jardins may have left BlogHer, the company she cofounded, in 2014, but that hasn’t stopped her from advocating on behalf of women. On Thursday, she launched her latest project, a new conference called The Scal...
Want to connect with millennials? Make a chatbot
Venture Beat - 8 Sep 2016 23:10
GUEST: For brands, engaging millennials is becoming harder and harder. Unfortunately, this is happening as millennials’ spending power is about to skyrocket. It’s no wonder, then, why brands spend millions, even bill...
Apple rolls out final iOS 10 release candidate for public beta testers
Venture Beat - 8 Sep 2016 23:02
Apple today released the final release candidate, aka golden master (GM), of iOS 10, the next version of its mobile operating system, for people participating in the Apple Beta Software Program. The release arrives one d...