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TRUMP: Claims of global warming still 'need to be investigated'
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 00:43
Thomson Reuters Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Jill Stein have all answered 20 questions from the website sciencedebate.org about science. Particularly interesting are their answers to this question (emphasis mine): ...
U.S. household incomes soared in 2015, recording biggest gain in decades
Washington Post - 14 Sep 2016 01:08
A 5.2% increase, to $56,500, is accompanied by a steep decline in the poverty rate.
Ivanka Trump says working women are punished for having kids, and her father has a plan to fix it
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 00:10
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Can Wells' Stumpf Survive Storm Over Phony Accounts?
American Banker - 14 Sep 2016 23:07
John Stumpf was coasting toward a carefully planned retirement. But the outcry over sham accounts at the San Francisco bank has put him in a precarious position as he testifies in front of Congress next week.
Stripe acquires app prototyping startup Tonic
Venture Beat - 14 Sep 2016 01:25
Stripe announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Tonic, an app development and prototyping service, in a move meant to shore up its developer offering. While financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, it was reveal...
This innovative kitchen gadget will change the way you cook breakfast
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 23:15
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Hamilton BeachYou've probably heard that "breakfast i...
Huntington Wasting No Time Wringing Profit from FirstMerit Deal
American Banker - 14 Sep 2016 19:52
Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, is wasting no time capitalizing on its purchase of FirstMerit in Akron, Ohio.
PNC Seeking to Sell BlackRock Stake Valued at $12B
American Banker - 14 Sep 2016 18:41
PNC Financial Services Group wants to sell its stake in BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, a deal that could fetch about $12 billion.
Wells Fargo CEO pledges to stamp out bad behavior. 'I feel accountable.'
Washington Post - 14 Sep 2016 01:08
The San Francisco-based bank has been thrown into a harsh spotlight since regulators said it created 2 million accounts customers didn't ask for.
Animated map shows where the largest earthquakes of the past 100 years have struck
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 12:10
The US Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that millions of earthquakes occur every year, but only one of them will be a "great earthquake" -- that is, one with a magnitude of 8.0 or above. Here are where all the "great ...
Tidal bleeding money as it dishes out royalty payments
New York Post - 14 Sep 2016 05:44
Jay Z's artist-owned music service has been streaming red ink, according to filing by its former parent company. Tidal, the streaming service Jay Z acquired last year from Sweden's Aspiro, lost $28 million in 2015 -- or ...
Wells Fargo CEO Will Face Warren in Senate Hearing Next Week
NBC News - 14 Sep 2016 04:50
Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John G. Stumpf said Tuesday that he will answer questions over millions of illegal accounts at a Senate hearing next week
Here's why this housing market boom is different
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 00:00
Larry Downing/Reuters The US housing market is healthy, but some market participants worry it may be starting to heat up too much. We think that’s a mistake—and an opportunity. That’s because mortgages today have l...
Memo to Tim Cook: Make Apple Great Again
inc - 14 Sep 2016 05:30
Apple could completely transform the world of computing by making most of its products obsolete.
Online retailers are struggling to meet the high standard Amazon set for delivering orders
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 04:07
Screenshot / YouTube Amazon.com has set a standard for delivering online orders that other companies have struggled to meet. On the positive side for other digital retailers, their shipping times have been steadily impr...
9/11 had a significant impact on how architects designed new buildings
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 01:02
REUTERS/Mike Segar When buildings collapse killing hundreds – or thousands – of people, it’s a tragedy. It’s also an important engineering problem. The 1995 collapse of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Ok...
NC ponders cost of losing March Madness among other NCAA tournament playoffs
News Observer - 14 Sep 2016 00:55
The NCAA's decision to pull championship games out of North Carolina this academic year will cost the state an estimated $19 million in lost economic activity, primarily in Greensboro and …
Mark Cuban sounds off on the iPhone 7: 'They needed it'
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 00:41
Apple/Getty/Business Insider Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban said Apple "needed" the release of the newly-revealed iPhone 7, even if "it wasn't revolutionary." The owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and star of A...
'Jokers' and 'sellouts': The cockiest guy in self-driving cars just roasted his competition
Business Insider - 14 Sep 2016 00:30
Comma.ai George Hotz is known for not holding back. Hotz got famous as a teen hacker with a talent for breaking into devices like the original iPhone and PlayStation 3. Now he's got a self-driving car startup, Comma.ai,...
Minimum-Volatility Funds Still Have Merit
Barron's - 14 Sep 2016 20:16
Skeptics say these popular funds are poised for a fall. But that argument ignores their main benefit.
California Bank Turns to SBA Lending After Regulatory Nudge
American Banker - 14 Sep 2016 20:06
For First Foundation, the government-backed program should help address a recent CRA exam's criticism that it has "poor penetration among businesses of different revenue sizes."
There's Still Hope For Email--But You'll Have To Pay For It
Fast Company - 14 Sep 2016 15:00
Disruptive new email apps are targeting businesses and power users, rather than the mass market. Disruptive new email apps are targeting businesses and power users, rather than the mass market. It's hard to believe that ...