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How to Avoid Being Average
The Huffington Post - 16 Sep 2016 19:21
Do you want to achieve more success? Or do you want to improve your leadership abilities? It's a nuanced, and important question. When we want to advance our career, our first instinct is to focus on achievement, accompl...
Ex-Dividend Reminder: Las Vegas Sands, Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Omnicom Group
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 16:08
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/20/16, Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS), Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: VAC), and Omnicom Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMC) will all trade ex-dividend...
Tata Sons to raise stake in Trent to 27.74%
livemint.com - 16 Sep 2016 16:31
Tata Sons, the promoter of major operating firms of Tata group, will buy 3.87 lakh share of Trent from one Af-Taab Investment company, Trent Ltd said in a BSE filing
Rigged mobile game lets you gerrymander political districts to steal elections
Venture Beat - 16 Sep 2016 19:00
Game publisher Hitcents and media site Fusion have launched Rigged, a mobile game about gerrymandering political districts in order to steal elections. If anything, the free-to-play iOS and Android title is timely as the...
Ex-Dividend Reminder: Federal Realty Investment Trust, LTC Properties and Total System Services
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 16:11
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/20/16, Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC), and Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE: TSS) will all trade ex-div...
U.S. Economic Forecast 2017-2018: Mild Rebound
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 15:22
The U.S. economy will enjoy a mild cyclical rebound in 2017, then return to a lower growth rate more in line with long-term potential.
Add CRE Worries to List of Bank M&A Impediments
American Banker - 16 Sep 2016 20:52
Banks that are heavily involved in commercial real estate lending may shy away from buying institutions with similar concentrations.
How Much Do You Need For Retirement? Communication Is The Key
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 15:28
If there's two of you, you may not be totally open about money issues. Here's how to communicate.
Why Fireworks in Bonds Haven't Sparked Special FX
Wall Street Journal - 16 Sep 2016 16:30
Key foreign-exchange rates have been remarkably stable in September, unlike the turmoil in stock and bond markets.
We are targeting about 20% of portfolio to be invested in Indian start-ups: David Gowdey
livemint.com - 16 Sep 2016 14:26
The managing partner at Jungle Ventures says South-East Asia is under-penetrated by venture capital, compared with India, despite its addressable market being roughly equivalent to tier-I cities in India
If you'd invested in: Weibo and Avanti Communications
MoneyWeek - 16 Sep 2016 11:38
Beijing-based Weibo runs Sina Weibo, a micro-blogging site that is often described as the "Chinese Twitter". It now boasts over half the domestic market. The post If you'd invested in: Weibo and Avanti Communications was...
Deutsche Bank balks at $14B settlement offer following probe
New York Post - 16 Sep 2016 06:50
Deutsche Bank isn't going down without a fight. The German bank, hit by US regulators with a proposed $14 billion preliminary settlement offer to end a mortgage securities probe, said the offer was DOA. "Deutsche Bank ha...
Billionaire John Paulson Stays Bullish On Pharma As His Merger Strategy Hits The Skids
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 06:02
Billionaire John Paulson remains confident on pharmaceuticals, even as the sector punishes his hedge fund's performance.
Ex-Wells Fargo employees challenge CEO's fraud denial
New York Post - 16 Sep 2016 04:47
A wave of former Wells Fargo employees are shooting down claims made by Chief Executive John Stumpf that the bank had "no incentive to do bad things." "I saw people that left a wake of screwed customers get promoted past...
Tiffany& Co's shares soar amid management shakeup rumors
New York Post - 16 Sep 2016 04:46
Tiffany & Co. is rising high and shining bright like a diamond this week amid management changes and rumors. Shares of the luxury jewelry purveyor closed up 3.3 percent, to $72.66, on Thursday. The stock has climbed near...
China's five-year slowdown is 'done' -- and it's time to buy mining stocks again
Business Insider - 16 Sep 2016 04:27
Deustche Bank thinks it’s time to get back into mining stocks. Markets have been surprised by some slightly better-than-expected data out of China over recent weeks, and Deutsche analysts believe “the five-year slo...
French riot police fire tear gas at labor reform protesters
Business Insider - 16 Sep 2016 04:17
Charles Platiau/Reuters Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters marching on Thursday in France against labor reforms in what unions say will likely be the last demonstrations to try to overturn the law....
Airbnb Just Placed a Big Bet on Apple's New iMessage Platform
inc - 16 Sep 2016 00:00
Apple's strategy to evolve iMessage into a development platform is not surprising. Airbnb is an early adopter on the iMessage platform.
Audi could be planning a major change to its R8 supercar
Business Insider - 16 Sep 2016 22:10
Audi The Audi R8 supercar is one of the last of a dying breed. Instead of the turbo-charged V6 and V8 engines that power its rivals, the German supercar retains a decidedly old-school, naturally aspirated V10. On the r...
12 Bite-Size Digital Marketing Stats That Intrigued This Week
AdWeek - 16 Sep 2016 18:45
With Labor Day in the rearview mirror and the holidays on the branding-world horizon, digital marketing is getting back into full swing after a hot, long summer. Here are a dozen stats that got our attention this week: 1...
Reminder - Inter Pipeline (IPL.CA) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 16:07
On 9/20/16, Inter Pipeline Ltd (Toronto: IPL) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.13, payable on 10/14/16. As a percentage of IPL's recent stock price of $27.28, this dividend works out to approximatel...
Ex-Div Reminder for Tahoe Resources (TAHO)
Forbes - 16 Sep 2016 16:01
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/20/16, Tahoe Resources Inc. (NYSE: TAHO) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.02, payable on 9/29/16. As a percentage of TAHO's recen...