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LabCorp Looks Ready to Pass Every Test
Barron's - 17 Sep 2016 10:05
The No. 2 U.S. lab testing firm has a diverse revenue base and lucrative drug-development business.
Who's Too Young for an App? Musical.ly Tests the Limits
The New York Times - 17 Sep 2016 00:03
The video-sharing app Musical.ly seems to be popular with children well under the age of 13, which leads to questions over how to monitor young people on the web.
This Swedish company with less than 200 employees builds some of the world's fastest hypercars
Business Insider - 17 Sep 2016 15:40
Koenigsegg, a small carmaker based in Sweden is not out to build cars for the masses. Their sole purpose is to build top-of-the-line hypercars that are breaking records, all with the help of less than 200 employees. Foll...
Here's why the world's biggest hedge fund thinks raising rates could crush everything
Business Insider - 17 Sep 2016 15:27
Heidi Gutman / CNBC Billionaire investor Ray Dalio told a hedge fund conference on Tuesday that the Federal Reserve doesn't need to raise interest rates now. A note sent to Bridgewater Associates' investors on the same ...
Chicago is trying to bail itself out
Business Insider - 17 Sep 2016 15:00
Ashley Garmon More than a year after Chicago’s pension predicament sparked a wave of rating downgrades, have the city’s efforts to reduce the amount of its underfunding been enough? Despite significant progress, we d...
iTunes and the App Store are down for some on day of iPhone 7 launch
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 01:51
On the day Apple launched the iPhone 7, some users are experiencing problems accessing iTunes and the App Store. The services appear to be preventing people from signing in to either back-up or restore their devices, or ...
How to play podcasts in the background on Xbox One
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 00:25
I love doing two things at once, like playing video games and listening to podcasts. And the Xbox One has become an ideal console for doing just that. Microsoft updated the Xbox One this summer with a huge patch that int...
Africa Missed Modern Globalization. . . And That Was A Good Thing
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 16:29
Africa was sidetracked by the globalization wave of the last quarter of the 20th century. But that turned out to be a good thing. Most African frontier economies escaped the global financial bubble and the Great Recessio...
How 'Free Trial' Ads on Facebook Can Cost You Big
ABC News - 17 Sep 2016 16:10
The ABC News Fixer says some "free trial" ads are hiding sneaky subscriptions.
ITT Educational Services files for bankruptcy
Business Insider - 17 Sep 2016 05:51
Flickr / Elmira College ITT Educational Services filed for bankruptcy on Friday to liquidate its business after the U.S. government restricted financial aid to new students of the U.S. for-profit college operator. The fi...
The Tell: Here's why defensive stocks could lead the next market fall
Market Watch - 17 Sep 2016 16:01
The only problem with positioning into defensive sectors the absence of corresponding slump in broader markets.
Animated videos might doom Wells Fargo
New York Post - 17 Sep 2016 05:31
These short videos won't win an Oscar, but they might get Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf nominated for some sort of acting award. A series of cutting animated videos blasting Wells Fargo's sales incentives are getting a new...
Gene Marks: 21 percent of CEOs are psychopaths. Only 21 percent?
Washington Post - 17 Sep 2016 02:08
A new study accuses one in five CEO's of psychopathic tendencies.
Suicide Squad: Special Ops surpasses 10 million downloads
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 02:31
People love two things: bad guys and free stuff — and Warner Bros. has brought those things together like the Joker throwing out wads of cash in Gotham City. Suicide Squad: Special Ops has surpassed 10 million download...
Reports of email's demise have been greatly exaggerated
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 17:02
FEATURE: By the end of 2019, it’s estimated there will be more than 2.9 billion email users worldwide and 246 billion emails sent and received per day (up from 205 billion messages in 2015). Since we’re already inund...
Most experts see oil below $60 through 2017
USA Today - 17 Sep 2016 16:00
"The issue is that once prices go up too fast, American drillers start to produce more," one industry observer says.
6 Content Marketing Strategies You Probably Aren't Trying Yet
The Huffington Post - 17 Sep 2016 16:29
Content marketing can be a successful marketing channel for your business. It is a game-changer in the world of marketing because it helps inform your audience before making them your customer. Marketing online has becom...
Google HR chief shares 5 tips that will get you promoted
Business Insider - 17 Sep 2016 16:00
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images LinkedIn Influencer Laszlo Bock published this post originally on LinkedIn. There’s no algorithm or checklist for advancing your career. But across industries and companies, there are so...
Morgan Stanley promotes second exec with link to fishy loans
New York Post - 17 Sep 2016 06:26
Morgan Stanley has promoted a second executive linked to a questionable sales contest that pushed risky loans on its customers, The Post has learned. Eric Maiuri, a Boston-area vice president who pushed the sales contest...
'Shark Tank' investor Robert Herjavec reveals how deals are affected by what happens behind the scenes
Business Insider - 17 Sep 2016 16:00
"Shark Tank"/ABC When "Shark Tank" returns on Sept. 23 for its Season 8 premiere, millions of Americans will tune in to watch a reality show with real stakes, where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to a panel of inves...
Reports: VW emissions probe widens to supplier Bosch
USA Today - 17 Sep 2016 01:39
The investigation into Volkswagen's diesel emissions has widened to suppliers, including Germany's Robert Bosch, reports say.
Five Tips to Motivate Staff in Times of Transition
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 15:37
We love our habits and routines. All those unconscious tasks we undertake and file automatically, leaving us to pay closer attention to new tasks and activities that we are not so familiar with.