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Diane Stafford: Scents and sensitivities
News Observer - 4 Oct 2016 10:00
Here are two workplace issues from my inbox. They may not bother you, but they're a big deal to some people. The first pops up repeatedly. "Last week I was …
14 books every modern gentleman should read
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 16:32
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Being a modern gentleman is about more than just knowing what to wear or what to put in your bathroom. It's also about being informed about the world around you. We asked our friends at Amazon B...
Room for Seconds at Darden Restaurants
Wall Street Journal - 4 Oct 2016 02:58
Darden Restaurants looks like an underappreciated value following its transformation.
Manhattan's housing market is slowing down
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 15:31
Flickr/Anthony Quintano Fewer people are buying condos in Manhattan because they have more choices and can more easily reject exorbitant prices. The number of sales closed in the borough slumped by 18.6% during the third...
Gross domestic income could determine the next recession
New York Post - 4 Oct 2016 04:41
If you look at the nation's economic data in a certain way, the US is very close to a recession. You won't get anything official on this -- not with a presidential election coming up -- but it's not hard to make the case...
Cash-strapped schools in the UK may switch to a 4-day week
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 04:28
Aziz Taher Schools in West Sussex are warning they may have no option but to cut their hours – even floating the idea of a four-day week – unless they are given emergency financial help from the government. After ye...
How a self-made billionaire is trying to access $16 quadrillion worth of minerals on the moon
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 15:56
Self-made billionaire Naveen Jain came to America from India with just $5 in his pocket before building his fortune in the tech industry. He explains how his latest company, Moon Express, is going to the moon, and just h...
IBM to pour $200 million into Watson Internet of Things A.I. business in Munich
Venture Beat - 4 Oct 2016 03:39
IBM said today it will invest $200 million in a new global headquarters for its Watson Internet of Things business in Munich Germany. The move is part of the strategy of combining Watson — the supercomputer that beat t...
$1.9 trillion dollars of economic value could be created by the use of IoT devices and asset tracking solutions
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 03:02Trump's tax mystery points toward the dealings around his first bankruptcies
Washington Post - 4 Oct 2016 02:08
Even as he avoided paying taxes, Trump rebuilt lavish empire in the mid-1990s
SEC Waging Enforcement 'War' on Advisors: Giachetti
ThinkAdvisor - 4 Oct 2016 20:01
Tom Giachetti of Stark & Stark says current SEC and its chairwoman Mary Jo White is the "most aggressive" he's ever seen.
Gary Johnson: Knowledge of world geography allows leaders 'to put our military in harm's way'
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 19:46
Screenshot/YouTube Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday that being able to "dot the I's and cross the T's on foreign leaders and geographical locations" allows leaders "to...
Toyota created a $392 baby robot to help comfort people in Japan without children
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 16:55
Toyota just unveiled the Kirobo Mini -- a robot baby designed to mimic many things a baby might do, like wobbling and speaking. Japan's birth rate has plummeted in half over the past 50 years, and the robot is meant to...
First Step to Ending Sexism in Banking: Recognize It
American Banker - 4 Oct 2016 15:30
Male bankers are often unaware of how they benefit from a level of privilege that limits the advancement and contributions of their female colleagues, to the detriment of the entire industry.
Gold just tumbled below $1,300 for the first time since Brexit (GLD)
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 15:00
Gold just tumbled below $1,300. Prices for the shiny metal are down by 1.2% to $1,297.15 an ounce as of 8:45 a.m. ET — the weakest level since June 24, or the day after the Brexit vote when global markets were in chaos...
The Best Way to Improve Company Culture
inc - 4 Oct 2016 15:00
Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, founders of SoulCycle, explain why slowing down and focusing on your employees is so important.
The 10 Most Common Reasons for Business Owner Burn Out
inc - 4 Oct 2016 15:00
Don't underestimate the long term risk to your future if you don't take action
Back From Afghanistan, and Straight to the Greenhouse
The Atlantic - 4 Oct 2016 13:00
Mark Benoit, who grows hydroponic produce, talks about his rapid, unexpected transition from being a soldier to being a farmer.
7 Free Tools That Will Make You Insanely Productive at Work
inc - 4 Oct 2016 12:45
Once you start using these seven game-changing digital tools, you'll wonder how you got through your workday without them.
Ericsson is cutting 3,000 jobs and 900 consultants in Sweden
Business Insider - 4 Oct 2016 11:15
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Blue Apron workers report violent, unsafe conditions
New York Post - 4 Oct 2016 06:43
Blue Apron? Sounds more like Black-and-Blue Apron. The popular New York startup that delivers gourmet meal ingredients to your door operates a California warehouse that's been dogged by 911 calls over weapons, alleged as...
It's still too damn hot out to buy winter clothes
New York Post - 4 Oct 2016 04:37
Hot weather, cold sales. This fall's unseasonable heat is messing with retailers' plans to sell sweaters, pants, jackets and other cold weather clothing, according to a report. As many parts of the country experienced th...