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Starbucks Is Maintaining Its Competitive Edge
Forbes - 13 Oct 2016 14:34
A number of questions were raised, and are being raised, on Starbucks’ growth trajectory. A behemoth like it ought to slow down eventually. With the June quarter’s results coming in with lower than expected comparabl...
U.S. jobless claims at 43-year low; import price deflation easing
Reuters - 13 Oct 2016 16:55
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Likely impact of Thai king's death economy unclear
Miami Herald - 13 Oct 2016 16:53
Thailand's stock market and currency were shaken as long-ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej's health worsened this week. Now, after his death Thursday at age 88, the outlook remains murky. Here are …
$100 incentive offered to trade in Note 7
CNN - 13 Oct 2016 17:47
Samsung is offering $100 credit to those who trade in their faulty Galaxy Note 7 for any other Samsung phone.
The 3 Reasons Why Your Dog's Poop Is Making This Company Rich
inc - 13 Oct 2016 17:42
Rover, poop, penelope, dog-walking
How Wells Fargo is trying to regain customers' trust
L.A. Times - 13 Oct 2016 16:10How an Army Officer's Love of Pac-Man Turned Into a $19 Million Business
inc - 13 Oct 2016 11:30
After a less-than-ideal interaction with her commander--and 14 weeks of intense training--Vaseal Montgomery ended up as chief information officer for the U.S. Army's surgeon general.
Marissa Mayer's days at Yahoo appear to be numbered
New York Post - 13 Oct 2016 05:40
With one piece of Yahoo sold and talks underway to sell a more valuable second asset, Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's days appear numbered as her company disappears. Despite Yahoo's recent hacking scandal, Verizon has co...
OPEC, Russia Play Oil Markets Game, But Nobody's Laughing
Forbes - 13 Oct 2016 03:28
On Tuesday, in a move that surprised many, commodity research heavyweight Citigroup said that there was a real chance that OPEC's oil production cut be put in place, and that it would move markets well into next year. Ot...
Goldman Sachs Launches Personal Loan Service
ABC News - 13 Oct 2016 19:02
Goldman Sachs unveils an online consumer lending service, the investment bank's latest push to retail banking
Amazon adding 120,000 workers to meet holiday demand
CBSNews - 13 Oct 2016 18:30
E-commerce giant's seasonal hires mark a 20 percent boost from the 100,000 extra workers it added a year ago
The 10 Hottest Tech Companies of 2017, Predicted by Where Talent Wants to Work
inc - 13 Oct 2016 18:00
A new analysis of hiring trends suggests you'll soon be hearing a lot more about these companies.
Three Things to Know to Hold Wells Fargo Accountable
The Huffington Post - 13 Oct 2016 17:53
Just about everyone wants to hold Wells Fargo accountable for a scheme in which sales quotas drove employees to set up phony credit card and bank accounts without customer knowledge. A Donald Trump advisor declared the b...
India's startup bubble has already burst
CNN - 13 Oct 2016 17:36
After a sustained funding frenzy, India's tech startups are laying off employees and some have closed up shop altogether.
US stocks join global slump following weak report from China
Miami Herald - 13 Oct 2016 16:18
U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning, following global markets lower, after a steep drop in China's exports. Mining and chemicals companies and banks are taking some of the largest losses. …
Forget Marmite, Unilever's Price Problems Start With Its Stock
Wall Street Journal - 13 Oct 2016 16:16
The consumer-goods giant's underlying sales growth isn't what it seems.
Trump threatens to sue New York Times
CNN - 13 Oct 2016 06:53
Donald Trump threatened to sue The New York Times for publishing a bombshell report in which two women claimed the former real estate magnate had touched them inappropriately, according to the Times.
Open office spaces emerge as key to leadership-employee bonding
livemint.com - 13 Oct 2016 06:26Wells Fargo CEO is out as bank grapples with sales scandal
Miami Herald - 13 Oct 2016 06:08
Wells Fargo's embattled CEO John Stumpf is stepping down as the nation's second-largest bank is roiled by a scandal over its sales practices. The San Francisco bank said Stumpf is …
E-cig boss scrambles to end price hikes on vaping 'pods'
New York Post - 13 Oct 2016 06:00
Tyler Goldman is scrambling to end an epidemic that's slamming the smoke shops of the Big Apple: nicotine gouging. A slew of opportunistic tobacconists throughout the city have been jacking up prices for the flavored nic...
This Indian IoT Product In China Shows How Factories Will Be Part Of The 4th Revolution
Forbes - 13 Oct 2016 05:52
Derick Jose, co-founder of Flutura, describes its IoT product Cerebra as a "Fitbit for machines." It captures data streaming from various sensors on machines to analyze their health and predict problems.
Paul Singer doubles down on Samsung despite exploding phones
New York Post - 13 Oct 2016 05:35
Paul Singer is tightening his grip on Samsung shares -- and proving that he's got thick skin in the process. A slew of investors are dropping Samsung's stock like a hot smartphone because of the worldwide recall of the G...