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Dogfighting in an F-35 is 'like having a knife fight in a telephone booth'
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 18:15
US Air Force photo Civilian pilot Adam L. Alpert of the Vermont Air National Guard (VANG) wrote an interesting and enjoyable article on his training experience with the vaunted F-35 in a mock mission to take out nuclear...
Growing pains are taxing: 5 reasons why high-growth companies stumble with sales tax
Venture Beat - 20 Oct 2016 16:45
SPONSORED: Presented by Avalara. High growth is almost always cause for celebration, especially among company leaders and their investors. But no matter how well a business scales for expansion, some things get ignored. ...
Restaurants are facing a challenge they haven't seen since the recession
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 16:49
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Grocery prices are getting lower — and it's causing major problems in the restaurant industry. The price gap between dining out and eating at home continues to grow, with the prices for food awa...
55 facts you might not know about Google
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 00:44
Adam Berry/Getty Google, now a part of parent Alphabet, is one of the most impressive companies to be born in the last two decades. The domain was registered in 1997 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and the company was inc...
The average college football team makes more money than the next 25 college sports combined
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 18:08
College sports means big-time money for many of the top schools. Texas A&M recently topped the list of the schools that make the most money off of college sports, taking in more than $190 million annually. The chart belo...
The Top 3 Physical Activities That Will Increase Productivity
inc - 20 Oct 2016 16:30
Laura Garnett, performance strategist at Laura Garnett Consulting, explains how to change things up in the workplace and inspire creativity.
The 3 essential elements of unshakable confidence
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 15:44
Reuters/Andrew Kelly This post by Alex Liang originally appeared on Quora as an answer to the question "How do you build core confidence?" Confidence is fleeting. One minute you feel unstoppable, then your girlfriend or ...
MTN might have illegally transferred over $14 billion from Nigeria: report
Reuters - 20 Oct 2016 11:24
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Every new Tesla now comes with hardware for full self-driving capabilities
Washington Post - 20 Oct 2016 07:08
But drivers won't be able to activate self-driving mode right away.
The Mexican peso spiked after the final Presidential debate ended
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 04:54
After fumbling around for an hour and a half, the Mexican peso spiked as the third US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton came to a conclusion. The currency was up by 0.2% at 18.4937 per dollar...
AT&T discussed takeover in meetings with Time Warner: Bloomberg
Reuters - 20 Oct 2016 23:39
(Reuters) - Senior executives of telecommunications company AT&T Inc and media conglomerate Time Warner Inc have discussed various business strategies including a possible merger in recent weeks, Bloomberg reported on Th...
A former Marine shares 9 tricks to become mentally tough
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 18:34
U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr You can read every leadership book out there, until you're an expert in the art of managing other people. But ultimately, this knowledge is useless if you don't know how to manage yo...
Opus to Split Credit Oversight Given 3Q Loss, Chargeoff Spike
American Banker - 20 Oct 2016 18:33
The California company plans to hire a second chief credit officer to specify monitor commercial lending and specialty lines. At least one analyst said the changes, which also include adjustments to credit policies, call...
Could Trump's legacy be the end of Europe?
MoneyWeek - 20 Oct 2016 17:16
Donald Trump may not win the US presidential election, says Dan Denning. But his parting political shot could spell the death of the euro. The post Could Trump's legacy be the end of Europe? was first published on MoneyW...
The 20 college majors that lead to the most satisfying careers
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 17:02
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images For some, the best jobs are the ones that make the world a better place, and choosing the right college major can help get you there. PayScale recently filtered its salary data from this ye...
The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School
Harvard Business Review - 20 Oct 2016 17:00
Based on a study of more than 400 British academies.
The Globalization Backlash Is Reverberating Through Boardrooms
Harvard Business Review - 20 Oct 2016 17:00
Corporate governance in an age of protectionism.
The founder of a company with $1 billion in sales says his favorite job interview question is a revealing twist on an old classic
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 17:00
s://.youtube.com/watch?v=P8kAdwD4aD4 Jim McCann started with a single flower shop in 1976 and took it to a business with $1.2 billion in sales last year and a market capitalization of around $600 million. McCann is the f...
The 10 skills in demand around the world that can get you hired in 2017
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 16:40
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/flickr It's October, and there's a good chance you're looking for a new job. According to LinkedIn data, this is the month job applications spike on the social network...
US Stock Indexes Mixed in Early Trading; Oil Down
ABC News - 20 Oct 2016 16:35
U.S. stocks are little changed in early trading as investors weigh disappointing quarterly results and forecasts from several big companies
How U.S. cities would look without the Clean Air Act
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 16:35
The Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, and current regulations are based on an amended version passed in 1990. The legislation enabled federal and state authorities to establish comprehensive regulations for air pollu...
American Express is soaring despite announcing its lowest quarterly revenue in more than 5 years
Business Insider - 20 Oct 2016 16:22
Mario Tama/Getty Images Credit card issuer American Express Co is soaring in trading on Thursday after beating earnings expectations. The firm blew earnings expectations out of the water at $1.20 per share against analys...