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According to Neuroscience, These are the 10 Most Relaxing Songs Ever
inc - 26 Oct 2016 16:00
New neuroscience research helps us maintain a work/life balance, handle job stress, increase success and wellbeing, and experience more happiness.
20 Brutal Truths About Relationships No One Wants to Admit
inc - 26 Oct 2016 13:30
Discover more about the twenty brutal truths about relationships that no one wants to admit.
The 1 Dead Giveaway That an Employee Is About to Quit, According to Science
inc - 26 Oct 2016 13:00
Forget suddenly wearing suits or calling in sick. Those so-called "tells" don't stand up to research.
10 tips for saving $1 million by the time you retire
Business Insider - 26 Oct 2016 17:00
Adam Bautz/Flickr Hopefully everyone answered yes to that question about becoming a millionaire. But for many of us that may sound like a pipe dream. The fact of the matter is that becoming a millionaire isn't as hard it...
Iraq lures investors to boost its oil output as OPEC debates cuts
Reuters - 26 Oct 2016 16:51
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One of America's 'best' school districts is actually kind of racist, report says
Business Insider - 26 Oct 2016 07:11
Flickr/Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design A big sign that reads “America’s best urban schools” hangs in the window of the building where Long Beach Unified School District board meetings are held,...
Andrew Ng: Why Artificial Intelligence Is the New Electricity
inc - 26 Oct 2016 13:30
Andrew Ng, chief scientist at the Chinese web services company Baidu, explains to Inc. reporter Salvador Rodriguez why breakthroughs in machine learning will transform countless industries.
Futures Movers: Crude prices hit by rising U.S. inventories, OPEC-deal fears
Market Watch - 26 Oct 2016 06:59
Data by the American Petroleum Institute showed U.S. crude stockpiles surged 4.8 million barrels in the week ended October 21. More supply data is due Wednesday.
Netflix CEO not concerned about Time Warner-AT&T merger
New York Post - 26 Oct 2016 05:31
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings said Tuesday he has no problem with AT&T's mega-merger -- as long as Netflix is treated the same as Time Warner's HBO. "The key thing is whether there is going to be net neutrality, ...
Apple worries Wall Street with slumping iPhone sales
New York Post - 26 Oct 2016 04:24
Even after the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 meltdown, iPhone 7 sales still aren't exploding. That's the worry on Wall Street after Apple reported its third straight quarter of declining iPhone sales -- while it gave a holiday f...
This obscure government agency has a plan to put Wall Street CEOs in prison
Washington Post - 26 Oct 2016 17:08
There is a culture on Wall Street that insulates top executives from prosecution.
Google halts Fiber rollout in some U.S. cities
Reuters - 26 Oct 2016 17:02
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is halting the rollout of its much-talked about high-speed internet service, Google Fiber, in some cities in the United States.
US defense chief to the Pentagon: Stop asking veterans to pay back their enlistment bonuses
Business Insider - 26 Oct 2016 16:56
Reuters/Gary Cameron U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered the Pentagon to stop seeking repayments of enlistment bonuses given to California National Guard members who served overseas. His decision comes in the w...
Company expanding to South Carolina bringing 80 jobs
News Observer - 26 Oct 2016 16:38
A company that makes adaptors for the air conditioning industry is expanding to South Carolina, creating more than 80 jobs in York County. Crystal Distribution announced Wednesday that it's investing …
Internal emails show McDonald's turnaround is in trouble
Business Insider - 26 Oct 2016 16:36
Fred Prouser/Reuters McDonald's turnaround isfacing a major roadblock. The company has successfully reversed a long slide in same-store sales over the last year, but it still hasn't figured out how to get more customers ...
How one CEO makes hiring decisions in 7 minutes
Business Insider - 26 Oct 2016 16:23
Kate Warren Hiring can be a complicated and drawn-out process. But Marla Malcolm Beck, CEO of the luxury beauty retailer Bluemercury, whichwas acquired by Macy's for $210 million in 2015,has it down to a science. In a201...
David Tepper tells us the most dangerous place to put your money
Business Insider - 26 Oct 2016 16:20
Reuters David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management, needs little introduction. After leaving Goldman Sachs to start his $19 billion hedge fund in 1993, he's had one of the best track records on Wall Street. Some have ...
5 Ways Managers Can Totally Blow It With Employees
inc - 26 Oct 2016 11:45
If you want to know what the opposite of a servant leader does, you want
The easiest place in the world to do business
CNN - 26 Oct 2016 06:57
Starting a new business in New Zealand takes less than one day. In Venezuela, it takes 230.
Will Xiaomi's Concept Mi Mix Be Enough To Re-Invent The Brand?
Forbes - 26 Oct 2016 06:01
The MIX device will help Xiaomi shed its reputation as a cheap smartphone maker and crack China's high-end smartphone segment, but production is likely to be limited.
IBM gives Slack developers access to its Watson Conversation API
Venture Beat - 26 Oct 2016 06:00
IBM is building a plugin that gives bot creators access to Watson artificial intelligence, the company announced today. More specifically, the plugin will be released on GitHub and give Slack developers access to the Wat...
6 Stocks Making Money from Asia's Water Crisis
Barron's - 26 Oct 2016 05:29
Pictet's Arnaud Bisschop says China's water problems are a boon for stocks like Xylem and Beijing Water.