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PRESENTING: The 9 stocks that matter most to hedge funds (BAC, AGN, YHOO, MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, FB, AMZN, CHTR)
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2016 03:30
Mary Cybulski/Paramount Pictures Here they are: the hedge fund darlings of Q3. Goldman Sachs recently updated its Very Important Position list of stocks that appear the most among the funds' largest 10 holdings. One disc...
China Arrests 3 Workers From the Australian Casino Operator Crown Resorts
The New York Times - 23 Nov 2016 06:40
Australia said it had been told of the official arrest of the three workers, who were among 18 held last month in an inquiry into the promotion of gambling in China.
Rising Rates Threaten Global Property Investments
Wall Street Journal - 23 Nov 2016 05:55
Commercial property has been a big winner from years of ultralow interest rates around the world. Now markets are signaling that change might be in the air.
Exiting West Virginia governor travels for business
Miami Herald - 23 Nov 2016 16:41
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, who inherited a national recession and coal industry downturn, says attracting business has been his six-year administration's priority, counting $13 billion in commercial investments that had …
Why Some People Get Burned Out and Others Don't
Harvard Business Review - 23 Nov 2016 15:05
It’s about how they manage stress, not how much stress they face.
Abbott Labs CEO Doubles His Stock Holdings
Barron's - 23 Nov 2016 14:59
Miles D. White recently bought $60.5 million in shares, which have been underperforming the market.
Chinese billionaire revives closed Ohio GM plant, creates 3,000 jobs
CBSNews - 23 Nov 2016 07:14
Chinese businessman Cho Tak Wong turned a shuttered GM plant into an auto glass factory for his global empire
Jay Z's Tidal sued by ex-employee over breastfeeding
New York Post - 23 Nov 2016 06:36
Pump this! Tidal, Jay Z's streaming music service, is being sued by a former employee who claims she was denied a private room to pump breast milk for her newborn -- and then fired. Instead, Tidal's Desiree Perez, its hi...
Warren Buffett was right about the S&P 500 -- 17 years ago
New York Post - 23 Nov 2016 05:38
They call him the Oracle of Omaha, but this is getting ridiculous. On Nov. 22, 1999, Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, made a long-shot prediction: Over the next 17 years, the S...
Trump's promise to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be a boon for China
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2016 05:26
Thomson Reuters Free trade advocates hoping against hope that President-elect Donald Trump might change his mind regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal had those hopes shattered Monday night. In his first sub...
A study cautioned against a notion that transfusions of 'young' blood could bring anti-aging benefits
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2016 04:09
Reuters/Chor Sokunthea The author of a study published Tuesday cautioned against the idea that transfusions of “young” blood can reverse the aging process, a notion that has captured the public imagination and motiva...
Half of the globe is still offline and internet companies are less motivated to push into poorer markets
Business Insider - 23 Nov 2016 03:10
Nicolas Nova/Flickr By the end of the year 3.5 billion people, 47 percent of the global population, will have access to the internet, according to a new report from the United Nations International Telecommunications Uni...
Tax commissioner: no power to waive interest in tax mix-up
Miami Herald - 23 Nov 2016 22:21
Connecticut's tax commissioner says he has no authority to waive interest penalties on taxpayers whose 2015 tax returns were miscalculated by his office. House Republican Leader Themis Klarides (THEHM'-his KLEHR'-ih-dehs...
Watch out USA -- haggis could be on its way
CNN - 23 Nov 2016 17:10
Americans may soon get the chance to eat authentic Scottish haggis in their home country.
US Applications for Unemployment Aid Rose Last Week
ABC News - 23 Nov 2016 16:04
More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the claims remain at levels showing that American workers enjoy job security
The Real Reason It Feels Tragic When Your Favorite Brand 'Sells Out'
Forbes - 23 Nov 2016 16:00
What Dollar Shave Club, microbreweries and other recently acquired, much-loved brands have in common.
Three Rules All Entrepreneurs Should Know About Growing Their Customer Base
Forbes - 23 Nov 2016 16:00
Never underestimate the power of word of mouth, especially during your early days of business.
Steve Cohen invests $2M into micro-investing startup
New York Post - 23 Nov 2016 05:24
Steve Cohen may have found a way to reach cash-strapped millennial investors. The hedge-fund mogul, whose net worth is said to be $13 billion, has invested $2 million in micro-investing startup Acorns, Point72 Asset Mana...
BC-Noon Oil
News Observer - 23 Nov 2016 19:01
The spot month contract for light sweet crude was $48.00 per barrel at 12 p.m. Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …
'Hamilton and Rosberg both deserve F1 title'
CNN - 23 Nov 2016 17:27
The Mercedes Executive Director gives his thoughts ahead of the F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
Rideshares offering deals to get you to Black Friday
USA Today - 23 Nov 2016 15:56
Rideshares and car programs could get you to the craziest shopping day of the year.
Seven Ways To Navigate This Year's Black Friday Like A Pro
Forbes - 23 Nov 2016 15:53
"Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally marks the start of the holiday shopping season. And no matter how many businesses try to get their Black Friday sales started before Halloween, the day after Than...