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Youth Sports Viral Video Star Cody Paul Has Grown Up Just Fine, Thank You
Forbes - 3 Dec 2016 08:13
VideoThere are many momentsthat can hit you upside the head withhow quickly time passes, and one of them happened in the last month: Cody Paul, the 12-year-old whose amazing moves on the football field became the Interne...
Arch Coal's Shares Could Catch Fire
Barron's - 3 Dec 2016 10:45
It's emergence from bankruptcy coincides with a jump in coal's price. Stock could rise 75%.
As Energy Stocks Rally, Payouts Should Rebound
Barron's - 3 Dec 2016 09:15
Energy companies have tightened their belts in an era of low oil prices. As prices edge higher, higher dividends could be on order.
People in Vietnam think a controversial new law is just a smokescreen for government repression
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 10:34
Reuters/ Nguyen Huy Kham Acontroversial law onreligion passed in Vietnam has triggered renewed fears of state repression in the name of national unity. Vietnam ignored the wishes of the international community in ratifyi...
US military veterans build shelters for Dakota Access pipeline protesters as the Justice Department vows to protect them
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 06:03
Terray Sylvester/Reuters US military veterans were building shelters for North Dakota pipeline protesters this week as the Justice Department reaffirmed its commitment to the demonstrators' First Amendment rights and to ...
Facebook reportedly cloning Snapchat Discover to add more real news to your feed
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 04:12
Facebook's envy of Snapchat has been well-documented--as have its attempts over the years to imitate various features of the mobile video-messaging service. Virtually none of these efforts have managed to gain much tract...
Trump and his team are shocked that people actually believed all those insane campaign promises
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 10:11
Reuters/William Philpott During what seems like an exceedingly awkward, ill-timed event at Harvard last night, Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump‘s former campaign manager, dropped a revealing tidbit, accusing the media o...
$2 billion startup Zenefits CEO David Sacks could step down, less than a year after taking over
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 02:57
REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach Zenefits, the $2 billion HR software maker, is in the process of looking for a new CEO who could potentially replace David Sacks, who took over the helm less than a year ago, according to The Info...
India's poor are in crisis after the government demonetized some of its currency
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 05:28
via Global Risk Insights Millions of individuals and businesses across India are struggling to cope with the financial chaos unleashed three weeks ago whenPrime Minister Narendra Modi made the shocking announcement: Star...
Apple tells feds 'new entrants' to auto industry should get same testing rights as incumbents
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 04:57
Apple last week submitted a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that suggests it’s interested in testing self-driving cars. The company appears eager to work with other companies i...
Some Republicans are applauding Trump's controversial phone call with Taiwan
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 07:11
REUTERS/Mike Segar Despite widespreadfallout from President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's president on Friday, some Republican leaders are applauding Trump. "I commend [President-elect] Trump for reaching...
Some of Washington's deficit hawks say Trump's tax cuts could lead to skyrocketing debt
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 05:08
Ty Wright/Getty Images A few of the nation’s most prominent deficit hawks made their pitch to Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday to rearrange his budget and economic priorities and help contain an expl...
Top Trump aide brushes off furor over Trump's phone call with Taiwan
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 04:05
Screenshot via CNN Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser and former campaign manager to President-elect Donald Trump, appeared to brush off the hand-wringing over Trump's unprecedented phone call with Taiwan's president on Fri...
Hackers steal 2B at Russia's central bank
CNN - 3 Dec 2016 13:37
Hackers have stolen 2 billion rubles -- equivalent to $31 million -- from accounts that banks keep at Russia's central bank.
At Hartford Schroders Fund, It's Steady as She Goes
Barron's - 3 Dec 2016 10:10
Jenny Jones splits her small- and mid-cap fund between mispriced growth companies and steady Eddies.
There's good news if you're looking for work
New York Post - 3 Dec 2016 06:26
Those looking for work can take comfort in the fact that the ratio of unemployed persons per job opening is 1.4. That's the level for September, according to the latest data available from the Labor Department. In July 2...
Build boring businesses. They make money.
inc - 3 Dec 2016 03:47
Build the company you want to build
United pays $2.4M settlement over special flights for Christie ally
USA Today - 3 Dec 2016 03:27
Mentor and ally of NJ Gov., pressured United to reinstate previously scrapped flight
Apparent tax arrangements of top soccer players released
Miami Herald - 3 Dec 2016 02:32
A group of European media outlets on Friday published what it claims are details of tax arrangements made by several top soccer players and coaches, including Real Madrid forward Cristiano …
Overwatch heads to South Korea's prestigious esports stadium as part of ESL's Intel Extreme Masters
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 02:30
Blizzard’s big 2016 shooter is attracting a lot of attention as a game for competitions. ESL announced today that it is adding Overwatch to the roster for its Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) tournament later this month. As...
Stop whatever you're doing and watch this new 'Zelda' trailer
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2016 17:00
Nintendo's next big game may be an iPhone exclusive, but that doesn't mean the Japanese gaming giant is walking away from blockbusters on home consoles. 2017's "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" is testament to th...
How To Make Noble Purpose A Strategy, Not Just A Slogan
Forbes - 3 Dec 2016 21:03
A Noble Purpose is a succinct statement defining your impact on customers. Our clients see substantial revenue gains as a result of Noble Purpose. But, it's important to remember, revenue is a lagging indicator. We use l...