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De-jargoned: Pre-authorisation in health insurance
livemint.com - 7 Dec 2016 14:35
When the insurer has agreed to accept the claim in advance, this stage in cashless claims process is called pre-authorisation
Spanish billionaire closes on $517 million deal for Miami's Southeast Financial Center
Miami Herald - 7 Dec 2016 01:03
Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega opened his wallet to the tune of $516.6 million to buy the Southeast Financial Center, downtown Miami's iconic office tower. Word of the deal leaked out …
How To Launch A Viral Dance Challenge: Atlanta Trio Taylor Girlz Explains
Forbes - 7 Dec 2016 22:49
But what's the key to a successful viral dance challenge? To find out, we talked to Atlanta trio Taylor Girlz, who have two songs out now that are getting kids everywhere to dance along: "Steal Her Man" and "Wedgie In My...
Rupee strengthens against US dollar ahead of RBI meeting today
livemint.com - 7 Dec 2016 05:59How Tito's Vodka Poured On the Charm and Grew Bigger Than Texas
AdWeek - 7 Dec 2016 01:49
Bertito Beveridge—"Tito" to everyone—likes to tell the story of how he first tried to get into the liquor business in 1993. The Texas-born geophysicist-turned-mortgage broker, who'd begun adding flavors to store-boug...
This Week's Must-Haves: Barbie's New Dreamhouse Is a High-Tech Smart Home
AdWeek - 7 Dec 2016 01:50
This week, the Adweek team is highlighting Barbie's ultra-smart new Dreamhouse, a sparkling candy-inspired clutch, Glossier's party-ready gift set and more. Take a look!
Japan's sex problem is so bad that people are quitting dating and marrying their friends
Business Insider - 7 Dec 2016 13:16
REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao The Japanese sex problem has become so desperate that its young population are giving up on dating and are just marrying their friends. A Government survey found 69 per cent of Japanese men and 59 pe...
Weather Channel Checks Breitbart: 'Stop Using Our Video To Mislead'
TPM - 7 Dec 2016 00:11
The Weather Channel did its own debunking Tuesday of a widely discredited Breitbart article on climate change that was shared online by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Opening bell: RBI policy today; Airtel, Crompton Greaves in news
livemint.com - 7 Dec 2016 04:30
In other news, petrol and diesel prices may rise next quarter on Opec cuts
Trump stops North Carolina rally crowd from booing the media
Business Insider - 7 Dec 2016 06:52
Getty/ Sara D. Davis In a departure from his usual pointedrhetoric about the press, President-elect Donald Trump stopped a crowd at his rally in North Carolina from booing the media. Trump was addressing supporters on th...
Goldman Sachs slashes India's growth estimates amid demonetisation
livemint.com - 7 Dec 2016 05:03
Goldman Sachs cut their estimates for inflation-adjusted output for Q4, citing a sharper-than-initially-estimated fall in consumer sentiment and industrial production
China's Yuan and the Trillion-Dollar Numbers Game
Wall Street Journal - 7 Dec 2016 12:30
There may be nothing significant per se about having more than $3 trillion in reserves. But markets have a way of getting antsy about these things.
The 10 best iPhone games of 2016, according to Apple (AAPL)
Business Insider - 7 Dec 2016 22:06
Apple's annual top 10 list of best games isn't known for controversy. This year may be different — it's got a Snorlax-sized hole in it. Though "Pokémon GO" is unquestionably the biggest mobile game ever released, it's...
Samsung Beats Apple In Supreme Court: Reassessing Damages In Federal Circuit
Tech Times - 7 Dec 2016 03:02
Samsung scored a major win against Apple on Tuesday, in a long-standing patent dispute. The Supreme Court overturned a previous federal court ruling awarding Apple nearly $400 million in damages for Samsung products that...
The opioid crisis could get worse if Trump repeals Obamacare
Business Insider - 7 Dec 2016 06:15
John Moore/Getty Images As one of its last acts of 2016, Congress could drop about $1 billion on America’s drug problem by approving the 21st Century Cures Act. The bipartisan bill, which includes funds to help states ...
McDonald's Is Putting Potatoes In Its Burgers (And That's Not All)
inc - 7 Dec 2016 02:18
What is happening at the home of the Big Mac? You tell me.
Hospital Groups Warn Of Huge Losses If Obamacare Is Repealed
TPM - 7 Dec 2016 01:15
Two major hospital groups released a joint report Tuesday warning that if Republicans repealed the Affordable Care Act without a replacement following the model of their 2015 repeal legislation, it would have a negative ...
Feds: Man Involved In Anti-Muslim Terror Plot Allegedly Had Child Porn Trove
TPM - 7 Dec 2016 00:59
Federal authorities investigating a terror plot against Muslim immigrants in Garden City, Kansas, have allegedly discovered a large collection of child pornography in the home of one of the suspects, the Kansas City Star...
Alere is Now Oversold (ALR)
Forbes - 7 Dec 2016 23:31
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indi...
Five Fast-Growing British Businesses To Watch In 2017
Forbes - 7 Dec 2016 19:06
Meet five British companies set for an exciting year in 2017
Did Tim Cook Protest Too Much Over This Dismal Apple Watch Report?
Fast Company - 7 Dec 2016 02:39
IDC painted a gloomy picture Monday about the Apple Watch's sales prospects, prompting a public response from Apple's CEO. IDC painted a gloomy picture Monday about the Apple Watch's sales prospects, prompting a public r...
The 14 best colleges in the Midwest
Business Insider - 7 Dec 2016 23:16
Illinois Wesleyan University/Facebook Business Insider released its annual ranking of the best colleges in America, highlighting schools thatprovide a quality education and graduate students on time, set graduates up to ...