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FCC Clears Mexico's Televisa To Own 49% Of Univision
Forbes - 4 Jan 2017 09:48
Univision and Televisa had petitioned the FCC to bypass current restrictions, which limits foreign media ownership to 25%.
F-35 pilot: Here's what people don't understand about dogfighting, and how the F-35 excels at it
Business Insider - 4 Jan 2017 16:20
Lockheed Martin Since 2001, Lockheed Martin and US military planners have been putting together the F-35, a new aircraft that promises to revolutionize aerial combat so thoroughly as to leave it unrecognizable to the gen...
Quintiles Is a Play on the Cures Act
Barron's - 4 Jan 2017 00:55
The recent merger of Quintiles Transnational and IMS Health will enhance the prospects of the combined company.
Why It's a Good Time to Restock Your Wine Cellar
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2017 10:27
Bordeaux prices have jumped this year in sterling terms, but remain close to multi-year lows in dollars.
Can Trump convince Apple, IBM, and Microsoft to create more U.S. jobs?
Venture Beat - 4 Jan 2017 06:37
A surprise move by Ford on Tuesday to kill a planned $1.6 billion auto plant in Mexico and move that work instead to Michigan may be a sign that business leaders have listened to President-elect Donald Trump, who has bla...
19 of the best photos of the US military at work in 2016
Business Insider - 4 Jan 2017 18:17
Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch Operating on hundreds of bases in scores of countries around the world, it's safe to say that the sun never sets on the US military. With all those daylight hours,...
Banks said to get 97% of banned notes in setback to Modi's black money fight
livemint.com - 4 Jan 2017 15:40Tillerson and Exxon part ways; $180M retirement package
Miami Herald - 4 Jan 2017 15:33
Rex Tillerson, the nominee of President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, is severing ties with Exxon Mobil through a $180 million retirement package one week before his Senate confirmation …
Trump's secretary of state appointee agrees to cut all ties with Exxon Mobil
Business Insider - 4 Jan 2017 07:34
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Two women to sue Uber over nightmare rides
New York Post - 4 Jan 2017 05:36
Two women plan to file lawsuits this week against Uber, claiming their drivers terrorized them -- and that the company tried to cover it up. One woman claims that a driver taking her to the Upper East Side instead divert...
Marie Osmond takes shot at Oprah, Weight Watchers
New York Post - 4 Jan 2017 05:05
Marie Osmond may have one-upped Oprah Winfrey in the battle of the bulge. The singer and Las Vegas performer -- she stars in a show with her famous brother, Donnie, at the Flamingo -- boasted on Tuesday that she's lost 5...
Want To Lose Weight? Science Says This Stunning Drink Helps Most
inc - 4 Jan 2017 03:28
No, it's not Diet Coke.
Another Blow to Online Payday Lenders, This One from Calif. Court
American Banker - 4 Jan 2017 01:50
The state's highest court ruled that lenders affiliated with Native American tribes are not entitled to sovereign immunity and must comply with state interest rate caps. It marks the latest triumph for consumer groups an...
Slippery Logic to Russia's Oil-Cut Claim
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2017 20:04
Russia's pledge to cut output may have less impact on oil supply than the headlines suggest.
Whistle 3 helps you keep track of your wandering pet
Venture Beat - 4 Jan 2017 20:01
Whistle, the maker of pet-tracking and monitoring devices, announced its Whistle 3 product at CES 2017, the big tech trade show this week in Las Vegas. The device can quickly locate a lost pet and can track your pet’s ...
LG Gram 14-inch laptop weighs less than a kilogram
Venture Beat - 4 Jan 2017 18:45
The LG Gram 14 is a 14-inch laptop that weighs 980 grams (2.16 pounds), making it the world’s lightest 14-inch Ultrabook laptop, according to the South Korean company. LG showed the laptop at its CES 2017 press confere...
Student's Adidas Commercial Is Everything Advertising Should Be
The Huffington Post - 4 Jan 2017 18:25
The student director of this Adidas spec commercial shows the pros how it’s done. In the incredibly moving spot, Eugen Merher of Germany crafts the tale of a former marathon runnerwhose body and soul are decaying in a ...
China just opened a massive floating walkway that's 2X longer than Manhattan
Business Insider - 4 Jan 2017 18:20
On New Year's Day, China opened up its 31-mile-long floating walkway, located inLuodian County of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The walkway is twice as long as the city of Manhattan and has already received tens of...
Three Asset Managers to Buck a Rough 2017
Barron's - 4 Jan 2017 18:07
Blackstone, Affiliated Managers and BlackRock are three top U.S. picks to go long on.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is asking for leaks of Obama White House documents
Business Insider - 4 Jan 2017 17:53
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Wendy's Twitter account is full of frosty comebacks
USA Today - 4 Jan 2017 16:10
Where's the beef? It's perfectly displayed across Wendy's Twitter timeline. The fast-food chain is working hard to protect its fresh, never frozen reputation.
Execution Is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem
Harvard Business Review - 4 Jan 2017 16:00
A process for getting the right people aligned.