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He 'ought to be careful': Trump chief of staff issues stern warning to 'extremely political' government ethics watchdog
Business Insider - 15 Jan 2017 19:01
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff warned the head of a top government watchdog organization on Sunday to be careful of its public criticism of Trump. Reince Priebus blasted Office of Government Ethic...
Some 70 countries are meeting in Paris to send a srong signal to Trump about peace in the Middle East
Business Insider - 15 Jan 2017 15:36
Reuters Major powers will signal to US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians is the only solution, with France warning him that plans to move the US Embassy to Jer...
Sovereign fund and land reform could secure UK's long-term future
The Guardian - 15 Jan 2017 14:51
Two economic ideas promise to solve the housing crisis and improve infrastructure, but is Britain ready for them? One of the most famous pieces of football commentary came at the end of a match in Oslo more than 35 years...
VW's Winterkorn Directly Involved, Damning Dieselgate Revelations Say
Forbes - 15 Jan 2017 11:59
The revelation could put arrested Volkswagen manager Oliver Schmidt in U.S. jail for many years, and it could cost Volkswagen another $10 bln.
How Trump can get the Dow to 20,000
New York Post - 15 Jan 2017 03:25
On Nov. 9, President-elect Donald Trump won the election, and the Dow Jones began its upward march from 18,332 in the wee hours after Hillary Clinton's concession call.
Tax filing season in New York begins Monday, Jan. 23
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2017 15:52
Tax season is looming in New York. The state Department of Taxation and Finance says the income tax filing season officially begins Monday, Jan. 23. The deadline to file 2016 …
Zuckerberg to testify in $2 billion lawsuit that claims Oculus used stolen technology
Venture Beat - 15 Jan 2017 13:34
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in court on Tuesday, January 17 for a potentially explosive lawsuit that claims the Oculus VR startup he acquired for $2 billion was based on stolen technology. The more than two...
Greatest Show On Earth Shutting Down After 146 Years
The Huffington Post - 15 Jan 2017 07:58
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is permanently closing the Greatest Show on Earth in May after 146 years entertaining millions of Americans. The iconic razzmatazz under the Big Top was felled by dropping attend...
20 strategies that will help you save $20,000 this year
Business Insider - 15 Jan 2017 17:00
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/flickr Save more, spend less — that's the most popular financial resolution for 2017, according to a survey by GOBankingRates. It's no wonder Americans want to save ...
Newt Gingrich Wants GOP Back In The Economic Dark Ages
Forbes - 15 Jan 2017 14:00
CINCINNATI, OH- JULY 6: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R) introduces Donald Trump during a rally. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), a high-level advisor to Pre...
Trump's cabinet nominees diverge from him on key issues
Business Insider - 15 Jan 2017 04:38
Some of President-elect Donald Trump's picks for high-level positions in his administration this weeksplit with him on key issues like trade, torture, and the US relationship with Iran and Russia. Trump has taken some co...
Davos 2017: A look at the summit in numbers
BBC - 15 Jan 2017 02:00
As the World Economic Forum in Davos prepares to start, BBC News takes a look at the numbers behind it.
This tiny pattern makes it impossible to scan or photocopy money
Business Insider - 15 Jan 2017 13:55
Starting in 1996 the governmentstarted adding a pattern on paper money that most modern photocopiers and scanner can catch. This pattern makes it impossible to copy. Graphics programs like Photoshop also can detect money...
We realized that as much as can be planned should be planned
livemint.com - 15 Jan 2017 21:02
Gurgaon-based Laxmi Sachan and Devendra Katiyar share their story of meeting their financial planner and how it changed their outlook towards money
Treasury chief says UK to adapt if barred from EU market
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2017 14:47
Britain's treasury chief says the UK will take whatever steps necessary to stay competitive in the global economy, if the country is shut out of the European Union market. Philip …
Consumers say debt collectors defy requests to stop calling
L.A. Times - 15 Jan 2017 13:00Welcome to the boneyard, where US Air Force birds go to die
Business Insider - 15 Jan 2017 18:30
Andrew Lee via U.S. Air Force Air Force boneyards appeal to the child in us. The rows of rusted out planes look like old, forgotten toys, which a child could reach out and grab and lift into the air again. The feeling is...
Trump And Conspiracy Theorist RFK Jr Meet For Anti-Vax Lovefest
Forbes - 15 Jan 2017 15:00
Donald Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week to discuss making RFK Jr. the chair of a new vaccine commission. Both Trump and RFK suffer from the delusional belief that vaccines cause autism, and lawyer RFK Jr. h...
The Nasdaq is lighting it up. Here's why
USA Today - 15 Jan 2017 14:04'I want 350 million people to use my site'
BBC - 15 Jan 2017 12:36
Cameroonian entrepreneur Churchill Nanje explains how he set up job site Njorku, which covers nine African countries.
Blame capitalism, not corrupt aid, for fat cat charity chiefs
The Guardian - 15 Jan 2017 12:00
The popular press often criticises high NGO salaries as misspent public money, but they merely reflect the world we live in Now that the UK is leaving the EU, the Daily Mail needs to find somebody else to blame for the s...
How I Successfully Pitched Investors As A 22-Year-Old Startup Founder
Fast Company - 15 Jan 2017 12:00
If you can tell a story that makes sense, it doesn't matter how old you are. If you can tell a story that makes sense, it doesn't matter how old you are. My cofounders and I were 21 and 22 when we started Next Big Sound,...