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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...
Warren embraces her role as a top Democratic foil to Trump
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2017 14:53
Donald Trump's election has propelled Sen. Elizabeth Warren into an even sharper partisan spotlight as she embraces her role as a top Democratic foil to the Republican president-elect. In just …
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 ...
You're Fired: AI Is Coming For Your Job
Forbes - 15 Jan 2017 16:00
VideoLAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 05: An attendee reaches out to an Abilix Everest 5 educational robot at CES 2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on January 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The USD 699 programmable robo...
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...
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...
Priebus Warns Ethics Chief to "Be Careful" About Criticizing Trump
TPM - 15 Jan 2017 22:01
In an appearance on the ABC News Sunday morning show This Week, incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus warned the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to "be careful" about criticizing President-Elect ...
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
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 14:04How 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,...
How Automation May Challenge Trump's Promises on Jobs
NBC News - 15 Jan 2017 11:16
A consulting company says the U.S. is on the verge of a robotics revolution -- 10 percent of manufacturing tasks handled by robots today in a decade will become 25 percent.
Cuomo will make foreclosure reform a priority -- finally
New York Post - 15 Jan 2017 07:03
Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers are finally making reverse-mortgage foreclosure reform a priority this year -- following continuing coverage of a crisis by The Post. Last week, the governor announced plans to provide reve...
The impact of machine learning on the customer experience
Venture Beat - 15 Jan 2017 05:03
GUEST: A true genius in his own right, a whole new generation came to know Alan Turing, played brilliantly by Benedict Cumberbatch, in the movie on his life and impact on ending WWII, The Imitation Game. Turing predicted...
The American Apparel Brand Won't Disappear After All US Stores Close
AdWeek - 15 Jan 2017 02:14
American Apparel, the beleaguered retailer with a history of risqué advertising, will close all 110 of its U.S. stores, but its brand name will live on. On Jan. 10, Montreal-based Gildan Activewear acquired American App...