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The Biotech Stock Safety Net
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2017 19:40
Dirt cheap borrowing costs for big pharma gives risky biotechs a boost.
The Trump boom isn't here yet
Business Insider - 2 Mar 2017 16:39
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters While stock markets have been banging out record highs and enthusiasm for the economy has been surging, there may be areason for caution before buying into the Trump-fueled economic turnaround. Rec...
The Right Way to Start a Meeting
Harvard Business Review - 2 Mar 2017 16:00
Make a good first impression.
Currencies: Dollar hits 2-month high as Fed officials hint at March rate hike
Market Watch - 2 Mar 2017 16:42
The dollar strengthened against major rivals on Thursday sending the ICE U.S. dollar index to two-month high.
Everyone Overlooks Great Job Candidates. Even You
inc - 2 Mar 2017 12:30
Hunting for the best talent? Use a recruitment tool that can strip out your hidden biases.
How to buy Snap IPO stock
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2017 08:12
It’s the day technology companies and investors have been waiting for: Snap, the parent company of disappearing-photo app Snapchat, has finally priced its stock in the most highly anticipated initial public offering in...
Marissa Mayer Wants To Redistribute Annual Bonus To Yahoo Employees Due To Breaches: A Look At The Hacks
Tech Times - 2 Mar 2017 07:55
After Yahoo's data breaches, CEO Marissa Mayer is forgoing her annual bonus and equity stock grant, saying that she wants them redistributed to the company's employees.
How Chinese Companies Finance Their Ambitions Abroad
Wall Street Journal - 2 Mar 2017 07:03
With Beijing cracking down on capital outflows, SkyBridge Capital buyer HNA Group has found a new way to raise cash offshore.
Ex-NFL star sentenced to prison for $35M Ponzi scheme
New York Post - 2 Mar 2017 06:59
BOSTON -- Former New England Patriots cornerback Will Allen and his business partner have been sentenced to prison for running a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $35 million. A federal judge in Boston Wednesday senten...
Lobbyists fearful of losing their jobs with Trump in office
New York Post - 2 Mar 2017 06:36
What's the most endangered profession today? Besides newspapers, I mean. I'd say it has to be Washington lobbying. Every time Trump trots out a bunch of corporate executives for a photo opportunity in the Oval Office, a ...
HSBC fights to keep company report private
New York Post - 2 Mar 2017 04:47
Are Wall Street's secrets up for public scrutiny? That question was front-and-center during a contentious hearing at Manhattan federal appeals court on Wednesday, after a lower court ruled last year that an embarrassing ...
Talking Tom App maker Outfit7 flipped to China's Jinke at over $1 billion
Forbes - 2 Mar 2017 20:42
Talking Tom changed hands twice over a few days in a series of mysterious deals.
Mercedes is reportedly pouring $562 million into delivery van drones -- here's a glimpse of what's to come
Business Insider - 2 Mar 2017 16:50
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is getting into package deliveries. In September, the Mercedesannounced a "multimillion" investment in drone startup Matternet, the creator of an autonomous drone. The Wall Street Journal repo...
The wealth of China's uber-rich lawmakers is growing faster than the economy
Business Insider - 2 Mar 2017 16:08
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The Obama's $60M book deal is way overpriced
New York Post - 2 Mar 2017 06:13
The memoirs of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama fetched $60 million! Ridiculous beyond belief! Even if the former POTUS had this kind of a plot twist: That he really was born in Kenya and prays as a Muslim i...
SuperData: Nintendo Switch could sell 5 million units in 2017
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2017 04:55
Market researcher SuperData Research predicts that the Nintendo Switch game console will sell five million units by the end of the 2017. That could be a healthy start to a next generation of consoles, particularly since ...
How to Get on the Shortlist for the C-Suite
Harvard Business Review - 2 Mar 2017 17:20
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach.
6 myths about IRAs you can't afford to believe
Market Watch - 2 Mar 2017 17:02
It's time to set the record straight on half-truths that cause countless savers to miss out on years of investment growth.
Mortgage rates tumble, breaking with bond market action
Market Watch - 2 Mar 2017 17:00
Rates for home loans fell to a 3-month low, defying expectations that they'd march steadily higher in 2017.
Amex Platinum card now offers $200 Uber ride credits for one year
Market Watch - 2 Mar 2017 17:00
The new card also raised its annual fee to $550 from $450.
Blockchain Venture Capital Expert Joins Ciphrex
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2017 15:41
PRESS RELEASE: Ciphrex Corp., a leading software company in the emerging field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, announced that Alyse Killeen, an experienced venture capitalist and one of the earliest investor...
How to Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret in Your Industry
inc - 2 Mar 2017 14:30
You don't have to hire a PR agent to get noticed.