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Alliance Data: Time to Break Up?
Barron's - 7 Mar 2017 14:27
With ValueAct's stake rising to over 10%, a separation for the marketing and loyalty-solutions firm could make sense.
The Awful Truth About Getting Rich That No One Wants to Hear
inc - 7 Mar 2017 15:00
Of course it depends on how you define "rich," but if you want to be worth millions... there is only one realistic way to get there.
Do Not Return Calls or Texts From These Area Codes - It's A Scam!
inc - 7 Mar 2017 12:45
Here is what you need to know about a phone scam that seems to reappear every few years.
AIG audit head to replace CIO
New York Post - 7 Mar 2017 04:51
AIG said that audit head Martha Gallo will replace Phil Fasano as chief information officer. The slot was created for Fasano in 2014, but he's leaving to "pursue other opportunities," the insurer said. Shares rose 12 cen...
8 tips to encrypt your entire life in less than an hour
Business Insider - 7 Mar 2017 19:38
Roͬͬ ͡ sͬͬ aͬͬ Menkman/Flickr "Only the paranoid survive."-- Andy Grove Andy Grove was a Hungarian refugee who escaped communism, studied engineering, and ultimately led the personal computer revolution as the C...
Investor group seeks to bar Snap from S&P 500 and the MSCI USA indexes over voting rights
Venture Beat - 7 Mar 2017 05:44
(Reuters) – A group representing large institutional investors has approached index providers S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI Inc, looking to bar Snap and any other company that sells investors non-voting shares from th...
Wilbur Ross won't tolerate commerce department's usual nonsense
New York Post - 7 Mar 2017 05:26
Wilbur Ross, the new secretary of the Department of Commerce, wore $645 slippers when he attended President Trump 's speech to Congress last week. But he had to change footwear a day later to kick his employees in the bu...
Data aggregation's new frontier: Lending decisions
American Banker - 7 Mar 2017 00:08
Personal financial management tools have long relied on financial data aggregation. Now, aggregators are hoping traditional lenders will take a cue from alternative lenders and use the technology to quicken their underwr...
ZTE to pay up to $1.2 billion in US Iran-sanctions settlement
livemint.com - 7 Mar 2017 19:09Exclusive: Mexico cancels sugar export permits to the U.S. in 'absurd' dispute
Reuters - 7 Mar 2017 16:46
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3 Things Your Workplace Does That Millennials Hate
inc - 7 Mar 2017 16:30
Want to attract better millennial candidates to your workplace? Eliminate these three things now.
8 Things Most Americans Don't Know About Retirement
ThinkAdvisor - 7 Mar 2017 07:36
Misconceptions and myths about retirement may be holding many back from proper planning, Fidelity reports.
ExxonMobil touts $20B spend on Gulf Coast facilities
CBSNews - 7 Mar 2017 05:25
Oil company's CEO cites low prices for natural gas as fuel for an investment that's expected to produce 12,000 permanent jobs
Why big banks want a ban on anonymous shell companies
American Banker - 7 Mar 2017 04:08
A trade group owned by the nation's largest banks wants Congress to require state governments to collect information about the true ownership of the companies they incorporate. Such a law could reduce the banking industr...
DealBook: Trump Embraces $50 Billion Investment, but Is It Worth the Saudi Ties?
The New York Times - 7 Mar 2017 03:46
Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Vision Fund could be described as a front for Saudi Arabia, and a contradiction to President Trump's nationalistic rhetoric.
The coach who taught Sheryl Sandberg to communicate better says there's a surefire way to turn people off in a conversation
Business Insider - 7 Mar 2017 23:16
Justin Sullivan/Getty On the spectrum of conversationalists, there are two painfully awkward extremes. There's the person who's so passive and reticent that trying to make small talk with them is exhausting. And there's ...
Microfinance firms seek RBI nod to extend loan tenure
livemint.com - 7 Mar 2017 21:13
Microfinance lobby group MFIN petitions RBI to extend tenure of loans that were due between 1 November and 31 December by three months
Delta's Transition Year Won't See Much Upside
Barron's - 7 Mar 2017 20:33
There will be escalating costs, particularly in the first half, and slower-than-expected PRASM improvement.
33 documentaries on Netflix right now that will make you smarter
Business Insider - 7 Mar 2017 20:22
IFC Films One of the great things about Netflix is that it has brought thoughtful, compelling documentaries to a much wider audience -- something filmmakers could only dream of a decade ago. And with binge-worthy titles ...
There's no perfect MacBook anymore--and Apple doesn't care
USA Today - 7 Mar 2017 20:21
Every single MacBook today has at least one major flaw. Why?
Catastrophic Leak: Wikileaks Publishes CIA's Secret Hacking Tools
inc - 7 Mar 2017 18:43
The agency apparently suffered a catastrophic leak that Wikileaks claims is the "largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency."
The Most Influential Women in Payments, 2017
American Banker - 7 Mar 2017 18:08
The Most Influential Women in Payments are the ones taking risks with new ideas and investments, and developing the technology that will forever change the way people handle money. Not only do they set an example for the...