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11 Costco purchases that make your membership virtually free
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2017 14:58
Mike Mozart/Flickr Shopping at warehouse club stores comes at a price: Costco's basic Gold Star membership costs $55 (and will go up to $60 on June 1) and a basic Sam's Club membership costs $45. But with the savings fro...
The unexpected frugal habits of rich people
New York Post - 15 Mar 2017 00:17
Warren Buffett is worth more than $70 billion, but he often doesn't act like it -- and neither do many other affluent Americans. The documentary "Becoming Warren Buffett" that aired recently on HBO shows Buffett, the CEO...
OCC pulls back curtain on fintech charter requirements
American Banker - 15 Mar 2017 22:08
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday released more information on how it plans to evaluate and supervise fintech companies seeking a bank charter.
Scientists are adopting a new battle plan in the war against cancer
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2017 21:37
Laurent Hrybyk/Backchannel In2017, cancer mightfinally become number one. It would be an upset victory, given that heart disease has killed more people in the US every year for nearly a century. But it wouldn't exactly b...
Airport strike halts flights from Haiti
Miami Herald - 15 Mar 2017 16:47
A Wednesday morning strike by airport security workers in Port au Prince, Haiti, has paralyzed airline traffic off the island. The U.S. Embassy in Haiti posted this annoucement on its …
4 things credit card holders can do now to get ready for looming rate hike
USA Today - 15 Mar 2017 16:06
For credit card holders, interest rate hikes are never good news.
The Most Effective Way to Keep Star Employees From Leaving
inc - 15 Mar 2017 11:30
Want your star employees to absolutely love their work so they never leave? Great Place to Work's research clues us in with these 10 strategies.
No, President Trump Didn't Escape Income Taxes For 18 Years
Forbes - 15 Mar 2017 06:46
Trump's $38 million 2005 tax bill is mostly explained by the alternative minimum tax.
Marissa Mayer Out, Thomas McInerney In As Yahoo CEO After Verizon Acquisition
Tech Times - 15 Mar 2017 06:36
Yahoo President and CEO Marissa Mayer is being replaced by Thomas McInerney, CEO of Genworth Financial, after Yahoo sold its digital services to Verizon. The latter acquired Yahoo in a mega-deal worth $4.8 billion.
Facebook, Yelp Face Off for Local Ads
Barron's - 15 Mar 2017 16:58
Online platforms are under pressure to provide ROI vs. Facebook. The rollout of Request a Quote can boost Yelp's value.
Brexit Looms Over 40-Year Low in U.K. Unemployment
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2017 16:32
U.K. unemployment hasn't been lower since 1975. But wages are a worry for the future.
The Cost of Tough Immigration Rules
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2017 11:30
Little attention is being paid to the threat to food prices from a drop in immigrant labor, but recent history shows that labor shortages could drive up prices and labor costs and hurt profits.
Advertisers prefer Instagram to Snapchat
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2017 07:12
Snapchat is used by over 150 million people, and its parent company just went public in an IPO that gave it a market cap of $25 billion. But it appears Snap might have some work to do in terms of convincing advertisers t...
The reporter who got Trump's 2005 tax return thinks Trump could have leaked it himself
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2017 05:53
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Speculation about who released President Donald Trump's 2005 federal tax returns began swirling almost immediately after the documents were announcedon Tuesday night. The documents were ...
Small banks to pass Fed rate hike on to depositors; big banks sit tight
American Banker - 15 Mar 2017 22:08
Banks of all stripes are cheering what the Federal Reserve's accelerated rate increases promise for net interest income, but big banks and small banks have conflicting notions about how they want to price deposits in the...
A pharmacologist explains marijuana's effect on your dreams
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2017 20:56
Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explainshow smoking marijuana can effect your dreams. Following is a transcript from the video. Sleep has different stages. If you do an EEG of a...
5 Avoidable Mistakes That Routinely Sink Startups
inc - 15 Mar 2017 20:42
There are things you just don't know as a first time entrepreneur.
The Undeniable Emergence of 3 Republican Parties
Barron's - 15 Mar 2017 19:27
Talk last fall of a divided GOP wasn't that off the mark, even with a Republican president.
How tech wave forces bankers to show their human side
American Banker - 15 Mar 2017 19:08
It may seem counterintuitive, but the rise of digital banking makes human interactions in branches more important than ever.
Entrepreneurship: A Boom in Rock Climbing, Minus the Rocks
The New York Times - 15 Mar 2017 17:34
More entrepreneurs are bringing their enthusiasm for climbing indoors: Gyms are sprouting across the country with walls for climbing and bouldering.
These 6 TED talks have completely changed how I make decisions
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2017 17:00
Flickr/Paul Israel Big or small, decisions aren't as easy as they may seem. Psychologists have found decision-making is fraught with hidden influences, tricky nuances, and the abilityto make us happy in the short-term bu...
Can Democracy Afford a Weaker Fourth Estate?
inc - 15 Mar 2017 16:48
When outlets merge their news and editorial coverage about politics they're letting the genie out of the bottle that can never be put back in.