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Humans Are Still Better Than Robots At These Jobs
inc - 31 Mar 2017 07:24
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Soda or Bear Claw? Panera to Post Added Sugar in Drinks It Sells
The New York Times - 31 Mar 2017 06:01
Panera Bread appears to be the first major restaurant chain to offer its customers information about the amount of added sugar in the beverages it sells.
China's Tectonic Shift in Bank Funding
Wall Street Journal - 31 Mar 2017 10:53
Most Chinese banks have long relied on deposits to fund their lending. But those once-ample trapped savings are withering away.
Feds probe Bank of Internet for possible money laundering
New York Post - 31 Mar 2017 07:27
Federal agents are conducting a probe into possible money laundering at online lender Bank of Internet, The Post has learned. The Justice Department, which is leading the investigation, has interviewed at least one forme...
Don't Mistake A Bubble For Sustainable, Organic Economic Growth
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 05:35
President Donald Trump is praising the U.S. auto boom, but he doesn't realize it's an unsustainable bubble driven by subprime debt.
Investors puzzled by Chinese company's skyrocketing stocks
New York Post - 31 Mar 2017 04:22
A mysterious Chinese company has seen its stock skyrocket 4,500 percent in the last 18 months, which puzzles and delights its investors. Shares of Wins Finance Holdings, a closely held investment and asset management com...
Walgreen sets deadline for $9.7B merger with Rite Aid
New York Post - 31 Mar 2017 04:14
Walgreen has made a risky move to win regulatory approval for its $9.7 billion merger with Rite Aid -- and it looks like a wager on Trump's pick to head the Federal Trade Commission. Fed up with delays on getting a nod f...
Boeing smells blood in the water and is coming for Lockheed Martin's F-35 business
Business Insider - 31 Mar 2017 22:19
Boeing It's no secret that Lockheed Martin's F-35C naval variant has been plagued by cost overruns and setbacksthroughout it's production, but now it seems Boeing, Lockheed's main rival, smells blood in the water and is ...
Regional Banks Roiled by Trump Uncertainty
Barron's - 31 Mar 2017 21:57
Commentary around loan pipelines is going to be critical to see if loan growth starts to pick up in the second quarter.
Why Predictive Analytics Is A Marketer's Unicorn Rainbow Fantasy
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 19:32
"The weather is far easier to predict because it is not reliant on the understanding of human beings. That is, our industry's sometimes obsessive belief in the power of data and prediction has serious limits because of t...
10 Ways Businesses Can Combat Negative Feedback Online
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 16:53
While negative feedback can feel unjustified and just plain unfair, it's a fact of life. Every business gets negative reviews from time to time, and the sooner you can figure out how to mitigate their impact - or even ge...
3 Ways To Step Up Your Organization's Digital Sense
inc - 31 Mar 2017 16:51
Digital transformation is a necessity to business. Is your brand evolved to meet the demands of today's consumer?
Oculus VR Co-Founder Palmer Luckey's Last Day at Facebook Is Today
AdWeek - 31 Mar 2017 16:50
Oculus VR co-founder Palmer Luckey will spend his last day at Facebook Friday. Joe Durbin of UploadVR was the first to report on Luckey's departure, and the social network issued the following statement: Palmer will be d...
DuPont in asset deal with FMC, delays close of Dow merger
Reuters - 31 Mar 2017 16:43
(Reuters) - DuPont said on Friday it would buy a unit of FMC Corp and sell its crop protection business to the company to win European Union approval for its merger with Dow Chemical , and delayed the deal's closing agai...
Boeing's newest, largest Dreamliner jet makes first test flight
Reuters - 31 Mar 2017 16:41
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Driving Tesla Into This Weekend's Release Of Earnings And Production Numbers
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 16:37
How are you positioned going into Tesla's production update?
US stock indexes wavering between small gains and losses
Miami Herald - 31 Mar 2017 16:27
U.S. stock indexes wavered between small gains and losses in early trading Friday as investors weighed several corporate deals and new economic data on consumer spending and prices. Financial stocks …
Want Your Startup to Succeed? Build a New Category
inc - 31 Mar 2017 16:21
10 rules of building a new category for your business to succeed; advice for any startup leader or entrepreneur
The Window For Tech IPOs Is Wide Open - And Is Likely To Stay Open
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 16:16
The tech IPO window is wide open - for the first time in about a decade - and it may stay open for years.
3 Digital Ad Players Cashing In on YouTube's Brand Safety Issues
AdWeek - 31 Mar 2017 13:00
An opportunity lies in every crisis, as the oft-used saying goes, and the modern world of advertising technology is no exception. With YouTube's ongoing troubles over advertisers like AT&T, Verizon and Johnson & Johnson ...
Turkmenistan, Belarus launch major potash fertilizer plant
News Observer - 31 Mar 2017 14:58
Leaders of ex-Soviet nations Turkmenistan and Belarus have attended the launch of a huge potash fertilizer plant worth more than $1 billion. The plant in Garlyk, built near huge potash …
Westinghouse Bankruptcy Doesn't End Toshiba's Woes
Wall Street Journal - 31 Mar 2017 14:14
Shares of Japan's venerable Toshiba have been rallying, but there are plenty of uncertainties ahead.