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Costco's Special Payout Comes With Trade-Offs
Barron's - 6 May 2017 08:43
The chain keeps its regular dividends low, but supplements them with special payouts.
YouTube loses major advertisers over offensive content
New York Post - 6 May 2017 04:34
Last month, YouTube lost 5 percent of its top advertisers in the US and Canada following a global uproar over its placement of ads from big companies alongside videos created by neo-Nazis and ISIS supporters. MediaRadar,...
Ending NAFTA Would Be The Disaster
Forbes - 6 May 2017 06:42
Unilaterally removing the U.S. from NAFTA could be disastrous.
Chill in Cocoa Prices Isn't Over
Barron's - 6 May 2017 07:21
Overproduction and health-conscious diets are likely to keep the pressure on.
There's a growing movement of surgery centers and specialists that list their prices and don't take insurance
Business Insider - 6 May 2017 17:02
Courtesy Surgery Center of Oklahoma When Cheryl Millican found out she needed surgery, her Dallas-based doctor told her it would cost roughly $38,000 out of pocket. Millican, who doesn't have insurance, needed a hysterec...
France's Bordeaux wine industry predicts a €2 billion loss this year due to massive frost damage
Business Insider - 6 May 2017 16:35
Thomson Reuters BORDEAUX, France
Amazon's Profits Are Soaring: Why That Could Be Bad for the Stock
Barron's - 6 May 2017 08:38
As Amazon steamrolls traditional retailers, it must avoid becoming too profitable. Shares could exceed $1,000 by summer and gain 20% in a year.
L.A. City Council Resolution Presses For Trump Impeachment Probe
The Huffington Post - 6 May 2017 08:14
The Los Angeles City Council just joined a growing family of American cities to pass a resolution pressing for an investigation into potentially impeachable offenses by Donald Trump. The L.A. resolution, passed 10 to 0 o...
As Crude Prices Firm, Oil Majors Rise to the Top
Barron's - 6 May 2017 07:43
The integrated giants cut costs, sold off assets, and hunkered down when oil prices plunged. Now those efforts are bearing fruit.
China can deflate the world's largest credit bubble in an orderly fashion
Business Insider - 6 May 2017 04:52
Thomson Reuters China's authorities are committed to orchestrating an orderly unwind of US$3 trillion worth of excess credit and the resultant distressed debt on banks' balance sheets by employing a multi-pronged, market...
Warren Buffett in unusual position after 27 percent profit drop
New York Post - 6 May 2017 04:11
As investors descend on Nebraska by the thousands to query the "Oracle of Omaha" this weekend, they'll likely bring more questions than he cares to answer. Berkshire Hathaway, the investing conglomerate headed by folksy ...
Trump signs $1 trillion spending bill, keeps government open
Miami Herald - 6 May 2017 03:46
President Donald Trump signed his first piece of major legislation on Friday, a $1 trillion spending bill to keep the government operating through September. The bill cleared both houses of …
Metal credit cards: The latest American status symbol
Market Watch - 6 May 2017 19:10
There's a reason almost every new, flashy credit card looks the same
The 4 Signs You're Working with a Good Recruiter and the 5 Signs You're Working with a Bad One
inc - 6 May 2017 17:39
You can learn a lot about a person if you understand what drives them.
Buffett faults Wells Fargo laxity in sales scandal
Reuters - 6 May 2017 17:38
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What Is a Platform For the $8 Trillion B2B Distribution Market?
inc - 6 May 2017 17:30
If B2B distributors hope to beat Amazon Business, they need to embrace a marketplace strategy. Here's how they do it.
LSU Health researcher gets $2.5M dental fillings grant
Miami Herald - 6 May 2017 17:17
A Louisiana researcher has a $2.5 million, five-year federal grant to develop better materials for dental fillings. LSU Health New Orleans says the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Health …
Gov. Walker doesn't support Assembly GOP gas tax changes
Miami Herald - 6 May 2017 17:15
Assembly Republicans' plan to pay for Wisconsin roads by applying the sales tax to gas has run into a roadblock in Gov. Scott Walker. The GOP governor and Assembly Republicans …
The CEO of a $1.5 trillion fund giant wants to set the record straight
Business Insider - 6 May 2017 17:13
Screenshot via YouTube LOS ANGELES- Manny Romanis spreading the word:Active management pays off, at least for bonds. Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference held at the Beverly Hilton, Roman, the new CEO of $1...
Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level In A Decade As US Job Market Sees Strong Rebound
Tech Times - 6 May 2017 17:07
The U.S. Department of Labor released new data on May 5, showing a solid rebound for the job market. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent, the lowest level in a decade, but it could be an artificial low.
This guy fixed his teeth by 3D printing his own plastic braces for $60
Business Insider - 6 May 2017 16:50
Amos Dudley An undergraduate at New Jersey Institute of Technology made his own plastic braces using a 3D printer, $60 of materials, and a healthy dose of ingenuity -- and they actually worked. Amos Dudley had braces in ...
A bad week for gold - but a belter for bitcoin
MoneyWeek - 6 May 2017 11:00
There have been some interesting moves in our six "charts that matter" this week, says John Stepek. The post A bad week for gold - but a belter for bitcoin was first published on MoneyWeek.