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Some tips on tipping etiquette
New York Post - 7 May 2017 03:50
Dear John: I've had conversations about tipping with so many of my friends. I am a notoriously good tipper, and I try to get my friends to do the same thing. I tell them that many servers have to tip out the bus people o...
Miners dig for $2B in gold near Kershaw
Miami Herald - 7 May 2017 06:01
The moonscape that's developing north of town is a busy place two years after an Australian corporation bought the historic Haile Gold Mine and began excavating the rocky soil of …
Why job hopping can hurt your retirement
USA Today - 7 May 2017 14:38
Jumping from employer to employer could hurt your retirement savings in a few different ways.
Stock market shorts are getting their faces ripped off
Business Insider - 7 May 2017 15:33
Shutterstock / Anton Ivanov With all three major US indexes hovering near record highs, it's been a great time to be a stock trader. Unless you're a short seller. In fact, thosewho bet on share price declines haven't fel...
Apple can't just make iPhones for ever. What's next?
The Guardian - 7 May 2017 08:00
When Apple missed expectations last week, it was another hint the smartphone boom may be running out of steam. But the company has $250bn to spend ... As the biggest company in the world, Apple operates to different rule...
The secret history of inflation, from Black Wednesday to Brexit
The Guardian - 7 May 2017 07:59
Britain's struggle with monetary policy has not just had economic consequences: it is also a key source of the Euroscepticism that has brought us to crisis This month sees the 20th anniversary of the granting by New Labo...
Billionaires are trying to buy the Marlins for their kids
New York Post - 7 May 2017 04:30
The billionaire fathers lining up to buy the Miami Marlins baseball team want to nab the team for their children, On the Money reports. After all, the Marlins only lose about $50 million a year and will cost more than $1...
Berlin-based moving startup Move24 raises $14.3 million
Venture Beat - 7 May 2017 04:03
Berlin-based moving startup Move24 has received €13 million (about $14.3 million USD) in Series C financing. Innogy Venture Capital led the round, with participation from previous investors Holtzbrinck Ventures, DN Cap...
Warren Buffett, at Berkshire Meeting, Condemns Republican Health Care Bill
The New York Times - 7 May 2017 02:09
At the annual shareholders meeting of his conglomerate, Warren Buffett criticized the health care overhaul as "a huge tax cut for guys like me."
Chains are banking on this new strategy to combat the restaurant apocalypse
Business Insider - 7 May 2017 16:36
DoorDash Struggling restaurantchains are turning to a new strategyto try and appeal to customers: delivery. In the era of GrubHub and Seamless, convenience is increasingly important in the restaurant business. Americanso...
There's an incredibly risky new way to bet on stocks (UP, DOWN)
Business Insider - 7 May 2017 16:29
Reuters / China Stringer Network A pair of new exchange-traded funds just hit the market that will allow investors to make money faster than ever before. But they can lose it just as quickly too. The Securities and Excha...
Lawmaker bail out Pence with $5.5M for bicentennial projects
Miami Herald - 7 May 2017 16:04
Indiana lawmakers are bailing out the state's former governor, Vice President Mike Pence, after the Republican's efforts to pay for now-completed projects celebrating the state's bicentennial foundered. A provision tucke...
Tompor: You can lose big on complex investments
USA Today - 7 May 2017 16:01NY permits all union members to deduct dues on state taxes.
News Observer - 7 May 2017 15:10
New York union dues are now fully tax deductible under a state budget provision backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo on Friday ceremonially signed a bill in New York City …
Jared Kushner's family is trying to raise $150 million from Chinese investors in exchange for US visas
Business Insider - 7 May 2017 15:08
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Comcast Has Found Another Way To Rip Off Consumers
Forbes - 7 May 2017 14:54
It's not bad enough that Comcast and other cable companies are monopolies, jack up their prices without notice, and charge different people differently, and have co-opted the FCC. They also disconnect your service and ch...
Recall that 154-proof gin? Drinkers say toast it instead
USA Today - 7 May 2017 06:43Nonprofit aimed at homeless children launches gala
New York Post - 7 May 2017 04:56
Genevieve Piturro felt that something was missing in her life. In 1999, the successful marketing executive began volunteering at New York City homeless shelters for families including those escaping domestic abuse. She w...
Executive weighs investment offers for streaming service
New York Post - 7 May 2017 04:36
Bruce Tuchman, who ran global channel operations for both AMC and MGM, is currently out talking to financial investors. Tuchman is the brother of CNN journalist Gary Tuchman and is putting together a group of backers for...
UK has more billionaires than ever before
Sky News - 7 May 2017 03:03
There are more billionaires in the UK than ever, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Whole Foods Isn't America's Favorite Grocery Store (Look Whom America Loves Now)
inc - 7 May 2017 01:00
Yet more despair for Hipster Heaven.
11 community health centers share $500,000 in grants
Miami Herald - 7 May 2017 23:13
The Massachusetts economic development agency has provided nearly $500,000 in grants to 11 community health centers throughout the state. MassDevelopment says the grants will help the health centers complete capital …