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JC Penney tanks after a big miss on sales (JCP)
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 15:40
JC Penney on Friday reporteda smaller-than-expected loss in the first quarter, but sales that missed analysts' forecasts. Its sharesfell by as much as 9% in earlytrading. The retailer reported an adjusted loss of $0.06 p...
The Mark Cuban Guide to Investing in Technology Stocks
Profit Confidential - 12 May 2017 15:03
Mark Cuban Investing Advice In the finance world, we--both well-known analysts and laymen investors--have a tendency of deifying business figures who we would like to emulate. It's the reason that Warren Buffett is a hou...
How Big Box stores are competing with Amazon
ABC News - 12 May 2017 14:46
When stores compete for business, at least in the short term, shoppers benefit.
NC artists find a new canvas for their work
News Observer - 12 May 2017 17:53
Get off the elevator on the 17th floor of the Wells Fargo Building downtown and go into the law offices of Brooks Pierce, and you may think for a moment …
Simple ways to save money online
USA Today - 12 May 2017 15:26
Tech columnist Kim Komando talks about easy ways to save money online which in the long run will benefit your pockets and fatten up your piggies belly.
U.S., China reach deals on access for beef, financial services
Reuters - 12 May 2017 07:47
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EU slaps new anti-dumping duties on China steel products
Miami Herald - 12 May 2017 15:40
The European Union has slapped anti-dumping duties on more steel products from China to stop them flooding Europe's struggling steel market. The European Commission said Friday that a new investigation …
Trump is reportedly selling his Caribbean estate for $28 million -- take a look inside
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 15:38
President Trump is looking to get rid of his luxurious St. Martin estate. The home, which he purchased in 2013, is calledLe Château des Palmiers. It's a walled estate across nearly five acres, with both a main house and...
Hedgie who dodged insider trading charges can't find a date
New York Post - 12 May 2017 04:58
The hedge funder who beat Preet Bharara on an insider trading rap now is facing a more daunting foe: Tinder. Todd Newman, the former Diamondback Capital portfolio manager who got an appeals court in 2014 to toss his insi...
What happens to your brain and body when you're attracted to someone -- according to 'Big Bang Theory' star and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 17:19
Everyone gets a little flustered when they meet someone they are interested in, but do you know what's really going on in your body during that encounter? Mayim Bialik, neuroscientist, star of "The Big Bang Theory," and ...
Don't buy a new car unless it has these 4 safety features
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 17:12
YouTube/Audi These days, new cars come with all kinds of bells and whistles. Some of these techy features are really useful and some are more gimmicky. But there are a few safety features in new cars that basically give ...
The DeanBeat: What's behind this week's big investments in games
Venture Beat - 12 May 2017 17:00
Sometimes the game industry seems small and quiet compared to a “hot” industry like artificial intelligence. Then we get a week like this one, where everything turns upside down, and I can understand why it has becom...
Box Office: 'King Arthur' Earns Poor $1.15 Million In Thursday Previews
Forbes - 12 May 2017 17:00
It's probably not just a flesh wound...
GOLDMAN: America's biggest companies are obsessed with these 3 themes right now
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 16:46
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Roughly 93% of all the companies in the S&P 500 hadreported their first-quarter earnings by Friday. After combing through earnings calls, three big themes stood out toDavid Kostin, Goldman Sachs...
Trump's power to fire a crucial presidential appointee should frighten investors
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 16:45
Carlos Barria/Reuters; Composite by Bob Bryan/Business Insider It's impossible to know how President Donald Trump truly feels about Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen because, as he does so often, he has both bashed and ...
This state is the worst when it comes to taking selfies while driving
Market Watch - 12 May 2017 16:34
When it comes to posting that selfie online while driving, looks can kill.
Germany: investigation over VW employee rep expenses
Miami Herald - 12 May 2017 15:51
German prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected breach of trust in connection with expenses for employee representatives at Volkswagen. Prosecutors in Braunschweig on Friday confirmed a report in the …
One Wall Street analyst says Snap is an 'excellent buying opportunity' (SNAP)
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 15:35
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Snap, the parent company ofmessaging app Snapchat, reported earnings and daily active user numbers that disappointedinvestors and sent the stock crashing 21.5% on Thursday. But, Drexel Hamilton ana...
The CEO of a $385 billion asset management firm says he's not worried about complacency in the market just yet
Business Insider - 12 May 2017 15:18
Business Insider Martin Gilbert is the cofounder and CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, a $385 billion UK-based money manager. The fund giant specializes inequities, fixed income, alternatives and property. It has announc...
Kushner family co. to skip Chinese investor conference
CBSNews - 12 May 2017 15:14
Jared Kushner's sister was reportedly set to attend Shenzhen meeting, but after criticism for touting EB-5 visas, she won't be there
US retail sales rebounded in April after sluggish winter
Miami Herald - 12 May 2017 15:09
Americans stepped up their spending at auto dealers, hardware stores and e-commerce outlets as retail sales rebounded from two sluggish months. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales increased …
The Latest: Spain says companies are 'in control' after hack
News Observer - 12 May 2017 23:01
The Latest on reported cyberattack on Britain's hospitals (all times local): 09:50 p.m. Spain's Cybersecurity National Institute, INCIBE, says that many of the country's corporations targeted in a global ransomware …