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Cyber threats are now a top risk to M&A strategy -- here's what to consider
Business Insider - 17 May 2017 16:51
Vimeo Embed: 800pxHeight: 450px With growing concerns over cyber attacks, executives and Fortune 500 boards are taking a hard look at cybersecurity, and how a breach can hurt their M&A strategy and their business. Watch ...
ISTE 2017 Preview: Zulama
Nibletz - 17 May 2017 06:55
Pittsburgh Startup Zulama Gets Students Interested In Computer Science. What’s the best part of computer science? Creating video games of course. At least to middle and high school students. That’s the logic behind Z...
5 Common Unethical Marketing Practices: Are You Guilty?
Forbes - 17 May 2017 20:49
If you market your business in a way that's unethical, you could drive people away from your business. Are you guilty of any of these 5 common unethical marketing practices?
Czech PM accepts proposal for finance minister replacement
Miami Herald - 17 May 2017 16:48
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has accepted a proposal for a new finance minister, paving the way for a resolution to the country's latest political crisis. Sobotka agreed Wednesday to …
Automakers are betting on hydrogen-powered cars-- here are 12 in the works
Business Insider - 17 May 2017 16:33
Business Insider/Hollis Johnson Automakers are lining up to invest in hydrogen-powered vehicles, even though the big bucks are still being spent on battery-powered cars. From an infrastructure standpoint, purely electric...
Colgate-Palmolive could be looking to sell
New York Post - 17 May 2017 05:00
Colgate-Palmolive's chief executive recently signaled he would be open to selling the company -- which has grappled with sluggish demand for its toothpaste, deodorants and food products -- for $100 a share, a source told...
FINRA Watching Falling Number of BDs, CEO Cook Says
ThinkAdvisor - 17 May 2017 21:09
At FINRA annual, Cook talks about FINRA360 and the odds that FINRA will seek to become an advisor SRO.
Here's how long humans could survive in space without a spacesuit
Business Insider - 17 May 2017 18:44
Why are astronauts always wearing those bulky suits? You don't NEED them, do you? Here's what would really happen to an exposed human in the void of space. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Below is a transcript of the vi...
This Is How Trump's NatSec Aides Get Him To Pay Attention To His Briefings
TPM - 17 May 2017 16:30
It appears that four months into his presidency, Donald Trump hasn’t developed any keener of an interest in his daily national security briefings. According to a report published Wednesday by Reuters, Trump is more lik...
Johnson & Johnson aims for 10 billion-dollar drugs by 2021
USA Today - 17 May 2017 16:32Morgan Stanley raised $125 million for a new fund -- and it highlights one of the hottest trends in investing (MS)
Business Insider - 17 May 2017 16:30
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Morgan Stanley is making a big move in the world ofsustainable finance. The bank has raised$125 million for its first global impact fund. It will invest in private equity fundsthat demonstrat...
Investors should be all smiles at this year's SALT conference
New York Post - 17 May 2017 06:33
LAS VEGAS -- Hedgies flocking to the $3 trillion industry's largest annual get-together here will be a cheerier bunch than those who came to the desert last year. Better results and happier investors will do that for you...
Foreigners reveal the things they find strangest about traveling in America
Business Insider - 17 May 2017 00:12
INSIDER People around the world like to give the US a hard time -- they like to make fun of their accents, they're bewildered by the many friendly smiles, and overactive air conditioners are a great source of concern (an...
When Your Ego Destroys Your Vision
inc - 17 May 2017 21:51
When Your Ego Destroys Your Vision: Why Leaders Fail to Execute
Better fintech alternatives to high-cost credit are already here
American Banker - 17 May 2017 16:56
Fintech still has a ways to go to change the financial world, but it already offers solutions to income insecurity that can be truly transformational right now.
Banks lead US stock indexes lower in early trading; oil up
Chicago Tribune - 17 May 2017 16:50Merkel: British EU immigration cap would have price
Miami Herald - 17 May 2017 16:42
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that if Britain restricts immigration from European Union countries in the future, that will have "its price." Britain and the EU are preparing for negotiations …
Obamacare May Become Zombiecare In 2018
Forbes - 17 May 2017 16:33
Bottom line: In 2018, Obamacare will still exist, but only as taxpayer-provided indigent care.
How We Rank The Most Innovative Growth Companies
Forbes - 17 May 2017 16:00
Methodology for the Most Innovative Growth Companies List 2017.
FINRA to Report to Brokers on Major Trouble Spots
ThinkAdvisor - 17 May 2017 15:04
FINRA will provide firms with a "new report that will summarize key examination findings from across our programs," said CEO Robert Cook.
7 Essential SEO Books for Every Startup to Read in 2017
Forbes - 17 May 2017 02:21
Thanks to numerous SEO experts who have spent years perfecting their knowledge and have written essential SEO books that offer a compendium of knowledge on SEO that you can put into practice this year and beyond:
Honda adds five-door Civic hatchback for 2017
ABC News - 17 May 2017 18:28
Honda's 2017 five-door Civic hatchback comes with a turbocharged engine, passenger room of a sedan and SUV-like cargo space