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Stocks are jumping after the worst sell-off of the year
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 16:27
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Woman burned by Starbucks coffee awarded $100K
New York Post - 19 May 2017 03:19
A woman in Florida who was burned by a cup of Starbucks coffee was awarded more than $100,000 for her injuries on Thursday. Joanne Mogavero won the suit in Duval County after a jury found the coffee chain negligent for t...
VR Headsets Get Stuck on Shelves
Wall Street Journal - 19 May 2017 20:38
Virtual reality was supposed to be the next big thing, but headsets haven't exactly been flying off the shelves. The question is, why?
Fiat Chrysler diesel emissions fix may avert Justice Department showdown
USA Today - 19 May 2017 16:41Resist Home-Country Bias in Investing
Barron's - 19 May 2017 19:04
Americans investors should overcome their patriotic impulses and add more emerging-markets stocks exposure.
Mine shuttle car operator killed in West Virginia
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 18:24
State authorities say a 44-year-old shuttle car operator has been killed at a mine in southern West Virginia. The Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training says Luches Rosser of …
Engineers took a radical approach when designing the first stealth aircraft -- here's how
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 18:00
When engineers began working on the first stealth aircraft, they didn't even know if it would fly.Sharon Weinberger, the author of the book "The Imagineers of War," explains the incredible process that went into the desi...
Original Comic Art Sets New Record Price At Auction
Forbes - 19 May 2017 17:56
The iconic work of underground comix legend R. Crumb is pacing the super-hot market for original comic book art.
Asking even a one-word question at the office can make you seem smarter and more competent
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 16:49
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/flickr You've probably heard that asking thoughtful questions is the smart thing to do when the opportunity arises. Maybe you believe (and rightly so) that when you po...
BiolineRX Shares Could Triple
Barron's - 19 May 2017 19:03
The biopharmaceutical firm is closer to being a pivotal company and has a strong balance sheet.
Stocks edge up; Deere jumps and Foot Locker dives
L.A. Times - 19 May 2017 16:25Asian shares mixed as Trump, Brazil worries simmer
ABC News - 19 May 2017 07:43
Asian stocks are mixed as investors fret over the U.S. political situation and a crisis brewing in Brazil.
Ford is pouring $350 million into its Michigan transmission plant as it makes big bets on the cars of the future (F)
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 16:37
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Interest would bring cost of stadium to $158M over 30 years
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 08:04
Officials say state and local taxpayers would help the Pawtucket Red Sox pay about $158 million over 30 years to build a new downtown ballpark, accounting for interest payments on …
Music industry blasts YouTube's 'value' report
New York Post - 19 May 2017 06:29
YouTube's relationship with the music industry just got a little more testy. Major record labels are preparing to hit back at a Google-funded report that touts the value of YouTube to the music industry, ridiculing the r...
Eddie Lampert puts vendors on notice with Craftsman suit
New York Post - 19 May 2017 06:20
If only Eddie Lampert could run stores as shrewdly as he navigates the courts. The hedge fund billionaire, who is the largest shareholder in Sears and its chief executive, complained this week about being bullied by the ...
JCPenney is getting into the hotel business
New York Post - 19 May 2017 05:12
JCPenney is aiming to give "hot sheets" new meaning. The mall anchor is getting into the hotel business, selling bedsheets, towels, curtains and even mattresses to the lodging industry, the retailer said on Tuesday. The ...
Voter views on Trump are swaying the financial market
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 04:37
Nothing quite shows the grip US politics has on financial markets right now than the two charts below. Courtesy of Hans Redeker and Gek Teng Khoo, FX strategists at Morgan Stanley, it shows the relationship to Donald Tru...
The perils of repealing FDIC resolution powers
American Banker - 19 May 2017 20:08
The Trump administration's examination of Dodd-Frank Act powers to allow regulators to seize and unwind a failing megabank is drawing criticism from supervisors at home and abroad.
Shift in mortgage market cuts closing times
American Banker - 19 May 2017 20:08
The time needed to close a mortgage improved nine days since the start of the year as the market has shifted to doing more purchase loans.
Fox News says it fired co-host Bob Beckel after racist comment
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 18:01
Noam Galai/Getty Images Fox News Channel is parting ways - again - with Bob Beckel, the co-host of its primetime program, "The Five." "Bob Beckel was terminated today for making an insensitive remark to an African-Americ...
Unemployment rates hit record lows in 3 states
ABC News - 19 May 2017 16:54
Unemployment rates hit record lows in Arkansas, Colorado and Oregon