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New Zealand to spend budget windfall on roads and cut taxes
Miami Herald - 25 May 2017 06:59
New Zealand's conservative government is planning to reduce taxes and spend more money on building roads and railways as it looks to cash in on a thriving economy. The budget …
Futures Movers: Oil reverses some losses as investors get ready for OPEC meeting
Market Watch - 25 May 2017 07:06
Investors take their last position ahead of the OPEC meeting on Thursday, as oil recoups some losses following a pullback.
Fracking, Now The Dominant Technology, Will Keep Oil Price Around $55: Goldman Sachs
Forbes - 25 May 2017 06:01
Oil prices may rise or fall in the short-term, but they will return to a range of $55 to $65 in the long term because that's the price of oil from fracking shale wells, the Goldman Sachs head of research said in Chicago ...
Bank of Ozarks to raise capital ahead of first stress test
American Banker - 25 May 2017 22:08
The Arkansas company is selling more than $300 million in stock a year before its DFAST test in June 2018.
Craig Bromley Leaves Top John Hancock Post
ThinkAdvisor - 25 May 2017 21:19
Michael Doughty, head of the U.S. insurance unit, will be the interim U.S. division head.
A Simple GE Trade for Long-Suffering Investors
Barron's - 25 May 2017 19:54
General Electric stock is near a multiyear low but this classic trading strategy can boost returns.
Facebook has made 2 big hires as it ramps up its fight against Google and TV (FB)
Business Insider - 25 May 2017 18:00
Facebook Facebook is beefing up its sales leadership team as it continues to battle for marketers' ad budgets against Google and the TV industry. The social networking giant has tapped digital veteran Nada Stirratt as it...
Here's What You Need To Know To Do Business In Europe In 2018
inc - 25 May 2017 06:06
Mishandling data on EU citizens could cost your company 20 million in 2018.
Why this bank sold itself for zero premium
American Banker - 25 May 2017 22:08
Anchor Bancorp in Laney, Wash., lowered its expectations in the face of impatient investors and buyers' concerns about antitrust, credit quality and other issues.
Top Pence adviser blasts FDIC resolution powers
American Banker - 25 May 2017 19:08
A top Trump administration official on Thursday vowed to roll back FDIC powers to seize and unwind a failing megabank.
Bitcoin Price Prediction 2018: Should You Invest in Bitcoin?
Profit Confidential - 25 May 2017 16:55
Bitcoin Price Forecast 2018 Can you fathom a measly $50.00 investment turning into a whopping $2.0-million hoard in just under eight years? I can't! But it happened! The earliest investors saw a staggering 40,000% gain i...
Moody's downgrades Hong Kong credit rating after China cut
ABC News - 25 May 2017 06:41
Moody's cuts Hong Kong credit rating after its China downgrade for rising debt, citing tight links
Russian defense minister boasts that Moscow's new ICBMs can beat any missile defense system
Business Insider - 25 May 2017 00:00
Russia’s defense minister says the military has received a steady flow of new weapons allowing it to maintain a “strategic parity” with NATO. Sergei Shoigu said in Wednesday’s speech before lawmakers that Russia�...
Dodd-Frank overhaul bill advances closer to House vote
American Banker - 25 May 2017 22:08
A bill to overhaul the Dodd-Frank Act could get a vote in the full House as early as June 7.
New York Times Makes the Wrong Manchester Call
AdWeek - 25 May 2017 20:20
There is no shortage of international outcry surrounding The New York Times' decision to publish leaked photos of the Manchester bombing scene and aftermath. For our purposes, one of the people articulating it best is Mi...
The Latest Drug Pricing Threat: The FDA
Wall Street Journal - 25 May 2017 20:10
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb is the latest public official to signal a tougher environment for drug pricing.
6 details you might have missed in season 3 episode 4 of 'Twin Peaks'
Business Insider - 25 May 2017 17:33
Episode 4of "Twin Peaks: The Return" took a comedic turn with a brief cameo from Michael Cera and more doppelgänger hijinks fromKyle MacLachlan. While you wait for episode 5 to air on Showtime on June 4, 2017, catch up ...
You're Going to Lose Passion for Your Job. Here's How to Get It Back
inc - 25 May 2017 17:00
Thinking of quitting your boring job? Ask yourself these three questions first.
U.S. Treasury sees business taxes as fruitful ground for bipartisan deal
Reuters - 25 May 2017 16:58
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Stephen Colbert unleashes on Trump's $2 trillion budget mistake
Business Insider - 25 May 2017 16:55
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"/CBS; YouTube Of course Stephen Colbert didn't give President Donald Trump a pass on the $2 trillion math error in his proposed federal budget. "Well, President Trump is still on his s...
WayUp Is a Booming Job-Hunting Site for Millennials
Time - 25 May 2017 16:54
It's trying to help recent college grads land their first job
Best Buy: Shoppers take advantage of tax refund checks
Miami Herald - 25 May 2017 16:52
Best Buy had better-than-expected sales of mobile devices and strong sales of gaming products during the first quarter, after the delayed arrival of federal tax refund checks put Americans in …