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Wall Street's big brokerages scale back on recruiting
New York Post - 28 May 2017 09:33
Wall Street's big brokerages -- or wirehouses, as they were once known -- are ending the era of the high-priced broker for hire. They do not wish to compensate the rich and famous multimillionaire advisers who have grown...
Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce?
L.A. Times - 28 May 2017 16:00Craft soda makers adds fizz to flat soft drink sales
USA Today - 28 May 2017 12:04
Unusual flavors, healthier ingredients and the local distribution make it a hit.
Box Office: 'Fate Of The Furious' Races Past $1 Billion Overseas
Forbes - 28 May 2017 16:50
Meanwhile, Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' just crossed $500 million domestic.
6 truths about money that are tripping you up
Business Insider - 28 May 2017 16:15
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/Flickr "If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it." -- John D. Rockefeller The irony of a strong financial life is that you don't really want it. ...
Why Lean Startup Training Is Not Enough
Forbes - 28 May 2017 16:03
Within the lean startup movement, we have a great tool box for innovators to use in their work (e.g. business model canvases and experiment boards). What we now need to work on most diligently are tools for the leaders w...
Amazon Launches Best Seller Lists
Forbes - 28 May 2017 14:00
In the wake of cuts to the New York Times Best Seller lists, Amazon has stepped in with lists of its own.
How to take the heat off your summer budget
USA Today - 28 May 2017 13:00
With a little work now, you can enjoy the hot season and avoid pinching pennies in the fall.
German biker loses bag of cash, raining bills over Autobahn
Miami Herald - 28 May 2017 12:48
German police say a businessman on a motorcycle lost a plastic bag stuffed with his day's earnings while driving along a southern highway, sending a shower of cash across the …
How chatbots can settle an insurance claim in 3 seconds
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 07:14
GUEST: At Amazon's prototype grocery store, Amazon Go, customers can walk in, pick up what they want and walk out, without ever waiting in a checkout line or pulling out a wallet. Amazon will automatically charge their a...
Beijing bling: Hyundai plots China branding reboot after missile row
Reuters - 28 May 2017 04:07
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Kasich joining economic development trip to Japan
News Observer - 28 May 2017 02:59
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) will join a delegation of state officials and business leaders for an economic development trip to Japan. The group leaves Wednesday on the four-day trip. …
Takuma Sato wins Indy 500 as Fernando Alonso forced to retire
CNN - 28 May 2017 23:55
Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the Indianapolis 500 as F1 star Fernando Alonso was forced out with smoke billowing from his car.
Elevators scrambling as Kansas wheat harvest nears
News Observer - 28 May 2017 23:35
Grain elevators across Kansas are feverishly working to move last year's grain out to make room for the new winter wheat crop as another harvest nears. Kansas Grain and Feed …
Elevators scrambling as Kansas wheat harvest nears
Miami Herald - 28 May 2017 23:35
Grain elevators across Kansas are feverishly working to move last year's grain out to make room for the new winter wheat crop as another harvest nears. Kansas Grain and Feed …
Key Words: Merkel: Europe must fight for its own future, not rely on U.S., U.K.
Market Watch - 28 May 2017 23:23
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Sunday that Europe could no longer completely depend on the U.S. and the U.K., and that the European Union must make its own destiny.
Election-filing could give board struggle with no budget
Miami Herald - 28 May 2017 23:19
The lines for filing candidate petitions for the 2018 election could be long without a budget. Kevin Turner is information technology director for the Illinois State Board of Elections. He …
The Republican Party isn't doing enough to disavow violence and racism
Business Insider - 28 May 2017 23:16
There are decent Republican people. There are Republican voters and politicians and writers who promote principles of public decency. But there aren't enough of those individuals to have prevented the Republican Party, a...
The NAB strategy team wrote summaries for every G10 currency that would fit in a tweet
Business Insider - 28 May 2017 23:11
Courtesy of the National Australia Bank's FX strategy team, here's the bank's latest G10 currency views "in a tweet". Borrowing from the success of Twitter, each view is communicated in 140 characters or less, providing ...
NewsWatch: Why one hedge-fund titan is bracing for 'all hell to break loose' in the stock market
Market Watch - 28 May 2017 23:00
Billionaire investor Paul Singer has a bleak outlook for Wall Street and has built a $5 billion rainy-day fund in preparation for what he describes as "all hell" to be loosed upon the world.
Israel-Miami real estate connection stronger than ever
Miami Herald - 28 May 2017 23:00
Earlier this month, The Miami Herald reported that Israel's El Al airlines will begin offering three weekly, nonstop flights to Tel Aviv beginning in November 2017. This will mark the …
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. moves to 'annihilation tactics' to eliminate Islamic State
Market Watch - 28 May 2017 22:52
The U.S. has switched to "annihilation tactics" against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, surrounding fighters instead of moving them from one spot to another, the defense secretary said Sunday.