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Trump hits road with $1T infrastructure plan
CNBC - 7 Jun 2017 13:35
Jeffrey DeBoer, The Real Estate Roundtable, talks about President Trump's plan to rebuild America and how the country can pay for it. There are a lot of companies that want to invest in infrastructure, says DeBoer.
Elon Musk: The Man, the Myth, the Risk
Wall Street Journal - 7 Jun 2017 17:31
Tesla Inc is one of the hottest stocks on the planet, thanks to investor belief in Elon Musk. Paradoxically, that might be the biggest risk investors face.
A top Apple exec called out Google Chrome for misleading marketing (AAPL)
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 09:22
Getty SAN JOSE, California -- The browser wars are back. Apple is gunning for Mac users who use Chrome over Apple'sbuilt-in browser, Safari. Apple spent some time on Monday talking about upcoming improvements to Safari f...
Foot Locker may suffer as the athleisure boom winds down
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 07:44
Flickr via istolethetv Foot Lockerstock is down over 15% since the company reported first-quarter sales and profits that missed expectations. Sports apparel companies have been the primary benefactors of the athleisure t...
Uber fires 20 staff in harassment investigation
Sky News - 7 Jun 2017 07:32
Uber has fired more than 20 employees after a company-wide investigation into harassment claims.
FASB opens door -- slightly -- to changes in loan-loss reserves
American Banker - 7 Jun 2017 00:08
The accounting board has scheduled a meeting that bankers hope will produce eleventh-hour modifications to reserving requirements.
Decades of research shows most people quit their job for the same reason -- but employers don't seem to realize
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 17:48
REUTERS/Joshua Lott In my line of work, I do a lot of listening to managers bickering about losing good employees. It's understandable--turnover is costly and disruptive. So, many of them will point fingers somewhere, bu...
Consumers increased borrowing by smallest amount since 2011
ABC News - 7 Jun 2017 21:13
American consumers raised borrowing in April at slowest pace since 2011
5 Tips To Modernize Your Recruiting Tactics To Win The War For Talent
Forbes - 7 Jun 2017 21:10
As the economy evolves and workforce's change, the world's best companies understand the importance of investing in their recruiting process.
The 10 most talked-about summer TV shows right now
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 20:05
HBO The summer TV season is upon us. Previously summer was the season whennetworks ran reruns and shows that couldn't survive the typical ratings competition in the fall and spring. But summer has become a destination of...
7 of your favorite foods might be going extinct soon
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 18:40
Shutterstock There's no denying that the seasons are out of whack. Besides affecting our moods and making uscomplain more, the weird weather will inevitably affectourfood. Agriculture requires very specific environmental...
A Family Business That is Much More About Family Than Business
inc - 7 Jun 2017 17:58
If yours is a family business, of course you want the business to succeed... but primarily so the people you care about be successful -- and happy -- as well.
The 'Dark Universe' Movies Reflect The Problem With Hollywood's Franchise Machine
The Huffington Post - 7 Jun 2017 17:35
Here’s the trouble with Hollywood’s franchise machine, in a nutshell: Studios are so dependent on big-budget adaptations that they will greenlight several years’ worth of movies before a series’ first installment...
Oil is getting demolished after inventories unexpectedly swell
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 16:47
Oil prices are falling fast afterdata released bythe Energy Information Administration showed an unexpected inventory build. "U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) inc...
Apple is making the iPad into a lackluster MacBook (AAPL)
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 16:46
The MacBook Air is one of the -- if notthe -- bestlaptops ever made. It's light, and powerful, and feels as though it were carved out of a block of metal. And yet, despite its excellence, Apple is seemingly in the proces...
WPP boss £48m pay voted against by a fifth of investors
BBC - 7 Jun 2017 16:46
For the seventh year in a row more than 20% fail to endorse Sir Martin Sorrell's pay.
Elon Musk says Model 3 assembly will 'definitely' start next month
New York Post - 7 Jun 2017 16:46
Elon Musk is setting some tight deadlines for Tesla again. The brash tech tycoon said the electric-car maker -- which has famously blown the ambitious production deadlines it sets -- was "definitely" on track to start bu...
Amid Political Uncertainty, Businesses See Opportunity for Growth
inc - 7 Jun 2017 16:37
A new report finds the vast majority of global executives remain optimistic for the future.
Mazda recalls sports cars for fuel leaks, suspension trouble
Miami Herald - 7 Jun 2017 16:35
Mazda is recalling thousands of older sports cars to fix possible fuel line leaks and problems with the front suspensions. The largest recall covers more than 69,000 RX-8s from 2004 …
7 billion-dollar megaprojects that will transform San Francisco by 2035
Business Insider - 7 Jun 2017 16:34
Square Foot SF/Chase Center In coming years, San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood will look vastly different than it does today. Once made up of industrial warehouses and shipyards, the 303-acre waterfront area start...
If Your Company Isn't Good at Analytics, It's Not Ready for AI
Harvard Business Review - 7 Jun 2017 16:30
Be honest about your capabilities.
It's a Job-Seeker's Market. Here's How Small Businesses Can Recruit the Best
inc - 7 Jun 2017 16:30
Follow these steps before you begin active recruitment.