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How to spot the talented employees at a selling bank
American Banker - 22 Jun 2017 21:08
One of the biggest challenges after a merger is deciding which people to keep and which to let go. Learning to identify certain habits and skills could simplify those decisions.
Would consumers pay $13 a year for a safer debit card?
American Banker - 22 Jun 2017 00:08
U.S. banks face a tricky calculus in deciding whether to adopt expensive technology aimed at reducing online fraud.
The Margin: Donald Trump may finally have gone too far
Market Watch - 22 Jun 2017 18:01
To almost half of America, Trump apparently can do no wrong. But tolerance has its limits, and the president's latest offense is pushing them.
How to take a $7,000 first class flight for $76
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2017 17:35
Leeloona/Shutterstock The INSIDER Summary A travel blogger scored the ultimate discount on a recentflight from Jakarta to Tokyo. He scored first-class accommodations for $76. The seats retail for $7,000. He used 13,500 p...
Why Tension is Good for a Growing Business (and How to Use It)
inc - 22 Jun 2017 17:11
Anytime Fitness has grown into an enterprise with more than 3,000 gyms in 30 countries across five continents. CEO Chuck Runyon tells how.
The 5 best smartphones in the world you can buy right now
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2017 15:12
There's a lot of clutter in the smartphone market, but we've narrowed down the top 5 smartphones that you should consider buying. From the iPhone 7 to the OnePlus 3T, these are the best smartphones in the world right now...
Biotech Breaks Out: Bulls Rejoice as Stocks Surge
Barron's - 22 Jun 2017 13:53
Biotech joins a growing list of sectors scoring technical breakouts. Celgene, Regeneron, Amgen on fire.
LinkedIn CEO on jobs and America's skills gap
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2017 05:36
Latest labor statistics show number of U.S. job openings rose to more than 6M in April, an all-time high
George Clooney sells tequila business for $1 billion
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2017 00:12
George Clooney and pals Rande Gerber and Michael Meldman are in for quite the payday
The Supreme Court just gave scam artists a free pass
New York Post - 22 Jun 2017 06:26
Attention all scam artists: The US Supreme Court has given you a way to ensure a comfortable retirement. Everyone with a pension knows the term "vesting." You work for a certain length of time, and then any money put int...
Visitors threw $1.5 million into Rome's Trevi Fountain last year -- here's where all those coins go
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2017 06:01
Wikimedia Commons It's no novel idea to toss a coin into a fountain and make a wish, but there's something particularly romantic about doing so at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. The legend comes from the 1950s Academy Award...
Lawmakers won't let Wells forget account scandal
American Banker - 22 Jun 2017 00:08
For Democrats, the scandal is a prominent symbol of big-bank misbehavior, while Republicans want to use it to show the shortcomings of the CFPB.
A changing of the guard at TowneBank
American Banker - 22 Jun 2017 21:08
The Virginia company told investors that Morgan Davis, its president, will soon succeed founding CEO Robert Aston, who is retiring.
Occidental May See Cash-Flow Neutrality by 2019
Barron's - 22 Jun 2017 20:27
The firm could see a $750 million tax refund received in Q2 and has $1.5 billion in cash on the balance sheet.
State workers in Maine fear looming government shutdown
News Observer - 22 Jun 2017 18:53
State workers in Maine are bracing for a potential government shutdown. The Kennebec Journal reports ( ) Maine's Legislature voted for an extension to determine a state spending plan for …
Looking Beyond H-1B Visas to Find Tech Talent
Harvard Business Review - 22 Jun 2017 18:51
Recruiters should search public data on where engineers live and work.
3 Ways to Get People to Buy Your Product (Especially if They're On the Fence)
inc - 22 Jun 2017 18:17
Leads are the lifeblood of any small business.
Mylan board gets re-elected despite EpiPen scandal
New York Post - 22 Jun 2017 17:10
Mylan shareholders re-elected the generic drugmaker's board at its annual meeting on Thursday, despite a shareholder campaign to vote down most of the directors in the wake of a scandal related to its high prices for eme...
AP Newsbreak: US, EU urge China to limit food import control
News Observer - 22 Jun 2017 12:23
Food exporters including the United States and European Union are stepping up pressure on China to scale back plans for intensive inspections of imports that they say would hamper access …
5 Ways Millennials are a Completely Different Kind of Market to Crack
inc - 22 Jun 2017 17:09
Collectively, they represent an ocean of opportunity for brands. But you won't engage them unless you know what makes them tick.
Why Swiss cheese has those mysterious holes -- as explained by a cheese expert
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2017 17:12
Why does Swiss cheese look like that? What's with all the holes? It turns out, those holes are key in making cheese Swiss!Dr. Michael Tunick, author of "The Science of Cheese," explains what goes into these bubbles. Foll...
Banks should avoid replicating their millennial strategy for Gen Z
American Banker - 22 Jun 2017 17:08
Banks continue to struggle in wooing millennials, but their customer acquisition challenge is about to get even more complicated as Generation Z comes of age.