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Trump just added new suspense to the search for the next Fed chief
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 16:38
Carlos Barria/Reuters; Composite by Bob Bryan/Business Insider Like any good reality television producer, Donald Trump doesn’t want to go into the season finale of his appointment of the next chair of the Federal Reser...
Federal Court Whiffs On Analysis But Gets Charging Order Right Anyway In Peach REO
Forbes - 30 Jul 2017 05:49
A U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has issued a Charging Order, holding that a Charging Order establishes a lien on the debtor/member's economic right to distributions, and is not in the nature o...
Is AmEx liable for explaining the risks of credit downgrading?
New York Post - 30 Jul 2017 05:46
Dear John: I received an offer for an American Express platinum card that promised me 100,000 points when I was approved. After a month, I called AmEx customer service to see about switching to the EveryDay card. I was a...
This generation's blue chip stocks are tech companies
New York Post - 30 Jul 2017 04:55
Wall Street has always valued blue chip stocks -- a name derived from the highest-value poker chip color -- but today's new blue chips are nothing like your father's. If there was ever any doubt about what the new blue c...
Silicon Valley preps for a potential flood of Snap shares
New York Post - 30 Jul 2017 04:47
Our Silicon Valley spies are all atwitter over Snap and the more than 1 billion shares that may be flooding the market in the next two weeks after the 180-day initial public offering lockup expires. CEO Evan Spiegel and ...
Trump's Economic Scorecard: Not Much Of A Tax Reform Update
Forbes - 30 Jul 2017 03:57
The latest tax reform update leaves a lot to be desired and shows how hard it will be to accomplish.
Market Snapshot: The stock market's fortunes may ride on Apple's shoulders
Market Watch - 30 Jul 2017 02:12
Apple, the most valuable company in the world by market capitalization, is set to report fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, setting the tone for the technology sector and, to a large degree, the broader stock mark...
One of the most influential voices on Wall Street used Netflix to show why markets are overheated (NFLX, OAK)
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 19:00
Denis Doyle / Stringer / Getty Images Legendary finance guruHoward Marks issued a warning shot to investors Wednesday, laying out the case that markets are overheated and risks are going ignored. At one point in hisspraw...
Football players prepare for Farm Bowl at Minnesota farm
Miami Herald - 30 Jul 2017 17:10
Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph recently spent some time up close with dairy cows at a central Minnesota farm in preparation for the Farm Bowl, a Land …
Last-minute talks bid to halt first Bank of England strike in 50 years
The Guardian - 30 Jul 2017 16:42
Talks at Acas aim to avert three-day strike by Bank maintenance, security and hospitality staff angry at 'derisory' 1% pay rise The Bank of England will hold last-ditch talks with the UK's largest trade union on Monday a...
Taco Bell and Lyft take on McDonald's and Uber in the fast-food delivery battle (YUM, MCD)
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 16:32
Facebook/McDonald's The fast-food delivery battles are heating up — and ride-sharing services are taking sides. This week, McDonald's and Taco Bell both came out with big news for customers too lazy to get up and go to...
20 of the best US housing markets for investing in real estate
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 16:27
pisaphotography/Shutterstock If you're looking to invest in real estate, location is paramount. HomeUnion, an online real estate investment management firm, has identified zip codes in 20 US metros where investors have s...
To Find Out What Employees Are Really Thinking, Don't Conduct a Survey; Do This Instead
inc - 30 Jul 2017 16:26
Sure, survey data is impressive. But this information is much more valuable.
The retail apocalypse is causing one company to rethink its entire strategy (HSY)
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 16:04
Lee Jae Won/Reuters It didn't take long for The Hershey Company to mention its push into e-commerce on Wednesday's earnings call. In prepared remarks at the beginning of the conference call, president and CEO Michele Buc...
A former HR exec who reviewed over 40,000 résumés says these 7 résumé mistakes annoy her
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 15:46
Tina Nicolai estimates that she has
Arab states refrain from waging more crippling sanctions against Qatar
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 15:42
Thomson Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Four Arab states that cut ties with Qatar are refraining for now from imposing more punitive measures against the Gulf state. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, th...
Amazon has an oddly efficient way of storing stuff in its warehouses
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 15:37
If you live in one the 27 cities where Amazon offers its Prime Now service, you can have tens of thousands of items delivered to your door in an hour. On a visit to Amazon's Manhattan Prime Now location, we got a peek at...
3 Ways Inclusive Leadership Will Make Diversity Less Exhausting And More Irrelevant
Forbes - 30 Jul 2017 15:36
Like the seemingly endless talk around healthcare, people are tired of talking about diversity. It's time to change the conversation, set the right tone and start growing and evolving together.
Hot sauce industry sets tongues -- and sales -- ablaze
USA Today - 30 Jul 2017 15:33A rare copy of the original 'Super Mario' game just sold for over $30,000 on eBay
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 15:30
There are tens of millions of physical copies of the original "Super Mario Bros." for the Nintendo Entertainment System. As such, buying the game is usually a trifling matter — a few bucks at most at your local garage ...
The retail apocalypse is driving a $175 million business at Lazard
Business Insider - 30 Jul 2017 15:30
AP Investment bank Lazard is having a record-breaking 2017, despite choppy waters in the mergers and acquisitions market. The firm on Tuesday announced record first-half revenues of$1.35 billion, soaring pastanalyst expe...
Trump To GOPers: Keep Pushing For ACA Repeal Unless You're 'Total Quitters'
TPM - 30 Jul 2017 15:24
President Donald Trump on Saturday and Sunday urged Republican senators to keep working on a bill to repeal Obamacare, after their last attempt failed in a dramatic vote early Friday morning. “Unless the Republican Sen...