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The highest-paying job in each US state
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 16:38
If you want the highest-paying job in America, become an anesthesiologist — their mean annual pay across the US is $269,600. But if you want the highest-paying job where you live, you might have to look to another prof...
A Sneak Peek At Next Week
Forbes - 6 Aug 2017 00:02
The November 2016 post-election advance in the bellwether S&P 500 remains valid and intact heading into next week. However, there is a growing list of technical and quantitative market metrics that warn of the US broad m...
The ten biggest companies in tech have put the brakes on acquisitions (GOOGL, AMZN, AAPL, CSCO, FB)
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 15:30
CB Insights The ten largest tech companies in the US have only made 35 acquisitions in the first half of thisyear, according to CB Insights. If things continue at this rate, big tech will have made61 acquisitions total i...
These Are The 10 Most Profitable Industries in 2017
Forbes - 6 Aug 2017 20:42
Accounting and bookkeeping firms, real estate leasing companies and legal services top the list of the most profitable industries over the last 12 months, according to a new ranking by Sageworks.
This Startup Wants To Turn Vehicles, Real Estate, and Paintings into Digital Tokens
inc - 6 Aug 2017 16:55
Blockchain is booming.
A pair of Chinese tourists have been detained in Berlin for doing a Hitler salute
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 12:00
© AFP/File John MACDOUGALL Two Chinese tourists were detained in Berlin for making the straight-armed Hitler salute for photos in front of the Reichstag parliament building, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday. The holi...
Report: Michigan to face $2B budget squeeze in general fund
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2017 06:01
Tax cuts, increased road construction, past economic development incentives and other factors will combine to reduce or divert state revenue by $2 billion annually in just over four years -- …
Hedge fund manager charged for scamming investors out of millions
New York Post - 6 Aug 2017 05:30
A Ponzi-like scheme that would make Bernie Madoff proud has been uncovered in Boston, authorities say. Massachusetts officials have charged hedge-fund manager Raymond Montoya with scamming investors out of millions of do...
Richard Branson tells the story behind his famous kitesurfing photos
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 19:00
Virgin Groupfounder Richard Branson recently broke yet another Guinness World Record by upping the ante after aniconic photoof the mogul kitesurfing with a nude woman went viral. Branson successfully kitesurfed with thre...
Japanese mega-brewery Sapporo is buying a popular US craft beer maker for $85 million
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 16:00
Facebook/anchorbrewing Japanese mega-brewery Sapporo is buying the maker of the popular craft beer Anchor Steam for $85 million, the company announced Thursday. The acquisition of Anchor Brewing Company will help Sapporo...
People are concerned Disney Apps are tracking children
USA Today - 6 Aug 2017 15:29
A legal complaint alleges Disney is violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, or COPPA. Video provided by Newsy
The world is split over whether the US or China is the dominant economic superpower
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 15:27
TheChart of the Weekis a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the world has had one undisputed economic superpower: the United States. But while the U.S. has enjoyed...
This 10% Dividend Is Protected From A Pullback
Forbes - 6 Aug 2017 15:07
Worried about a pullback? I don't blame you. But you shouldn't stash your portfolio in cash when you can bank this 10% dividend and be protect yourself from a drop in the stock market.
German governor defends asking VW to vet speech on automaker
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2017 14:37
The governor of one of Germany's biggest states says he allowed Volkswagen to vet a 2015 speech about the automaker's diesel scandal. German weekly Bild am Sonntag has reported that …
5 Widely Held REITs You Should Dump Today!
Forbes - 6 Aug 2017 14:33
If you hold any of these five risky REITs, you should sell them immediately.
In Just 7 Seconds, You Can Sell Your Product, Your Company, Your Cause--or Yourself
inc - 6 Aug 2017 14:26
In just 7 seconds, make your case
Why You Need To Hit Rock Bottom In Order To Succeed
inc - 6 Aug 2017 14:07
None of us ask for life's greatest challenges, but that doesn't mean we can't benefit from them.
Neymar's move to PSG will cost the French soccer giant more than $500 million
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 14:00
Christian Hartmann/Reuters The much-anticipated move of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain isnow done as the Brazilian football star was introduced on Friday in Paris. Nowcompleted, the move isthe most expensive in soccer his...
The Roman Empire's roads in transit map form
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 13:08
Unless you’re a historian or map buff, interpreting a map of the Roman Empire can be a daunting exercise. Place names are unfamiliar and roads meander across the landscape making it difficult to see the connections bet...
These 10 Famous Cars Aren't Selling So Well Anymore (Prepare For A Few Surprises)
inc - 6 Aug 2017 13:00
Well, I was surprised about a few of these.
'Cryptocurrency mania' burned a $1 billion hedge fund that was betting against chipmakers (NVDA)
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 12:50
Dallas-based Carlson Capital's Black Diamond Thematic fund has lost 14.2% net this year through July 31, according to a client update reviewed by Business Insider, and bitcoin mania is partly to blame. The $1 billion equ...
A bunch of indicators are warning of 'a break in the stock market'
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2017 12:03
Drew Angerer/Getty Alarms are going off even with the stock market at an all-time high. The obvious ones include a degree of complacency illustrated through low volatilityand the overall valuation of the stock market. Bu...