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How much money millennials need to earn to be in the top 1% at every age
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 17:00
Paramount College loan debt, rising housing costs, and a competitive market for high-paying jobs have left many millennials stretching their finances thin. However, those factors haven't affected everyone in their 20s an...
Alzheimer's disease could be reversed using LED lights, according to an MIT study on mice
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 16:54
Daniel Goodman / Business Insider Symptoms of Alzheimer's affecting patient's memories could be reversed, newresearch from MIT indicates. It might be possible to break down the genetic blockades inside the brain which ca...
Is It Time to Bet Against Nvidia?
Barron's - 9 Aug 2017 19:27
JPMorgan, bearish on the chip maker's earnings, recommends a way to take profits.
Fear of North Korea attack sends Wall Street spiraling
New York Post - 9 Aug 2017 04:24
President Trump's incendiary comments on North Korea on Tuesday afternoon turned a generally positive day on Wall Street into a big fat loser. The Dow Jones industrial average appeared to be on track for an 10th straight...
The US sanctioned a 'smooth as butter' cartel operator and a Mexican soccer star allegedly working with him
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 22:44
The US Treasury sanctioned an alleged mid-level Mexican drug-cartel operator and his organization on Wednesday, naming them as significant foreign narcotics traffickers. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designed Raul...
How the world's largest planes compare to the Wright brothers' first aircraft
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 20:02
The Wright brothers may have engineered the first plane, but that has nothing on history's largest aircraft. Here's how Kitty Hawk's finest hold up against an Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and the new Stratolaunch. Follow Tec...
Fidelity, the $2.3 trillion investment giant, is testing out a new cryptocurrency service
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 06:01
Brian Snyder/Reuters Fidelityis testing out a new service to help make life easier for its clients who invest in cryptocurrencies. The $2.3 trillion investor announced on Wednesdaya partnership between itsFidelity Labs, ...
Wisconsin won't break even on $3 billion in Foxconn plant incentives for at least 25 years
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 05:17
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A 20-year-old woman is suing Costco over chicken salad she says triggered kidney failure and $2 million in medical bills (COST)
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 20:59
Fox 13 News A 20-year-old is suing Costco after E. coli-tainted chickenfrom the retailer caused serious health problems, includingepilepsy and kidney failure. Chloe Rodgerson has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the bu...
The Latest Victim of Falling Drug Prices
Wall Street Journal - 9 Aug 2017 17:05
As promised, the Food and Drug Administration is bringing in more competition to the drug business. That means more pain for generic drug manufacturers.
Maverick Capital, a $10.5 billion hedge fund, is struggling to make money
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 17:00
Dallas-based Maverick Capital's flagship hedge fund hasn't made money in the first half of this year. Chief Lee Ainslie blames his short book. Ainsliesays investors are confusing secular trends with cyclical ones. "We ar...
Facebook is cracking down on deceptive ads for porn and diet pills
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 17:00
Twitter Facebook is kicking thousands of shady advertisers off its site. The social networking giant says it's cracking down on scam artists who dupe consumers into clicking on ads promising things like flower deliveries...
Apple could be first company to reach a $1 trillion market cap, analysts say
Market Watch - 9 Aug 2017 16:59
Apple Inc. is poised to be the first company to reach and even sustain a $1 trillion market cap, RBC Capital analysts said Wednesday.
6 Strategies for Success From an Entrepreneur Without a Degree
inc - 9 Aug 2017 16:51
Now, so many entrepreneurs do not have degrees--one exec proves why that's okay.
US stocks slip as North Korea tensions mount
New York Post - 9 Aug 2017 16:50
US stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday as investors turned risk averse following rising tensions between North Korea and the United States. North Korea said it was considering plans to fire missiles at Guam, a US-hel...
Disney's stock dips as streaming push unnerves some investors
Reuters - 9 Aug 2017 16:49
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's shares fell 5 percent on Wednesday to their lowest in eight months as investors doubted whether the world's biggest entertainment company can succeed with its plan to launch its own streaming...
A podiatrist explains heel spurs -- the medical condition Trump said earned him a medical deferment from Vietnam
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 16:40
On Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted out a series of attacks on Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal's record during the Vietnam War. Trump himself had five deferments from service in Vietnam, four were for educati...
Economic Report: U.S. productivity picks up a bit in second quarter
Market Watch - 9 Aug 2017 16:38
U.S. productivity rose at a 0.9% annual rate in the second quarter, up from a 0.1% gain in the prior three months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
Capital One To Spend $100 Million Over 10 Years In Sports Naming Rights Deal
Forbes - 9 Aug 2017 16:30
Major bank holding company Capital One has purchased the naming rights to what is now called the Verizon Center, in Washington D.C., for a reported $100 million over 10 years.
This map reveals the most dangerous and safest states in America
Business Insider - 9 Aug 2017 13:34
WaletHubcompared America's 50 statesacross 37 key safety indicators. Here are the safest and most dangerous states in the US.
8 Tips on Succeeding in Business and Life, According to a Serial Entrepreneur
inc - 9 Aug 2017 16:29
Life is better when you excel in thought, word and deed.
Ripple Price Forecast: Factors Suggest XRP Cryptocurrency Could Hit $1
Profit Confidential - 9 Aug 2017 16:07
What's Behind Ripple Cryptocurrency Price? While most headlines in the cryptocurrency space involve Bitcoin or Ethereum, an increasing number of investors are thinking about investing in Ripple, the bank-focused blockcha...