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The best shower caddy you can buy for college dorm life
Business Insider - 17 Aug 2017 17:00
TheInsider Picksteam writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The Insider Pick: Unless you're blessed with an amazing dorm...
Out of office: a guide to taking a holiday from your smartphone
The Guardian - 17 Aug 2017 08:00
The belief that you needed to be connected to the office 24/7 can lead to burnout. An expert explains how business owners can log off on holiday My "aha" moment came on holiday about five years ago. Despite telling my te...
25 Best US Cities for Retirement: 2017
ThinkAdvisor - 17 Aug 2017 21:05
Out of the 150 most populous cities, these 25 got (mostly) high marks from WalletHub in four categories.
Goldman Sachs took me off account because I'm black: suit
New York Post - 17 Aug 2017 04:58
Goldman Sachs removed a private wealth management exec from a profitable account because she was black, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. Rebecca Allen claims she spent nearly three years working a potential client relat...
Ahead of 'IT,' Every Stephen King Movie's Box Office Ranked Worst To Best
Forbes - 17 Aug 2017 00:02
Movies based on the stories of Stephen King have, adjusted for inflation, taken $2.25 billion at the domestic box office. Ahead of the theatrical release of 'IT,' I look at the box office results for his cinematic manife...
Behind a Georgia bank's long and winding succession plan
American Banker - 17 Aug 2017 23:08
Lynn Harton was finally named CEO of United Community Bank after a five-year apprenticeship, though Jimmy Tallent remains CEO of the parent company. The executives have long touted an ability to bounce ideas off each oth...
Sheriff David Clarke is being sued by family of an inmate who died after not receiving water for a week
Business Insider - 17 Aug 2017 22:47
Spencer Platt/Getty Images The family of a man who died from dehydration in jail back in April 2016 has filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee county and Sheriff David Clarke. Terrill Thomas, 38, was found dead on the floor o...
Wikileaks' Julian Assange reportedly turned down a trove of documents related to the Russian government
Business Insider - 17 Aug 2017 22:41
Thomson Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reportedly "gave excuse after excuse" for refusing to publish a trove of documents related to corruption within the Russian government, according to chat logs obtainedby F...
Wisconsin Assembly set to approve $3 billion for Foxconn
Miami Herald - 17 Aug 2017 07:09
The Wisconsin Assembly planned to approve a $3 billion tax break Thursday for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group to build a massive display panel factory in the state, a project President …
Forget streaming: Apple should rethink plans to waste $1 billion on video content
Venture Beat - 17 Aug 2017 05:30
Given Apple’s original content track record thus far, the company might do just as well burning a pile of 1 billion dollar bills as it would buying original programming. The odious Planet of the Apps has proved to be e...
Overstock looking to gain advantage with potential 2-day delivery
New York Post - 17 Aug 2017 04:49
Overstock.com is in advanced talks with a logistics company about outsourcing distribution and delivery -- a move that would enable the e-tailer to provide two-day delivery on furniture and other bulky items, The Post ha...
Ackman wanted extension on board nominee submission
New York Post - 17 Aug 2017 04:42
Bill Ackman thinks things would have been a lot easier for ADP if it just let him turn in his homework late. "Had they given us a week, I don't think we would be in a proxy contest because I think they would have heard [...
What makes up Wall Street's 'wall of worry'
New York Post - 17 Aug 2017 04:38
Today, I'll give you some more of Wall Street's "wall of worry" bricks that are likely to come up during the dangerous fall investing season. This wall, unlike the one President Trump pledged to construct along our south...
Prudential is said to plot its escape from Fed oversight
American Banker - 17 Aug 2017 23:08
Prudential Financial is laying the groundwork to escape the government's label that it's too big to fail, a move that would dramatically reduce federal oversight of the largest U.S. life insurer.
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Miami Herald - 17 Aug 2017 23:01
Best-Selling Books Week Ended August 13. FICTION 1. "The Late Show" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) 2. "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio (Knopf Books for Young Readers) 3. "Camino Island" by …
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Best Cyborg Performance Wasn't In "The Terminator"
The New Yorker - 17 Aug 2017 22:30
Richard Brody on James Cameron's "The Terminator," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
L.L. Bean boosting production of iconic rubber 'duck boot'
USA Today - 17 Aug 2017 20:43In ILC fight, community banks will not stand down
American Banker - 17 Aug 2017 20:08
More than a decade after Walmart's unsuccessful banking bid, the core reasons to oppose nonbank conglomerates owning banks remain the same.
Apple CEO makes $2 million pledge to fight hate
Miami Herald - 17 Aug 2017 19:48
Apple is donating $2 million to two human rights groups as part of CEO Tim Cook's pledge to help lead the fight against the hate that fueled the violence in …
The Latest: Trump looking to speak to Heyer's family
Miami Herald - 17 Aug 2017 19:05
The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EDT): 1:10 p.m. The White House says it is working to find a "convenient" time for President Donald Trump to speak with …
A van plowed into dozens of people on a tourist-heavy street in Barcelona -- no suspect in custody, multiple fatalities reported
Business Insider - 17 Aug 2017 17:27
Reuters TV Police officers in Barcelona, Spain, are looking for at least one suspect after a van crashed into a crowd of pedestrians in a tourist-heavy district, leaving several people injured and some dead, multiple out...
Still Sick: Even Massive ObamaCare Subsidies Won't Help Low-Income Adults
Forbes - 17 Aug 2017 15:03
One-in-five low-income adults would still be uninsured even with massive government subsidies, research shows.