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Insurers Press Dialysis Claims
Barron's - 2 Sep 2017 08:05
Although 88% of dialysis patients are insured by government programs, dialysis providers say they make no money on those patients.
Japan Beckons Global Investors
Barron's - 2 Sep 2017 06:55
Slow but steady growth and easy money could spur the market. Honda, REITs, and Sony all hold attractions.
11 books the Army's top officer recommends to help understand World War II
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 17:00
US Army Photo September 1 marks the 78th anniversary of the start of World War II, when the Nazi Wehrmacht stormed into Poland. France and Britain declared war on Germany two days later, and the conflagration would soon ...
Trump seeks $7.85 billion for Harvey relief
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 05:10
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WATCH: Harvey triggers major spike in gas prices nationwide
ABC News - 2 Sep 2017 02:59
The country's largest refinery shut down ahead of the holiday weekend.
The most wild and incredible art at Burning Man 2017
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 17:45
Reuters This year'sBurning Man—the wild, nine-daylong annual festivalin Nevada's Black Rock Desert —started on August 27. Tens of thousands of people ventured to the desert for the festival, known for itsbrutal sands...
Warren Buffett is up billions on his Apple bet
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 16:56
Reuters/Shannon Stapleton Since famed investor Warren Buffett'sBerkshire Hathaway started investing inAppleinearly 2016, the technology company's stock has soared. Apple stock is up nearly 70% since the middle of the fir...
Many people make the same mistake when they compare their wealth to everyone else's -- here's how to avoid it
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 16:00
Aaron Davidson / Stringer / Getty Images There's a bad habit that's all too familiar to the social media generation: comparing our lives to the ones we see on our Instagram and Facebook feeds. It's easy to do when you're...
You're In Sales Too (Whether You Like It or Not)
inc - 2 Sep 2017 08:39
Every business needs customers.
Wisconsin technical college begins scholarship program
Miami Herald - 2 Sep 2017 07:01
Ten days before the start of classes, and nearing the end of a weeklong course meant to prepare them for the fall semester, the members of Team Orange walked one …
Nathan's Famous Offers Tasty Growth at a Discount
Barron's - 2 Sep 2017 06:41
Franchising is fueling profit growth for the fabled hot-dog brand. Yet, shares trade at a 40% to 45% discount to net asset value. Not for long, perhaps.
Airline workers share 26 things they'd love to tell passengers but can't
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 18:26
withGod/shutterstock Whether it's to keep their jobs or to maintain the peace, there are some things that airline workers just can't tell travelers. But sharing some of these things, while perhaps controversial, could be...
Asheville-based homeopathic company buys former CD plant
Miami Herald - 2 Sep 2017 17:25
Asheville-based King Bio Homeopathics has bought the site of a former compact disc manufacturing plant that closed in 2016. King Bio's founder Frank King tells the Asheville Citizen-Times that he …
7 essential tips to avoid the 'lifestyle creep' that keeps you from building wealth
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 16:12
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Like many people, I spent my college years being extremely frugal. I did all kinds of things in college to save money. I ate absurd amounts of ramen noodles, as it was an extremely cheap ...
Amazon is the new Walmart -- and Whole Foods just inherited all of the e-commerce giant's baggage (AMZN)
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 15:25
Amazon is already changing Whole Foods— and it'sa departure from the grocery chain's hippie roots. Amazon is increasingly being painted as the "new Walmart," a villain that is hurting American small business. Fairly or...
Everything you thought you knew about budget deficits is wrong
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 15:24
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Politicians pay such frantic lip service to "America'sdebt" that it’s become common knowledge that rising budget deficits can put the economy at imminent risk. Except, in this case, the con...
Trump's trade threats are based on a deep misunderstanding of the US-China economic relationship
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 14:33
Philippe Wojazer/Reuters President Donald Trump keeps threatening trade spats with China, then retreating. A new report from the Institute for International Finance warns of the risks of a trade war. Trump's view ignores...
Hurricane Harvey put as much as $55 billion worth of Houston's commercial real estate underwater
Business Insider - 2 Sep 2017 13:10
Reuters/Nick Oxford As much as 27 percent of Houston’s commercial real estate may be impacted by flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, according to a CoStar analysis of flood maps. The 12,000 potentially affected p...
City struggles to restore water service in Harvey aftermath
News Observer - 2 Sep 2017 19:49
A Texas city that lost its drinking water system to Harvey's floodwaters struggled Saturday to restore service, and fire officials kept monitoring a crippled chemical plant that has twice been …
Minnesota electronic component company plans $300M expansion
Miami Herald - 2 Sep 2017 17:31
The growth of an electronic component company is presenting new challenges for a small northern Minnesota community. Digi-Key in Thief River Falls will hold a ground breaking ceremony Sept. 15 …
In Search of Bigger Fish
Barron's - 2 Sep 2017 06:36
Baron Asset's Andrew Peck looks for midsize companies that have little competition and can grow irrespective of the economy.
No Problem for Houston Munis
Barron's - 2 Sep 2017 06:04
Thanks to Texas' high credit quality and federal aid, most municipal bonds issued by areas affected by Harvey aren't in danger.