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CNN: Pence Spent More Than $200K To Attend Colts Game He Walked Out Of
TPM - 9 Oct 2017 18:17
Vice President Mike Pence spent more than $200,000 to attend the 49ers-Colts game he left on Sunday after players knelt during the anthem, according to an estimate by CNN. CNN estimated, citing Air Force data and the len...
How's Business In Business Aviation? The Answer Is Both Simple And Complicated
Forbes - 10 Oct 2017 01:42
Nearly 30,000 business aviation executives are in Las Vegas this week for the industry's major trade show, NBAA-BACE and after 10 up and down years, there looks to be more choppy air ahead.
Shell Oil Attorney In Nigeria Comes To New York; Leaves Law And Launches Two Food Startups
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 19:57
Spotlight on Snackin' African. Entrepreneur Foluso Salami missed the Nigerian snack chinchin when she moved to the U.S., so she made her own chinchin and launched a business.
5 Lessons On Making The Leap From Big Data To Wise Decision Making (Part 2 Of 2)
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 17:39
Too often, data scientists are clueless about how the business makes money.
'Rick And Morty' Fans Take Obnoxiousness To A Whole New Dimension
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 06:29
An incident at McDonald's highlighted the loud and insufferable segment of an otherwise loveable fanbase.
China Bus Maker Brings Together Republicans, Democrats In California
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 05:59
BYD celebrates expansion of electric bus plant
Old £1 coin deadline looming in one week
BBC - 9 Oct 2017 05:34
From 16 October, the round pound is out and people will only be able to spend the 12-sided version.
Magazines are making a surprising comeback in digital form
Business Insider - 9 Oct 2017 04:26
Issu Many digital publishersare struggling to scrape byin an era when banner ads tradefor pennies and social networks control distribution. Maybe it's time for magazines to make a comeback? That's been the bet at Issuu, ...
Harvey Weinstein Is Fired After Sexual Harassment Reports
The New York Times - 9 Oct 2017 04:26
The Weinstein Company's board announced Mr. Weinstein's firing on Sunday, days after The New York Times reported on decades of harassment allegations.
McDonald's is facing backlash after failing to provide enough Szechuan sauce -- now packets are selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay (MCD)
Business Insider - 9 Oct 2017 18:37
eBay Customers were furious at McDonald's after its "really, really limited" edition Szechuan sauce supply failed to come even close to meeting demand. Now, packets of the sauce are selling for hundreds of dollars on eBa...
GE names partner at Nelson Peltz fund to its board
New York Post - 9 Oct 2017 18:34
General Electric said on Monday it had elected Ed Garden, the founding partner and chief investment officer of activist investment firm Trian Fund Management, to its board of directors. Garden will replace Robert Lane, w...
Dove's racist soap ad turns into major disaster for Unilever brand
New York Post - 9 Oct 2017 18:19
A social media outcry over an advertisement for Dove body wash which showed a black woman removing her top to reveal a white woman has escalated into a public relations disaster for the Unilever brand. The 3-second video...
What If Your Company Asked People What They Wanted To Buy? These Guys Do...
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 18:15
Analogy is underused in the business world. A new startup is offering a fresh take on deals after using analogous thinking to explore issues and create something unique.
Stocks open slightly higher; tech and energy companies edge up
L.A. Times - 9 Oct 2017 17:55AAII Sentiment Survey: Neutral Sentiment Falls To Nearly A Six-Month Low
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 17:43
Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, is at its lowest level in nearly six months.
Water testing near dump finds chemicals in expanded area
Miami Herald - 9 Oct 2017 17:35
Testing has found unsafe levels of hazardous chemicals from a decades-old tannery waste dump site in western Michigan in private residential drinking water wells in an expanded area. The Grand …
American Richard Thaler wins Nobel for Economics
USA Today - 9 Oct 2017 17:25How To Get More Value Out Of Industry Conferences
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 17:00Preventing Communication Fires: A Manager's Guide To Setting Expectations
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 17:00
By focusing on communication during the hiring and onboarding process, you will foster a communicative work environment that sets employees up for success.
9 Major Global Equity Averages Surge Higher, Here's How To Trade Them Now
Forbes - 9 Oct 2017 16:58
Dow Industrials, S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Transports and Russell 2000 set all-time highs last week. The Nikkei 225 set a multiyear high last week. The Shanghai Composite remains in bear market territory. The Nifty 50 has a n...
How to stop hating your job and get your mojo back
New York Post - 9 Oct 2017 16:51
When Michael Capko joined the Frank Recruitment Group in the Financial District three years ago, he felt frustrated. Despite clocking 50-hour workweeks, he was spinning his wheels without reaping results. "I wasn't findi...
Here's a super-quick guide to what traders are talking about right now
Business Insider - 9 Oct 2017 16:33
Thomson Reuters Dave Lutz, head of ETFs at JonesTrading, has an overview of today's markets. US stock markets are making early gains as the bond marketis closed for Columbus Day. The Turkish Lira is down 2% after the US ...