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George Soros' investment firm sheds employees
New York Post - 27 Oct 2017 05:32
Nine people, including two portfolio managers, left George Soros' massive $26 billion investment office this week, The Post has learned. One manager exited to start his own fund with money seeded from Soros, sources told...
Tesla is set to dominate in China (TSLA)
Business Insider - 27 Oct 2017 03:03
Ng Han Guan/AP Tesla this week confirmed talks with the Chinese government to build a factory near Shanghai. Tesla made$1 billion from China last year and $4.2 billion in the US. No deal is confirmed yet, but a Chinese f...
Drinkers don't care about Anheuser-Busch anymore
New York Post - 27 Oct 2017 04:24
Americans last year continued to lose their thirst for Bud. The flagship brew of Anheuser-Busch InBev saw US shipments of the famous lager fall to 14.4 million barrels last year -- down 60 percent from the 35.2 million b...
US economy shrugs off impact of hurricanes
Sky News - 27 Oct 2017 16:24
The US economy shrugged off the damaging impact of hurricanes as it posted better than expected growth in the third quarter.
No end in sight for tech giant share gains
Reuters - 27 Oct 2017 16:29
(Reuters) - The world's biggest technology companies are only getting bigger and, for now, Wall Street analysts think there's no stopping them.
iPhone X Preorders Are Selling on eBay--for Up to $10,000
inc - 27 Oct 2017 16:14
Can you put a price on love (of a new iPhone)? Apparently, yes.
Is George Soros Funding Riots Planned on November 4 Nationwide?
Lombardi Letter - 27 Oct 2017 15:45
Is George Soros Funding Riots Planned on November 4th? Is George Soros funding riots planned on November 4 in America? That’s the claim by several web sites on the alt-right. The post Is George Soros Funding Riots Plan...
Inside billionaire Warren Buffett's unconventional marriage, which included an open arrangement and 3-way Christmas cards
Business Insider - 27 Oct 2017 15:28
Scott Olson / Getty Images • Warren Buffett married Susan Thompson in 1952. • She ultimately left Warren to pursue a singing career, but they remained amicably married until her death in 2004. • Susan also introduc...
U.S. probes Ford Fusion cars over steering wheels that may detach
Reuters - 27 Oct 2017 16:30
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JC Penney shares slump after outlook cut
BBC - 27 Oct 2017 16:13
The US store chain's shares fall 22% after it says 2017 sales will now be no higher than last year's.
Xfinity Adds Its Own Creepy 5-Minute Film to 2017's Fright Fest of Longer Halloween Ads
AdWeek - 27 Oct 2017 16:03
Marketers are all about the short horror film this Halloween. Fox and Mars rolled out their great two-minute "Bite Size Horror" films a few weeks ago, and Hulu went even longer with its "Huluween" shorts. Now, it's Xfini...
Twitter may turn a quarterly profit for the first time ever
New York Post - 27 Oct 2017 05:06
Twitter got Wall Street buzzing as it said it could turn a quarterly profit for the first time ever -- despite admitting it has been overstating monthly user numbers for the past three years. The social network has never...
Amazon now employs a whopping 542,000 people and plans to hire thousands more (AMZN)
Business Insider - 27 Oct 2017 02:34
Ted S. Warren/AP Amazon's employee base swelled an astounding 77% from the end of June to the end of September. Theretail giant now employs541,900 people, up from382,400 last quarter and306,800 a year ago. It is one of o...
Jam, Lewis to bring free concerts to Super Bowl festival
News Observer - 27 Oct 2017 17:46
Music producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will be behind a series of free concerts in Minneapolis during the 10-day Super Bowl Live festival that leads up to the big …
Here's what candy corn is actually made of -- it may surprise you
Business Insider - 27 Oct 2017 17:38
Candy corn isn't just sugar. It's actually made up of several ingredients, including sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 3. ...
FEMA Has 'Significant Concerns' About $300 Million Deal With Utility Company
TPM - 27 Oct 2017 16:40
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is looking into how a contract between Puerto Rico and a tiny power company -- whose CEO and partner are friendly with the Trump administration -- was procured, according to...
Starbucks is launching three new bottled coffee drinks
USA Today - 27 Oct 2017 16:30
Get ready coffee lovers, Starbucks is launching three new bottled coffee drinks in 2018.
Steve Jobs' sweet ride is part of high-end car auction
Miami Herald - 27 Oct 2017 16:27
A sleek sports car once owned by Steve Jobs could sell for over $300,000 at a Manhattan auction. But its price is practically pocket change compared to some of the …
US economy grows faster than expected in third quarter
BBC - 27 Oct 2017 16:27
The annual pace of 3% in the third quarter comes despite the impact of back-to-back hurricanes.
Design Thinking and Business Building: Why You Need Both
inc - 27 Oct 2017 16:23
Design thinking is not just for product development. It can be applied to solving your biggest business challenges.
6 Can't Miss Conferences If You Want to Grow Your Business
inc - 27 Oct 2017 16:15
Want to make better teams? These 6 conferences are trying to help you just do that.
Microsoft, Amazon push S&P, Nasdaq higher
Reuters - 27 Oct 2017 16:07
(Reuters) - Gains in technology stocks powered by strong earnings from Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet lifted the Nasdaq and the S&P on Friday, but losses in Chevron and Merck kept the Dow in the red.