Business News
AT&T CEO claims merger is to compete with tech companies
New York Post - 22 Nov 2017 05:03
Fears are growing that the Justice Department's suit to block AT&T's proposed takeover of Time Warner could upend business-as-usual in an unexpected place -- Silicon Valley. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has repeatedly str...
3 Ways Young Professionals Can Combat Loneliness When Working From Home
Forbes - 22 Nov 2017 16:16
How do you maintain a social life if you live alone and don't have to work in an office anymore?
HP Inc. Continues To Outperform The PC and Printing Industry
Forbes - 22 Nov 2017 16:33
HP Inc. announced its fiscal Q4 results on Tuesday, November 21. The results were in line with our expectations, as both the Personal Systems and Printing divisions reported growth in revenues and improvements in both ma...
Fitbit Insiders Sell $16.6 Million in Stock
Barron's - 22 Nov 2017 13:40
Stock sales have cooled down considerably from 2016, and so has Fitbit's dramatic stock-price drop.
JPMorgan said to weigh offering CME bitcoin futures to clients
American Banker - 22 Nov 2017 06:08
Bitcoin's eight-fold surge in value this year is forcing Wall Street banks to balance clients' interest in speculating on the cryptocurrency with executives' skepticism about its future.
Yellen says Fed needs to avoid 'boom-bust'cycle in economy
ABC News - 22 Nov 2017 03:24
Yellen says biggest challenge facing the central bank will be to craft an interest rate policy that avoids 'boom-bust' cycle
Who Needs a Tax Cut? Companies Are Spending Anyway
Wall Street Journal - 22 Nov 2017 19:50
Tax cut or no tax cut, companies could be spending a lot more money in the year ahead.
Meg Whitman stepping down as HP Enterprise CEO
Reuters - 22 Nov 2017 04:02
(Reuters) - Meg Whitman on Tuesday announced that she will step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co , ending a 6-year tenure that included overseeing one of the biggest corporate breakups in history.
Market Extra: Here's how to play retail stocks as Black Friday looms: Goldman Sachs
Market Watch - 22 Nov 2017 16:51
One of the biggest shopping days of the year is coming up, and that means retail companies will be seeing a lot of action--both by consumers getting ready for Christmas, and from Wall Street traders playing the action.
E-Commerce Is Boosting This Hidden Part Of The Retail Market
Forbes - 22 Nov 2017 14:20Trump administration, in a gift to telecom firms, is pulling the plug on net neutrality
L.A. Times - 22 Nov 2017 20:15Q&A: Famed economist Henry Kaufman says robots are 'greatest challenge' to workers
USA Today - 22 Nov 2017 14:00Ex-banker's acquittal elicits shouts of joy as U.S. stumbles
American Banker - 22 Nov 2017 06:08
The trial of Stefan Buck was an unusual courtroom showdown in the decade-old fight by the U.S. against tax evasion aided by financial institutions in Switzerland.
Applications for US unemployment benefits drop 13,000
ABC News - 22 Nov 2017 15:48
US unemployment benefit claims drop 13,000 to 239,000 last week, sign of strong labor market
Gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner, with a nod to Made in America
ABC News - 22 Nov 2017 15:03
This Thanksgiving, La Brea Bakery is one of many companies showing love to the U.S. worker, on the farm and in the factory.
How Intuition Can Be Your Secret Weapon As an Entrepreneur
inc - 22 Nov 2017 15:00
Your inner voice is your most powerful and least-used tool.
DryShips' Strong Quarterly Results Show The Company's Earnings Potential
Forbes - 22 Nov 2017 14:30Cross state lines to shop tax-free on Black Friday
USA Today - 22 Nov 2017 14:12
In Delaware, Maryland residents can leave their 6% sales tax behind.
Lane furniture brand switching parent companies
News Observer - 22 Nov 2017 19:46
The Lane furniture brand is being sold from one company to another. United Furniture Industries Inc. says it will buy Lane from Heritage Home Group LLC. The two companies announced …
Govt plans to fast-track hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir
livemint.com - 22 Nov 2017 10:39
Jammu and Kashmir deputy CM Nirmal Kumar Singh says the state plans to add more than 5,000 megawatts of hydropower using the flow of its rivers within the next five to six years
China's CEFC denies links to alleged Africa bribery plot
ABC News - 22 Nov 2017 05:23
Chinese energy company denies links to alleged bribery scheme in Africa
Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 million accounts
Reuters - 22 Nov 2017 05:01
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday.