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Tribe tries to persuade judge to save lawsuit against state
Miami Herald - 30 Nov 2017 17:38
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is trying to persuade a federal judge to preserve a casino expansion lawsuit against the state. The tribe filed a federal lawsuit this year against …
How much it costs to get a haircut in cities around the world, in two charts
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 17:37
Shutterstock Haircuts generally cost more in cities where local wages are higher, and less in cities where local wages are lower. For the most part, women pay more for haircuts than men do. We put together a list of how ...
Mike Federle To Succeed Mike Perlis As CEO Of Forbes Media
Forbes - 30 Nov 2017 17:22
Mike Perlis will Serve as Vice Chairman and Strategic Advisor to the Board NEW YORK (November 30, 2017) - Forbes Media announced today that it has named Mike Federle CEO. Mr. Federle succeeds Mike Perlis, who is stepping...
Gwyneth Paltrow is taking her lifestyle and e-commerce brand Goop to Snapchat
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 22:45
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle and e-commerce website Goop is the latest entrant on Snapchat Discover. Goop will publish a weekly digital magazine on women's lifestyle on the platform every ...
Australia bows to pressure with inquiry into bank misconduct
ABC News - 30 Nov 2017 06:04
The Australian government has bowed to growing pressure by announcing a high-level inquiry into misconduct in Australia's financial sector
Payday loan firms have new hope with Trump's CFPB
New York Post - 30 Nov 2017 05:54
The loan sharks smell blood. A payday lender selling loans derided as "debt traps" by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is going public -- and it's banking on the Trump administration going easy on it. Curo Group,...
Forget OPEC -- Putin is the one really controlling oil prices
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 04:48
Russia seems to have replaced Saudi Arabia as the market swinger, along with U.S. shale. An anonymous OPEC source told Bloomberg this week that it was Putin really calling the shots. Do you remember who first said anythi...
Nokia denies report that it's in talks to buy $11 billion Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 04:16
Thomson Reuters Nokia says not in talks or preparing an offer "related to an acquisition" of Juniper Networks. Statement comes after media report that sent Juniper stock up 18%. Nokia denied a media report that it's in a...
4 expensive tax mistakes to avoid this year
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 04:00
AP/Susan Walsh Raise your hand if you want to pay extra taxes. Yup, that's what I thought — even the IRS says that you shouldn't pay more taxes than you must. Yet taxpayers make expensive mistakes year after year and e...
The bitcoin exchange Coinbase has been ordered to hand the IRS info on 14,355 of its highest-rolling customers
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 02:57
Associated Press/Susan Walsh On Wednesday, a court ordered Coinbase to hand over information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about users that made transactions over $20,000 between 2013 and 2015. That request inclu...
Tax reform threatens to drain GSEs' dwindling capital
American Banker - 30 Nov 2017 02:08
The financial services industry has cheered a proposed reduction in the corporate tax rate, but a lower rate could force Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to write down assets, increasing the odds that the companies will need T...
Illinois Tool Works Is No Bitcoin but That's Good
Barron's - 30 Nov 2017 20:17
The fact that the stock lacks panache is exactly why a bullish options play could work.
Plant-based "meat" is so tasty that Europe's meat industry has to bite back
The Economist - 30 Nov 2017 17:56
Carroticide THE "kapsalon" is a healthy mix of chips, melted Gouda cheese, shawarma, lettuce and garlic sauce and is a tried and tested hangover cure in the Netherlands. So naturally, a butcher's shop on the Spui, in The...
Spotify investor wants company to go public next spring
New York Post - 30 Nov 2017 17:27
Venture Capital firm Northzone, one of the largest stakeholders in Spotify, would like to see the music streaming company's flotation in the spring, depending on market sentiment, one of its partners said on Thursday. Pa...
Dow Jones gains 100 points, hits 24,000 mark ahead of tax vote
NBC News - 30 Nov 2017 17:24
The Dow Jones index raced past the 24,000 mark for the first time on Thursday, propelled by further gains for bank stocks and a recovery in technology shares.
Warren Buffett has a simple reason for why Apple will continue to thrive without Steve Jobs (AAPL)
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2017 17:24
Getty Some cynics have been calling for the slow death of Apple since its legendary founder, Steve Jobs, died in 2011. But, Warren Buffett recently endorsed the company and is heavily invested in its future. Apple's econ...
Why Amazon's Alexa May Soon Become Your New Colleague
inc - 30 Nov 2017 17:24
The company is launching Amazon for Business, an enterprise version of its popular virtual assistant technology.
Human Handicaps and Business Success
inc - 30 Nov 2017 17:22
Your greatest weakness may be your greatest strength
2018's Hot Homebuying Markets To Consider
Forbes - 30 Nov 2017 17:19
As the year ends it's times to consider hot homebuying markets for 2018.
401(k) investors rejoice: Dow tops 24,000 for first time
USA Today - 30 Nov 2017 17:18Sears shares soar 27 percent despite plummeting sales
New York Post - 30 Nov 2017 17:16
Sears Holdings cut its third quarter loss by almost $200 million compared to a year ago, the company said on Thursday, benefiting from lower operating costs as it shut scores of Kmart and Sears outlets. The company, whos...
Dow crosses 24,000 mark as banks climb, techs rebound
Reuters - 30 Nov 2017 17:16
(Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow Jones index raced past the 24,000 mark for the first time on Thursday, propelled by further gains for bank stocks and a recovery in technology shares.