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What 'Dilly Dilly' means -- and how Bud Light came up with its viral campaign
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 18:02
If you've seen or heard the phrase "Dilly Dilly" at your local pub or on social media in the last few weeks, you can thank Bud Light for turning the phrase into a cultural phenomenon. The company launched a series of ads...
All of America is doomed to repeat a mistake Kansas made 5 years ago
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 04:05
Alex Wong/Getty Images Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback attemptedto turn his state into a conservative model for the nation by enacting a series of sweeping tax cuts. It turned into a disaster. Now Republicans on Capitol Hill a...
Average US gas price drops 7 cents to $2.54 for regular
News Observer - 3 Dec 2017 20:57
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 7 cents nationally over the past two weeks to $2.54. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday …
American Airlines Just Reduced the Amount of Legroom In First Class (Yes, First Class)
inc - 3 Dec 2017 02:15
Is nothing sacred? Well, no.
Cryptocurrency is accomplishing PayPal's original mission
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2017 00:33
GUEST: In a 2014 editorial titled "Bitcoin is the New PayPal," we made the case that PayPal's history could provide insight on Bitcoin's future. Specifically, we argued that, in the short term, the Bitcoin ecosystem woul...
Greece, lenders reach deal on reforms under bailout review
Reuters - 3 Dec 2017 00:00
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Financial Advisors: 5 Best Stock Investing Ideas For 2018
Forbes - 3 Dec 2017 17:01Supreme Court to decide if more states can legalize sports betting
NBC News - 3 Dec 2017 16:40
Nevada's decades-long monopoly on legal sports betting could be broken by the Supreme Court, depending on the outcome of a case to be argued Monday.
The 25 best-paying small companies, according to employees
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 16:30
SendGrid If you believe that working at a small company means a small salary, think again. This list of best-paying small companies from job-hunting site Comparably shows that good salaries can be had at smaller companie...
How Middle America can ensure Silicon Valley doesn't hog the startup spotlight in 2018
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2017 16:00
GUEST: Paying more attention to the reality of the workers and businesses in so-called "Flyover Country" isn't a fad. Mark Zuckerberg may no longer be writing about his travels across the U.S., but the work still continu...
If CVS Buys Aetna, America's Pharmacy Choices Narrow
Forbes - 3 Dec 2017 16:00
If the pharmacy giant buys the health insurer, it will exacerbate a trend in which insurers have been limiting policy holders' choices of where they pick up their prescriptions and receive their healthcare services, in t...
The one thing most self-made millionaires do when they first wake up
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 16:00
After studying hundreds of people both rich and poor, authorTom Corleyreveals the one thing most self-made millionaires do when they first wake up. Following is a transcript of the video. Tom Corley:What I found in my re...
3 reasons the trillion-dollar M&A market will keep exploding in 2018
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 15:11
Reuters / Paulo Whitaker US merger-and-acquisition activity is on pace to clear $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row. Robert W. Baird sees robust activity continuing through 2018 as private-equity-backed companies gr...
Here's why Snapchat's huge redesign could revive its business, or sink it (SNAP)
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 15:00
Snapchat's redesign separates conversations with friends from a feed of content from professional publishers and public figures. The redesign is a bet that Snapchat users care enough to seek out news and entertainment in...
Will GOP Cut Social Security And Medicare Before Or After The 2018 Election?
Forbes - 3 Dec 2017 14:00How Hotels Mock Customers With This Outrageous Nickel-and-Diming Trick
inc - 3 Dec 2017 14:00
And they think they're being so creative.
What kind of beer does North Carolina Google the most?
News Observer - 3 Dec 2017 07:36
North Carolina likes its beer. Boasting a wealth of craft brews, taprooms and breweries, the Tar Heel State is home to award-winning beer no stranger to imbibing quality. But what …
Here are the most stunning images NASA has ever taken of our planet
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 17:40
NASA While NASA is mostly known for studying the outer reaches of our solar system, it's trained countless satellites on Earth, giving scientists a cornucopia of data about our changing planet. But sometimes, science and...
How the Boeing jet no one wanted became the plane airlines scour the planet for (BA, DAL)
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 16:53
Flickr/Tomás Del Coro The Boeing 717-200 went out of production in 2006. Only 156 of the planes have been built. A decade later, the airlines that operate the 717 want more of them. On May 23, 2006, Boeing delivered the...
Walmart and Amazon are locked in a bitter retail war -- but they're becoming clones of each other in the process (WMT, AMZN)
Business Insider - 3 Dec 2017 16:10
AP/Gunnar Rathbun The retail war betweenWalmart and Amazon seems to intensify every day. Each company's new initiatives increasingly look like the best ideas of the competitor. This is the future of retail. If you want t...
How Chatbots Are Influencing the Future of Content Marketing
inc - 3 Dec 2017 15:00
Call it counterintuitive, but using robots may be one of the best ways to humanize your brand and enhance your content marketing efforts.