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Seagate Insiders Sell $12.3 Million in Stock
Barron's - 4 Dec 2017 17:19
Shares are holding steady after an April swoon. Selling has surged from $2.7 million last year.
Faking It
The New Yorker - 4 Dec 2017 22:54
In "Faking It," Steve Coll writes about how, in attacking the media, the President has in many ways strengthened it.
2 women chain selves to building to protest Senate tax bill
Miami Herald - 4 Dec 2017 17:14
Two women have chained themselves to the doors of a downtown Pittsburgh building that houses U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's office to protest the Senate's tax bill. They tell the Pittsburgh …
Amazon rolls out monetization tools for Alexa skills (AMZN)
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 17:05
BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefingsubscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. At its AWS re:Invent conference last week,Amazonannouncedtwo new monetiz...
Stock investors, enjoy your gains but start protecting your portfolios
Market Watch - 4 Dec 2017 17:05
U.S. stocks are sky high in this bull market, but they could fade fast, says Nigam Arora.
The controversial 'Frozen' short is being pulled from theaters -- here's why
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 17:00
Disney Pixar's new movie "Coco" was paired with a 21-minute long "Frozen" short. People really hated it, especially due to the extra time it added to seeing "Coco." Disney is reportedly telling theaters to stop showing t...
How disgraced gymnastics doctor and convicted child sex abuser Larry Nassar got away with it
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 04:33
Paul Sancya/AP Larry Nassar, a former team doctor for Michigan State University and the US national gymnastics team, has pleaded guilty to 7 counts of sexual assault. He will likely serve more than 25 years in prison. Re...
Half of all Britons want a second vote on Brexit
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 03:00
Jack Taylor/Getty Images Half of Britons support a second Brexit vote, according to a new online opinion poll. The poll found 35 percent of those surveyed said they would be worse off financially after Brexit. 1,003 Brit...
Sean Parker's other notorious startup, Plaxo, is finally dead -- here's how it influenced Facebook
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 21:14
Steve Jennings/Getty Images For Techfellows Comcastis officially pulling the plug on an online address book called Plaxo on December 31. Plaxo isn't well known these days but it is a startup founded by famed Valley entre...
The alleged reason behind Chris Pratt and Anna Faris' divorce can teach couples a big lesson -- here's a look inside their marriage and split
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 20:34
Getty Images/Michael Buckner/Jesse Grant Chris Pratt and Anna Faris were generally regarded as one of the sweetest couples in Hollywood. They shared their love of dead bugs, their "ritual" of Pratt braiding Faris's hair,...
The Value Case for Bitcoin
Barron's - 4 Dec 2017 19:40
One hedge fund manager calls it "the ultimate value investment." Many others aren't so sure.
December is Not a Sales Wasteland
inc - 4 Dec 2017 17:19
Q4 and Executive Sales
Economists expect modest boost from tax cuts
Miami Herald - 4 Dec 2017 17:14
Economists expect a tax overhaul to provide a modest boost to the U.S. economy but are increasingly worried that a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement will take …
Republicans are still making a huge claim about the tax bill that every independent analysis rejects
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 17:12
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Mitch McConnell said Saturday that the Senate tax bill is a "revenue-neutral tax reform bill." Every major analysis of the bill says that it would add at least $1 trillion to the deficit. Re...
Wall Street cheers Senate's approval of tax bill
Reuters - 4 Dec 2017 17:02
(Reuters) - Wall Street indexes surged on Monday after the U.S. Senate passed its version of a tax code overhaul, bringing the Republicans closer to implementing corporate tax cuts.
Cboe is racing to launch bitcoin futures trading ahead of rival CME
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 17:02
Scott Olson/Getty Cboe Global Markets announced Monday it will offer trading of bitcoin futures on December 11. Chairman and CEO Ed Tilly told Business Insider that the firm is prepared to "redesign and relaunch" bitcoin...
5 Reasons Consumer Technology Companies Will Transform Healthcare
Forbes - 4 Dec 2017 17:01AP Explains: Why Irish border is the thorniest Brexit issue
Miami Herald - 4 Dec 2017 16:59
Brexit negotiations are at a crucial stage, with Britain and the European Union facing an EU-imposed deadline of Monday for a breakthrough on major issues in their divorce. The most …
Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 hit records as stocks get boost from tax plan progress
Market Watch - 4 Dec 2017 16:56
U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, with major indexes hitting intraday records as investors cheered the weekend passage of the Senate version of a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code, as had been widely but not fully expe...
How the New Senate Tax Bill Could Impact the the Future of Tech and Innovation
inc - 4 Dec 2017 16:52
As Senate Republicans push to get their tax bill passed before Christmas, a research and development tax credit used by many businesses to boost innovation could be in trouble.
Dow jumps 200 points on tax overhaul optimism after Senate passes its bill
USA Today - 4 Dec 2017 16:51Salary shortfall: Here’s why your paycheck is disappearing
USA Today - 4 Dec 2017 16:41
For many of us, the size of our paychecks haven’t kept pace with the rising costs of the things we purchase.