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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.
US pharmacy firm CVS to buy health insurer Aetna for $69bn
BBC - 4 Dec 2017 05:15
The American pharmacy chain said the $69bn deal could reshape the US health industry.
Brexit impact on UK pharma industry to be investigated
BBC - 4 Dec 2017 02:14
Rachel Reeves says uncertainty about Brexit is "very concerning" for the UK pharmaceutical industry.
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 …
Get Started: Companies seeking workers drive business sales
Miami Herald - 4 Dec 2017 17:06
HIRING BY BUYING The strength in the market for small and mid-sized businesses is being driven by companies' interest in finding talented workers. That's the finding of a third-quarter survey …
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...
CEO Secrets: 'Get the best business grounding you can'
BBC - 4 Dec 2017 02:37
Peter Vicary-Smith, the chief executive of consumer group Which?, says it is important to start your business career at a good company, and be willing to learn.
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...
DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Apple, Stanford Medicine launch AFib study -- MDLIVE introduces a healthcare chatbot -- App provider launches medical blockchain platform
Business Insider - 4 Dec 2017 21:08
Welcome to Digital Health Briefing, a new morning email providing the latest news, data, and insight on how digital technology is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up and receive Digi...
Rio Tinto changes its designated driver
The Guardian - 4 Dec 2017 20:47
World's second-biggest mining company bows to behind-the-scenes lobbying and ditches Sir Mick Davis as its choice for chairman Congratulations, Simon Thompson, current non-executive director of Rio Tinto, you are deemed ...
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 …
Economists expect modest boost from tax cuts
ABC News - 4 Dec 2017 17:13
Economists expect a modest boost from tax cuts, worry that NAFTA rewrite will ding growth
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...
Gucci confirms its offices were raided over suspected tax evasion
The Guardian - 4 Dec 2017 17:04
Fashion house follows Prada and Dolce & Gabbana in facing investigation as tax authorities seek to recover more than €1bn The Italian fashion house Gucci has confirmed that its offices in Milan and Florence were raided...
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...