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Buying a rental property is cheaper in the winter -- here are the 26 best places to make money as a landlord right now
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 16:13
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File Home prices in the US are lowest during the winter months each year. Real estate investors pay 6.6% less per square foot for the same rental property during the winter as they do during the ...
Luxury brands are cleaning up their image -- and it could be bad news for TJ Maxx
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 15:45
Business Insider/Mary Hanbury TJ Maxx has reported 21 consecutive years of growth and is considered a bright spot in the retail industry. Some high-end brands are sending less inventory to off-price stores in an effort t...
Cybersecurity startups raked in $7.6 billion in VC money in 2017 -- twice as much as the year before
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 15:30
Press:Here TV Venture capitalist firms invested twice as much money in cybersecurity startups in 2017 as they did in 2016. Venture firms invested $7.6 billion into such companies last year via 548 deals. Investors are fo...
Apple is about to have a great year -- here's what to expect it to launch in 2018 (AAPL)
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 16:00
REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Apple launched a lot of new phones and computers in 2017, propelling the company to its biggest year — selling 322 million individual gadgets, according to one estimate. But that was last year....
Starbucks Just Announced It's Going To Charge For Cups
inc - 7 Jan 2018 13:52
Now this will make customers think. Or will it?
Your Messy Office May Be Helping You Get More Done
inc - 7 Jan 2018 15:49
The corporate tendency towards tidiness can actually hurt productivity
In an Amazing Move, McDonald's Just Launched a New Burger That May Totally Change How You Think About McDonald's
inc - 7 Jan 2018 14:15
This could be quite something.
Bill Gross's $200M lawsuit against PIMCO was a PR ploy: book
New York Post - 7 Jan 2018 05:48
Rehabilitating bond guru Bill Gross' tarnished reputation required an explosively worded, $200 million lawsuit against the company he founded, PR guru Michael Sitrick confesses in his recently released book, "The Fixer."...
SEC probes Kushner's company over green-card program
New York Post - 7 Jan 2018 05:04
US regulators are probing Jared Kushner's real-estate development company for its use of a green-card program. The Securities and Exchange Commission issued subpoenas to Kushner Cos. in May seeking details about its use ...
The Conversation: Elon Musk is wrong about regulating artificial intelligence
Market Watch - 7 Jan 2018 16:32
Scientists, engineers, programmers and entrepreneurs should be free from concern that some forms of artificial intelligence might be banned, and from the delays and costs associated with new AI-specific regulations, says...
BookWatch: The next phase of artificial intelligence will replace inventors
Market Watch - 7 Jan 2018 16:25
If it was 100 years ago, would Thomas Edison be out of a job?
Florida's tight finances could spark budget battle this year
Miami Herald - 7 Jan 2018 16:13
Despite a growing economy, the Republican-led Florida Legislature could wind up spending the next two months in yet another round of bruising budget battles. Florida legislators will enter the 2018 …
A Bullish Sign For Bitcoin, Ripple, And Other Cryptocurrencies
Forbes - 7 Jan 2018 16:03
An old Wall Street strategy catches up with cryptocurrencies.
Firms may face upfront VAT after Brexit
BBC - 7 Jan 2018 15:20
New rules could force companies to pay VAT on European imports sooner after the UK leaves the EU.
3 Tips for Marketers in a Post-Net Neutrality World
inc - 7 Jan 2018 15:00
After the FCC vote to end net neutrality, marketers face a changed - and challenging - landscape. Here are 3 ways to navigate the uncertain terrain.
How To Create A Job Search Support Group
Forbes - 7 Jan 2018 15:00When It Comes to Netflix's $8 Billion Budget, Showtime Says Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better
AdWeek - 7 Jan 2018 14:51
Just five years after launching House of Cards, Netflix has turned into the Big Bad Wolf in the eyes of many networks, intent on steamrolling everything in sight with an original programming budget of up to $8 billion th...
Why January matters to stock investors with 401(k) accounts
USA Today - 7 Jan 2018 14:00A January Government Shutdown Will Be All About Trump's Wall...And Could Last Weeks
Forbes - 7 Jan 2018 14:00
President Trump's demand for immediate funding for his wall is the kind of emotional issue that greatly increases the chances of a government shutdown that lasts weeks rather than days.
MORGAN STANLEY: We've entered the final stage of the stock market's remarkable rally
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 13:05
Justin Sullivan/Getty Morgan Stanley says we've reached the "euphoria" stage of the 8 1/2-year equity bull market, which is usually the final leg of a rally. The firm sees financial conditions tightening, and argues that...
Murky defence of diesel does Britain's troubled motor industry no credit
The Guardian - 7 Jan 2018 08:59
The emissions scandal has damaged public trust in carmakers. It is time for them to be transparent and honest about the challenges they now face The end-of-year sales figures have confirmed what had been becoming clear t...
FINRA ruling on broker's sports betting is 'moronic': lawyer
New York Post - 7 Jan 2018 06:37
The regulator is an ass. That's what a securities industry gadfly says of the recent enforcement of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rule against a broker who made sports handicapping picks. Longtime sec...