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Gerard Pique Signs Contract Extension With $600M Release Clause; How His Role For Barça Is Changing
Forbes - 18 Jan 2018 21:35
Gerard Pique spent 4 of his formative years with Manchester United but Barcelona is in his DNA. Now a veteran and one of the most successful players in the world, his role is beginning to mimic that of Carles Puyol when ...
Something doesn't ad up about America's advertising market
The Economist - 18 Jan 2018 17:48
IMAGINE a world in which you are manipulated by intelligent advertisements from dusk until dawn. Your phone and TV screens flash constantly with commercials that know your desires before you imagine them. Driverless cars...
Sexual Harassment Is Pervasive in the Restaurant Industry. Here's What Needs to Change
Harvard Business Review - 18 Jan 2018 17:00
No U.S. industry has more sexual harassment claims filed.
WATCH: 'We want to help America,' Apple CEO Tim Cook says
ABC News - 18 Jan 2018 14:27
Cook spoke with ABC News after the company announced it will be investing $350 billion in the U.S. economy over the next five years, creating more than 20,000 jobs.
Netflix encourages employees to interview at other companies -- here's why
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 22:55
Patty McCord Netflix encourages employees to interview at other companies, and to talk with their managers about what they learn. The company's former chief talent officer, Patty McCord, says it can help you learn how mu...
Amazon's HQ2 finalists are big cities with secretive bids
Venture Beat - 18 Jan 2018 21:05
ANALYSIS: Amazon’s announcement that cities had a chance to pitch themselves for the company’s second North American headquarters drew a whopping 238 bids from cities across North America — cities as diverse as Fre...
KFC Made Some Very Weird Relaxation Videos to Help You Deal With Life in America Today
AdWeek - 18 Jan 2018 19:58
Remember when Don Draper's had his epiphany at the meditation retreat? It inspired him to dream up a famous commercial, but it could easily have led to something like KFC's "Comfort Zone," a hallucinogenic new campaign b...
WhatsApp inches closer to revenue plan with accounts for businesses
Reuters - 18 Jan 2018 18:02
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State of Maryland reaches contract with employee unions
News Observer - 18 Jan 2018 17:57
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says the state has contract agreements with major employee unions representing state workers. The agreement calls for a 2-percent cost-of-living adjustment, along with various enhancement and �...
The CEO of $445 billion fund giant Principal Global Investors says everyone has the economy all wrong
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 16:40
Business Insider recently spoke with Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors, a fund manager with $445 billion in assets. McCaughan thinks the economy is growing faster than GDP numbers suggest, because of the i...
U.S. housing starts fall; jobless claims hit 45-year low
Reuters - 18 Jan 2018 16:06
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Embrace the Suffering: How the 'Queen of Pain' Learned to Endure Hardship
inc - 18 Jan 2018 10:00
Amelia Boone has won three World's Toughest Mudder Championships-- here's how she stays on top.
You won't be seeing 'Nestle' candies in the US soon
New York Post - 18 Jan 2018 05:02
The iconic Nestle brand name will soon disappear from candy aisles in US stores, The Post has learned. Part of the deal that saw Italy's Ferrero this week agree to buy Nestle's US confectionery business for $2.8 billion ...
5 questions that will determine if you're getting enough sleep
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 21:45
Dan Kitwood/Getty Experts commonly advise that everyone get seven to eight hours of sleep, but your personal sleep needs can vary. INSIDER spoke with sleep specialist Michael Breus to learn about the physical signs that ...
Dunkin' Donuts is testing a new store concept that could boost its mobile order-ahead service (DNKN)
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 20:28
BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Dunkin’ Donuts is piloting a new “ne...
Largest Nordic Construction Company Tries To Bridge The Gap
Forbes - 18 Jan 2018 20:19
New Skanska CEO Anders Danielsson is taking sweeping measures to try to turn the Nordic region's largest construction company. Skanska has also warned of lower than expected profits.
Online tech meets offline shopping at retail's big show
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 20:03
BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. At the National Retail Federation's (N...
Scott Eastwood says he originally auditioned for Captain America
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 19:54
Marvel/ANA, composite by INSIDER/Kirsten Acuna Chris Evans has been playing Steve Rogers/Captain America since 2011. Scott Eastwood tells INSIDER he auditioned for the role "many moons ago." Eastwood says though it didn'...
Bill Hader Stars in Pringles' Very First Super Bowl Ad
AdWeek - 18 Jan 2018 19:12
Pringles has released a short teaser to its first Big Game ad, revealing Trainwreck actor Bill Hader as the star. He'll be showcasing "flavor stacking" in the Super Bowl LII 30-second spot on Feb. 4. "More people will se...
The Allianz Risk Barometer Ranks Top Risks For Global Corporations
Forbes - 18 Jan 2018 18:24
Risk management and insurance have to shift to meet new threats and new demands in a digitally connected world.
Trump administration's sweeping interpretation of executive privilege stifles Russia investigation
Business Insider - 18 Jan 2018 12:41
Carlos Barria/Reuters Key figures in President Donald Trump's White House are claiming that executive privilege keeps them from testifying before the investigations into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential electio...
Lawmakers ask if states or feds should alert about missiles
News Observer - 18 Jan 2018 04:05
Nearly 40 terrifying minutes passed between the time Hawaii officials fired off a bogus alert about an incoming missile over the weekend and the moment the notice was canceled. The …