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8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than "What Do You Do?"
Harvard Business Review - 30 Jan 2018 17:05
Start a more interesting conversation.
Mulvaney could use Dodd-Frank to gut CFPB mortgage rules
American Banker - 30 Jan 2018 03:08
The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can utilize "look-backs" of mortgage servicing and underwriting rules to push for significant changes.
Raleigh is getting a Taco Bell Cantina. (That's the one with the alcohol.)
News Observer - 30 Jan 2018 02:58
For better or worse, Raleigh's booming restaurant scene has attracted one of the rarest creatures in American Fast Food: a Taco Bell with booze. The innovators behind such creations as …
I tried the Apple store's most popular fitness cryptocurrency app -- and discovered a potential flaw
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2018 19:00
Erin Brodwin / Business Insider I'm no stranger to fitness apps, having tried everything froman app that promises the benefits of a trip to the gym in seven minutes to a tool that lets you track and share your runs with ...
Davos attendees grade Trump's speech
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2018 18:56
Attendees at this year's World Economic Forum find things to admire, and chuckle at, in the president's address
Debt payments, Icelandic adventures, car repairs: How some workers are spending their tax cut bonuses
Miami Herald - 30 Jan 2018 12:00
Paola Hinton's hands were shaking in December as she pulled out bundles of cash and gave each of her 20 employees a $500 bonus. No one in the crowded back …
McDonald's new dollar menu bringing back customers
New York Post - 30 Jan 2018 07:09
Forget the grilled chicken, the salads and the fresh beef -- McDonald's customers want cheap food. The fast-food giant is expected to report on Tuesday that it has reversed a four-year trend of declining customer foot tr...
Forget Cheap Prices: How Asian Companies Can Become Beloved Global Brands
Forbes - 30 Jan 2018 06:30Trump administration declines to impose new sanctions on Russia hours after the Kremlin accused the US of meddling in its election
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2018 06:19
Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool Photo via AP The Trump administration indicated on Monday that it would not seek to impose new sanctions against Russian operatives for the country's meddling in the 2016 US election. President Do...
How a Marathoner's Mindset will Help You Run Your Company Over the Long Haul
inc - 30 Jan 2018 05:42
Three sure-fire tips to help you make running a habit and help you go the distance.
Japan's Renesas is in talks to buy U.S. chipmaker Maxim for $20 billion
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2018 04:52
Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images Japanese chip companyRenesas Electronics is in talks to acquire U.S. chipmakerMaxim IntegratedProducts in a deal that could be valued up to $20 billion, CNBC reported on Monday. A deal is no...
B of A's latest destination: Pittsburgh
American Banker - 30 Jan 2018 03:08
Bank of America has signed leases on its first three branches in the Steel City, part of its retail business' expansion into new markets.
The 24 richest suburbs in America
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2018 18:48
Photo courtesy of Trulia First we took on the richest zip code in every state, and then the poorest. But what about the wealthiest suburban communities in America? From the mansions of Los Altos, California, to the posh ...
Top official resigns after false missile alert in Hawaii
Miami Herald - 31 Jan 2018 01:43
Hawaii's emergency management leader has resigned and a state employee who sent an alert falsely warning of an incoming ballistic missile has been fired, officials said Tuesday, weeks after the …
Buying Chipotle, Berkshire and Applied Materials
Barron's - 30 Jan 2018 22:27
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, also disclosed that it sold class A Alphabet shares in Q4.
NetEase, Mattel Launched Uno on Facebook Messenger
AdWeek - 30 Jan 2018 22:00
NetEase and Mattel launched Uno on Facebook Messenger, allowing users to play the classic card game with friends and strangers around the world. Uno features three different gameplay modes. Quick Play offers traditional ...
CIT posts 4Q loss, but lending and leasing expand
American Banker - 30 Jan 2018 21:08
The results included a $222 million goodwill impairment charge and other one-time items.
How the World's Oldest Company Reinvented Itself
Harvard Business Review - 30 Jan 2018 21:00
It relied on insiders to lead the change.
JPMorgan, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway go their own way on health care
American Banker - 30 Jan 2018 19:08
The companies said they plan to set up an independent firm "that is free from profit-making incentives and constraints" to offer health care to their employees.
Anonymous donor pays $2,500 to name shark after Robert Mueller
Market Watch - 30 Jan 2018 19:02
Shark charities reeled in donations after news broke of President Donald Trump's hatred of the animals.
World markets can absorb some trade turbulence as Trump digs in
Reuters - 30 Jan 2018 19:02
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Healthcare stocks are getting smoked after Amazon finally said something about the industry
Business Insider - 30 Jan 2018 18:57
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan are teaming up to try to make healthcare more affordable for their US-based employees. Insurance stocks including UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and Anthem were de...