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15 celebrities who are rooting for the Eagles to win Super Bowl 2018
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2018 05:32
Rob Carr/Getty Images/Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Whether you're a diehard football fan or you're just going to the party for the food, the Super Bowl is still exciting. Sports aren't everyone's cup of tea, but the Super ...
Blatter hints at new evidence to challenge 6-year FIFA ban
Miami Herald - 2 Feb 2018 17:35
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims to have "new facts" and wants to re-open the financial misconduct case that led to his six-year ban. "As new facts have appeared it's …
Exxon misses Street 4Q forecasts
ABC News - 2 Feb 2018 18:35
Exxon Mobil posts 4Q profit, results miss Wall Street estimates
Lenders to Treasury: Allow alternative to IRS income verification
American Banker - 3 Feb 2018 01:08
Problems with the IRS-managed Income Verification Express System, or IVES, have stoked concerns about delayed mortgage closings when volume picks up this spring.
Big, Bold Blue-Chip Buys: GE, Pfizer, Disney, Apple
Barron's - 2 Feb 2018 23:59
Telemus Capital, one of Barron's top advisors, bought up a few Dow components in the fourth quarter.
How the New TCJA Tax Law Affects Life Settlements
ThinkAdvisor - 2 Feb 2018 19:50
Everyone involved in estate planning needs to take another look at life settlement options.
The Banana Trick and Other Acts of Self-Checkout Thievery
The Atlantic - 2 Feb 2018 17:00
"Anyone who pays for more than half of their stuff in self checkout is a total moron."
YouTube ad woes hurts profits at Google parent Alphabet
New York Post - 2 Feb 2018 07:09
Trouble at YouTube helped tamp down profit at Google parent Alphabet -- pushing shares of the company down as much as 5 percent in after-hours trading before recouping half of its loss. The Silicon Valley giant's fourth-...
Mapping a way toward a frictionless customer experience
American Banker - 2 Feb 2018 07:08
How do you eliminate "pain points" in the banking experience, increase wallet share and improve loyalty? Companies like Ally, Bank of the West and USAA are believers in tracking the customer journey to find the answers.
A man who won $1 million in the New York lottery died weeks after claiming his prize
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2018 06:48
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Donald Savastano, a 51-year-old self-employed carpenter who won a $1 million lottery prize in New York last month, died weeks after claiming his prize. When he claimed his winnings in early J...
CFTC orders Deutsche Bank unit to pay $70 million penalty
Reuters - 2 Feb 2018 06:02
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Jeff Bezos' fortune tops $120 billion as Amazon shares surge after hours
Market Watch - 2 Feb 2018 05:53
Jeff Bezos got a little bit richer Thursday after Amazon.com Inc. shares soared in after-hours trading, sending his personal fortune above $120 billion.
iPhone X cancellation claims deepen despite strong holiday sales
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2018 01:41
Despite Apple CEO Tim Cook’s atypically specific comments yesterday establishing the iPhone X as Apple’s best-selling iPhone model, a report from Business Korea doubles down on claims that Apple will discontinue the ...
Apple and Alphabet skid while Amgen and Edwards jump
ABC News - 3 Feb 2018 01:33
Apple and Alphabet slide while Amgen and Edwards Lifesciences advance
Insurers want to cash in on crypto chaos
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2018 18:42
BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. The cryptocurrency industry has seen a lot of developments over the last few mon...
The nasty flu season could cost U.S. businesses $15B in lost productivity
USA Today - 2 Feb 2018 18:38
The outbreak is on track to equal 2014-2015, when more than 30 million U.S. Americans over the age of 18 got the flu
Bank executive, husband plead guilty to embezzling $2.7M
Miami Herald - 2 Feb 2018 18:34
A former Bank of America executive and her husband have pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $2.7 million from the bank through fraudulent charitable donations then using the money to …
Do You Know What Don Draper Knows? 5 Client Types That Make or Break Your Business
inc - 2 Feb 2018 18:34
Not all customers are the same. Do you know where you stand with your current customer base? How many do you have in the five key categories?
Sprint beats on quarterly revenue, raises outlook; shares jump
CNBC - 2 Feb 2018 18:33
Sprint Corp reported quarterly revenue that beat analyst estimates, and raised its free cash flow outlook for 2017.
'We have one ocean,' Josh Stein says, threatening offshore drilling legal action
News Observer - 2 Feb 2018 03:38
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has assembled a coalition of attorneys general from 11 other coastal states calling for the U.S. Interior Department to cancel the Trump administration's plan …
We just got a sign that Rick Gates could be seeking a plea deal with Mueller
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2018 03:05
AP Photo/Susan Walsh A group of lawyers representing Rick Gates, one of Paul Manafort's longtime associates who is facing money laundering charges in the Russia investigation, has quit the case, effective immediately. Th...
Bitcoin drops below $8K as cryptocurrencies plunge
New York Post - 2 Feb 2018 18:30
Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with several of the largest falling by more than 20 percent and bitcoin sliding below $8,000 and headed for its worst week since 2013, as worries about a regulatory clampdown globally ...