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The fierce and creepy chants of the North Korea cheer squad are stealing the show at the Winter Olympics (and they'll go to prison if they do anything wrong)
Business Insider - 11 Feb 2018 19:55
REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/Pool North Korea's official cheer squad is making its presence felt at the Winter Olympics inPyeongchang, South Korea. The cheerleaders watched Switzerland's ice hockey team demolish a unified all-...
Advertising agencies are set to bounce back in 2018 as brand marketing is poised to make a comeback
Business Insider - 11 Feb 2018 18:45
2017 was a trying time for ad agencies, but the prospects look a lot brighter in 2018,according to new research issued by UBS. The investment bank surveyed350 global marketing executives and 500 US CFOs. It has predicted...
Trump doesn't seem to understand some key elements of the stock market rally
Business Insider - 11 Feb 2018 18:17
Carlos Barria/Reuters President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that a strong economy should be pushing stocks higher, and he called the market's recent decline a "big mistake." His tweet suggests he doesn't fully underst...
Car rental company stiffs me on the bill
New York Post - 11 Feb 2018 06:34
Readers: Here's the latest in my "I hate car rental companies" series. I was in Fort Myers, Fla., recently. Rented a car from Hertz through AAA. Decided to bring the car back full of gas, which I did, rather than have He...
Don't freak out about the seesawing stock market
New York Post - 11 Feb 2018 06:20
Welcome back to the Old Normal. That's where markets are free to rise as they have done lately and sometimes fall as they have more recently. There is also freedom to interpret and digest various bits of economic data. I...
McDonald's Just Did Something So Stunningly Strange That It'll Make You Wonder What's Coming Next
inc - 11 Feb 2018 04:57
This isn't your usual McDonald's.
Nvidia's Cryptic Road Ahead
Wall Street Journal - 11 Feb 2018 19:30
Nvidia seems to be selling all the chips it can make, and it has benefited from demand from videogamers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts.
The Fed: Fed officials sound almost glib discussing stock-market correction
Market Watch - 11 Feb 2018 18:19
Fed officials may regret trying to brush off the stock market's slump, analysts said.
Innovation Is About Making Progress Not Running Experiments
Forbes - 11 Feb 2018 18:19
There are plenty of innovation and startup teams that feel stuck. Despite using lean startup tools they feel as though they are running in circles and making no progress. They struggle to articulate clear answers to ques...
How Top Uber Lawyer Tony West And CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Convinced Waymo To Accept $250 Million Settlement
Tech Times - 11 Feb 2018 18:08
The nasty legal fight between Uber and Waymo over self-driving technology has officially come to a close, with Uber settling for $245 million. How did that happen?
The Co-Creation Imperative: How To Make Organizational Change Collaborative
Forbes - 11 Feb 2018 18:07
This article describes co-creation platforms as a powerful tool for organizational change. They enable companies to enlist employees as co-designer of organizational solutions at every stage of the change process.
The 1 Thing Elon Musk Got Right With Tesla and Almost Every Other Entrepreneur Gets Wrong
inc - 11 Feb 2018 18:05
Look for a "hair on fire" use case
Bank of America is investigating the deal with a South African retailer that blew a $1 billion hole through Wall Street bank earnings (BAC)
Business Insider - 11 Feb 2018 18:05
REUTERS/Robert Galbraith A handful of banks made a loan to the ex-chairman of South African retailer Steinhoff International The loan went belly-up after Steinhoff became embroiled in an accounting scandal. That cost Wal...
How to make money mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without knowing anything about it
Business Insider - 11 Feb 2018 18:00
Thomson Reuters Cryptocurrency mining isn't for everyone, and it might seem daunting even if you are interested. You might think you need an extreme know-how of computers to do any kind of crypto mining, that it couldn't...
How Zappos And Nordstrom Use Convenience To Create Confidence
Forbes - 11 Feb 2018 18:005 Podcasts That Marketers Should Pay Attention To
inc - 11 Feb 2018 17:00
Take it from the Dalai Lama: "When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new."
Toyota leaves Pyeongchang podium to South Korean rivals
Reuters - 11 Feb 2018 16:57
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea
The No. 1 Priority For Business Leaders In 2018
Forbes - 11 Feb 2018 16:45Amazon's New Headquarters: A New City Emerges as the Favorite
inc - 11 Feb 2018 16:23
This definitely isn't the first place that comes to mind.
To Improve Your Storytelling Skills, Use Abraham Lincoln as Inspiration
inc - 11 Feb 2018 16:15
The Gettysburg Address follows a structure that will work for you, too.
French Spring Of Discontent Is Simmering As Macron Magic Melts
Forbes - 11 Feb 2018 15:36
France is set to fall victim to its old demons about 10 months after the mold-breaking election of centrist Emmanuel Macron as president. There could be some hot weeks and months ahead that will become a defining test of...
Gas prices rise despite surging U.S. oil output
USA Today - 11 Feb 2018 15:02
More U.S. crude is being exported, which is keeping prices higher at home