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Most Mini-IPOs Fail the Market Test
Barron's - 13 Feb 2018 19:04
Created by the JOBS Act, these lightly regulated offerings dropped sharply as the broader markets raced ahead in recent years. Can they be fixed or should they be scrapped?
Oritani in N.J. agrees to improve BSA compliance
American Banker - 13 Feb 2018 02:08
The company must develop and implement a system of internal controls to ensure full Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance.
A US jet destroyed a Russian T-72 battle tank in 'self defense' in Syria
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 19:03
TSGT Joe Coleman A US jet operating in Syria destroyed a Russian-made T-72 battle tank near Al Tabiyeh, Syria, on Saturday. The tank was destroyed one week after Russian forces reportedly fired on a position with US troo...
PepsiCo's snack sales offset losses from soft drink decline
New York Post - 13 Feb 2018 19:00
PepsiCo's sales topped Wall Street forecasts in the fourth quarter, as higher demand at its snacks business that makes Doritos and Cheetos made up for a decline in sales of sugary drinks. PepsiCo on Tuesday also announce...
Personal debt: Are Americans responsible with their paychecks?
USA Today - 13 Feb 2018 18:36
Many Americans are making short-term decisions that do long-term damage.
GM to shut South Korean plant, more cuts could follow
Reuters - 13 Feb 2018 07:20
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Could Chinese-style market-rigging could be happening in US?
New York Post - 13 Feb 2018 07:19
The world -- especially as it relates to stock markets -- really is a small place. Case in point: The Chinese government rigged its stock market before trading began this week. And that, in turn, helped US equities stage...
Weinstein Co. Could Be Headed For Bankruptcy As NY AG Files Suit
Forbes - 13 Feb 2018 05:27
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against The Weinstein Company for civil rights violations. The lawsuit complicates the sale of the company for $500 million to a group of investors le...
Doubling Down on Altaba, Disney and UPS
Barron's - 13 Feb 2018 23:49
Pennsylvania's public-school pension made some big moves in the fourth quarter.
Mastercard says men earn more than women for equal performance
American Banker - 13 Feb 2018 19:08
Women who work at Mastercard Inc. earn 99.1 cents for every dollar men make for "equal performance at the same level," according to a report the company released Monday.
Walgreens bid for AmerisourceBergen would be a head-scratcher: analysts
Reuters - 13 Feb 2018 19:02
(Reuters) - Walgreens' potential move to buy a drug distributor in which it already has a 26 percent stake has some analysts questioning the logic and wondering if it would be enough to compete in an evolving U.S. health...
YouTube's CEO explains why the site hasn't banned Logan Paul over his recent controversies
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 19:00
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said at a media conference Monday that the controversial YouTube star Logan Paul hasn't violated enough policies to be banned from the platform. YouTube temporarily suspended paid advertising o...
Unilever threatens to pull online ads from 'toxic' platforms
New York Post - 13 Feb 2018 06:55
Keith Weed is mad as hell about online fake news and toxic content and he's not going to take it any more. Weed, who controls a nearly $10 billion ad budget at Unilever, sent a clear message to Facebook, Google, Amazon a...
GM just began the process of exiting the South Korean market (GM)
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 05:30
Joe Raedle/Getty Images GM CEO Mary Barra put GM on notice after the carmaker reported Q4 and full-year 2017 earnings. The carmaker has shown no hesitation about leaving markets where it can't maximize its return on inve...
Here's what could happen now that the oil bubble has burst
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 04:30
Reuters Staff There has been an oil bubble, and it bursted. Bulls will be bulls, but the oil market won't get hot soon. Those analysts who warned that oil prices can’t go on rising forever now have the chance to tell e...
How to know when U.S. stocks will bottom, according to eight investing pros
Market Watch - 13 Feb 2018 02:37
Bottom line: It may be too early to give the all-clear. By Michael Brush.
CRYPTO INSIDER: Litecoin is getting ready to fork
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 19:53
youTube Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all thebitcoinandcryptocurrency newsyou need to know today.Sign uphere to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. The Litecoin Cash foundation ann...
Online lending startup targets middle-market companies
American Banker - 13 Feb 2018 19:08
Neptune Financial plans to use technology to improve the efficiency in making loans to companies with $10 million to $100 million in annual revenue.
First Data needs to pursue high-growth initiatives (FDC)
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 19:02
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. Major US payment processor First Data re...
Take Your Company Into Huge Growth Mode With This Simple Team Technique
inc - 13 Feb 2018 19:00
When everyone joins in a daily huddle, you get good will and accountability. And great things happen.
CNN plans to lay off some digital workers
New York Post - 13 Feb 2018 18:58
CNN is expected to eliminate fewer than 50 positions as part of a retrenchment among some of its digital properties, the latest media outlet to temper its outlook for growth in the medium. "We've been transparent about o...
Litecoin is sliding after its first competing fork is announced
Business Insider - 13 Feb 2018 18:56
Markets insider Litecoin is falling after its first hard fork was announced. It will occur next week. Litecoin cash is not affiliated with litecoin in anyway, and litecoin founder Charlie Lee has warned it could be a sca...