Business News
The Fed could have a surprise in store for Wall Street
New York Post - 13 Mar 2018 06:58
Wall Street is wondering whether there will be three or four interest rate hikes this year. After Friday's strong employment report for February, four seems to now be the odds-on favorite. I'm going to be a troublemaker ...
Good News for the Bulls, Charts Say
Barron's - 13 Mar 2018 19:04
A technical analysis of the S&P 500 suggests it's the bears who need to worry. Keep an eye on the SPY.
Hotels, restaurants and pubs plan hiring spree amid Brexit fears
The Guardian - 13 Mar 2018 04:01
Survey shows hospitality sector expects a busier period for hiring than other parts of the economy Hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars are preparing to hire at the fastest pace in a year, with many being forced to act due...
Stop Believing These Garbage 'Destiny 2' Spring DLC Leaks
Forbes - 13 Mar 2018 17:17
Destiny 2's spring DLC keeps leaking, only it doesn't, as all of these accidental listings are likely fake, including this latest one.
3 Valuable Business Lessons You Can Learn From a Bicycle
inc - 13 Mar 2018 07:19
Bicycles and the important life/business lessons they teach us all
How To Keep The Entrepreneurial Drive In A Growing Family Business
Forbes - 13 Mar 2018 07:17
In many economies, especially in Asia and other emerging markets, family firms are the dominant form of business. However, while combining family and business can be a winning strategy, it also comes with limitations, pa...
Tobacco's New Biggest Markets And What The WHO And Bloomberg Are Doing
Forbes - 13 Mar 2018 06:46
Three big tobacco announcements: the release of the 6th Edition of the Tobacco Atlas, formation of a new tobacco watchdog group called Stop, and a new guide from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Why is Trump still standing? The answer is the economy
New York Post - 13 Mar 2018 05:59
How much will the American public let Trump get away with? US media organizations have been hounding Trump since he became president until they now collectively sound like the boys and girls who cried wolf. (Quite frankl...
Apple exec: 'We think free speech is important but we don't think it's everything' (AAPL)
Business Insider - 13 Mar 2018 05:09
Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue spoke at the South by Southwest festival on Monday. Cue discussed everything from Apple's acquisitions philosophy to the Warriors basketball team. He also touched on t...
Digital Foodie Expands Beyond Grocery As Digital Goodie
Retail Touch Points - 14 Mar 2018 01:18
Digital Foodie, an online grocery platform, is rebranding itself as Digital Goodie and expanding its connected commerce platform beyond food to all retail segments. The updated service is a cloud-based Software as a Serv...
Bankers aren't waiting for Amazon 'to come eat our lunch'
American Banker - 14 Mar 2018 01:08
The online giant has succeeded in disrupting every area of retail, but in banking it faces a high barrier to entry and fierce determination from banks like Citizens Financial and Bank of the West to keep upping their gam...
Apple and Google's corporate reputations have plunged
New York Post - 13 Mar 2018 19:10
Apple and Alphabet's Google corporate brands dropped in an annual survey while Amazon maintained the top spot for the third consecutive year, and electric carmaker Tesla rocketed higher after sending a red Roadster into ...
Grains mostly higher and livestock mixed
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2018 19:08
Grain futures were mostly higher Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery advanced 11 cents at $4.9440 a bushel; March corn was up …
What Digital Transformation Actually Means For Retail
Forbes - 13 Mar 2018 18:58
Retailers are failing at digital transformation because they don't know what it means. They better figure it out - and prepare to make big business model changes - if they want to survive.
Idaho unemployment at 3 percent for 5th month in a row
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2018 18:56
Idaho's unemployment rate in January for the fifth consecutive month remained at 3 percent. The Idaho Department of Labor in a news release Monday says 818,800 Idahoans are employed, and …
Amazon maintains top brand reputation, Apple and Google reps dip
USA Today - 13 Mar 2018 18:42
Amazon held its spot atop the annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient poll, while other tech giants Apple and Google saw their reputations take a dip.
Spring Statement: Chancellor threatens new tech tax
BBC - 13 Mar 2018 18:40
Philip Hammond calls for a deeper look at how tech giants like Google and Facebook are taxed.
Meet In-N-Out's young, female, drag-racing, billionaire owner
USA Today - 13 Mar 2018 18:39
In-N-Out Burger was founded in 1948, but new blood has recently taken over. Meet Lynsi Snyder, the new head of In-N-Out. She's a Millennial, who has been married 4 times and escaped kidnapping twice.
Amazon could make billions of dollars by utilizing an 'advertiser's dream of data' (AMZN)
Business Insider - 13 Mar 2018 18:38
Win McNamee / Getty Images Amazon's ability to leverage its data may be an attractive selling point for advertisers, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill writes. Thill estimates the company could make roughly $22 billion by 202...
The winner of a $560 million lottery ticket can remain anonymous, scoring a big win for privacy
Business Insider - 13 Mar 2018 18:37
Flickr/PROPhil Roeder A New Hampshire woman whowon the Powerball jackpot of $560 million in January can remain anonymous, a judge ruled. The New Hampshire Lottery Commission wanted to dismiss her request to remain anonym...
Here's how to use Texture, the beautiful 'Netflix for magazines' app Apple just bought (AAPL)
Business Insider - 13 Mar 2018 18:32
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Apple is employing the help of a popular app to help it fight fake news. On Monday, Apple announced it was acquiring Texture, a smartphone app that gives users unlimited access to popular magazines ...
Fifth-largest gem quality diamond in world history sells for $40M
USA Today - 13 Mar 2018 18:30
Britain-based Gem Diamonds said the sale of the 910-carat gem was finalized Monday in Antwerp, Belgium, the international hub for uncut diamonds