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Mark Zuckerberg takes out full-page newspaper ads to say 'sorry' (FB)
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 18:06
Win McNamee/Getty Images Facebook has been rocked by a scandal in which a data firm affiliated with President Donald Trump was able to obtain Facebook data for 50 million users. Now Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apolo...
Police: Officer shot knife-wielding man in NYC Whole Foods
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 07:00
Police say an officer shot and wounded a knife-wielding man inside a New York City Whole Foods store. The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday at a Whole Foods …
March Madness is driving down work productivity: study
New York Post - 25 Mar 2018 06:51
Put away that report your boss wants and focus instead on your team's last-minute comeback. That's how hundreds of work hours are being lost this month as March Madness affects offices with productivity drop off, accordi...
Waymo CEO On Uber Crash: Our Self-Driving Car Would Have Avoided Pedestrian
Forbes - 25 Mar 2018 04:24
John Krafcik says Waymo's robotic vehicles are designed to handle situations exactly like the one that killed Elaine Herzberg, who was crossing a dark city street pushing a bicycle. U.S. safety investigators haven't yet ...
9 of the worst money lies people tell themselves and others
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 18:28
Scott Barbour/Getty Images In order to achieve financial success, determine your priority expenses and avoid popular money misconceptions. One common money misapprehension is that you need a lot of money to begin investi...
One Wall Street firm says a bear market will rock stocks in the next year -- but it knows how you can survive the turmoil
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 18:16
Kimberley French/20th Century Fox US stocks are fresh off a brutal day of selling that saw the Dow Jones industrial average plummet more than 700 points. One Wall Street analyst says the weakness is just getting started,...
Citigroup will stop doing business with companies that allow certain gun sales -- here's the memo (C)
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 18:07
Larry French/AP Citigroup announced it would require its clients to adopt stricter standards for firearm sales. The new policy requires companies to restrict sales of guns to people over 21 years old who have passed a ba...
Wisconsin college creating degree programs for Foxconn jobs
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 18:01
A southeastern Wisconsin college is finalizing two new degree programs to train workers for the planned Foxconn electronics manufacturing complex. Bryan Albrecht is president and chief executive officer of Gateway …
Does The Spike In LIBOR Signal The Next Financial Crisis?
Forbes - 25 Mar 2018 18:00Tariffs won't save American steel jobs -- here's what actually can help US steelworkers
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 17:39
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump is attempting to follow through on his promise to save American manufacturing, starting with an increase on tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. However, research has shown th...
Sunlands, Latest China Education IPO In U.S., Drops Amid Wider Trade Worries
Forbes - 25 Mar 2018 17:31
Baidu slumped 2.5%
Japan is facing a 'death by overwork' problem -- here's how companies are combatting it
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 17:30
REUTERS/Issei Kato In Japan, it's so common for employees to work themselves to death that there's a word for it:Karoshi. After a 24-year-old employee of Japan's largest advertising firm killed herself in 2015, the gover...
Walmart reveals why it has robots roaming the aisles in 50 of its stores
Business Insider - 25 Mar 2018 17:25
Walmart Walmarthasexpanded its robot program to 50 stores across the country. The autonomous robots go up and down the aisles, scanning for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and wrong or missing labels. Walmart'svice...
Helicopter pilot involved in 1984 bank heist dies in jail
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 08:01
Editor's note, March 18, 2018: The Leesville Daily Leader was the first newspaper in the nation to report on the arrest of James Richard Little stemming from the February 1984 …
Sisters make their mark in decades-old family business
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 08:01
Given their talents and interests, sisters Lorrie Chambers and Karen Jones could have chosen any profession they wanted. But it's hard to argue they could have done anything that would …
Here's a doctor-turned-financial adviser's prescription for clients
New York Post - 25 Mar 2018 06:53
Daniel Schwartz, a financial adviser in East Hills, has a striking new twist on holistic solutions. Schwartz, 55, is a distinguished medical doctor who held high-profile assignments until he seriously injured his arm in ...
Delta should pay up after cancellation snafu
New York Post - 25 Mar 2018 05:23
Readers: Dear John sometimes has his own problems to solve. Today I'm going to tell you about one of them. Right now I'm supposed to be in Phoenix. But instead, I'm in Jersey. Why? Because Delta Air Lines decided to canc...
Getting the MTA to pay for a new paint job
New York Post - 25 Mar 2018 05:21
Dear John: The MTA spilled liquid chemicals from the overhead train tracks onto my new car Nov. 11, 2017. A note was left from the MTA (admitting fault), and the paint is now damaged. The repair estimate is $3,485. I sub...
CEO says Waymo dedicated to safe self-driving technology
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 04:54
The leader of Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says he is confident in the company's technology and its capability to interact with pedestrians. Waymo CEO John Krafcik addressed a fatal …
Noble Indy edges Lone Sailor in $1 million Louisiana Derby
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 04:44
Co-favorite Noble Indy settled near the front and held off a late charge by Lone Sailor to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by a head at the Fair Grounds …
3 Lessons On How To Launch A Start-Up From A Successful Small Business Owner
Forbes - 25 Mar 2018 02:51
With the challenges of limited resources, time, and experience, starting a company from scratch can be as daunting as it is exciting. Successful small business owner, Dan Smith, founder of Smith Publicity, shares his sta...
Iowa gov fires finance group director over harassment claim
Miami Herald - 25 Mar 2018 02:49
Iowa's governor has announced that she's fired the director of the Iowa Finance Authority over a sexual harassment complaint. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Saturday in a news release that Dave …