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IRS grants one-day extension after website suffers technical difficulties on Tax Day
USA Today - 18 Apr 2018 05:28
The IRS' Direct Pay system, which lets people pay an estimate of their taxes directly from their bank account free of charge, was down much of Tuesday.
The tragic story of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese Panama Papers journalist assassinated in a car bombing
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2018 06:45
Thomson Reuters Reuters, in association with other media outlets, has produced an in-depth report about Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist who was killed in a car bomb in October 2017. Caruana Galizia had bee...
Lockheed And GD Dominate The Enormous $2 Trillion Current Spending for Weapons
Forbes - 18 Apr 2018 05:07
The Pentagon's current spending wave on weapons amounts to $2 trillion, mostly to just 17 makers, with a large part going to Lockheed and General Dynamics.
Carl Icahn buys stake in software provider VMware: CNBC
Reuters - 18 Apr 2018 07:26
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has acquired a stake in cloud computing platform VMware Inc , CNBC reported on Tuesday.
Bizarre CBS, Viacom merger saga takes another strange turn
New York Post - 18 Apr 2018 06:56
Doubt whether Les Moonves ought to control both CBS and Viacom? It was written in the stars more than a year ago. Hard-charging Wall Street lawyer Martin Lipton demanded in a 2016 letter to Viacom's lawyer that CBS Chief...
Starbucks to close 8,000 U.S. stores for racial-bias training
USA Today - 18 Apr 2018 05:35
Starbucks will close 8,000 company-owned U.S. cafes for the afternoon on May 29 to train nearly 175,000 workers on how to prevent racial discrimination in its stores. Aleksandra Michalska reports. Video provided by Reute...
Magma Fincorp raises Rs500 crore through QIP
livemint.com - 19 Apr 2018 00:32
Shares in the Magma Fincorp QIP were issued at Rs155 apiece to investors such as Amansa Holdings, Goldman Sachs India, HDFC Standard Life Insurance and ICICI Prudential
4 Ways To Get Used To A Remote Workforce (Because This Is the Future)
inc - 18 Apr 2018 18:50
Even if you're anti-remote, laying the groundwork has it's perks.
A Starbucks in California treats black and white men differently, according to accuser's video
L.A. Times - 18 Apr 2018 18:30Total, With Energy Industry in Flux, Makes $1.7 Billion Bet on a Utility
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2018 18:27
The deal fits what appears to be an accelerating trend, as oil and gas companies invest in a wide range of activities, particularly in cleaner energy.
S&P posts slight gains on industrials, IBM drags
Reuters - 18 Apr 2018 18:22
(Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 index posted slight gains on Friday, helped by gains from industrial and energy stocks, but IBM's disappointing results and a sell-off in semiconductor stocks weighed on the Nasdaq and t...
People are spending over $1 million each day on the iPhone version of 'Fortnite' -- and it's only been out for a month
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2018 18:18
Epic Games "Fortnite Battle Royale" has only been available on iOS devices for the last 30 days, but it's already grossed more than $25 million in that time. Data from analytics firm Sensor Tower also shows how average d...
US stocks are mixed in early trading as earnings come in
ABC News - 18 Apr 2018 18:15
U.S. stocks are wavering between small gains and losses as investors size up the latest company earnings and deal news
Why haven't bank savings account interest rates gone up much? Ask a Fool
USA Today - 18 Apr 2018 18:12
Despite six Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, savings interest rates haven’t moved much.
Walmart's Pickup Towers Leverage Its Biggest Asset
Forbes - 18 Apr 2018 16:30People using their phones while driving is a huge problem, but a new iPhone feature is helping (AAPL)
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2018 15:00
Getty 37% of trips include at least some significant phone usage while the car is moving, according to a new study. But features like Apple's "Do Not Disturb While Driving" can reduce phone use by as much as 8%. The resu...
Tennessee House passes $37.5 million budget
Miami Herald - 18 Apr 2018 07:00
The Tennessee House passed a $37.5 billion budget, but only after arguments over whether to take money away from the city of Memphis as punishment for removing Confederate Statues last …
Ex-Massey CEO Blankenship claims trial documents withheld
Miami Herald - 18 Apr 2018 06:58
Convicted former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship claims documents that would have assisted his defense weren't made available to his attorneys before his trial and he's asking a federal court …
Ex-bank executive in Kentucky sentenced to federal prison
Miami Herald - 18 Apr 2018 06:50
A former Kentucky bank executive accused of defrauding a bank of more than a million dollars has been sentenced to upward of four years in federal prison. The Independent reports …
On the chance the tea leaves read 'salmonella,' this brand sold at Publix has been recalled
Miami Herald - 18 Apr 2018 16:40
The possibility of salmonella in lemon myrtle leaf caused a tea recall announced by Traditional Medicinals and Publix, one of several stores that sells the tea. Though Traditional Medicinals called …
The Wall Street Journal: China's Huawei to back off U.S. market amid rising tensions
Market Watch - 18 Apr 2018 06:35
Huawei Technologies Co. said it plans to refocus on existing markets, following a series of setbacks in the U.S. and as the technology industry gets caught up in the spiraling trade spat between Washington and Beijing.U.
Musk Memo Outlines Tesla Model 3 Assembly Fixes And His New Interest In Profit
Forbes - 18 Apr 2018 05:59
The billionaire CEO is temporarily shutting down production to make assembly line upgrades, after which Tesla factories will operate 24/7. And once again he blames contractors for some of the company's problems.