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Synthite Industries threatens to exit Kerala due to Communist unionists
livemint.com - 19 Apr 2018 23:21
Synthite Industries MD Viju Jacob says his decision is partly because of Kerala's LDF government's failure to live up to investors expectations
Smartphone Photos: A Fresh Approach To Attract, Retain And Train Millennials
Forbes - 19 Apr 2018 22:14
Photos are most relevant when we engage with them. New technologies embrace processes millennials created to provide business value. The power of images makes visual conversations a phenomenon that businesses must embrac...
Amazon is not the only threat to legacy post offices
The Economist - 19 Apr 2018 18:48
The Pony Express, British style IT MAY be hard to imagine a world without cheap postal services, but 200 years ago sending mail was a luxury. Posting a letter from London to Edinburgh cost an average daily wage. In 1840,...
Amazon is 'more prepared than ever' to deliver packages without the post office (AMZN)
Business Insider - 19 Apr 2018 18:18
Amazon is gearing up to do without the United States Postal Service if it were forced to, D.A. Davidson told clients Thursday. Currently, 91% of the company's packages pass through the post office. Follow Amazon's stock ...
Fedoras forever? A logo change at Red Hat is coming this year.
News Observer - 19 Apr 2018 19:39
As corporate logos go, Red Hat's fedora-sporting "Shadowman" is about as iconic as they come, but he could be living on borrowed time. The software company, based in downtown Raleigh, …
Average US 30-year mortgage rate rose to 4.47 percent
ABC News - 19 Apr 2018 18:32
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed upward this week, slightly worsening affordability for homebuyers
Delegation Will Make You a Stronger Leader
inc - 19 Apr 2018 18:27
Delegation is the sure path to get your company running at optimal efficiency. Here's how to start doing it well.
Local Banks Are Disappearing at a Record Pace. Why That's Bad for Startups and Entrepreneurship
inc - 19 Apr 2018 18:14
Half of the country's banks have disappeared since the 1990s, creating a capital shortage for entrepreneurs.
NTPC wants to exit joint venture with BHEL
livemint.com - 19 Apr 2018 15:33
The joint venture's first manufacturing facility at Mannavaram in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh started operations in 2016 but had very little orders
Most Americans don't understand rewards programs: study
New York Post - 19 Apr 2018 06:52
Here is something you already knew. A new study says 54 percent of Americans find frequent-flyer programs confusing. And 44 percent say credit card rewards programs are dumbfounding, while 47 percent think hotel loyalty ...
Amazon reveals there are over 100 million Prime subscribers
New York Post - 19 Apr 2018 06:22
Amazon is bigger than ever. The e-commerce giant has more than 100 million Amazon Prime subscribers worldwide, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos divulged on Wednesday in his annual shareholders letter. It is the first time in t...
Trump's Tariffs Are Already Costing American Jobs
The Huffington Post - 19 Apr 2018 05:30
Tariffs on Canadian paper, imposed at the behest of a New York hedge fund, are claiming 50 U.S. jobs -- so far.
Why digital banks are welcoming CRA revamp
American Banker - 19 Apr 2018 02:08
Online banks have good reason for wanting regulators to update the 41-year-old Community Reinvestment Act.
Staff reductions, other cost cuts pay off at BB&T
American Banker - 19 Apr 2018 19:08
The North Carolina company's efforts to contain expenses made up for a marginal increase in revenue.
Fee revenue rises 8% at Bank of New York Mellon
American Banker - 19 Apr 2018 18:50
The custody bank benefited from a wide range of economic forces in the first quarter
Nestle and Unilever are finding it hard to raise the prices they charge retailers
CNBC - 19 Apr 2018 18:34
The multinational makers of everything are under pressure to boost revenues.
China speeding up chip plans amid trade tensions with US
New York Post - 19 Apr 2018 18:24
BEIJING – China is looking to accelerate plans to develop its domestic semiconductor market amid a fierce trade stand-off with the United States and a U.S. ban on sales to Chinese phone maker ZTE that has underscored t...
Companies are migrating to the cloud for the IoT
Business Insider - 19 Apr 2018 18:22
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Companies are increasingly abandoning privately...
Facebook just took its first steps toward GDPR compliance (FB)
Business Insider - 19 Apr 2018 18:14
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. This week, Facebook will begin asking...
Apple, P&G and chip stocks lead Wall Street lower
Reuters - 19 Apr 2018 18:12
(Reuters) - Wall Street slid on Thursday morning, weighed down by a broad-based slump in technology stocks from Apple to chipmakers as well as a tumble in consumer staples such as Procter & Gamble.
For Now, Hospitals Hang On Despite CVS, Optum And Walmart Threats
Forbes - 19 Apr 2018 16:06
Thus far, not-for-profit hospitals "are showing robust resiliency" and weathering the headwinds of industry consolidation, a new Fitch Ratings report says.
Flatpack fear no more? Robots assemble an IKEA chair
USA Today - 19 Apr 2018 20:24
Robots in Singapore have completed a task many humans dread - assembling flat-packed IKEA furniture. Sifting through pages of instructions and a jumble of screws and bolts to build the low-cost Swedish furniture may soon...