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Infosys outlines terms for CEO pay, but investors wary
livemint.com - 6 May 2018 18:00
For the first time, the Infosys board disclosed the parameters on which the company will give the variable pay to its CEO Salil Parekh
The Highly Effective, Counterintuitive Way to Stumble Upon Your Next Brilliant Idea
inc - 6 May 2018 14:00
Don't only ask for great ideas when brainstorming solutions to challenging problems.
Auctioneer Buddy Light says he's tried to be honest salesman
Miami Herald - 6 May 2018 15:00
Nearing 90 years old, Buddy Light still moves well. The Monroe County man still takes care of cattle and the land on which he was born, but what hasn't slowed …
Why Theresa May is heading for a major Brexit U-turn on the customs union
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 08:55
Toby Melville - WPA Pool / Getty Images Brexit analyst Mujtaba Rahman says Britain is still probably heading for continued customs union membership after Brexit. The customs union would go a long way to solving the issue...
Alibaba Fashion Exec Jessica Liu's Tip For Online Sales: Open-Mindedness
Forbes - 6 May 2018 05:52
"Even though they are really successful in physical world, if they are not open to new technology, to big data, or to innovation, they would meet difficulty in the online world."
Oil prices have been screaming higher -- and that's actually good news for the airlines this time around
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 16:00
Oil prices have risen 15% since the beginning of 2018. Last time oil spiked dramatically, airline stocks got crushed. Morgan Stanley points out three reasons why rising oil prices could actually be good for the airlines ...
Start a new job and hate it? Here are some tips on how long you should stick it out
USA Today - 6 May 2018 15:00
You start a new job and you suddenly realize: I hate my job. It’s rarely in your interest to quit on the spot when you have that revelation, so how long should you stay? Let’s look at a couple of different scenarios....
How to save money while shopping at Target (TGT)
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 00:11
Business Insider/Jessica Tyler Target shoppers often end up leaving the store with more than what was on their shopping list. Even though it's easy to spend more than planned at Target, it's easy to save money as well. S...
JPMorgan's quant guru explains how the 'Uberization' of markets poses an enormous risk
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 15:15
CNBC JPMorgan's global head of quantitative and derivatives strategy, Marko Kolanovic, has long warned against unstable market liquidity conditions. He recently made an extended analogy comparing the current market envir...
VW board eyes damage claims against former CEO Winterkorn
Miami Herald - 6 May 2018 11:13
A VW spokesman says the German automaker's supervisory board is checking whether it can demand damage claims from former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn in connection with the company's diesel emissions …
Will UK interest rates now stay low for a very long time?
The Guardian - 6 May 2018 10:58
Each time the Bank of England appears to succumb to a burst of hopefulness, officials seize on some reason not to raise rates above 0.5% Bank of England governor Mark Carney has already faced accusations of behaving like...
Elon Musk Was Right. The Questions Were Bonehead
inc - 6 May 2018 06:29
Elon Musk's dismissive attitude may have spooked Tesla investors but frankly it's about time somebody pointed out the obvious.
5 highly successful entrepreneurs whose careers took off in their 30s
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 15:26
Albert Gea/Reuters There are a number of successful business-people whose entrepreneurial career began in their thirties. Formerly a composer, the founder of the popular radio service 'Pandora' used his prior experience ...
Trump is setting up high stakes trade fights that could end in economic disaster
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 15:03
President Donald Trump is opening up a two-front trade negotiations over newly proposed tariffs that could have major consequences for the US economy. Talks with the European Union and China could reshape the global econ...
How To Avoid This Common Marketing Mistake
Forbes - 6 May 2018 13:00Researcher investigates Arkansas burial ground mystery
News Observer - 6 May 2018 07:01
John Samuelsen hopes to solve the mystery of Crenshaw. The prehistoric Caddo village in southwest Arkansas has a burial ground that contains at least 114 human skulls and 238 additional …
Elon Musk trolls Warren Buffett with tweets on candy company
L.A. Times - 6 May 2018 03:00Cynthia Nixon is the 'nightmare scenario' for New York real estate
Business Insider - 6 May 2018 19:01
Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Cynthia Nixon is running for New York State Governor. She is anti-Cuomo on real-estate. A real estate expert says her stance against private investment in real estate could be really bad for the mar...
Lobster prices high, but dropping as summer approaches
Miami Herald - 6 May 2018 16:11
Lobster prices are high in the U.S. right now, but members of the industry expect them to come down soon as the Canadian catch creeps up and America's summer haul …
If your job reimburses you for education costs, can you still get a tax deduction?
L.A. Times - 6 May 2018 14:00University of Michigan student turns school bus into home
Miami Herald - 6 May 2018 07:01
Maybe it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was fate that Tori Essex had the red hair reminiscent of "The Magic School Bus" driver Ms. Frizzle. A recent graduate of …
Michigan may be next to set Medicaid work, training rules
Miami Herald - 6 May 2018 06:01
Four years after agreeing to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income adults, Michigan Republicans want an estimated 350,000 enrollees who are not working to get a job -- or, at …