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Million Dollar Seller? California Indie Quartet Vista Kicks Releases New Single Into Public Domain
Forbes - 5 Jun 2018 14:42
With the release of their latest single into the public domain, California indie quartet Vista Kicks acknowledge the quickly changing music industry and hope to overhaul a stale business model.
Baby boomers are refusing to leave the workforce
New York Post - 5 Jun 2018 04:21
A startling number of baby boomers are refusing to leave the workforce. And that's going to have an impact on everyone in younger generations wanting to replace them. In fact, people over 65 are staying in the workforce ...
US job openings tick up to new record high
ABC News - 5 Jun 2018 16:32
US job openings rise in April to record high for second straight month
Video reportedly shows Athenahealth CEO's lewd behavior at industry event
New York Post - 5 Jun 2018 05:00
The hits keep coming for Athenahealth Chief Executive Jonathan Bush. Just three days after The Post reported that Bush settled a sexual harassment claim with a former employee in 2009, a video of Bush behaving in an inap...
Apple's Cook aims at Facebook in interview, saying 'the privacy thing has gotten totally out of control' (AAPL)
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 04:56
(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for RFK Human Rights) Apple CEO is aiming at Facebook again. When it comes to privacy, industry self-regulation isn't working and suggested the government may need to step in, Cook ...
Police swarmed the home of high school shooting survivor and gun safety advocate David Hogg after prank phone call
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 17:10
Andrew Harnik/AP The home of David Hogg, a survivor of the shooting atMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was "swatted" on Tuesday after a prank phone call told law enforcement there was a hostage situation at the resi...
This ex-Googler has big plans to kill the 'Amazon experience' of online shopping
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 16:48
Neha Singh Obsess is an online virtual shopping platform that lets users shop in a discovery-oriented context. Its founder, ex-Googler Neha Singh, hopes to create the e-commerce platform of the future, where users will s...
David Koch to retire from Koch Industries due to poor health: memo
Reuters - 5 Jun 2018 16:45
(Reuters) - Conservative billionaire industrialist David Koch is retiring from his roles at Koch Industries and associated companies due to poor health, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
McDonald's opens its new headquarters near downtown Chicago
Miami Herald - 5 Jun 2018 05:06
Fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. has unveiled its new headquarters in Chicago, a move company officials say is intended to attract top talent. McDonald's had been based in a forested campus …
New Jersey somehow let Delaware win sports betting race
New York Post - 5 Jun 2018 04:20
This is how screwed up New Jersey is. After spending millions of taxpayers' dollars in what was ultimately a successful lawsuit to legalize sports betting, New Jersey allowed Delaware to beat it to the punch in getting t...
Discovery signs $2B deal with PGA Tour
New York Post - 5 Jun 2018 04:17
Discovery on Monday waded even deeper into sports, signing a $2 billion, 12-year deal with the PGA Tour to air and stream live events and archival footage outside the US. The deal begins on Jan. 1 and runs through 2030. ...
Apple's Tim Cook says he's also spending too much time with his phone (AAPL)
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 04:05
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said he spends too much time on his phone. Cook said he discovered his overuse while testing out some new tools the company unveiled Monday at its developer conference that...
Ripple is donating $50 million for Blockchain R&D
USA Today - 5 Jun 2018 03:46
To 17 universities around the world.
WATCH: Starbucks executive chairman Howard Schultz is stepping down
ABC News - 5 Jun 2018 00:51
Schultz says he's considering "philanthropy to public service."
A new study says you can spot a narcissist by one distinct feature
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 20:20
Shutterstock According to a new study, people tend to view you as narcissistic if you have thicker and denser eyebrows. Researchers think this could be because well-groomed eyebrows mean you focus a lot of energy on look...
Lord & Taylor to close Fifth Avenue flagship store
CBSNews - 5 Jun 2018 19:16
Owner Hudson's Bay abandons earlier plan to operate smaller version of landmark store, citing focus on online sales
South Dakota philanthropist gives $100 million to nonprofit
Miami Herald - 5 Jun 2018 17:09
A South Dakota businessman and philanthropist has donated $100 million to the National University System, a nonprofit that focuses on education and philanthropy initiatives. The donation by T. Denny Sanford …
Hedge fund Appaloosa asks Allergan to split chairman-CEO position
Reuters - 5 Jun 2018 17:06
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor David Tepper's hedge fund Appaloosa Management and Senator Investment Group on Tuesday asked Allergan Plc's board to split the office of the chief executive officer and chairman.
China just extended Trump a massive olive branch to try and calm the trade battle
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 17:06
China has offered to purchase close to $70 billion worth of US good over the next year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal would include purchases ofsoybeans, corn, natural gas,crude oil, coal, and more. It c...
This millennial running for Congress has a solution to the retirement crisis -- at least for her generation
Market Watch - 5 Jun 2018 17:00
Older lawmakers are 'legislating selfishly'
Five optical illusions you can actually visit in real life
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 16:51
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Investors have $11 billion riding against Tesla as its annual meeting kicks off (TSLA)
Business Insider - 5 Jun 2018 16:47
Max Whittaker / Getty Images Tesla's annual meeting kicks off Tuesday afternoon in California. Short bets against the company have been at/near record levels for years, and don't appear to be budging anytime soon. Three ...