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These are the biggest fast-food chains in America
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2018 17:14
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Research firm Datafiniti recently released a list of the lagest fast-food chains in the United States, based on how many locations each has in the country. The study found that Subway is the large...
Dentist pleads guilty to tax evasion charge
Miami Herald - 22 Jun 2018 17:10
A Rhode Island dentist has pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes on up to $1.2 million payments. Federal prosecutors say 72-year-old Lawrence Stephenson, who lives in Lincoln and has …
The Wall Street Journal: Iran says it opposes OPEC plan to raise oil output
Market Watch - 22 Jun 2018 02:58
Iran said late Thursday it was still opposed to a deal to lift oil output, fraying a growing sense of consensus among OPEC members and putting it at loggerheads with Saudi Arabia, the cartel's de facto leader.
PennWell to cut 100 jobs in Tulsa under new owner
Miami Herald - 22 Jun 2018 21:22
A Tulsa-based company has confirmed 130 layoffs as its new owner makes adjustments to its operations. PennWell Corp. announced the layoffs Thursday, 100 of which will occur in Tulsa. The …
Mars' Andrew Clarke on the Genius Behind Skittles' Spot and Promoting a Culture of Change
AdWeek - 22 Jun 2018 17:09
Mars global CMO and chief customer officer Andrew Clarke stopped by Adweek's Cannes HQ at the JW Marriott for another installment of our Terrace Talk series in collaboration with Mars. Clarke had much to share with me, f...
Amazon has so many summer interns, it costs $4.4 million to feed and house them and the city of Seattle has to add extra buses (AMZN)
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2018 16:50
Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images Amazon's summer interns have arrived in Seattle. About 900 interns are staying at the University of Washington, and the county has had to add extra buses to accommodate them. It's...
The Supreme Court just opened the door for new taxes on e-tailers
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2018 16:46
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. The Supreme Court has overruled a 1992 d...
What Subscription Business Models Mean for Sales Teams
Harvard Business Review - 22 Jun 2018 15:00
Recruiting customers and retaining them are two different skills.
Why More Americans Are Breaking $1 Million in One-Person Businesses
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 04:31
New Census data shows that the number of businesses with no employees that are breaking $1 million continues to rise.
Comcast, Disney ding balance sheet in bidding war for 21st Century Fox
New York Post - 22 Jun 2018 04:16
The battle for Fox is going to put a big dent in the winner's balance sheet. Disney's raising its offer to $38 per share on Wednesday already has the Mouse House in the dog house. Moody's Investors Service responded to t...
Americans with disabilities are finding new leverage in a tight job market
L.A. Times - 22 Jun 2018 03:50Greece Prepares to Stagger Back From Debt Crisis, the End of Bailouts in Sight
The New York Times - 22 Jun 2018 03:04
European leaders agreed to a plan that would finally take Athens off financial life support, effectively declaring an end to a crisis that nearly wrecked the euro.
What the Supreme Court sales tax ruling means for New Yorkers
New York Post - 22 Jun 2018 02:58
New Yorkers will soon have nowhere to hide from the steep sales tax. The state can now force all online retailers to collect the 8.875 percent combined state and city sales tax on purchases made by Big Apple residents, a...
CryptoWatch: Bitcoin threatens to fall below $6,000 as security flaws continue to dog industry
Market Watch - 22 Jun 2018 17:18
Bitcoin and major digital currencies are in free fall Friday, with major coins shedding as much as 10% and wiping billions off the market cap of cryptocurrencies.
Trump threatens 20 percent tariff on European Union cars
Reuters - 22 Jun 2018 17:10
WASHINGTON
Final vote approaches for $32.7B spending package
Miami Herald - 22 Jun 2018 17:08
A final vote is approaching for the main appropriations bill in a $32.7 billion spending package for Pennsylvania's approaching fiscal year. Friday's scheduled Senate vote comes three days after first …
Tesla is reportedly closing up to 14 solar installation facilities (TSLA)
Business Insider - 22 Jun 2018 16:48
Tesla Tesla will close up to 14 solar installation facilities, Reuters reports. A Tesla representative declined to comment on the number of solar installation facilities the company is closing but toldBusiness Insider th...
If JP Morgan Gaps Below Its 200-Day Simple Moving Average Then A Bear Market For Stocks Will Follow
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 16:46
The banking giant has tentacles in so many markets that negative technical warnings should be considered a warning that a global bear market for stocks is around the corner.
Starbucks’ CEO thinks sales are down because people are too healthy
USA Today - 22 Jun 2018 16:32
The instagram likes you might get from posting a unicorn frappuccino are apparently not as good as skinny feels. Susana Victoria Perez has more.
Stocks open higher; energy companies and oil prices surge
L.A. Times - 22 Jun 2018 16:30Energy, financials push Wall Street higher; tech weighs
Reuters - 22 Jun 2018 16:29
(Reuters) - Energy and bank stocks led the S&P and Dow higher on Friday, though a decline in technology shares capped gains and pushed the Nasdaq slightly lower.
How much did a personal computer cost the year you were born?
USA Today - 22 Jun 2018 14:02
24/7 Wall Street identified the price of a specific computer representative of each year between 2016 and 1971 -- the year the first personal computer was released.