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Bernie Sanders invites top CEOs to town hall event with employees
USA Today - 29 Jun 2018 02:45
Bernie Sanders potentially gearing up for another White House run, taking aim at 4 major CEO’s. Veuer's Nick Cardona has that story.
Valeant is back on to its old drug-pricing ways
Market Watch - 29 Jun 2018 22:46
Valeant is using two techniques to raise prices on one of its best-selling drugs: a larger package and a higher per-milligram price.
Ranking America's Colleges by Gender Wage Gap
Forbes - 29 Jun 2018 20:12
How much do men versus women make when they graduate from a top American college?
Rex Nutting: Yes, corporations have brought home cash after the tax cut, but they haven't put it to work
Market Watch - 29 Jun 2018 17:07
The Trump White House is using meaningless statistics to falsely claim that its big corporate tax cut is working even better than hoped, writes Rex Nutting.
Trump's tariffs could make the Camry $1,800 more expensive, Toyota warns (TM)
Business Insider - 29 Jun 2018 16:52
Toyota Toyota warns that consumers could pay an additional $1,800 on an American-made Camry under the Trump administration's proposed tariffs. The car company claims price increases would be due to an increased cost of p...
New California Privacy Law Could Accelerate Blockchain Adoption
Forbes - 29 Jun 2018 04:31
Just as PCI created an incentive for retailers to get out of the business of holding credit card numbers, California's new law, and the GDPR-like implications it could bring to all of the US, might just incentivize retai...
Futures Movers: Oil heads for fourth climb, poised to score strong year-to-date gains
Market Watch - 29 Jun 2018 17:13
Oil heads higher for a fourth straight session on Friday, set to book strong weekly, monthly, quarterly and first-half of the year gains as long-running efforts by OPEC, anticipated increases in demand and supply disrupt...
How to Scare Executives Into Buying From You
Forbes - 29 Jun 2018 16:45
Executives are human too, and they've got plenty of fears of their own. Luckily, there's a way to play off of these fears to get these ultimate decision makers to buy
China Tower wins approval for Hong Kong IPO of up to $10 billion: sources
Reuters - 29 Jun 2018 04:27
HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) - China Tower, the world's largest mobile mast operator, has won approval in Hong Kong for an IPO that could raise up to $10 billion, according to people familiar with the situation.
Amazon is forging further into deliveries (AMZN)
Business Insider - 29 Jun 2018 16:55
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Transportation & Logistics Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Amazon announced a new p...
Bitcoin bloodbath nears levels of dot-com bust; many tokens go to zero
L.A. Times - 29 Jun 2018 16:50Fluence is using blockchain technology to build a secure internet
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2018 16:30
One of the topics discussed during the recent Cyber Week in Tel Aviv was the potential of blockchain technology to help solve issues like DDoS attacks, data breaches, and other security loopholes, as well as removing the...
Stocks escape topsy-turvy 1st half with gains mostly intact
ABC News - 29 Jun 2018 22:59
Stocks mostly rose over the first six months of 2018, but they had a tough making the gains.
Proposed North Carolina de novo seeks to raise $30M
American Banker - 29 Jun 2018 17:17
Spirit Community Bank would be the first new bank in North Carolina since 2009.
Kona Cuts Through The Baby Crossover Clutter
Forbes - 29 Jun 2018 17:17
The Kona shows that Hyundai is determined to build on its existing market position as a value brand, with more entertaining and diverse models
IBM's newest AI project could be your next debate partner
Business Insider - 29 Jun 2018 16:45
Vivian Sachs for IBM Research By Dario Gil, vice president of AI research and IBM Q Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing steadily — but how can we measure those gains in human terms? To gauge AI’s progress, we c...
'Sicario' sequel director says not having Emily Blunt led to a movie with no morals
Business Insider - 29 Jun 2018 14:35
Sony "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" director Stefano Sollima said the difference between this movie and the original is this one has no "moral guidance" for the audience. The stakes are also higher, which led to some unfo...
Watch Disney’s amazingly agile robotic stunt double in action
Fast Company - 29 Jun 2018 14:03
This is wilder than the fake Trump in the Hall of Presidents. Disney’s Imagineers have moved way past slightly terrifying animatronic presidents of the United States and even the awe-inspiring wonders of Toy Story Land...
China appeals to SKorea to help 'protect free trade'
ABC News - 29 Jun 2018 13:04
China's No. 2 leader, Premier Li Keqiang, has appealed to visiting Korean business leaders to help 'protect free trade' in Beijing's latest effort to recruit allies for its escalating dispute with Washington
Capital Gazette shooting: Obsessive, grudge-filled Twitter account finally gets pulled
Fast Company - 29 Jun 2018 11:49
As of early this morning, the account was still visible, with Twitter users meticulously going through his tweets and posting screenshots. More than 13 hours after a gunman killed five people at the Capital newspaper in ...
Trump says SoftBank Son's U.S. investment hitting $72 billion
Reuters - 29 Jun 2018 04:51
MT. PLEASANT, Wis. - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son is increasing his investment in the United States to $72 billion, significantly more than the $50 billio...
PayPal's AR Patent Points To The Immersive Future Of Retail
Forbes - 29 Jun 2018 04:21
Digital payment giant proposes "look and buy" shopping experience.