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Bolster Your Bond Portfolio
Barron's - 7 Jul 2018 04:02
The outlook for fixed income isn't good, but a few strategies can help you brace for the bear.
British regulators ban Steve Cohen's hedge fund
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 03:51
Billionaire hedge funder Steve Cohen is getting no love from UK regulators. Cohen's Point72 hedge fund has been barred from opening up his fund to British investors by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, according to a...
Weinstein Co. buyer will pay claims by De Niro, other actors
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 03:27
The prospective buyer of the bankrupt studio has agreed to cover claims made by actors, paving the way for the sale to proceed.
Ohio to spend Volkswagen settlement funds on clean vehicles
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 15:46
Ohio will spend the millions it receives from a national settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal on technology aimed at reducing air pollution. The Columbus Dispatch reports the state will …
Manafort mortgage bought bank CEO spot as Trump adviser: prosecutors
American Banker - 7 Jul 2018 05:08
A new court filing suggests that Stephen Calk was named to a 13-member economic advisory team in 2016 in exchange for approving a $9.5 million loan to former campaign manager Paul Manafort.
Orange says open to French telecom tie-up talks, not an instigator
Reuters - 7 Jul 2018 16:16
French telecoms firms Orange is open to discussing potential tie-ups with other operators in its home market but is not likely to be the instigator of consolidation in the sector, financial chief Ramon Fernandez said.
One Thing China Can't Copy From America
Forbes - 7 Jul 2018 15:57
Until China is able to create such a system, the rich and poor people of China alike will look to America to find it.
Fall in Love with GDPR Compliance and Get Ahead of the Curve with Your Online Marketing
Small Business Trends - 7 Jul 2018 15:30
How are the new GDPR regulations affecting your small business? If you find them onerous, take a look at this take on GDPR for small business to turn that around.
Business Planning With Austrian Economics: Statistics In Corporate Decision-Making
Forbes - 7 Jul 2018 13:32
Austrian-School economists distrust empirical economics, a skepticism that is partially warranted, partially unwarranted. The Austrian insights are helpful for business planning, even though I don't endorse them wholehea...
2 Surprising Trade-War Buys for 10.6% Dividends and Upside
Forbes - 7 Jul 2018 14:10Battelle awards more than $600K to STEM field experiences
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 14:03
Ohio-based research firm Battelle has given its highest amount in a single year to support out-of-classroom learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math. Grants totaling $607,500 were awarded recen...
Back Doors And Tunnels Help Presidents Sneak In Supreme Court Nominees
TPM - 7 Jul 2018 16:26
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To keep his arrival in Washington secret, the Supreme Court nominee was driven along a back farm...
What the World Trade Organization actually is and why it would matter if the US leaves it
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2018 15:21
The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in 1995, a 50-year effort to secure rules-based trade so that harsh trade restrictions could not prevent countries from a global economy. This enabled countries togrow f...
Retirement planning: Go abroad and you can live nicely on just $30,000 a year
USA Today - 7 Jul 2018 14:00
More and more retirees are considering moving abroad. Here are five places where the cost of living is low, really low.
The roiled solar power market shows how Trump's tariffs can disrupt an industry
L.A. Times - 7 Jul 2018 15:30Tesla's mounting problems could have been easily avoided (TSLA)
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2018 14:57
Reuters/Bobby Yip; Business Insider/Dave Smith Tesla and Elon Musk have made several bold decisions over the past few years that have created major, costly problems for the company. Musk could have chosen a more modest a...
South Dakota truck stop helps workers become homeowners
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 07:06
A truck stop 30 miles north of Watertown, wedged between Interstate 29 and the town of Summit, has for decades provided convenience for travelers on long trips or in rough …
EPA's new boss unlikely to change Trump environmental policy
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 06:38
Different administrator, same policies. Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who takes over Monday as acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, doesn't have the high profile of Scott Pruitt, …
Why restaurants have struggled to recover after accidents
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 05:36
An accident plague of biblical proportions is wreaking havoc on New York City restaurants -- and owners have learned the hard way that insurance coverage can only do so much. In the first six months of 2018, physical cal...
Three Proxy Votes That Went Bad
Barron's - 7 Jul 2018 02:54
T. Rowe Price lost its vote and had to spend millions to reimburse clients, Taser tabulated more votes than it had voters, and P&G and Trian disqualified millions of votes in their battle.
Betting on Banks Rebounding
Barron's - 7 Jul 2018 02:46
Financial stocks have slid 5% this year. Here's an options strategy to position for a comeback.
Former EPA chief and Trump-appointee Scott Pruitt is reportedly devastated over his ouster and didn't resign voluntarily
Business Insider - 7 Jul 2018 02:14
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt is reportedly devastated after he was forced to resign. Pruitt was reportedly taken aback after White House chief of staff John Kelly told him it was time...