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Walmart has hired a chief customer officer (WMT)
Business Insider - 9 Jul 2018 16:42
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. Walmart has hired former American Expres...
Currencies: Brexit blowup sends British pound on rollercoaster ride
Market Watch - 9 Jul 2018 17:05
Britain's pound was in focus on Monday, first rallying after the resignation of U.K. Brexit Secretary David Davis, but then dropping after Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also resigned.
Uber and Lyft may be vying to acquire bus startup
Business Insider - 9 Jul 2018 16:38
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. Uber and Lyft are report...
Groupon reportedly shopping around for a buyer
USA Today - 9 Jul 2018 17:16
Shares in Groupon were up in early trading Monday on a report that the online coupon company and its bankers were shopping the company around.
Analysts Forecast 13% Upside For The Holdings of the iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
Forbes - 9 Jul 2018 16:50Why Influencers Fail to Disclose Commercial Relationships and the Brands that Enable Them
AdWeek - 9 Jul 2018 13:00
In what could possibly be the first case of its kind in history, a class-action lawsuit was filed against seven major Israeli brands that had been allegedly paying social media influencers to post on their behalf, withou...
The Wall Street Journal: David Davis, U.K. minister in charge of Brexit negotiations, quits
Market Watch - 9 Jul 2018 02:03
David Davis, the minister in charge of negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union, resigned unexpectedly Sunday night, according to someone familiar with the decision, likely heralding a further period of turmoil...
Stephen Miller reportedly threw out $80 worth of sushi after a bartender at the restaurant flipped him off
Business Insider - 9 Jul 2018 17:11
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images White House senior adviser Stephen Miller reportedly threw out $80 worth of sushi after a bartender at the restaurant he ordered from flipped him off as he walked out of the restaurant. Mill...
These bat-friendly lights show how to make cities safe for nature
Fast Company - 9 Jul 2018 16:30
A Dutch town’s new red street lights are designed to make sure they don’t bother bats–and are just as helpful to humans as regular white lights. If you walk down the sidewalk in a new neighborhood in the Dutch town...
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quits as Brexit crisis deepens
NBC News - 9 Jul 2018 17:19
Britain's PM is facing calls to quit from within her own party, a crisis engulfing her government just days before President Donald Trump heads to London.
Uneven jobless rates: Weak job and wage growth weigh on these Trump states
USA Today - 9 Jul 2018 15:49
a closer look at the state-level data shows that job growth has been uneven in the states that turned out for President Trump. That could make it harder to convince some Trump supporters that the president’s economic p...
States launch investigation targeting fast-food hiring practices
L.A. Times - 9 Jul 2018 16:30Starbucks Will Stop Distributing Plastic Straws by 2020
AdWeek - 9 Jul 2018 17:09
Following news that Seattle would ban restaurants from handing out plastic straws to customers, Starbucks has made a similar announcement today. The brand aims to stop distributing single-use plastic straws across its 28...
Tesla raises car prices in China amid trade war: Electrek
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 16:40
Tesla Inc has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by over $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade te...
Asia shares rally on U.S. jobs relief, sterling slugged by politics
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 04:39
Asian share markets rallied on Monday as favorable U.S. jobs data whetted risk appetites, while sterling slipped after two members of the British government resigned over Brexit and put the future of Prime Minister There...
Browser benchmark battle July 2018: Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Edge
Venture Beat - 9 Jul 2018 23:46
What's the best browser for Windows 10? We ran nine benchmarks to find out: SunSpider, Octane, Kraken, JetStream, MotionMark, Speedometer, BaseMark, WebXPRT, and HTML5Test.
US stocks rise again as trade worries take back seat
ABC News - 9 Jul 2018 17:10
U.S. stocks climbed with other markets on Monday as worries about trade tensions between the United States and the rest of the world took a back seat
Developing Countries May Need Their Own Strategies to Cope With Job-Taking Robots
The New York Times - 9 Jul 2018 16:27
Proposals for dealing with the impact of automation have been developed in the West, and may not translate effectively to poorer countries.
French Crypto Wallet Ledger Is Solving Bitcoin's Biggest Flaw For Financial Giants
Forbes - 9 Jul 2018 16:08
Ledger's president and cofounder Pascal Gauthier believes his crypto wallet company can help the world's biggest financial institutions safely invest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
Wall Street enters third day of gains as trade fears ease
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 16:05
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with bank stocks leading third day of gains in a row after strong U.S. jobs data from last week helped investors brush aside trade concerns.
Former Deloitte employee claims company blocked sexual assault investigation
NBC News - 9 Jul 2018 15:43
"I implore you to take this seriously and to take real action for the women who remain employed at Deloitte," she wrote in an email to the CEO. "You failed me, but you do not have to fail them."
Smartphone maker Xiaomi's weak Hong Kong debut casts shadow on tech listings
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 05:25
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp's shares fell as much as 6 percent on debut in Hong Kong due to valuation concerns, delivering a blow to investor sentiment in the tech sector where peers have lined up listings in th...