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Nissan produces first electric cars targeting Chinese market
BBC - 28 Aug 2018 06:51
The Japanese carmaker's move is part of bigger push to make electric cars for world's biggest market.
After tense year, Disney agrees to pay park workers $15 an hour
Chicago Tribune - 28 Aug 2018 03:38If you like smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo, you'll love the Smart Display even more - here are 8 reasons why
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2018 19:30
Business Insider Smart screens are poised to replace smart speakers in people's homes. Lenovo's new Smart Display impresses as the first Google-powered smart device with a screen. The Lenovo Smart Display excels at “gl...
How this bank turned a passion for tuna salad into a way to benefit charities
American Banker - 28 Aug 2018 07:34
Employees at First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Pascagoula-Moss Point love to eat, so much so that they started raising money for charity by selling lunches.
Toyota Is Investing $500 Million in Uber to Get Self-Driving Cars on the Road
Time - 28 Aug 2018 06:20
Toyota will manufacture Sienna minivans equipped with Uber's self-driving technology
Uber CEO is determined to expand into bike-sharing
New York Post - 28 Aug 2018 05:31
Uber's boss says he's bent on expanding into bike-sharing -- despite the fact that it's peanuts compared to the car-sharing business and Uber will be pedaling uphill in New York City. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi sa...
Biggest U.S. banks slash muni-bond holdings after tax cut
American Banker - 28 Aug 2018 02:07
JPMorgan Chase, State Street, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America decreased their holdings of tax-exempt bonds by nearly $16 billion in the first half of 2018, according to quarterly filings with the U.S. Securiti...
Google Responds To Trump’s Bias Accusation: Search Results Aren’t Political
TPM - 28 Aug 2018 19:19
After President Trump accused Google’s search engine of being “RIGGED” against him, the company hit back, saying its search queries are...
US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
ABC News - 28 Aug 2018 19:18
US consumer confidence climbs to reading of 133.4 in August, highest level in nearly 18 years
Nearly half of MoviePass' subscribers are considering canceling, according to a new survey
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2018 19:18
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider A new National Research Group survey found that nearly half of MoviePass subscribers were considering canceling the service, and less than half were satisfied with it. That's a sharp drop ...
11 things you think are helping your anxiety but are really making it worse
Business Insider - 28 Aug 2018 19:15
Flickr/Mislav Marohnić According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 18.1% of Americans over the age of 18 suffer from anxiety. At the same time, only 36.9% of those people are receiving treatment for ...
Best Buy quarterly sales jump, but outlook weighs on shares
ABC News - 28 Aug 2018 19:14
Best Buy reports jump in quarterly sales, profit, but weak near-term outlook weighs down shares
Thomson Reuters launches $9 billion share buyback
Reuters - 28 Aug 2018 19:13
Thomson Reuters will buy back $9 billion worth of its common stock using the proceeds of the sale of the majority of its Financial and Risk business to Blackstone Group LP , the news and data firm said in a statement on ...
Yale Receives $160 Million Gift for Peabody Museum
The New York Times - 28 Aug 2018 18:55
The donation, by Edward P. Bass, a Yale alumnus, will help the natural history museum add 50 percent more exhibition space and new classrooms.
Employee wellness is more than a gym discount at Oakworth Capital
American Banker - 28 Aug 2018 07:34
Oakworth Capital Bank, which topped our 'Best Banks' list this year, takes a broad view of wellness by providing employees with free healthy snacks and classes on time management.
How the Best Banks to Work For get employees to love their jobs
American Banker - 28 Aug 2018 07:34
Most banks have an array of charitable endeavors designed to get workers involved. But the ones on our Best Banks list have built an emotional connection with employees
China considers measures to curb workplace harassment: Xinhua
Reuters - 28 Aug 2018 07:29
China is considering introducing measures to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace in a civil code draft submitted to the country's top legislature on Monday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Mexico minister says would tweak bilateral U.S. trade deal without Canada
Reuters - 28 Aug 2018 07:09
Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Monday that the trade accord it announced on Monday with the United States would have to be tweaked, particularly regarding rules of origin, if it ends up as a bilater...
Why Markets Rallied on Trump's Trade Deal
Wall Street Journal - 28 Aug 2018 05:32
The bilateral trade deal with Mexico and any subsequent agreement with Canada may create some frictions for companies and consumers, but it is a relief compared to what might have been.
CBRE Global Investors Buys Stake in Three GGP Malls
Wall Street Journal - 28 Aug 2018 03:35
One of the world's largest real-estate asset managers has purchased a 49% stake in three malls in a deal that values them at more than $1 billion and shows that investors still have an appetite for top-tier retail proper...
The longtime head of the UFW is stepping down. His replacement will be the first woman to lead the union
L.A. Times - 29 Aug 2018 01:10Foxconn joins with 3 other companies to form $100 million 'Wisconn Valley' venture fund
Venture Beat - 29 Aug 2018 01:00
Four companies with Wisconsin operations announced a $100 million corporate VC fund. Apple supplier Foxconn, insurance company Northwestern Mutual, health care provider Advocate Aurora Health, and building materials supp...