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Massage therapists use their feet for this spa treatment
Business Insider - 13 Sep 2018 19:47
The Ho'olele massage is a deep-tissue massage delivered by a masseuse's feet. SpaHalekulani in Honolulu, Hawaii invented the massage by incorporating different techniques from around the world. See Also: Watch the unique...
GM to recall about 1.2 million vehicles worldwide
Reuters - 13 Sep 2018 20:34
General Motors Co is recalling 1.205 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles worldwide due to issues with a temporary loss of power steering, the No.1 U.S. automaker said on Thursday.
Roche steps up efficiency drive to take sting out of biosimilars
Reuters - 13 Sep 2018 18:50
Roche , the world's biggest producer of cancer drugs, is stepping up cost cuts in an efficiency drive made unavoidable by competition from cut-price copies of three mega-brands from its famed U.S. Genentech biotech stabl...
Hotel liquor license kept over protest of Trump's character
Miami Herald - 13 Sep 2018 14:54
The Washington Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has declined to see a case by residents who argue the city's Trump International Hotel should lose its liquor license over its owner's character. …
Canada's Freeland won't hold NAFTA talks, says more work needed
Reuters - 13 Sep 2018 05:00
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday said officials needed to do more work before she could hold fresh talks with the United States on renewing NAFTA as time runs out to reach a deal.
China may use its property markets to defend against Trump's trade war offensive
CNBC - 13 Sep 2018 04:37
China is under pressure from an onslaught of U.S. tariffs, but the government could blunt some of the negative effects by encouraging property prices to rise, according to a CLSA analyst.
The whole story behind Trump's alleged 'print money' comment
New York Post - 13 Sep 2018 04:28
President Trump is accused of saying a lot of stupid things by Bob Woodward in the journalist's new book, "Fear: Trump in the White House." One dumb thing was Trump's alleged comment to Gary Cohn, his chief economic advi...
Lessons learned a decade after the financial crisis began
New York Post - 13 Sep 2018 04:25
So what financial lessons did we learn from the financial crisis that started a decade ago this week -- or from the terrorist attacks on Sept 11? As teachable moments about personal finances, the two are really tied toge...
Google leaked video could fuel Trump charges of anti-conservative bias
USA Today - 13 Sep 2018 03:25
The video of an all-hands meeting after the presidential election could add new fuel to charges that Google is biased against Trump and conservatives.
The Wall Street Journal: AT&T CEO suggests shifting spending from Turner networks to HBO
Market Watch - 13 Sep 2018 02:20
AT&T Inc.'s boss said the company may shift resources to HBO from other parts of its newly acquired Time Warner business to step up programming investments and use data on its customers' tastes and habits to inform its c...
The gentrification dilemma
American Banker - 13 Sep 2018 23:07
What happens when neighborhood revitalization is too successful? Some cities that have managed to eliminate blight now face acute shortages of affordable housing.
Global Climate Action Summit puts stress on action
CBSNews - 13 Sep 2018 23:03
Investor groups step up pressure on companies to implement climate-friendly policies that are also profitable
China open to U.S. trade talks and other MoneyWatch headlines
CBSNews - 13 Sep 2018 22:02
China said it's open to new trade talks with the U.S., and McDonald's workers have planned a major strike. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.
Ginsburg Slams ‘Highly Partisan Show’ SCOTUS Confirmation Has Become
TPM - 13 Sep 2018 20:41
The Supreme Court’s liberal stalwart Ruth Bader Ginsburg rebuked the Senate’s Supreme Court confirmation process, labeling the ordeal a “highly...
Number of international visitors to US up slightly in 2017, but still below 2015 levels
USA Today - 13 Sep 2018 20:26
The National Travel and Tourism Office said the number of international visitors to the USA rose a fraction in 2017 and spending hit a record.
10 things you can do to actually improve your sex life
Business Insider - 13 Sep 2018 19:49
The CW The internet is plentiful with tips and tricks for heating up your sex life, but not all of them are useful. From exotic herbs to complicated yoga maneuvers, it can sometimes seem like having great sex is way more...
Planning Doesn't Have to Be the Enemy of Agile
Harvard Business Review - 13 Sep 2018 17:00
Every organization makes plans. They don’t have to be rigid and bureaucratic.
America can't control the global flow of ideas
The Economist - 13 Sep 2018 16:54
ONE of the quirks of LinkedIn, a career-oriented networking site with over 562m users, is that strangers wish you a happy birthday even when your mum has forgotten. If this happens to you, don't respond: it could be a Ch...
Bank manager pleads guilty to stealing from CD accounts
Miami Herald - 13 Sep 2018 15:44
The former manager of a Connecticut bank has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $900,000 from his customers. Federal prosecutors say Stephen Carbonella, of Hamden, withdrew the money from the certificate …
Target to hire 120,000 workers to meet holiday season rush
Reuters - 13 Sep 2018 14:03
Target Corp said on Thursday that it plans to hire about 120,000 seasonal workers for the holidays, up 20 percent on last year, as the retailer gears up for the busiest time of the year.
Court: UK spy program revealed in Edward Snowden leaks violated human rights
Fast Company - 13 Sep 2018 12:33
The court didn’t consider pending changes under a 2016 law but said that existing practices violated privacy provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. A UK spy agency’s bulk collection of telecom data vi...
Suu Kyi says handling of Rohingya could have been better
Miami Herald - 13 Sep 2018 05:54
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the country's handling of its Rohingya Muslim minority crisis could have been handled better. The Nobel Prize laureate made the comment Thursday when …