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An NY pizzeria created a 40-pound, 4-layer pizza-hamburger combo
Business Insider - 18 Sep 2018 18:46
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Visa, Mastercard reach $6.2 billion settlement over swipe fees
American Banker - 18 Sep 2018 17:07
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. agreed to pay as much as $6.2 billion to end a long-running price-fixing case brought by merchants over card fees, the largest-ever class action settlement of an antitrust case.
Tilray leads Canadian cannabis stocks higher, while U.S. companies falter
Market Watch - 18 Sep 2018 17:06
Cannabis stocks were mostly higher again on Tuesday, led by Tilray Inc., which rallied sharply on news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has approved its plan to import a marijuana product and test its effica...
This is the one type of exercise that will help you build muscle fastest, according to YouTube fitness stars The Lean Machines
Business Insider - 18 Sep 2018 11:02
Shutterstock If you want the most bang for your buck in the gym, look to compound lifts say YouTube fitness stars The Lean Machines. The fitness duo says multi-joint exercises recruit more muscle groups, requiring more e...
New U.S. trade action 'poisons' atmosphere, won't work on China: regulator
Reuters - 18 Sep 2018 05:32
The United State's trade actions against China will not work as China has ample fiscal and monetary policy tools to cope with the impact, a senior securities market official said on Tuesday.
China commerce minister says U.S. unilateralism, protectionism will hurt global economy
Reuters - 18 Sep 2018 05:31
China's commerce minister told representatives of foreign firms on Monday that the United States' unilateralism and protectionism will impact both U.S. and China's interests and hurt the global economy.
Asia Markets: Asian markets mostly shrug off latest U.S. tariffs targeting China
Market Watch - 18 Sep 2018 05:09
Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Tuesday, as investors generally shrugged off the latest round of U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods set to go into effect next week.
How timing of the jobs report could sway midterms
New York Post - 18 Sep 2018 04:32
There is something that the Democrats ought to know and should be concerned about. The final employment report before the Nov. 6 election -- that is, the last snapshot of the US economy they will see before they enter th...
7 reasons why you shouldn't fear a market crash, according to Tony Robbins
Market Watch - 18 Sep 2018 21:36
From Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton to Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson, Tony Robbins has shined his unique brand of sunshine on some of the biggest names on the planet. But he didn't make his vast fortune as merely a guru...
Coca-Cola buys a kombucha maker as drinkers ditch sugary soda (KO)
Business Insider - 18 Sep 2018 17:11
MOJO Coca-Cola has acquired Australian kombucha-maker Organic & Raw Trading Co, which produces MOJOkombucha. The purchase of the company marks Coca-Cola's first ever acquisition of a kombucha brand. Coca-Cola is increasi...
Facebook accused of bias in job ads that let companies target men, exclude women
USA Today - 18 Sep 2018 17:08More changes at Goldman; SunTrust outage continues
American Banker - 18 Sep 2018 17:07
Goldman's lending and deposit-taking division gets a new chief, while its EMEA head take's responsibility for Goldman's business outside North America; SunTrust's website and mobile app down for second day.
The US Coast Guard just offloaded over $170 million in cocaine from drug busts
Business Insider - 18 Sep 2018 17:07
Second Class Petty Officer Jonathan Lally/US Coast Guard Over $170 million worth of cocaine was offloaded in Florida on Monday. During multi-agency counter-smuggling operations in the Eastern Pacific, the US Coast Guard ...
Lyft passes 1 billion rides, doubling in past 11 months
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2018 17:00
Ride-hailing service Lyft just announced a key milestone: It has now surpassed 1 billion rides since it was founded in 2012. The San Francisco-based company reported half a billion rides last October, meaning it has doub...
This entrepreneur just got $8.6 million to make advanced AR games for phones without Apple's ARkit (AAPL)
Business Insider - 18 Sep 2018 17:00
Illumix Illumix, a Silicon Valley-based startup, is building augmented reality games and the technology needed to run them. It's attracted $8.6 million in seed funding from top-tier venture capital firms. Its investors b...
IBM sued for age discrimination after thousands of older workers laid off
USA Today - 18 Sep 2018 16:57
The lawsuit alleges the plaintiffs are among thousands of IBM employees to be laid off recently as the result of a shift to recruit millennials.
Papa John's new ads: John's out, diverse franchisees are in
NBC News - 18 Sep 2018 16:53
"This isn't a single person's brand," said a spokesperson for the pizzeria chain.
Wall Street higher after latest tariff moves
Reuters - 18 Sep 2018 16:49
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday led by the technology and consumer sectors, as investors judged the latest exchange of blows in a trade war with China less damaging than first feared.
Nasscom unveils mentor programme for AI startups
livemint.com - 18 Sep 2018 14:23
Under the Accelerate 10X programme, 100 startups will be mentored every year for a period of six months
What's in share buyback it for the retail investor?
livemint.com - 18 Sep 2018 07:09
If the buy-back price is higher than current market price, which is mostly the case, an investor could do well to participate in it
Atomic power scholar voted top Illinois scientist
Miami Herald - 18 Sep 2018 05:03
A University of Chicago scholar who led the construction of the first nuclear reactor and helped develop the first atomic bomb has been selected as Illinois' top scientist in history …
After Hurricane Florence Made Landfall, These Brands Quietly Helped the Relief Effort
AdWeek - 18 Sep 2018 20:56
The Anheuser-Busch brewery in Cartersville, Ga., is a sprawling, 900,000 square-foot facility whose fermentation tanks turn out enough beer to fill 250 trucks a day. Opened in 1993, the plant produces everything from Mic...