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Holiday gifts 2018: Best investing books for presents
USA Today - 9 Dec 2018 14:01
Here are Ken Fisher's top picks for people with investment books on their wish list.
Need a bank to send money abroad? It's faster to take a suitcase of cash on a plane
The Guardian - 9 Dec 2018 10:00
It can take weeks using the Swift transfer system, as many have found to their cost Elaine and Malcolm Thompson's charity, St Paul's Children's Project, pays school fees and expenses for 36 orphans in Zambia. In October ...
Meet the men making it happen at Braselton Brewing
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 07:01
Four years ago, Harrison Clark was a National Guardsman making lousy beer while working behind the bar at Gold City Growlers in Dahlonega. "The owner there was a homebrewer," Clark …
Bad communication is why the stock market has been so down
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 03:42
It's the holiday season. The economy is the best its been in over a decade. So what's got the stock market so down? To make a holiday cocktail as strong as our current volatility, you'd need several key ingredients. The ...
China threatens Canada over detained Huawei exec
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 01:21
China warned Canada on Saturday of severe consequences if it does not immediately release the CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, calling the case "extremely nasty." A Canadian court has delayed a decision until Monday on ...
NewsWatch: Warren Buffett says this simple tip will boost your worth by at least 50%
Market Watch - 9 Dec 2018 00:00
Perhaps the most often quoted figure in all of finance, Buffett had an intense fear of speaking in public early in his career. A facility with the written and spoken word, he says, can make all the difference in one's fi...
Retirement planning: Improving 401(k) plans for workers who invest
USA Today - 9 Dec 2018 15:01
Workplace 401(k) plans have hold more than $5 trillion and have emerged as financial keystones for millions of people. But they aren't perfect.
With Interest: The Week in Business: The Emails Facebook Doesn't Want You to See
The New York Times - 9 Dec 2018 14:00
Whiplash on Wall Street, and OPEC and Russia agree to cut oil production. And Britain's Parliament votes on Brexit, and Uber resumes tests of its self-driving cars.
What to consider before becoming an estate executor
L.A. Times - 9 Dec 2018 13:00This apartment owner makes money by providing affordable homes
L.A. Times - 9 Dec 2018 13:00China Warns Canada of 'Heavy Price' Over Huawei Arrest
The New York Times - 9 Dec 2018 09:52
A strongly worded editorial in the Communist Party newspaper said that Canada had violated the human rights of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer.
Superdry feels the heat long after summer slump
The Guardian - 9 Dec 2018 09:00
And now departed co-founder Julian Dunkerton is getting hot under the collar as poor interim results loom There is at least someone looking forward to winter. The management at Superdry, the retailer that has become syno...
Faribault succeeds as business hub
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 08:01
When some people think of Faribault, they may think of Shattuck St. Mary's boarding school (and its elite hockey program), or the processing plant for Jennie-O meat, or the fancy …
The Latest: Canada ex-adviser says China pressure won't work
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 05:33
The Latest on the arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei in Canada (all times local): 11:30 a.m. A former foreign policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister …
A 22-year-old software engineer was found dead at Google's NYC office
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2018 05:25
Associated Press/Richard Drew A 22-year-old software engineer was found dead at Google's New York City headquarters, police say. Scott Krulcik was found unconscious on the sixth floor of the company’s offices in Chelse...
Don't panic, but the Labor Department might access your credit report
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 03:41
Dear John: I recently reviewed my TransUnion credit report and learned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta had accessed my credit reports. Since I don't work for Labor and I've not applied for credit from Labor or its federal cr...
China: Canada's detention of Huawei exec 'vile in nature'
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 03:39
China has summoned the Canadian ambassador to protest the detention of a top executive of leading Chinese tech giant Huawei, calling it "unreasonable, unconscionable, and vile in nature" and warning …
Why the game dev group will benefit from non-U.S. board chair
Venture Beat - 9 Dec 2018 02:41
Vesa Raudasoja is the new chairman of the International Game Developers Association, and the first to lead the 24-year-old group from outside the U.S.
Starbucks bathrooms may be open to all, but good luck finding a free stall
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 01:39
When you've gotta go, don't go to Starbucks. Seven months after the coffee kingdom declared its toilets open to all -- no purchase necessary! -- visitors who hear nature's call are finding it isn't always easy to lighten...
Pence aide out of running to be Trump's next chief of staff
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 23:47
President Donald Trump's top pick to replace chief of staff John Kelly, Nick Ayers, is no longer expected to fill the role. Ayers, who is chief of staff to Vice …
Key Words: Rubio warns pardoning Manafort would be 'a mistake'
Market Watch - 9 Dec 2018 23:45
Sen. Marco Rubio warns President Trump that it would be "a mistake" to pardon Paul Manafort, who prosecutors say violated his plea deal by repeatedly lying to the FBI.
WSJ: Pence’s Chief Of Staff Nick Ayers Will Not Be WH Chief Of Staff
TPM - 9 Dec 2018 23:43
Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Nick Ayers, widely seen as a top contender to replace outgoing White House...