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The PR Hacks That Exceeded These Entrepreneurs' Expectations
Forbes - 17 Feb 2019 13:30
When it comes to getting free media coverage for your startup, there are conventional methods and unconventional. For these entrepreneurs, it was the latter that reaped the greatest rewards for their businesses.
Take a look behind the credit-score numbers game
L.A. Times - 17 Feb 2019 13:00Girls brave night-freeze in first camping trip as boy scouts
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2019 07:01
Thirteen-year-old Lillian Kircher has one word for how she feels: "Finally." After more than 100 years of children being separated by gender in scouting organizations, girls like Kircher have begun …
Finding Inspiration in Others: Why Strong Support Systems Matter
Forbes - 17 Feb 2019 05:54
No one gets to the top by themselves. You need to be surrounded by people who want to see you succeed. This is what I've learned from them.
Handling Verizon Wi-Fi woes
New York Post - 17 Feb 2019 05:35
Dear John: I moved into a townhouse complex in July 2017. As FiOS was not yet available, I asked Verizon to install Wi-Fi and phone. The technician came out and installed a box, but he could not make the service connect....
Manhattan ATMs are absolutely riddled with bacteria
New York Post - 17 Feb 2019 04:43
If you are a germaphobe, stop reading now.According to a new report, the typical Manhattan ATM is probably the most bacteria-ridden thing in the city. Yep, even dirtier than a public toilet at Penn Station.
Qatar aims to build $20 billion sports sector ahead of World Cup
Reuters - 17 Feb 2019 15:59
Qatar wants to attract more sports companies to the Gulf state, aiming to develop a $20 billion sports sector ahead of the 2022 World Cup, a senior official said on Sunday.
2020 warning signs grow for historic economy
NBC News - 17 Feb 2019 15:43
As the presidential campaign approaches, there are growing questions about what the economic landscape may look like in November 2020.
Ranking The Top 3 High Yield Mutual Funds
Forbes - 17 Feb 2019 15:32Stocks This Week: Buy Analog Devices And CVS Health Corporation
Forbes - 17 Feb 2019 14:23
Analog Devices and CVS are both likely to appreciate upon their earnings releases in the coming week.
How To Work With People Who Aren't Self-Aware
Forbes - 17 Feb 2019 14:00Russia's Gazprombank freezes accounts of Venezuela's PDVSA: source
Reuters - 17 Feb 2019 13:56
Russian lender Gazprombank has decided to freeze the accounts of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and halted transactions with the firm to reduce the risk of the bank falling under U.S. sanctions, a Gazprombank source ...
In Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humor
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2019 09:37
It's said that history often repeats itself -- the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. Many Britons feel they are living through both at the same time as …
Don't be surprised if your tax returns draw blank this year
New York Post - 17 Feb 2019 05:27
Dear John: I'm a tax preparer, not a CPA, so I only do individual returns. Many of my tax clients are city workers and typical middle-class W2 employees. Out of the 23 tax returns I have done so far this year, only two r...
Nissan panel to recommend outside director to chair board: Nikkei
Reuters - 17 Feb 2019 05:14
A Nissan Motor governance committee will recommend the appointment of an external director as board chairman, a role distinct from company chairman, in a move to decentralize power at the top level, the Nikkei business d...
Tod's Loafers Have Won Over Royals and Hollywood---But Not Many Millennials
Wall Street Journal - 17 Feb 2019 05:00
Tod's, the Italian maker of chic leather loafers, isn't sorry it missed the boat on marketing to fashion consumers in their 20s and 30s--but it still has some catching up to do.
Amazon's HQ2 pullout was a Valentine's break up for the ages
New York Post - 17 Feb 2019 04:49
So Amazon's Jeff Bezos divorced NYC on Valentine's Day and certainly broke a lot of hearts, but he received no love in return for the greatest gift a company can give a city -- jobs, 25,000 of them. You can blame progres...
The Latest: Boston's Jayson Tatum wins skills competition
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2019 03:44
The Latest on NBA All-Star Weekend (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Boston's Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer from just beyond midcourt to beat Atlanta's Trae Young in the final round …
Amazon Leaves New York but Not the Spotlight
Wall Street Journal - 17 Feb 2019 02:15
Amazon's sudden move to abandon plans for a new campus in New York ends the protests in the city but doesn't remove the national scrutiny being placed on the company.
Potential privacy lapse found in Americans' 2010 census data
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2019 00:41
An internal team at the Census Bureau found that basic personal information collected from more than 100 million Americans during the 2010 head count could be reconstructed from obscured data, …
Colorado restaurateurs want 1 straw law to rule them all
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2019 00:26
There's something missing at Centro Mexican Kitchen in Boulder. Once you take a seat, a waiter brings a glass of water, but no straw. Ask for one and you'll get …
Houston asking to have firefighter pay measure invalidated
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2019 23:45
A legal battle over pay raises for Houston firefighters shows no signs of being resolved anytime soon. Lawyers for the city of Houston on Friday asked a judge to declare …