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Investor: Climate Greatest Challenge And Investment Opportunity Of Our Age
Forbes - 18 May 2019 17:00
New investment fund FullCycle seeks to join the global movement toward investing in clean technology, driven, in part, by the IPCC's challenge to invest $2.5 trillion annually to reverse climate change.
Fred's is closing these 104 additional stores, with liquidation sales starting today
Market Watch - 18 May 2019 16:04
Fred's Inc. said Thursday it will close another 104 stores by the end of June, with liquidation sales beginning immediately, as the discount retailer continues its restructuring efforts.
Jack Tretton interview -- Why investing in indie game startups is hot again
Venture Beat - 18 May 2019 19:25
Jack Tretton used to run Sony's PlayStation business in North America. Now he is investing in small game studios and helping them scale.
Motorcycle club fined $500,000 but keeps logo trademarks
Miami Herald - 18 May 2019 05:21
A federal judge on Friday fined the Mongols motorcycle club $500,000 in a racketeering and conspiracy case but refused the latest in a decade-long attempt by the government to take …
Overstock CEO lambastes critics of stock sale
New York Post - 18 May 2019 04:18
Overstock Chief Executive Patrick Byrne blasted investors who questioned his recent stock sale, calling their criticism "gauche" and vowing never to defend his selling again. The fiery letter to shareholders follows a 21...
Missouri lawmakers OK $301M in bonds for bridge repairs
Miami Herald - 18 May 2019 02:44
Missouri lawmakers approved a measure Friday that could authorize $301 million in bonds to repair 215 bridges across the state, allowing Gov. Mike Parson to make good on one of …
Too Many Of Us Don't Think Outside The Box Because We're Stuck In It
Forbes - 18 May 2019 01:20
Too many of us don't think outside the box, because we are stuck in the box. The problem is many people aren't clear about what the box is, or what it means to think outside it. The answer is really not what is outside y...
Stocks wobble, finishing S&P 500's second down week in a row
L.A. Times - 18 May 2019 00:15Trump will suspend year-old steel, aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico
USA Today - 18 May 2019 00:14Jensen Huang interview -- 'the foundations of gaming are just fine, just fantastic'
Venture Beat - 18 May 2019 21:12
Nvidia's financials for the first fiscal quarter were down compared to a year ago. But CEO Jensen Huang says the fundamentals of gaming and AI are strong.
Overwatch's anniversary event returns on May 21
Venture Beat - 18 May 2019 20:00
Blizzard announced today the Overwatch Anniversary event will be coming back to the team-based shooter on May 21.
Economic Preview: There's no recession in sight, but the U.S. economy appears stuck in second gear
Market Watch - 18 May 2019 18:01
The U.S. economy is in no danger of imminent recession, but it appears to be facing tighter caps on just how fast it can grow. Here's why.
Celia Hodent: Why everyone is susceptible to unconscious bias
Venture Beat - 18 May 2019 17:45
Celia Hodent says that everyone is susceptible to unconsious.
Deere's stock tumbles as China trade war, swine fever saps U.S. farmer sentiment
Market Watch - 18 May 2019 16:11
Shares of Deere & Co. tanked Friday toward the lowest close in more than six months, after yet another disappointing earnings report from the agriculture, construction and turf-care-products maker, as the U.S. farming in...
Cannabis Watch: CannTrust shares soar after surprise profit as CEO says production goals are on track
Market Watch - 18 May 2019 16:06
CannTrust Holdings Inc. shares soared Tuesday, after the Canadian cannabis company posted a surprise quarterly profit and said it's on track with a production goal of 50,000 kg of annual capacity by the third quarter.
The Ratings Game: 3M's stock keeps falling as the most-bearish analyst gets even more bearish
Market Watch - 18 May 2019 16:04
Shares of 3M Co. kept sinking Friday, toward the lowest close in years, after Wall Street's most bearish analyst got even more bearish, citing the company's overly optimistic growth outlook at a time of very high invento...
Fast-food workers get a new perk: finish a shift, get cash to go
L.A. Times - 18 May 2019 16:00Exxon evacuates foreign staff from Iraqi oilfield
Reuters - 18 May 2019 15:59
Exxon Mobil has evacuated all of its foreign staff, around 60 people, from Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield and is flying them out to Dubai, a senior Iraqi official and three other sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Ex-escort convicted in Chicago of $5.8M fraud with boyfriend
Miami Herald - 18 May 2019 15:39
A woman who worked as an escort has been convicted in a Chicago federal court of fraud after accumulating millions of dollars in charges on her boyfriend's corporate credit card. …
Jury awards $3M to black strippers in discrimination case
Miami Herald - 18 May 2019 15:37
A Mississippi jury has awarded a total of more than $3 million to five African American strippers after a federal judge found the women worked under worse conditions than their …
Bakery swamped by Harvey loses Kosher license after 70 years
Miami Herald - 18 May 2019 15:32
A Houston bakery has lost its decades-long Kosher certification as it struggles to recover financially after being swamped by Hurricane Harvey. The Three Brothers Bakery, which has three locations, was …
Attention Small Business Owners: New Warning Issued on Office Emails with Voicemail Messages
Small Business Trends - 18 May 2019 15:00
Did you get an email recently that allegedly contained a voicemail message? Be cautious!