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Manafort Is the Key
TPM - 26 Sep 2019 17:24
I’ve been waiting for this to come up. According to Murray Waas writing in the New York Review of Books,...
Why Building Intellectual Property In The Cannabis Industry Is So Difficult
Forbes - 26 Sep 2019 17:00
The market needs IP but a patchwork of state regulations makes it particularly difficult.
Commodities trader Cargill's quarterly profit rises 3% on beef, eggs demand
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 16:42
Global commodities trader Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] reported a 3% increase in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing strong consumer demand for meat and eggs in North America and growth in its animal nutrition busines...
PG&E noteholders ready to invest $29.2 billion as part of reorganization plan
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 04:47
A group of PG&E Corp noteholders said in a court filing on Wednesday that they are ready to invest $29.2 billion into the power producer as part of a reorganization plan that will pay off liabilities from wildfires that ...
The highs and lows the marijuana industry will face with flavored weed
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 04:24
Pot is about to become more than just the garden variety. Even Cheech and Chong won't be able to recognize it before long. And depending on your point of view, soon-to-be-introduced flavored marijuana -- as well as pot t...
Trump impeachment rhetoric could be dangerous for Wall Street
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 04:06
As we get closer to a report (and likely criminal charges) related to the dirty tricks pulled by FBI agents and other federal investigators who were anti-Trump during the 2016 presidential election, Democrats are looking...
SoftBank in talks to boost WeWork investment by $1 billion: FT
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 03:11
SoftBank Group Corp is planning to invest an additional $1 billion or more in WeWork, altering a warrant agreement struck before WeWork postponed its IPO plans, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the ...
How Missing Out On Just A Few Winning Stocks Can Tank Your Portfolio
Forbes - 26 Sep 2019 22:33
How skewness in returns can derail a focused stock portfolio and what to do about it.
How to add tasks to your Google Calendar with Google Tasks, to organize your entire schedule in one place
Business Insider - 26 Sep 2019 22:16
S3 Studio/Getty Images You can add tasks to a Google Calendar at any time for optimal organization. Google Tasks allows you to create to-do lists, which you can then easily sync with your Google Calendar. Here's how to a...
NewsWatch: 'The most important chart in the world' has one market bull unloading his stocks
Market Watch - 26 Sep 2019 15:00
Looking for reasons to bail on this market? Take your pick: Triple-witching quarterly expiry, shenanigans in the repo markets, mounting geopolitical tensions -- those are all factors weighing on the mind of Kevin Muir, m...
Livetree: The Brand New Streaming Service That Wants To Decentralize The Streaming Industry
Forbes - 26 Sep 2019 14:57
The ground-breaking new entertainment platform, Livetree, is what you get when Facebook meets Netflix meets Gogglebox meets Kickstarter.
McDonald’s is finally, finally, finally testing a Beyond Meat plant-based burger
Fast Company - 26 Sep 2019 13:51
Congratulations to Canada, the testing grounds for McDonald’s long-awaited, plant-based options After Burger King, KFC, Dunkin‘, White Castle, Subway, Qdoba, The Cheesecake Factory, Tim Hortons, Carl’s Jr., Red Rob...
Hackers tried to steal Airbus secrets via contractors: AFP
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 12:19
A series of cyber attacks on Airbus in the past few months were conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and contractors and security sources suspect a link to China, AFP news agency reported on Thursday.
The RetroBeat: Zelda's Oracle games deserve some Link's Awakening-style love
Venture Beat - 26 Sep 2019 23:03
I love Link's Awakening. But in the midst all the praise showering down on both the original and the remake, I keep thinking about the Oracle games.
You don't play Untitled Goose Game; you perform it
Venture Beat - 26 Sep 2019 22:46
Untitled Goose Game is more fun when you realize that you are creating a performance with one of nature's most evil and spiteful monsters.
NFL WEEK 4: Our official predictions for who wins this weekend
Business Insider - 26 Sep 2019 22:32
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports With three weeks officially in the books and another set to kick off, the 2019 NFL season is underway. The Eagles and Packers off the action in Carolina on Thursday night, followed up by ...
Oculus CTO John Carmack: Our social missteps are 'kinda embarrassing'
Venture Beat - 26 Sep 2019 21:51
Oculus VR and its parent company Facebook have not yet released the defining social experience for virtual reality. And you might think that is a bit weird for one of the world’s biggest social media companies, and one...
Google AI's ALBERT claims top spot in multiple NLP performance benchmarks
Venture Beat - 26 Sep 2019 21:41
Google AI and Toyota researchers announced ALBERT, a state-of-the-art NLP model, now ranks atop major conversational AI performance benchmark leaderboards.
Star Wars: Triple Force Friday features D-O droid and other tech toys
Venture Beat - 26 Sep 2019 21:00
The droid D-O is one of the new characters in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and a toy based on the droid leads new merchandise being unveiled Oct. 4.
Amazon Sidewalk's success is anything but assured
Venture Beat - 26 Sep 2019 20:30
Amazon's new Sidewalk wireless standard enters a field crowded with competitors. It'll have a tough time gaining traction, if history is anything to go by.
The best time to start making holiday travel plans? Right now.
NBC News - 26 Sep 2019 20:19
In the weeks before Thanksgiving and Christmas, flight prices can increase by $5 to $10 each day.
House lawmakers spar over CFPB debt collection rule
American Banker - 26 Sep 2019 20:01
A hearing on legislative proposals exposed a sharp partisan divide over a regulatory plan to restrict the frequency of collection calls.