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We visited Barneys as the iconic department store prepares to close and found a bleak, nearly empty scene in total disarray
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2020 15:52
Bethany Biron/Business Insider As Barneys nears its final days, inventory is growing sparse and stores are in a state of complete disarray as liquidation sales culminate. The two remaining stores in Manhattan are expecte...
How Masal Bugduv's Dream Move To The Premier League Unraveled
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 01:18
Masal Bugduv was on his way to becoming a soccer legend at the age of 16. So how come he never made it to the Premier League?
These 3 Global Economic Indicators Suggest Stock Market Problems
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 03:35
The indicators are (1) the Baltic Dry Index, (2) the price of copper and (3) the price of oil -- all in decline and in the kind of decline that eventually gets noticed by stock market participants.
I paid $70 to access Qantas' lavish lounge at Heathrow airport, and loved it so much that staff had to kick me out
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2020 14:27An investigation into USPS management is needed, says retired letter carrier
New York Post - 2 Feb 2020 05:35
Dear John: I retired three years ago as a letter carrier. Postal management cares about one thing: how long it takes to do your route. This results in cut corners, falsified scans on parcels and supervisors throwing mail...
I saved over $17,000 last year thanks to a 2-part strategy that works
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2020 00:13
Jessie Casson/DigitalVision/Getty I have a two-part strategy for saving money that helped me save more than $17,000 last year. I didn't do it by cutting costs mercilessly and living on rice and beans to pinch pennies. I ...
Coronavirus: Can AI (Artificial Intelligence) Make A Difference?
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 18:45
Actually, it already has.
How To Avoid The Business Version Of Groundhog Day
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 14:00
Repeating mistakes can make you feel like you're living your very own Groundhog Day.
Researchers pinpoint when football players are most likely to develop trauma-induced brain disease
Fast Company - 2 Feb 2020 07:01
For football players, the risk of CTE, a degenerative disease of the brain, develops over time. For researchers, the next step is learning to detect the disease in living humans. Three years ago, Dr. Ann McKee of Boston ...
5 Reasons WWE Should Be Very Worried About Its Future
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 18:21
WWE has parted ways with both Co-Presidents, and there is reason for Vince McMahon to be concerned about the company's immediate and long-term futures.
Forget performance bonuses -- this company treated its employees to a free trip to the Super Bowl to celebrate a job well done
Business Insider - 2 Feb 2020 15:45
Brian Bahr/Getty Images Challenge Coins 4 U, a Wyoming-based promotional products company, treated 10 of its employees to a trip to the Super Bowl last year to reward them for pulling late nights during an especially bus...
Oil Prices Are Headed Much Lower
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 15:39
Crude oil prices are falling to much lower levels.
Latest Front in Food Delivery: Kitchens in Empty Malls
Wall Street Journal - 2 Feb 2020 14:00WeWork names real estate industry veteran Mathrani as CEO
Reuters - 2 Feb 2020 04:37
Softbank -backed office sharing firm WeWork named real estate industry veteran Sandeep Mathrani as its new chief executive on Saturday.
Why Entrepreneurship Should Be A Required Undergraduate Class
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 23:00
A good liberal arts education should help students understand who they are and how they should live. That's exactly what the right kind of course in entrepreneurship teaches.
Energy and industrial VC activity down in 2019: Here's what it means for entrepreneurs
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2020 22:12
After the surge in 2018, the 2019 numbers show a surprising retreat in funding dollars and deal volume. But the dip doesn't reflect a shrink in opportunity.
10 Cloud Printing Services for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Small Business Trends - 2 Feb 2020 19:00
Have you checked out any of these cloud printing services for your small business?
Calling BS on the security skills shortage
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2020 18:45
3.5 million cybersecurity jobs will be unfilled by 2021, despite ransomware attacks growing 350% year-over-year. But don't blame it on a "skills shortage."
Coronavirus and stocks: Outbreak is risky for health, but probably not your portfolio
USA Today - 2 Feb 2020 17:13
Health outbreaks have pushed down stock prices before, but such scares don't exert a permanent impact.
What Startup Success? Keep It Simple Stupid!
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 16:37
In order to maximize your odds of startup success, focus on one specific goal will be critical. You can't be all things to all people, and do any one of those things well.
China to inject $174 billion of liquidity on Monday as markets reopen
Reuters - 2 Feb 2020 16:10
China's central bank said it will inject 1.2 trillion yuan ($174 billion) worth of liquidity into the markets via reverse repo operations on Monday as its stock markets prepare to reopen amid an outbreak of a new coronav...
Sunday Recommended Reading: China Outbreak Takes Away Huawei Wins
Forbes - 2 Feb 2020 15:00
Views from Hong Kong to Wall Street on what to make of China's very good lousy week.