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The Mental Mistakes That Active Investors Make
Wall Street Journal - 10 Feb 2020 05:14
Why is it that amateur investors still believe they can beat the market when all the evidence suggests they can't? It has to do with how our minds work.
How The Players Championship Separates Itself From A Regular PGA Tour Stop
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 15:00
After a reshuffling of the PGA Tour schedule, which included moving The Players Championship from May to March--this year's is March 10-15--the tournament kicks off a five-month stretch of high-stakes, big-money golf wit...
Foundation exec returns to Citi after 6 months at Wells Fargo
American Banker - 10 Feb 2020 23:28
Brandee McHale will be president of the Citi Foundation and oversee the company's community development, inclusive finance and impact investing teams.
Finding The Right Teammates: Eight Nonnegotiable Traits To Look For
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 15:15
When seeking to weed out bad additions, it's essential to know what traits and skills might identify a good fit within your team.
What To Watch As The Houston Astros Open MLB Spring Training
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 15:00
In the history of Major League Baseball teams heading into spring training, there are few stories like that of the 2020 Houston Astros.
Oil Prices Could Fall Much Further As Russia Refuses Additional Production Cuts
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 01:00
Following OPEC production cuts in late 2019, the outlook for oil in 2020 was fairly positive. But just a month into 2020, coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the oil markets.
Edgewell Terminates Harry's Buyout Attempt After FTC Litigation
Retail Touch Points - 10 Feb 2020 20:49
Edgewell Personal Care Company, the parent company of the Schick and Wilkinson grooming brands, has called off its attempt to acquire Harry's less than a week after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block the pr...
Century Savings in N.J. hires veteran banker as its president
American Banker - 10 Feb 2020 19:30
David Hanrahan had been CEO of Capital Bank of New Jersey, which was sold last year to OceanFirst Financial.
Metals Stocks: Gold on track for a fourth straight gain, buoyed by coronavirus outbreak
Market Watch - 10 Feb 2020 16:23
Gold futures on Monday head modestly higher as investors fret about the economic impact on China of the outbreak of the Wuhan virus.
China OK's Some Factories To Open, Giving Shanghai Stock Exchange A Boost
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 04:35
Shanghai stocks start the day in positive territory on the high hopes that the coronavirus outbreak is under control.
Oil prices fall on oversupply worries as virus hits China demand
Reuters - 10 Feb 2020 03:32
Oil prices on Monday extended their decline from an early January peak above $70 as the specter of excess supplies loomed over the market after the spreading coronavirus outbreak hit demand in China, the world's largest ...
How Brands Are Battling Knockoffs on Amazon
AdWeek - 10 Feb 2020 03:00
If you're a skincare brand, you've probably put a lot of thought into how your products smell and feel. So reading reviews on Amazon.com that say one of your creams reminded the consumer of "month-old milk" or that "it l...
New Rights Deal And Streaming Service Should Help Drive Premier League Revenue Beyond £9B
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 01:40
With a new overseas rights deal and a direct streaming service in the plans Premier League revenue is set to grow again.
The Power Of Female Mentors: Why We Need More Women Leading Today's Workforce
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 21:52
Women can change the conversation on equality in the workplace by establishing themselves as mentors.
Microsoft trains world's largest Transformer language model
Venture Beat - 10 Feb 2020 20:02
Microsoft Research today open sourced a tool for training large models and introduced Turing NLG, a Transformer-based model with 17 billion parameters.
DeepMind trains robots to insert USB keys and stack colored blocks
Venture Beat - 10 Feb 2020 19:57
In a preprint paper, researchers at Alphabet's DeepMind describe a system that can train a robot to perform tasks like inserting a USB key into a PC.
U.S. charges Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax data breach
Venture Beat - 10 Feb 2020 19:37
The U.S. charged four Chinese military officials in the 2017 hack of Equifax that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million U.S. citizens.
Edgewell Personal Care Backs Out of Harry's Acquisition
AdWeek - 10 Feb 2020 19:28
Harry's, the direct-to-consumer men's and women's shaving company, is now independent once more. Edgewell Personal Care, which owns the Schick brand of shaving products, had been set to acquire Harry's for $1.37 billion,...
Green Bonds Branch Out With Record Sale
Wall Street Journal - 10 Feb 2020 18:57
Community Preservation issued a $150 million sustainability bond, the largest such sale by a community development financial institution, as sales of green, social and sustainability bonds are expected to hit $400 billio...
Microsoft: VR is big on Windows, but Xbox would need 'a bunch of work'
Venture Beat - 10 Feb 2020 18:32
Having previously slagged VR as a niche too small to care about, Microsoft's Phil Spencer says the company is just focused on other things for now.
From Nordstrom To Zappos: The 10 Elements Shared By All Great Customer Service Cultures
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 18:15
From Nordstrom To Zappos, these 10 elements are shared by all great customer service cultures. I suggest reviewing this list and seeing how your own company culture stacks up.
UFC 2020 Year-To-Date Stats: A Look At Numbers After UFC 247
Forbes - 10 Feb 2020 01:18
The UFC held its third event of 2020 on Saturday. Here is a look at the year-to-date stats and numbers for the three completed UFC fight cards.