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Bible school Olivet University pleads guilty to two felonies
New York Post - 20 Feb 2020 23:54
Olivet University, the fundamentalist Christian college at the center of a $35 million money-laundering scheme that had also ensnared Newsweek, pleaded guilty to two felonies in the case on Thursday. The California-based...
My Money: 'My husband and I have 90 minutes together each week'
BBC - 20 Feb 2020 02:25
As part of a new BBC blog series, Maura Hannon from Switzerland shares what she spent her money on this week.
Goldman-backed Neyber lines up administrators
Sky News - 20 Feb 2020 13:29
A Goldman Sachs-backed consumer finance provider is lining up potential administrators amid last-ditch talks to save it from collapse.
U.S. Steel's Turnaround Plan Runs Through Big River Mill
Wall Street Journal - 20 Feb 2020 14:00From video games to bots that bleed, the future of doctor training looks wild
Fast Company - 20 Feb 2020 09:00
Medical schools and training hospitals are looking to games and super-realistic robots to prepare doctors for their day-to-day procedures. Imagine a mouth wide and open. It’s your job to feed a plastic line of tubing p...
Expensify Yourself With This Free App That Has 8 Million Users
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 04:34
When Barrett founded his San Francisco-based company in 2008, he said the main competition for managing expenses was Excel spreadsheets, if that.
Investment Firm Buys Taxi-Medallion Loan Portfolio
Wall Street Journal - 20 Feb 2020 02:51
An investment firm known for buying up distressed assets has become the largest single owner of New York City taxi-medallion loans.
Why Richard Grenell Is Such A ‘Dangerous’ Pick For Acting DNI
TPM - 20 Feb 2020 22:00
President Trump’s decision to name Richard Grenell to lead the country’s intelligence community raises a staggering array of questions, ranging...
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Oprah all use the 5-hour rule. Here's how it works, and why it's powerful.
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2020 17:16
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Many leaders try and set aside at least an hour a day for things like deliberate practice or learning — what the author calls a "five-hour rule." These hours could be spent reading — Oprah ...
E-Trade Shares Surge 24% After Morgan Stanley Announces $13 Billion Purchase
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 16:56
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.
London Markets: Smith & Nephew stands out in otherwise struggling London stock market
Market Watch - 20 Feb 2020 16:47
London stocks struggled for direction on Thursday, as investors assessed fresh coronavirus risk, with Smith & Nephew PLC standing out with gains after upbeat results.
Holy Grail? Scientists Devise 'Nanocatalysts' To Recycle Carbon Dioxide Back Into Fuels
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 13:00
Imagine a carbon-neutral closed loop -- that could dramatically reduce greenhouse gases.
Democratic Debate: Bloomberg says he's 'fan' of Obamacare - but Biden suggests a fact check
USA Today - 20 Feb 2020 08:13
Mike Bloomberg gave glimpses into where he stands on health care, taxes at Democratic Debate and spoke of how he treats his female employees.
Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction
Reuters - 20 Feb 2020 04:40
Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, the company confirmed late on Wednesday.
P&G's Latest Attempt To Win Younger Consumers: Olay Will Stop Retouching Images
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 02:50
In the latest sign that the body-positivity trend is becoming the new hit fashion, Procter & Gamble's Olay skincare label is joining a growing list of others in saying no to retouching.
Lofty stocks, hefty debt sow seeds of worry for some at Fed
Reuters - 20 Feb 2020 02:45
Rock-bottom corporate bond yields, high levels of business debt and one of the fastest expansions of stock market valuations on record are worrying some Federal Reserve officials who fret such financial imbalances could ...
How To Make And Evaluate A Good Startup Culture?
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 23:53
How can you make a good startup culture when you can't even describe what a culture is, let alone measure it? The creation of a "good" startup culture is perhaps the single most important determinant of the long-term suc...
Meet Angelica Nwandu: Founder Of The Shade Room, Instagram's 3rd Most Engaged Profile
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 23:00
An inspirational story of how Angelica Nwandu came from foster care to start The Shade Room
OTAs and Metasearch Dominate Google's Hotel-Related Keywords
AdWeek - 20 Feb 2020 21:06
Even though hotel brands have gone all in on direct booking campaigns, online travel sites like Booking.com and Hotels.com continue to dominate paid search advertising, according to media research firm Kantar. Between Ja...
Google Cloud AI removes gender labels from Cloud Vision API to avoid bias
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2020 20:34
Google is removing "male" and "female" labeling options from its Cloud Vision API for recognizing objects and faces to avoid potential bias.
Elon Musk's car collection has evolved over the years, from the million-dollar McLaren F1 he destroyed to a James Bond movie prop Lotus (TSLA)
Business Insider - 20 Feb 2020 20:02
Maurizio Pesce Tesla CEO Elon Musk has had a lot of different cars over the years. His first vehicle was a 1978 BMW 320i — he paid only $1,400 for it. At one point, a McLaren F1 was his daily driver, but he totaled it ...
Should You Wait Until After The Election To Buy A Business?
Forbes - 20 Feb 2020 19:58
If there are specific issues that could substantially alter a business as a result of whoever wins the White House, then certainly a prospective buyer must address those. Or, are there potential opportunities from the fa...