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After Coronavirus Tweets, Tom Goodwin Is Out at Publicis Groupe
AdWeek - 4 Aug 2020 21:55
Publicis Groupe has parted ways with Tom Goodwin, who was appointed head of futures and insight at the beginning of the year. The move follows backlash on Twitter last weekend after Goodwin shared some controversial take...
The Tell: How one small group of traders 'made more money than they could have dreamed of' -- and in a single day
Market Watch - 5 Aug 2020 01:50
When crude prices plunged into negative territory for the first time ever back in April, one thing was clear: There were some serious losers -- and winners -- in the oil pits. Now, Bloomberg News has identified a remarka...
Why Alexis Sanchez Was Such A Disaster At Manchester United
Forbes - 4 Aug 2020 11:195 Best Biotech Stocks to Buy in 2020
Money Crashers - 4 Aug 2020 03:00
Getting involved in new medical technology under development can be incredibly fruitful. Opportunities are born every day, but not all biotech stocks are created equal. What are the most attractive biotech stocks in 2020...
Banks, fintechs must reframe data privacy debate
American Banker - 4 Aug 2020 20:23
Financial firms could lose access to data that's critical to their businesses if Congress passes a privacy bill. To change lawmakers' minds, they need to show how data in the right hands has the power to improve customer...
Pandemic Tantrums? Enter the Robot Playmate for Kids
Wall Street Journal - 4 Aug 2020 16:00Luxury designer Virgil Abloh is teaming up with Mercedes-Benz
Business Insider - 4 Aug 2020 02:49
Mercedes Benz Designer Virgil Abloh is teaming up with Mercedes-Benz. "Project Geländewagen" will see Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's men's wear collection, create a piece of artwork inspired by the auto...
Why Gold Is The Best Investment In The World Today
Forbes - 4 Aug 2020 22:24FAA Proposes Changes That Would Allow Boeing's 737 Max To Resume Flying
Forbes - 4 Aug 2020 18:45If Microsoft buys TikTok, it could be bad news for Google Cloud (MSFT)
Business Insider - 4 Aug 2020 03:35
AP Microsoft's plans to buy TikTok may seem crazy at first, but it's all about the data. TikTok would give Microsoft eyes into a market where it is mostly blind: smartphone use among Generation Z. But there's another app...
The Economy: Navigating Scylla & Charybdis
Forbes - 4 Aug 2020 21:36Stimulus Payment Delays Are A (Really Awful) Policy Choice
Forbes - 4 Aug 2020 21:20Spain's Disgraced Ex-King Juan Carlos Goes Into Exile: The Fall Of A Modern Monarch
Forbes - 4 Aug 2020 17:38: Twitter warns it may face $250 million fine by FTC for misusing user data
Market Watch - 4 Aug 2020 03:40
Twitter Inc. warned Monday that it expects to face a fine of up to $250 million by the Federal Trade Commission for using personal security data to target ads to users.
Bitcoin Hater Peter Schiff Says Dollar Approaching 'Wile E. Coyote Moment'
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 00:02
Gold price reached a new all-time high and the same factors behind its rally could also push Bitcoin price higher.
Banks ready new tech tools to tackle debt collection
American Banker - 4 Aug 2020 22:41
KeyBank, Regions and others are using self-service portals, robotic processing automation and virtual assistants to digitize the collections process and make it more humane in anticipation of rising delinquencies.
T-Pain Markets TP With Cottonelle on Animal Crossing
AdWeek - 4 Aug 2020 21:25
Toilet paper saw incredible sales in the early days of the pandemic when consumers rushed to stock up on the essential product, leading to a 58% increase in bathroom tissue sales year-over-year in March and April. At the...
U.S. Postal Service Is Urged to Stop Delivering Mysterious Seeds
Wall Street Journal - 4 Aug 2020 21:03Microsoft researchers claim 'state-of-the-art' biomedical NLP model
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2020 20:40
Microsoft researchers propose a new training technique that achieves state-of-the-art performance in natural language processing biomedical tasks.
WLS-Ch. 7 host Janet Davies sells Ravenswood house for $1.26 million
Chicago Tribune - 4 Aug 2020 20:38
The reporter and on-air host said she is now an empty nester with two boys in college, so it was time to downsize from her five-bedroom home.
NBCUniversal Begins Layoffs, Cuts Expected to Be Kept Under 10%
Wall Street Journal - 4 Aug 2020 20:23US stocks edge lower amid disappointing corporate earnings results
Business Insider - 4 Aug 2020 18:22
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters US stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed a string of disappointing corporate earnings results. Shares of AIG, Bayer, and Diageo slipped in Europe after reporting earnings. Investors are an...