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CBS-Viacom Fight Is Fixed
Wall Street Journal - 5 Apr 2018 14:15
Media titans don't like to lose their empires. But if they must, they prefer to do so on their own terms. For Les Moonves, the long-time chairman and CEO of CBS, the possibility of doing so is rapidly dwindling.
NSEL scam: Mumbai police attach FTIL's operational accounts
livemint.com - 5 Apr 2018 23:27
Mumbai police has also approached a sessions court for putting revenue generated from FTIL's trading software ODIN in an escrow account
NYSE agrees to acquire 136-year-old Chicago Stock Exchange
livemint.com - 5 Apr 2018 16:43
New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) parent company, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE), agrees to acquire the tiny 136-year-old market operator for an undisclosed amount
This Data-Driven Rental Platform Makes Finding The Perfect Apartment Quick And Easy
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 23:30
I spoke with VeryApt CEO and Co-Founder Ashrit Kamireddi about the vision behind his company, developing a new model for finding apartments, and how smart data is designing the future of home-buying.
RBI monetary policy sends positive signals for bond markets
livemint.com - 5 Apr 2018 22:39
A dovish RBI monetary policy, on top of a favourable government borrowing programme and MTM relief for banks, should trigger the bulls in the bond market in the coming months
North Korea's Kim Jong-un is playing the investment world
livemint.com - 5 Apr 2018 21:45
Kim Jong-un's sudden outreach to the world is more plot device than turning point. In other words, Kim is playing us
A Closer Look At Spotify's Recent Growth
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 21:22
Although Spotify has been posting solid revenue growth over the last three years, driven by its expanding user base in both its ad-supported and premium streaming tiers, the company has remained loss-making due to high r...
Under Amazon, Whole Foods Is In Danger Of Becoming Efficient
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 21:15
Under Amazon's ownership, Whole Foods continues to make changes designed to centralize operations and decision-making, shifts that many fear will push the idiosyncratic chain into "plain vanilla" territory.
IBM Blockchain Joins Sovrin's 'Decentralized' Digital Identity Network To Stem Fraud
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 20:57
IBM, aka 'Big Blue', a pioneer in digital identity and transactional platforms starting out with the creation of the U.S. Social Security system, has joined Sovrin Foundation's network as a founding Steward. The aim is t...
Why We Expect General Motors' Share Price To Hover Near Its Current Price Level In 2018
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 20:46
General Motors'(NYSE: GM) 2018 earnings guidance, released at the beginning of the year, did not imply hefty growth expectations for the company in 2018. We believe the same reasoning will limit the potential growth of t...
Trump Is Going To Hate This Trade Data
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 20:24
Not only did the US trade deficit expand in February, it showed particularly disturbing trends regarding the Eurozone and China.
A Look At Our $56 Price Estimate For CSX Corporation
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 20:07
CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) has seen consistent revenue growth over the last few years, primarily led by price increases across its segments. The company now operates a rail network of more than 21,000 route miles in 23 ...
Bitcoin Stuck Below $7,000 As Crypto Struggles With Headwinds
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 20:01
Why has Bitcoin been trading far below its all-time high?
The 3 Most Likely Triggers For A Stock Market Crash
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 19:10
Bull markets and high volatility can coexist, and often did until the last few years. The scary part is that bull markets fall apart slowly.
New ITR forms seek salary structure details, income from property
livemint.com - 5 Apr 2018 18:20
The new ITR forms for 2018-19 notified Thursday make it mandatory for small businesses to specify their GSTIN and turnover under GST
Smucker's Bite-Sized Pet-Food Deal Goes Down Easy
Wall Street Journal - 5 Apr 2018 17:20
Not all pet-food acquisitions are the same. J.M. Smucker's $1.7 billion deal for Ainsworth Pet Nutrition looks like a winner.
With Lula Gone, Brazil Leadership Totally Up For Grabs
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 17:12
Brazil's ex-president Lula is going to jail for his role in the massive Petrobras contract rigging schemes that sunk the economy and laid off tens of thousands. Now the question is, who will lead going forward?
Why Dividend Aristocrats Are An Elite Group of Stocks
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 16:39
The Dividend Aristocrats are high-quality dividend stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. They outperformed the SPX with less volatility over time. We asked Ben Reynolds, an income expert and editor of ...
Spotify Shows the Way to a Content Economy
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 16:21
Last November, Marc Engel, Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer, told me about Spotify's brilliant algorithms for finding and serving music to listeners. I immediately signed up for the premium service. Since then I hav...
Go Short Bonds Now
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 16:10
Notes are headed lower- here is why.
Morgan Stanley's Q1 Equity Underwriting Fees To Get A Boost From Strong Showing In U.S.
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 15:33
The five largest U.S. banks made the most of upbeat equity market conditions over the first quarter of the year - helping companies around the world raise almost $79 billion in fresh equity for the period.
CFTC Expanding Investor Education
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 14:50
CFTC will be expanding financial investor education with a particular emphasis on those must vulnerable to fraudsters, CFTC Chair Giancarlo said yesterday