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Apple created a lavish customized gold Apple Watch for designer Karl Lagerfeld
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2015 23:42
Apple created a customized version of the gold Apple Watch specifically for French designer Karl Lagerfeld. The designer's bodyguard and assistant, Sebastian Jondeau, shared a photo of the watch on Instagram where he t...
This Is What Your Salad Bar Would Look Like Without Bees (And Other Pollinators)
The Huffington Post - 15 Apr 2015 16:13
By now, you probably have your salad bar game down to a science. Arugula, beets, feta, sunflower seeds and a touch of balsamic vinaigrette? A little bit of falafel if you want to feel fancy? Well, without bees, butterfli...
Bank of America returns to profit
BBC - 15 Apr 2015 16:13
Bank of America has reported a return to profit for the first three months of the year.
China's economy hits slowest growth since '09
USA Today - 15 Apr 2015 07:44Natural Pearl Necklace Sells For World Auction Record $5.1 Million
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 05:01
The top lot of Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale was a 5.29-carat fancy intense purplish pink diamond that sold for more than $5.7 million. Graff and JAR pieces were also among the top lots of the sale.
'The Millionaire Matchmaker,' Patti Stanger, On Matters Of The Heart And Mind
Forbes - 16 Apr 2015 01:02
We hear from Patti Stanger, Bravo TV?s The Millionaire Matchmaker, and founder of Millionaire?s Club. Acting as a marriage catalyst for millionaires, Stanger finds herself, on a daily basis, directing traffic for her cli...
Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through
Investment News - 15 Apr 2015 23:59
Prohibited transaction is key: Will give rise to new legal exposure, new comp models.
VIDEO: Should minimum wage be $15?
BBC - 15 Apr 2015 19:26
A push by labour activists in the United States for a $15 per hour minimum wage is going global.
Bank of America reports quarterly profit
Reuters - 15 Apr 2015 15:15
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 U.S. bank by assets, reported a first-quarter profit of $2.98 billion, compared with a surprise loss a year earlier when it took a charge of $6 billion for litigation expenses...
This chart about spending in restaurants is unbelievable ... because it has a major problem
Business Insider - 16 Apr 2015 01:54
This is an amazing chart. The chart shows that total spending at restaurants and bars -- "food and drinking places" -- topped spending at grocery stores in March. This is a huge deal. But it doesn't quite show what y...
Rethinking how you build clients' equity portfolios
Investment News - 16 Apr 2015 01:09
How cyclical and sector stock investing intersect represent an untapped opportunity for clients to diversify and see risk-adjusted returns.
It takes a whopping 90 gallons of water to produce one tiny container of Greek yogurt
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2015 23:53
You may have heard that Greek yogurt has a big waste problem. To make it thick and creamy, producers strain out all of its liquid. They end up with an enormous amount of watery, acidic byproduct that they still have no i...
Nearly half of retirees wish they had retired earlier
Investment News - 15 Apr 2015 23:36
But savings gap may force future retirees to work longer.
Burnout Game Ventures: A New Take On the Gaming Accelerator
Nibletz - 15 Apr 2015 16:36
Burnout Game Ventures combines elements from both the accelerator model and the incubator model into what they have dubbed the "venturator." As such, it is neither accelerator or incubator, but something else altogether....
Fast-food wage protests in works for Tax Day
USA Today - 15 Apr 2015 16:08
Protests and strikes evolve to wider swath of workforce in April 15 action.
Bank of New York Mellon fined £126m by regulator for 'failings'
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2015 15:58
US banking giant found to have broken rules designed to protect more than £1tn worth of assets held on behalf of UK-based clients in event of collapse A US banking giant has been fined £126m by the City regulator for b...
EU Formally Accuses Google Of Market Abuse, Opens Probe Into Android
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 14:55
Google faces a fine of more than $6 billion, or 10% of its annual revenue, if it can't reach a settlement.
The Tories will reduce UK public spending to Estonian levels
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2015 09:00
IMF forecasts show that Britain could join a tiny group of European countries that have shrunk the size of their states dramatically. But it needn't be this way
The Wall Street Journal: Alibaba sharpens focus on health care
Market Watch - 15 Apr 2015 08:53
Alibaba Group will shift its Tmall online-pharmacy business to its publicly traded health-care arm in a deal valued at $2.51 billion, as it ramps its focus in that sector.
Edmunds: Givd kids active role in your business
USA Today - 15 Apr 2015 08:40
There can be benefits to bringing your family closer to your business.
Investors Hunt Bargains in European Corporate Bonds
Wall Street Journal - 15 Apr 2015 08:07
Investors are stepping back into European corporate bonds, hunting for bargains after a surprisingly sharp decline in prices at the start of the European Central Bank's debt-buying program.
Why Corporate Cybersecurity Teams Are Going Anonymous
Fast Company - 15 Apr 2015 08:01
TruStar, a new service, wants the world's top corporations to share hacker attack info with each other. Crazy or genius? Paul Kurtz, a former cybersecurity advisor to Presidents Obama and Bush, is a successful entreprene...