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NASA spacecraft reveals never-before-seen features of Pluto from 1 million miles away
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 19:20
One million miles might sound like a lot, but for the NASA spacecraft on its way to Pluto, it was an important milestone marking its last stretch toward the dwarf planet. And the spacecraft celebrated by snapping this ph...
Rapper 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 19:05
Rapper 50 Cent has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. "In court papers filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., Mr. Jackson reported assets and debts each in the range of $10 million to $50 ...
Hillary Clinton just gave a big economic speech
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 18:59
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is using what her campaign is describing as a "major economic address" Monday morning to call for companies to share more profits with their employees and reforming th...
The Tell: Why bad news for Greece has been good for the euro
Market Watch - 13 Jul 2015 19:25
Currency speculators reduced their short positions against the euro last week, even after Greeks voted in a June 28 referendum to reject a reform plan proposed by the country's international creditors.
Why The 'Smart Money' Was Right About Crude Oil Again
Forbes - 13 Jul 2015 07:51
Commercial oil futures hedgers (the "smart money") correctly bet against crude oil's recent rebound.
Are American "Investors" Killing Their Golden Geese?
The Huffington Post - 13 Jul 2015 07:18
Remember when American enterprise was the best the world? Sadly, that is changing. A little over a month ago, the venerable DuPont Company surprisingly won an epic battle over Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund. DuPont, the compa...
More Than 300 China Listed Companies Resume Trading Today After Halt Amid Chaos
Forbes - 13 Jul 2015 06:02
A big rebound in China’s stock prices at the end of last week is leading growing numbers of the record number of businesses that suspended their shares to resume trading after an earlier market rout.
What Does It Take To Be A Venture Capitalist?
Forbes - 14 Jul 2015 01:44
What does it take a be a VC? It's a question on a lot of our readers' minds, so Forbes staff writer Alex Konrad and TrueBridge Capital partners were available to provide their perspectives during an #AskForbes Twitter ch...
Metals Stocks: Gold slides as Greece reaches deal
Market Watch - 13 Jul 2015 19:18
Gold prices fall as Greece reaches a deal with its creditors.
Why the CEO isn't necessarily the smartest person in the room
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 19:16
When you ask people to name the qualities of great leaders, intelligence is the only attribute that is seen as a must-have. But if you think every great CEO is a genius, think again. A meta-analysis led by Timothy Judge,...
Greece just signed up to privatisation programme twice as big as it had before
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 19:16
Greece finally has a deal after months of tense negotiation. In a lot of ways, it's a massive climb-down on what the government wanted, and even more austere than previous bailout agreements the country has signed up to...
Wonkblog: Why Europe is in shambles, but Greece is most doomed
Washington Post - 13 Jul 2015 19:11
The coming months will be trying for Europe's most struggling economy. Greece, in rather extraordinary fashion, agreed to meet a long list of highly punitive reforms after a more than week-long standoff that had forced i...
Macau Government May Ease Smoking Ban; Stocks Rally Up
Bidness etc. - 13 Jul 2015 19:00
Surge in Macau casino stocks came on the heels of news regarding the local government planning to bring some relaxation to the smoking ban on gaming floors, Bloomberg reports.
Why Apple Inc. Is Confident Ordering 90 Million iPhone 6s Units
Bidness etc. - 13 Jul 2015 18:55
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) captured the attention of millions all over the globe when it launched its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last September. It was first time the company launched two screen sizes, and the bigger itera...
Since the financial crisis, almost all Americans have seen their wages fall
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 18:39
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a study of employment compensation since the financial crisis and Great Recession. One of the things they measured was how wages changed over that time period. This chart ...
Small firm, commercial vehicle loans grow IndusInd Bank book
livemint.com - 13 Jul 2015 17:08
IndusInd Bank has scored on both loan growth and asset quality in the June quarter as indeed it has been doing for some quarters now
MUrgency mobile app designed to help save lives with one tap
The Guardian - 13 Jul 2015 13:05
The app could save millions of lives by connecting individuals with timely healthcare - something missing in many countries with lack of infrastructure MUrgency Inc, the San Francisco based tech company which has develop...
Time Inc. to Move Test Kitchens to Alabama
The New York Times - 13 Jul 2015 08:01
The magazine publisher will move almost all recipe testing and other food editorial production to a new studio with 28 test kitchens and a dozen photography studios.
Asia Markets: China stocks rise as Beijing's tools starting to work
Market Watch - 13 Jul 2015 07:44
China shares lead Asia higher as Beijing's efforts to reverse a massive stock selloff appear to be holding up, and Greece inches closer to a bailout deal.
China Stock Plunge May (Or May Not) Have Silver Lining For Some Staff
Forbes - 13 Jul 2015 07:33
China's stock market chaos of late has injected uncertainty into investment decisions in the country that on the whole can't help harm businesses. It has also created losses for a swath of the investing public.Yet, as it...
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Dead At 55
The Huffington Post - 13 Jul 2015 07:31
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died of bile duct cancer, the video game company said in a statement issued on Monday. He was 55. Iwata was a popular figure among the company's many fans, in no small part due to ...
Meet the 26-year-old who was just crowned Miss USA
Business Insider - 13 Jul 2015 07:29
Miss Oklahoma Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA 2015 in Baton Rouge, Lousiana on Sunday evening. The Miss USA pageant is co-owned by Donald Trump. This year's pageant was aired on little-known cable network ReelzChannel...