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This is the FBI's dream team of elite counterterrorism operators
Business Insider - 27 Jul 2015 17:30
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has its own “dream team” of special operators trained to save the lives of hostages and respond to terror attacks. It’s called the Hostage Rescue Team. With the memory of a terro...
China's meddling could make things worse
CNN - 27 Jul 2015 18:36
When the bottom fell out of China's stock market, the ruling Communist Party used every trick in the book to stop its dramatic slide. But was that a good thing?
AT&T's DirecTV Buy Supports Dividend
Barron's - 27 Jul 2015 21:03
The deal boosts EPS and free cash flow but currently may not result in a better-positioned player for the long term.
Gilead's Greed That Kills
The Huffington Post - 27 Jul 2015 15:22
Gilead Sciences is an American pharmaceutical company driven by unquenchable greed. The company is causing hundreds of thousands of Americans with Hepatitis C to suffer unnecessarily and many of them to die as the result...
Apple Inc. Microsoft Corporation Among Companies That Pledge $140 Billion For Carbon Reduction
Bidness etc. - 27 Jul 2015 18:13
The White House has initiated plans to rope in private companies to commit funds ahead of a climate-change conference in Paris later this year. This is good news for environmentalists, as nearly $140 billion will be pled...
Main Street Morning: Senate votes to preserve Ex-Im Bank
Washington Post - 27 Jul 2015 17:54
Welcome to Main Street Morning, The Washington Post's daily collection of news affecting entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses with a special focus on policy and government.Here's what's affecting my small busine...
Why Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Are Warning of an AI Arms Race
inc - 28 Jul 2015 01:38
Autonomous weapons falling into the wrong hands could spell the end of AI technology. Here's why.
Stock Futures Fall as Chinese Stocks Plummet
The Street - 27 Jul 2015 16:38
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures slid on Monday in response to a massive, inexplicable selloff in Chinese equities. S&P 500 futures fell 0.48%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.56%, and Nasdaq futu...
Richard Branson: The Man Behind The Brand
Forbes - 27 Jul 2015 10:12
On meeting the man behind the larger than life media persona, I was struck not by Branson's charisma (though he has plenty), but by his humility. Expecting plenty of ego, I was disarmed by its absence. Instead I encounte...
$41B pharma deal: Teva buys Allergan
USA Today - 27 Jul 2015 16:19
Allergan to receive $33.75 billion in cash and Teva shares valued Monday at $6.75 billion.
U.S. companies pledge financial, political support for U.N. climate deal
Reuters - 27 Jul 2015 06:01
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Scottish government turning to more private money for public projects
The Guardian - 27 Jul 2015 20:52
Children's hospital among affected projects after spending programme part-funded by private sector runs foul of new EU rules on measuring state spending The Scottish government is turning to increased private-sector fund...
Indian tycoon buys old Scotland Yard
BBC - 27 Jul 2015 19:24
One of India's richest men, Yusuffali Kader, has bought the original Scotland Yard site in Whitehall for £110m.
U.S. stocks follow Chinese market down
L.A. Times - 27 Jul 2015 18:40Eurozone outlook improves, says IMF
BBC - 27 Jul 2015 18:13
The outlook for the eurozone has improved, says the IMF, but it adds that the region is still "vulnerable to shocks".
New Greek bailout talks start, creditors seek more action
Reuters - 27 Jul 2015 17:36
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Maternity leave discrimination: five women tell their stories
The Guardian - 27 Jul 2015 14:42
Each year 54,000 women face bullying or betrayal when they return to work from maternity leave. The Pregnant Then Screwed campaign gives women a place to share their stories anonymously A new report from the Equality and...
Big Banks, Caterpillar, and Enterprise Financial: Doug Kass' Views
The Street - 27 Jul 2015 09:15
NEW YORK (Real Money Pro) -- Doug Kass shares his views every day on RealMoneyPro. Click here for a real-time look at his insights and musings. Added to Enterprise Financial Originally published at 11:42 A.M. EDT ...
5 Things That Are Killing Your Customer Experience
Forbes - 27 Jul 2015 08:29
Companies have a bad habit of treating customers like a flakey guy would treat a girl he didn't care about. Once they have the customer, they don't want to deal with what it takes to manage that relationship. Don't mis-r...
New York magazine just dropped a bombshell Bill Cosby cover story collecting accounts from 35 women
Business Insider - 27 Jul 2015 06:34
Over the last year, the reports about Bill Cosby's alleged sexual assaults have been relentless. Just last week, the New York Times released a bombshell court deposition revealing how Cosby used sedative drugs in his sex...
Goodbye Wall Street, Hello Silicon Valley
Wall Street Journal - 27 Jul 2015 05:19
A technology-fueled gold rush is drawing seasoned financial executives with the promise of sunshine, fresh managerial challenges and compensation that can top even the seven-figure paychecks common in the investment worl...
Rieder: Clinton email story trips up 'Times'
USA Today - 28 Jul 2015 01:59
But the issue of Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state won't go away