Business News
As Minimum Wages Rise, Restaurants Say No to Tips, Yes to Higher Prices
The New York Times - 24 Aug 2015 05:36
A no-tipping policy has already been adopted by a small number of restaurants, with others taking a wait-and-see attitude.
Why stocks are tumbling 6 years into the bull market
Chicago Tribune - 24 Aug 2015 18:25The Wall Street Journal: China plans to flood banking system with new liquidity
Market Watch - 24 Aug 2015 09:52
The expected move to free up more funds for lending--by reducing the deposits banks must hold in reserve--is directly aimed at countering the effects of a weaker currency, which could send more funds away from Beijing's ...
Puerto Rico statehooders see opportunity as woes deepen
Business Insider - 24 Aug 2015 08:05
MANATI, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Revelers arrived in cars sporting the American flag and wore clothes in red, white and blue as they celebrated the anniversary of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood political party with deafening sal...
3 Things That Will Eventually Kill Your Business
Forbes - 24 Aug 2015 07:23
The truth is that you probably won't see trouble coming, because whatever threatens to kill your company in the future is most likely a source of its strength today.
Why the NYSE Invoked Rarely-Used Rule 48
NBC News - 24 Aug 2015 21:32
The New York Stock Exchange invoked a seldom used mechanism known as Rule 48 to pre-empt panic selling at the stock market open on Monday.
Body Labs Provides 3-D Models Of Human Body And Tools To Analyze It
Forbes - 24 Aug 2015 21:14
Investigating a murder is how startup Body Labs got its start, according to the opening sentence from Issie Lapowsky at Wired. Computer vision expert, Professor Michael Black from Brown University, was asked by police to...
Endangered unicorns: Market struggle may affect booming startup valuations
Market Watch - 24 Aug 2015 20:56
The skid in stock prices may reach into the private markets, damaging fund-raising and valuations for startups of all stripes as venture capitalists shift their investment strategies.
How the financial crash will affect you - and how to protect yourself
Telegraph - 24 Aug 2015 18:56
The effect on stocks and shares Isas is obvious but savers and borrowers will also feel the repercussions. How should they react?
Oil Prices Plunge More Than 6% As Stocks Drop
NBC News - 24 Aug 2015 18:46
Oil prices plunged sharply lower on Monday amid broader market turmoil.
People are freaking out about 'Black Monday'
Telegraph - 24 Aug 2015 18:39
Wall Street has crashed after China had the worst stock trading day in eight years, and people on Twitter are very worried about the situation
Are Marketers Over-Hyping Marketing To Chief Marketers?
Forbes - 24 Aug 2015 18:39
For a long time, the CIO and the CTO have been the traditional IT buyers in the top tier of an organization. However, this trend is slowly beginning to change. Speculations are rife as to whether CMOs are going to take o...
Dow down but recovering after massive 1,000-point drop at open
Chicago Tribune - 24 Aug 2015 18:22What's bad for China is bad for U.S.
USA Today - 24 Aug 2015 18:18The 6 stocks absolutely crashing the Dow
USA Today - 24 Aug 2015 18:15Tech Five: Alibaba shares dive below IPO price
USA Today - 24 Aug 2015 18:03
E-commerce giant's plunge part of larger dip in tech sector.
12 Ways to Deal With a Financial Disaster In Your Startup
Forbes - 24 Aug 2015 18:00
The real startup life is brutal.
Tim Cook reassures investors Apple's performance in China remains strong
Telegraph - 24 Aug 2015 17:58
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook has told investors that Apple's performance in the volatile Chinese economy remains 'reassuring'
Can OPEC Emergency Meeting Stop Crude Oil Decline?
Bidness etc. - 24 Aug 2015 17:51
Following the nuclear deal in July, Iran has restated its commitment to developing its petroleum industry further. It is expected to increase output by 500,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), once sanctions are lifted, and...
Fire breaks out at Japan steel plant
BBC - 24 Aug 2015 10:14
A large fire breaks out at a steel plant in Kawasaki, close to Japan's Tokyo Haneda international airport, but there are no reports of injuries.
Guatemala president won't resign, denies scandal involvement
Business Insider - 24 Aug 2015 09:23
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- President Otto Perez Molina says he won't resign from office despite investigators saying he may have been involved in a customs fraud scandal that has thrown the country into political crisis. Per...
China Shares Erase Year's Gains
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2015 08:28
China's shares wiped out all of this year's gains, sending Asian markets tumbling, as fears about the deepening effects of a slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy rattle investors across the globe.