Business News
Clinton says she'll offer plan for 'Wall Street abuses'
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 00:12
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she'll offer a plan in the next week to deal with "Wall Street abuses." Campaigning in Iowa, Clinton said her proposal would "...
Diesel Scandal Is Making Pretty Much Every Volkswagen Cheaper
Time - 7 Oct 2015 17:56
New, used, gas, diesel, whatever.
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how Batman can really beat Superman
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 17:09
What will happen next year when The Man of Steel goes up against The Dark Knight? Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk Radio' host Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how Batman can compete against Superman. Produced by Darren Weaver a...
KFC-Owner's Shares Plunge 18% On China Woes
Sky News - 7 Oct 2015 07:49
The company's efforts to recover from the effects of a food safety scandal in China are yet to bear fruit.
Chinese Startups Near Merger to Form $15 Billion Company
Wall Street Journal - 7 Oct 2015 07:06
Meituan.com and Dianping are nearing a merger that would form a company with a combined value of more than $15 billion, creating the country's biggest online-to-offline provider of services ranging from movie tickets to ...
Volkswagen Will Begin a Recall of Scandal-Hit Cars in January, Says Its CEO
Time - 7 Oct 2015 06:01
Matthias Müller says all cars should be fixed by the end of 2016
One of the trendiest coffee chains in the US just got bought
Business Insider - 7 Oct 2015 05:30
Portland coffee juggernaut and hipster favorite, Stumptown Coffee Roasters is being purchased by another West Coast coffee giant, Peet's Coffee & Tea, according to The New York Times. Stumptown owner and founder Duane S...
Large pension fund files plan to cut retiree benefits under new law
Washington Post - 7 Oct 2015 00:24
Nearly 300,000 former truckers and their families would suffer significant losses under a proposal that uses a controversial new law to cut once sacrosanct pension benefits.The huge Central States Pension Fund, which adm...
Women Network Differently Then Men And It Hinders Our Advancement
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 23:47
LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company found in their major new study-- with almost 30,000 employees across 118 companies that women's odds of advancement are 15% lower than men's. One reason the study cites is that Women and...
High Tech ERP Helps EvoShield Protect Athletes and Grow Business
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 22:35
Playing sports is great in many ways. Besides the obvious health and fitness benefits, sports can sharpen minds, improve communication and teamwork skills, boost confidence, teach values like determination and hard work,...
How 'Halo' Redefined Story And Gameplay On Consoles (Part 5)
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 22:15
Before Halo 5: Guardians launches, we take a look back at how Halo changed videos game forever.
Blackstone: $39M settlement for fee practices
USA Today - 7 Oct 2015 21:22
Agreement resolves charges the buyout firm failed to make adequate disclosure to investors
U.S. Oil Retreats on Inventory Data
Wall Street Journal - 7 Oct 2015 17:46
Oil prices slid Wednesday after weekly inventory data showed U.S. stockpiles of crude oil and petroleum products at a record high.
NASA is opening up hundreds of patents to inventors, for free
Washington Post - 7 Oct 2015 17:40
From the memory foam in your mattress to the advanced alloys in your tennis racquet, NASA is behind some of the biggest technological advances of our time. Now, the space agency is giving other inventors the chance to bu...
IMF: New risks to financial stability
BBC - 7 Oct 2015 17:32
The IMF warns that "global financial stability is not yet assured" as risks shift towards emerging economies.
Shopping At Costco Instead Of The Supermarket May Wreck Your Diet
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 17:27
It's not hard to find a snack during any shopping outing, no matter the kind of your store you're in. Places like CVS and even retailers like Old Navy have increasingly added packaged foods and beverages to shelves. Thes...
Tech Startup Pure Storage Trades Below IPO Price in Market Debut
Wall Street Journal - 7 Oct 2015 17:14
Flash-storage company Pure Storage opened below its initial public offering price on Wednesday, signaling that a difficult summer for tech IPOs may be seeping into the fall.
How to Prep Your Business for Its Big Opening
The Huffington Post - 7 Oct 2015 17:08
You've put in the blood, sweat, and tears to prep your business, and now the big Opening Day is around the corner. Make sure you tackle each of these important to-dos before flinging open your doors to customers. 1. Acti...
Security: Simulated Phishing Attacks Yield 37 Percent Return On Investment
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 17:07
Phishing attacks cost an average large company nearly $4 million USD annually, according to new research from the Ponemon Institute. Telecom provider Verizon reported, in its 2015 Data Breach Report, that 23 percent of r...
Why Warren Buffett Sold Munich Re
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 17:05
Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B), itself a dealer of reinsurance, reduced its shareholding of Munich Re (BIT:MUV2), the largest reinsurer in the world, last week after ...
Onshore windfarms cheapest form of UK electricity, report shows
The Guardian - 7 Oct 2015 16:43
Falling costs mean new windfarms are now £20 cheaper per megawatt hour than coal or gas-fired plants, according to new analysis New onshore windfarms are now the cheapest way for a power company to produce electricity i...
Bombardier And Airbus: This Does Not Look Good At All
Forbes - 7 Oct 2015 16:27
Bombardier's desperate attempt to bring Airbus in as a partner on its CSeries is a strong indicator that the company has no way to make the plane line a commercial success. The odds are high it will be cancelled.