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NBC News - 15 Nov 2015 17:20The Paris Attack Will Add To Wall Street Anxiety Next Week
Forbes - 15 Nov 2015 17:10
There was plenty of anxiety on Wall Street last week, as investors had many things to digest. First came continuing jitters over the future of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which cooled off the once hot healthcare sector. ...
Raising minimum wage would cost a million people their jobs
New York Post - 15 Nov 2015 06:01
Last week's Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate started off with a challenging question about the federally mandated minimum wage. The leading candidates rejected raising it to $15 per hour, but they coul...
Mattel's new Barbie ad campaign puts focus on her many careers
L.A. Times - 15 Nov 2015 15:00Home of the week: Stone-faced Colonial with a home movie theater
Boston - 15 Nov 2015 07:00
Space is not an issue in and around this expansive 6,000-square-foot house near Blue Hills Reservation -- the Globe's Home of the Week.
Global markets brace for short-term hit after Paris attacks
Reuters - 15 Nov 2015 06:53
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Apple Music's rates cut puts dent in labels' pockets
New York Post - 15 Nov 2015 06:15
Apple has $205 billion-plus cash on hand, but the struggling music labels gave its nascent subscription streaming service Apple Music a big financial break. Universal Music owner Vivendi admitted as much during its earni...
Want an open-source deep learning framework? Take your pick
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2015 02:02
Earlier this week, Google made a splash when it released its TensorFlow article intelligence software on GitHub under an open-source license. Google has a sizable stable of AI talent, and AI is working behind the scenes ...
Massive Settlement Coming In For-Profit College Fraud Case
The Huffington Post - 15 Nov 2015 01:59
Federal and state prosecutors are poised to announce a settlement with Education Management Corporation, one of the nation's largest for-profit college chains, that would resolve allegations it defrauded taxpayers out of...
Millennials: How you can avoid credit pain
USA Today - 15 Nov 2015 17:25
More than 7 in 10 millennials feel confident about their credit knowledge, a survey says. But their scores are generally very low.
It's time to force companies to unlock cash piles
The Guardian - 15 Nov 2015 17:20
Corporate short-term thinking is holding back investment - governments need to step in now Trillions of dollars, pounds, euros and yen are stuck in the global financial system with seemingly nowhere to go.
Paris attacks: global stock markets braced for sell-off
Telegraph - 15 Nov 2015 16:55
Stock markets recoil across the Middle East as leaders of the world's richest economies meet in Turkey to plan co-ordinated response to the atrocities in France
Ex-HBOS bosses likely to escape fines because of delayed report
The Guardian - 15 Nov 2015 16:52
Regulators set to heavily criticise three bosses but time it took to produce report means fines for wrongdoing are expected to be unapplicable Former HBOS bosses who will be heavily criticised this week over their role i...
After Outcry, Ireland Adjusts Its Corporate Tax Draw
The New York Times - 15 Nov 2015 12:38
The country has been accused of acting like a low-tax haven, giving breaks that have attracted international companies. Now Ireland is phasing out some breaks, but adding another.
The government's new retirement plan doesn't deliver
New York Post - 15 Nov 2015 05:51
America's retirement savings gap is huge, but myRA (my Retirement Account), a new government retirement plan, will do little to reduce it, say advisers reviewing the program. Some praised the attempt to help millions of ...
Clinton Defends Wall Street Donations By Citing Work After 9/11
TPM - 15 Nov 2015 05:42
When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) suggested during Saturday's Democratic debate that Hillary Clinton is indebted to Wall Street campaign donors, the former secretary of state responded by invoking her time as a senator hel...
Paris air travel proceeds, but some cancel future visits
Miami Herald - 15 Nov 2015 03:03
Airlines continued to operate flights to Paris on Saturday, but the terror attacks in the French capital left tourists and business travelers wondering whether to cancel upcoming trips. …
United Airlines drops $50 fee for hardship refunds
Chicago Tribune - 15 Nov 2015 01:23Wonkblog: Why the Paris attacks could mark the beginning of the end for ISIS
Washington Post - 15 Nov 2015 00:07
The series of coordinated attacks that struck Paris Friday evening may represent a new era of expanded activity for the Islamic State. If the group's claims that it is responsible for the attacks are true, it would the f...
The week ahead in business and finance
Telegraph - 15 Nov 2015 23:59
Economic and corporate news expected from Monday, November 16, to Friday, November 20.
7 crucial steps to building your 'A' team
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2015 23:00
GUEST: High performance sports teams know that to win consistently, you have to be willing to do what it takes to recruit the best players. Giancarlo Stanton recently made headlines when the Miami Marlins baseball team a...
Cloud back-office service Bizer raises $815,000 from Salesforce and others
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2015 22:45
The company announced that it has fundraised 1 million yen (about $815,000) from Salesforce Ventures, the investment arm of Salesforce.com, as well as from Incubate Fund.