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Case Study: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up?
Harvard Business Review - 20 Apr 2017 16:00
An intern contemplates whether she should compromise her values for a job.
A habit expert says people come in 4 types -- and figuring out yours is the first step to being happier
Business Insider - 20 Apr 2017 18:18
Improv at the Physick Estate/Flickr When you start asking questions about the best strategies for self-improvement, there's one frustrating sentence you'll hear over and over again: "It depends." It can sound like a cop-...
Could Ted Cruz Get the Boot in 2018?
TPM - 20 Apr 2017 04:03
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) is currently running four points ahead of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the 2018 Texas Senate election – 35%-31%, according to a just released poll. I would not get too excited by these numbers. It...
THE US SMART HOME MARKET REPORT: Systems, apps, and devices leading to home automation
Business Insider - 20 Apr 2017 20:12
BI Intelligence The US smart home market has still yet to meet the expectations many observers had in the early part of this decade. The same issues BI Intelligence first identified back in 2015 still plague the space --...
What happens when a croissant and tortilla fall in love
USA Today - 20 Apr 2017 19:25
The popular store mixed a flour tortilla and a croissant. Buzz60's Emily Drooby (@emilydrooby) has the story.
General Motors Is Leaving Venezuela After the Country Seized Its Factory
Time - 20 Apr 2017 16:41
GM called it an illegal seizure of its assets
The lawyer who took on Big Tobacco and Enron is now going after Big Pharma for 'gouging' the American consumer
Business Insider - 20 Apr 2017 16:37
AP He has a private jet, a pedigree of winning billion-dollar settlements, and the (sometimes grudging) respect of his adversaries. Now, he wantsto become pharma's latest headache. Class action attorney Steve Berman is c...
Most critical time for financial planning: Your 20's
USA Today - 20 Apr 2017 16:32
Financial lessons truly hit home when people are out on their own, with real money at stake.
How To Leverage Human Engagement To Build Brand Loyalty
Forbes - 20 Apr 2017 15:00
Experiential marketing events can allow customers to put a human face with a brand.
UK gas and electricity customers face price rise double whammy
The Guardian - 20 Apr 2017 07:59
Some energy consumers could see bills soar by up to 60% as cheap fixed-rate deals end just as standard tariffs increases kick in Thousands of households are being hit with 40%-plus increases to their gas and electricity ...
Brexit hasn't stopped growth in City jobs
Sky News - 20 Apr 2017 07:15
The City continues to be a jobs magnet, despite some financial services jobs being shifted to Europe, a report suggests.
Worries over Trump policies cloud start of IMF, World Bank meetings
Reuters - 20 Apr 2017 07:06
WASHINGTON
UBS has officially ditched its massive trading floor
New York Post - 20 Apr 2017 04:42
UBS has washed its hands of its football field-size trading floor in Stamford, Conn. -- once the largest in the world -- after defaulting on the mortgage. The trading floor was a sign of the Swiss bank's largesse during ...
Rap Nostalgia: Sony/Legacy Re-Releases The Best Of Hip-Hop
Forbes - 20 Apr 2017 22:53
It was bound to happen: someone was going to find a new way to package up and resell the iconic R&B and hip hop of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.That "someone" is Certified, a new-ish imprint created by Sony Music Ent...
Don't Fool Yourself, Men Are Still Overwhelmingly In Charge
The Huffington Post - 20 Apr 2017 21:54
The idea that women are on equal footing in the business world is a joke, and here’s how you know: Just 8 percent of CEOs for Fortune 100 companies are women, and that’s down from 9 percent last year, according to a ...
The Dodge Demon could outrun the fastest Tesla -- but there's a catch (FCAU, TSLA)
Business Insider - 20 Apr 2017 21:25
Dodge Dodge unveiled the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon and immediately made some very big claims. From having the most powerful production V-8 engine in history to running the quarter mile and 0-60 mph quicker than any produ...
Citizens CEO vows 'full scrub' of branch claims, says consumers unharmed
American Banker - 20 Apr 2017 21:08
The "Citizens Checkup" program to help customers set financial goals has come under fire, but CEO Bruce Van Saun says it is valuable and "here to stay," and that the criticism of it pales in comparison to the Wells Fargo...
CFPB, 20 states take sweeping actions against Ocwen
American Banker - 20 Apr 2017 21:08
Ocwen Financial and its subsidiaries faced a slew of accusations from federal and state regulators on Thursday, which raised questions about whether the firm could survive.
Dodd-Frank is not the enemy. Bad loans are
American Banker - 20 Apr 2017 21:08
At the heart of the push to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act are claims that the 2010 reform law is killing lending. But these assertions should be backed by data.
Mastercard to resell bill-pay vendor's tech to boost bank revenue
American Banker - 20 Apr 2017 21:08
Contrary to many third-party payment providers' practice of pushing customers to lower-cost payment rails, Regalii wants its end users to pay their bills with credit cards. The goal of this arrangement is, of course, to ...
The 3 most popular majors at every Ivy League school
Business Insider - 20 Apr 2017 20:52
AP Photo/Mel Evans An Ivy League education is often thought to be a ticket to future successes. The most recent admissions numbers -- with acceptance rates in the single digits -- shows just how sought after adegree from...
SCOTT GALLOWAY: Why you should worry about a company if its CEO is in a fashion magazine
Business Insider - 20 Apr 2017 19:29
Scott Galloway is a marketing professor at the NYU Stern School of Business and the founder of business intelligence firmL2. Galloway stopped by Business Insider to talk about the biggest names in tech.In this clip, he t...