Danish Companies Seek to Hire, but Everyone’s Already Working

“We need more skilled workers, but we can’t get them,” said Mr. Enevoldsen, who recently joined other companies in a nationwide advertising campaign to lure talent. “If the labor shortage continues, it could sharply impact our growth, and growth in general.”
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Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company

Kristin Henry, a former Sterling employee, is seen in her apartment in Sanford, Fla. Henry says she was 22 when a district manager tried to kiss and touch her. After reporting the incident, she says, she was falsely accused of theft and fired. (Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post)...

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Trump's 'big' spending hopes prop up stocks | Reuters

LONDON World stocks hovered just off all-time highs and were on course for a fourth straight month of gains on Tuesday, as investors awaited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump for signals on infrastructure spending and tax cuts.

Global share markets .MIWD00000PUS have gained more...

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With businesses split on US border tax, wider reform looks shaky

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President Donald Trump meets with retail industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on February 15, 2017.


Major U.S. corporations are going to war in Washington over a Republican “border adjustment” tax...

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What It Was Like Onstage During the Oscars 2017 Best Picture Mistake

“He” was Warren Beatty, who, along with Faye Dunaway, presented the final award of the night. Mr. Beatty opened the envelope and, after some hesitation, handed it to Ms. Dunaway. She said that “La La Land,” about young California dreamers, was the winner. The crowd erupted in applause, and...

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20 Practical Tips for Choosing a Great Domain Name for Your Brand

When it comes to selecting a domain name for your brand, there are a lot of factors to take into consideration. Domain names should be short, relevant to your business, easy to remember and easy to pronounce. If clients can’t find your website easily and recommend it by word of mouth, you...

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After a Devastating Fire, ‘the Black Lumberjack’ Forges Ahead

While he now has a staff of four, his business began as a one-man show.
“Mount Vernon is a predominantly black neighborhood, and with black culture, sometimes the strangest things earn you a nickname, so the people became familiar with me and started calling me ‘the black lumberjack,’” Mr....

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Samsung chief Lee charged with bribery, embezzlement

Samung’s leader Jay Y Lee indicted on a string of criminal charges Tuesday (February 28).
South Korean prosecutors saying he’ll be formally charged with bribery, embezzlement, and hiding assets overseas alongside four other Samsung Group execs.
Lee...

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Coal Industry Casts Itself as a Clean Energy Player

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Last year, total United States coal production was 18 percent lower than in 2015 and was the lowest level since 1978. Many companies were forced into bankruptcy. With gas prices rising in recent months, coal made a modest rebound at the end of last year,...

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Where the World’s Wealthiest Invest Their Billions

Even though Mr. Ballmer left Microsoft, the vast bulk of his wealth remains in company stock — $21.4 billion. He has $7.3 billion more in cash. It makes his stake in the Clippers seems paltry. He also has $450 million in Twitter shares. He owns a $14 million home in Hunts Point, Wash., and...

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Does Size Really Matter and Social Marketing versus Social Listening

Let me start by re-affirming the context of my title. Does the size of your social media audience really matter, or is it what you do with your audience that really counts?
Is it more powerful to have a following running into the tens of thousands, or is it preferential if you have a truly...

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A Facebook-Style Shift in How Science Is Shared

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Ijad Madisch, a founder of ResearchGate, a social network, says it has signed up 12 million scientists, or roughly 60 percent of all such potential users worldwide.

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Trump brand takes another hit: Sears and Kmart

by Jill Disis and Danielle Wiener-Bronner   @CNNMoney February 13, 2017: 11:07 AM ET










Nordstrom. Neiman Marcus. TJ Maxx. And now, Sears and Kmart.
Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, reportedly said this weekend that it would remove...

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4 Keys to a Successful TEDx Talk

It’s been said that the number one fear in the world, even above death, is the fear of speaking in public. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has said that for most people, this means if they are at a funeral, they would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.
I can relate to this. I spent...

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Trump Is Off to a Slow Start on Trade Promises

Mr. Trump made trade one of his signature issues during the campaign, excoriating what he described as failed policies that have allowed foreign countries, notably China and Mexico, to profit at Americans’ expense. And he has not changed his tune since he moved into the White...

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A Trump voter’s message to retailers: ‘Keep your mouths shut about our president’

Mary Carson picks up her leopard-print tote bag and tugs on her leopard-print scarf.
“I’m just going to do a little bit of business,” the 77-year-old says as she walks into Neiman Marcus at the Tysons Galleria in Northern Virginia and asks for the manager. He appears in a pinstripe suit and...

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Nokia sees network gear demand recovering | Reuters

BARCELONA Nokia (NOKIA.HE) sees demand for the higher speed 4G network equipment to begin to recover this year, led by Japan, the company’s chief executive Rajeev Suri said on Sunday, while announcing a series of contracts with telecom operators.

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California plans to 'bolster' state's flood control efforts

California Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday he wants to spend about $450 million for flood control but concedes billions more in water infrastructure spending is needed over the longer term.
The heavy winter storms in California have stressed the state’s aging flood-control systems,...

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Will the Real Democracy Lovers Please Stand Up?

President Trump’s argument that the national press corps is illegitimate and dishonest has emerged as one of the most consistent themes of his presidency, alongside — and seemingly as important to him — his calls for a major tax code overhaul, an end to Obamacare, a border wall and “extreme...

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3 Time-Saving Software Innovations for Your Construction Company

Admin tasks are like weeds – you get rid one only to find another three have sprung up.
Whether it’s finalising quotes for prospective customers, filling in paperwork or catching up with an overflowing inbox, there’s no shortage of pesky little jobs to keep you busy.
If you’re not careful,...

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The Age of Rudeness - The New York Times

The queue moves forward. I reach passport control, and I pass through it, and the man is left behind.
In recounting this incident afterward, I find myself running into difficulties. For instance, I find myself relying on the details of the man’s physical ugliness to prove the badness of his...

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Apple to win an Oscar in 2023 - analyst

Apple will scale its original content spend from less than $200 million today to $5-7 billion in five years, and win an Oscar in five years, says an analyst. Fred Katayama reports.
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Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back

Brazil was aware of the challenge of keeping deforestation at bay, Everton Lucero, the secretary of climate change and forests of Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment, said in an interview.
“We are very uncomfortable with the bad news that we had a rise in deforestation, and we are taking...

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Those Fancy Oscar Gems? You Bet They’re Insured

For any woman who has ever touched her ear only to feel flesh where a diamond stud should be, pause and imagine this: The $12 million diamond necklace that Beyoncé wore was held together by a mere clasp — and clasps, as any jeweler knows, are prone to break. (Sensibly, she did remove the...

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Martech Trends SMB Owners Should Follow in 2017

Running a successful business requires a “glimpse into the future” aside from everything else. Hearing predictions for the upcoming year and what to expect from them is always an awesome thing. That way you can stay on guard, and not be unpleasantly suppressed by a big new trend that just...

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Warren Buffett, in Annual Letter, Offers Hymn to U.S. Economy

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Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire investor, on Saturday lauded the “miraculous” qualities of...

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Tesla is going to sell electric cars in the Middle East

Tesla is going to sell electric cars in the Middle East – Feb. 13, 2017










Tesla is bringing its electric cars to the heart of the oil producing world.
The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the Middle East will be in the United Arab...

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How One CEO Turned His Passion for Cars into a Paycheck

Zoriy Birenboym has been in the car game since he was a kid. Today, the founder of eAutoLease.com is changing the way people buy a vehicle. The millennial says his company is different from other online portals because eAutoLease does not sell its leads to a third party. While technology has...

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The Big Question for the U.S. Economy: How Much Room Is There to Grow?

In assessing how close we are (or aren’t) to full capacity, it helps to look at America’s industrial parks and office complexes. The Federal Reserve watches the industrial sector by measuring what is called factory capacity utilization. American companies were operating factories at 75.7...

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For millennials ready to buy a home, the pickings are slim

For years, millennials looked at owning a home as a distant fantasy. Student debt and a weak job market seemed to conspire to keep this generation stuck in their parents’ basements, if not permanently locked out of the housing market.
But as millennials find better-paying jobs, start...

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Samsung Display gets license to invest $2.5 billion more in Vietnam: state TV | Reuters

HANOI Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s display panel subsidiary has received a license to invest another $2.5 billion in Vietnam to boost capacity, Vietnam’s State Television (VTV)reported.

The extra funding will boost Samsung Display’s total investment in Vietnam to $6.5...

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JC Penney earnings Q4 2016

J.C. Penney finally lifted the lid on its plans to downsize its fleet, telling investors on Friday that it would close between 130 and 140 of its stores over the next few months.
The retailer made its comments while reporting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street’s...

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Dan Ruch on How Accountability Means Being Responsive

Tell me more about your parents.
My dad was born in Belgium, and grew up in South Africa. My mom was born in Hungary, and grew up in Venezuela. They met in college in Israel and then moved to Boston. They basically had just the money in their wallet, which got stolen the day they arrived, so...

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Five Simple Ways to Make an Online Store Stand Out

Some months ago, a colleague of mine ordered a pair of shoes from an online store. When they unpacked the parcel during lunchtime, there was a leaflet in it with pictures of three friendly looking men working in the shipping department of that online shop. With a marker, there was a cross...

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How Small Firms Can Defuse a Political Threat and Blunt a Boycott

Big retailers including L. L. Bean, New Balance and Nordstrom have recently been caught in the cross hairs of polarizing politics that have affected sales.

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But unlike corporations with crisis management firms at their behest, small-business owners have to...

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Harold R. Denton, Voice of Comfort at Three Mile Island, Dies at 80

A complex series of human and mechanical errors signaled by a raucous blast of steam early on Wednesday, March 28, 1979, resulted in a partial reactor core meltdown and touched off a crisis that threatened not only thousands of lives but also the future of nuclear power.

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How Mark Cuban Hangs Onto His Money

“I got a bartending job at night,” he said in a series of email interviews. “I wanted a job in technology, so I sought out tech sales jobs. I interviewed and ended up getting a software sales job.”

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When he lost that job, about a year later, he started his...

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4 Ways to Use Instagram in Your Growth Hacking Campaign

Instagram has come a long way in the last six years. It has earned a base of over 500 million active users. People are also very engaged on the site. This makes the site a perfect growth hacking platform for growing small businesses.
However, you will have to put in a lot of effort to get any...

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China Names Guo Shuqing, a Rapid-Fire Regulator, to Oversee Troubled Banks

Mr. Guo’s appointment offers a sign that China is taking a financial overhaul seriously, though it was made among other moves that could send mixed signals about that commitment. The stakes are high: Experts widely believe that China’s weak financial system is holding back its economy, the...

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Verizon's new plan: Consumers win, investors lose

Verizon’s new plan: Consumers win, investors lose – Feb. 13, 2017










Verizon has brought back its unlimited data plan. That’s great if you’re a Verizon customer. But it is terrible news for its investors.
Verizon (VZ, Tech30) stock fell nearly 1.5% in...

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To Rapidly Enhance Your Business, Stop Selling and Start Teaching

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When I sit down at my desk to write every day, I am simultaneously energized and discouraged.
On the bright side, it is amazing that we live in a time when (and place where)...

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A bullish case for copper

DURING the commodity “supercycle”, prices largely marched up and down in unison, fuelled by the strength (or weakness) of demand in China. Since last year commodities have again been on a tear, but for more idiosyncratic reasons. In the case of copper, strikes and supply disruptions in two...

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How Trump could make the trade deficit look worse

President Trump’s team may use a new maneuver to try to get better trade deals: Make the trade deficit look worse than it is.
The trade deficit, which was $502 billion last year, is one of Trump’s favorite punching bags.





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Kenneth Arrow, Nobel-Winning Economist Whose Influence Spanned Decades, Dies at 95

Markets and Majorities
The backdrop for Professor Arrow’s influential early work was the centuries-long recognition that majority voting can produce arbitrary outcomes.

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Consider a legislature choosing its leader from among three candidates: Alice, Betty and...

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Silicon Valley's impossible balancing act with Trump

On a Wednesday evening earlier this month, Gary Shapiro dined with executives from a dozen technology companies who are members of his trade association.
The group meeting was routine, but the location for dinner was not. They ate at Mar-a-Lago, a private club in Florida owned by...

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The busiest airports in Europe

ANYONE who has tried to hold a conversation in a West London garden will wonder how it is possible to squeeze any more more flights into Heathrow Airport. On average, a chinwag is interrupted every minute or so by a Boeing or an Airbus rumbling overhead.
And yet each year more people manage...

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Wells Fargo fires 4 executives as investigation continues into sham accounts

Wells Fargo fired 5,300 employees for setting up accounts customers didn’t want or know about over five years. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Wells Fargo announced Tuesday that it had fired four executives as its board of directors nears completion of its investigations into sham accounts set...

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Airbus seeks new talks with European nations over A400M costs | Reuters

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PARIS Airbus (AIR.PA) called for new talks with European governments to ease “heavy penalties” for delays to its A400M military aircraft, after taking a fresh 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) charge for...

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Uber employees say all-hands meeting about sexism allegations was ‘honest, raw, and emotional’

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick apologized for the mistakes that helped create a culture in which an ex-engineer was repeatedly stymied in her attempts to report sexual harassment, in an all-hands meeting at the company’s San Francisco headquarters that employees who participated described...

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In Denmark, Brewery’s Departure Offers a Chance to Go Green

In effect, the project is designed to blend the environmental with the economic.
“One may smile at green rooftops, but they send a signal that this building isn’t just a block of concrete,” Mr. Jakobsen said.
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“Brazilian Butt-Lifts” to Be Included in Entrepreneur’s Digital Marketing Startup

Two successful internet entrepreneurs, Marco Brand and Richard Hendry, have announced that they are looking into launching their new plastic surgery website: BrazilianButtLift.com. This new venture will be catered to the needs of physicians who are specialized in cosmetic enhancements....

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The Compost King of New York

Over the years, Vigliotti, who is 63, gradually evolved from a hauler of waste to a producer of fine fertilizers. And so he was well positioned when New York City contracted last year with six companies to transform the food waste it currently collects from the curbsides of almost a million...

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Major League Baseball Is Changing How Intentional Walks Are Given Out

Major League Baseball is about to make a major rule change, altering how intentional walks are handed out. 


Instead of a pitcher throwing four pitches out of the strike zone, the walk will be awarded by a signal from the dugout, ESPN reported Tuesday night. 


The network said the league...

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Citing tweet, Chaffetz asks whether Bryce Canyon officials had advance notice of Bears Ears designation

The view from Comb Ridge in Utah’s Bears Ears area on Dec. 18, 2016. (Annie Knox/Reuters)
Citing a tweet that Bryce Canyon National Park officials posted in late December, Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is probing whether they...

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Wall Street mints new highs

Energy and retail stocks powering the big indexes to record highs Tuesday. Strong results from top retailers, like Home Depot and Macy’s, lured investors. The rally sparked by President Donald Trump’s vow of tax reforms shows no signs of fading.
But Jeff Tomasulo of...

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How an Interoffice Spat Erupted Into a Climate-Change Furor

The Mail claimed that Dr. Bates had revealed fraud in important research by NOAA that supports the widely held belief that climate change is real. “How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data,” the article’s headline said.

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Which ‘Trusted Traveler’ Program Is Right for You?

Clear, a biometric screening firm that offers a way to cut to the front of security lines, is making a big push into more airports this year with sign-up stations near the security line, and it offers of a free one-month trial.

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So which program is best for...

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I Ignored Trump News for a Week. Here’s What I Learned.

But as the week wore on, I discovered several truths about our digital media ecosystem. Coverage of Mr. Trump may eclipse that of any single human being ever. The reasons have as much to do with him as the way social media amplifies every big story until it swallows the world. And as...

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4 Steps to Gauge the ROI of Your Social Media Strategy

Social media marketing was all the rage a few years ago. It’s still the most popular promotional channel for small businesses. According to eMarketer’s Micro Business Marketing Mix Report, nearly 40% of brands rely on social media to boost their brand image and increase revenue. Despite its...

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3 Ways to Use Snapchat for Marketing

One of the golden rules of marketing is that the first companies to hop on a new platform usually see the biggest returns on their investment.
Back in the 1990s, it was normal to have email open rates over 90 percent. Back when AdWords first started, it was easy to get highly competitive...

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Funding Your Freelance Business? 3 Things You Must Do

Freelancing comes with a lot of freedoms, like deciding what projects to take on and when you want to work on them. The money can also be great if your expertise leads you to clients that really need it. One of the more difficult parts of freelancing, however, is having to come up with your...

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What I Learned From Mentoring Startups in the World's Best Accelerators

Besides my day job, I spend many hours each month mentoring young startups in accelerators across London, Berlin, Tel Aviv and the U.S.
I find it fulfilling to absorb the energy in these platforms even when I don’t really have time; it inspires me. However, many startups make some common...

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Why We Need A Trauma-Informed Approach To Resisting Trump

On the night of the election, I watched the results come in online, alone in my apartment. As the numbers leaned farther and farther in Trump’s favor, I had to get up and walk away from the computer. I left the sound on because I couldn’t bear to not know what was happening, but I also...

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CETA To Cost Average Working Canadian $2,460 In Lost Income: Report

As Canada and the European Union reach the home stretch to an historic free trade deal, a new research report says the agreement was made on the basis of flawed, unrealistically optimistic economic models.
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), negotiated by the...

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Das müsst ihr jetzt wissen

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Strahlenschützer sind auf eine rätselhafte radioaktive Wolke über Europa gestoßen


Grund zur Besorgnis gibt es aber nicht – die Strahlung ist sehr schwach

Forscher haben in weiten Teilen Europas im Januar erhöhte Radioaktivität...

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Norton Rose and Chadbourne to Combine in Latest Merger of Large Law Firms

Two large law firms said on Tuesday that they would combine to form a global firm amid continuing consolidation in the legal industry.
The two firms, Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke, will merge into a single entity with more than 4,000 lawyers and expected annual revenue...

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A Warm Biography of the Fantastical, Feminist Angela Carter

Like all the best writers, she was incapable of phoning anything in. Her fiction aside, Carter’s thick book of collected journalism, travel writing, criticism and essays, “Shaking a Leg” (1997), is its own erudite stay against dullness.
Now we have “The Invention of Angela Carter,” the first...

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AT&T talks up its merger on Capitol Hill, but these lawmakers are skeptical

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Before AT&T can buy the media giant Time Warner for $85.4 billion, it has to convince Washington that the deal won’t harm competition. As part of that effort, AT&T and Time Warner sent U.S. lawmakers a letter on Friday arguing that, if...

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The CEOs of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan are worth $261 million more since the election

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has seen the value of his stock holdings in Goldman Sachs grow by $145.7 million in the three months since President Trump’s election, according to a new report by Equilar, the executive pay and board data firm. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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A contradiction at the heart of President Trump’s economic policy

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Feb. 11. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
If there’s anything that President Trump dislikes about certain trading partners, it’s their tendency to export more to the United States than they import. During the...

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Apple stock nears record high

Apple has found its groove again.
The iPhone maker’s stock hit $133.82 in early trading Monday, putting Apple less than $1 away from its intraday trading high of $134.54, reached in April 2015. Apple’s stock ended the day at $133.29, beating its previous record closing...

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Control over territorial waters, inter-state transfers key to GST Bills

The council has sought the views of a law committee on the matter




Dilasha Seth  | 
New Delhi 
February 22, 2017 Last Updated at 04:16 IST


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How to Get Your SEO and Content Teams to 'Play Nice' Together

The growth of content marketing has created a permanent shift in the way marketers view SEO. Rather than taking a purely technical approach to link-building, many SEO agencies are now expanding their services to include content production and promotion as a way of supplementing other ongoing...

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How to Get Started in Ecommerce for Less Than $100

Starting an ecommerce business can be stressful.
Not because it’s difficult, but because there’s just so much information out there. It’s hard to know what to do and when. Sure, you can figure it out through trial and error, but that can get expensive. Fast.
Throwing your...

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Here's the Secret to Propel Your Goals Forward

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When it comes to propelling your goals and daily routine forward, producting expert Chris Winfield shares a secret on how to achieve more. 
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Sales Culture and Customer Service: Perfect Together!

Building a sales culture and creating a culture of exceptional customer service are closely linked but they are not the same. In fact, great customer service is a vital subset of a great sales culture—two processes that fuel one another. You cannot truly have one without the other.

A sales...

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How to Make Your Home Business Seem More Professional

There are number of advantages from working at home. Most freelancers, entrepreneurs and small business would agree. However, would your clients agree. Would they be comfortable in your home office in the same way you are. We spoke to experts of stacking chairs and office furniture company,...

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Asia’s exports rebound

IT IS easy to be downcast about the state of global trade. It has faced stiff headwinds in recent years: in 2016, for the first time in 15 years, it grew more slowly than the world economy. Regional and global trade deals are going nowhere, slowly. And America’s new president has promised to...

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Tax reform: How would the GOP handle a $1.2 trillion loss if it can't sell a border adjustment tax

Tax reform: How would the GOP handle a $1.2 trillion loss if it can’t sell a border adjustment tax – Feb. 17, 2017


by Jeanne Sahadi   @CNNMoney February 17, 2017: 11:14 AM ET










The average person doesn’t get it. President Trump doesn’t love...

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To Fund Health Plan, G.O.P. Considers Limiting Popular Tax Break

In order to fund health insurance for Americans who don’t get coverage through work, congressional Republicans are considering changing the system for those who do.
This week, health care committees in the House and Senate circulated an outline of an Affordable Care Act repeal and...

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Brian Wong: Fast Facts - Feb. 20, 2017

Occupation: Co-founder and CEO of Kiip
Best-known for: Co-founding Kiip at the age of 19
Brian Wong graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelors of Commerce degree at 18. Now, at the ripe old age of 25, he serves as CEO of Kiip, a mobile advertising company he...

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Samsung’s boss is arrested on bribery charges

IN ONE of the many interrogations Lee Jae-yong has undergone in connection with a presidential influence-peddling scandal, he said that he would surrender management control of Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant that he is running on behalf of his incapacitated father, Lee Kun-hee,...

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Trump’s sons get red carpet treatment at Dubai golf club opening

DUBAI — The red carpet was laid out Saturday for President Trump’s sons, Eric and Don Jr, the guests of honor at a plush event that brought out Dubai’s business elite and government officials to toast the launch of the Trump International Golf Club.
The guests, a mix of foreigners and...

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UK union chief likely to meet Peugeot CEO on Friday over GM deal: source | Reuters

LONDON The head of Britain’s biggest trade union Unite is likely to meet the CEO of Peugeot (PEUP.PA) on Friday in London to discuss the potential takeover of General Motors’ (GM.N) European operations, a trade union source told Reuters.

“It looks like it is happening on...

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Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu describes ‘battle for the future of humanity’ during Singapore visit

In the first visit to Singapore by an Israeli head of state in 30 years, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a call for greater diversity and tolerance.
Netanyahu gave a roughly 10-minute speech to Jewish community members gathered at the tightly guarded Maghain Aboth...

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Uber Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims by Ex-Employee

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Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief, said the company would investigate an employee’s claims of sexual harassment. An engineer said that the human resources department ignored those claims even after she had reported them.

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Get Paid! Leslie’s Lane Blogger and Author Unearths Popular Work-From-Home Sites

Whether I’m speaking publicly, having an intimate conversation with others, or writing a post for my blog, without fail, I often get this question: “How can I become my own boss and work from home?” Although individuals pose the question and have the desire to do so, it appears they feel...

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Giving veterans a new start in cybersecurity

However, there are some differences between the military and corporate life.
“The big difference between the military and professional services, like PwC, is that we want to people to suggest ways to make things better. In the military you have to be careful to follow...

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Bookstores Stoke Trump Resistance With Action, Not Just Words

Now, she said, “people are just trying to figure out: ‘How far can we push it? How high can we turn up the heat?’”
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Books with themes of social justice on display at Hello Hello Books in Rockland, Me. The owner, Lacy Simons, has helped customers mobilize resistance against...

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Trump's Defense Chief: We're Not In Iraq To Seize Anybody's Oil

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. military is not in Iraq “to seize anybody’s oil”, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq on Monday.


Mattis, on his first trip to Iraq as Pentagon chief, is hoping to...

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‘We did not start this fight’: In Trump era’s dawn, scientists rally in Boston

The Rally to Stand Up for Science in Boston’s Copley Square. (Chris Mooney/The Washington Post)
BOSTON — Hundreds of scientists and their supporters rallied in historic Copley Square on Sunday, demanding that the Trump administration accept empirical reality on issues such as climate...

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Brexit, elections and Greek deja vu: the week ahead

It’s a week of deja vu with the euro zone fretting that a crisis in Greece will balloon if finance ministers don’t make key funding decisions. The difference this time is that other countries in Europe and beyond are also a cause for concern, as Ivor Bennett reports.
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Texas Oil Fields Rebound From Price Lull, but Jobs Are Left Behind

Roughly 163,000 oil jobs were lost nationally from the 2014 peak, or about 30 percent of the total, while oil prices plummeted, at one point by as much as 70 percent. The job losses just in Texas, the most productive oil-producing state, totaled 98,000.
Several thousand workers have come...

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How to Manage a 529 Plan for Your Child’s Education

To help avoid that situation, most 529 plans offer age- and risk-based investment options, designed to automatically shift funds to more conservative investments as the child grows. Plans typically begin with a majority of funds in stocks, then shrink the allocation over time and add more...

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On Economic Arrogance - The New York Times

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Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill last week.

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According to press reports, the Trump administration is basing its budget projections on the assumption that the U.S....

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How to Leverage the Marketing Potential of Photo Booths

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If you are looking to hire a photobooth for your next event, this is something you should definitely go ahead with. There is no denying that photobooths have soared in popularity in recent years. They are now commonplace at...

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You're Not Elon Musk or Richard Branson. Here's What You Need to Know About Approaching the Media.

You don’t have to be some well-known entrepreneur such as Elon Musk; Richard Branson and so on to make an impact on the world or build a business that supports the kind of lifestyle you want to live. In fact, there are many businesses and entrepreneurs that the mainstream public doesn’t know...

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3 Secret Weapons to Make Your Crowdfunding Campaign a Resounding Success

We don’t have to look far past our smartphones to recognize that a great idea can change the world. But in this digital age, when everyone seems to have an idea, it can be challenging to get a project off the ground. Crowdfunding sites like IndieGogo and Kickstarter popped up to provide a...

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Uber Promises Investigation After Former Engineer Blogs About Rampant Sexual Harassment

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said Sunday that the ride-sharing company will investigate new allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in its workplace.


After former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a nearly 3,000-word blog post Sunday describing a nightmarish workplace culture...

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5 Best Cities To Live In Where Houses Are Under $400K

Fed up with high house prices in Toronto or Vancouver? Thinking of packing up and moving elsewhere? We hear ya. With the average price of a single-family home in both these cities well above $1 million, plenty of people in Canada’s priciest cities are looking for...

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Tochter veröffentlicht rührende Zeilen auf Instagram

Die US-Grunge-Ikone Kurt Cobain wäre am heutigen Montag 50 Jahre alt geworden. Fans auf der ganzen Welt gedenken seiner. Der mit Abstand rührendste Post aber kommt von seiner Tochter Frances Bean Cobain (24): “Heute wäre dein 50. Geburtstag gewesen. Du wirst geliebt und du...

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Greeks Turn to the Black Market as Another Bailout Showdown Looms

Few problems are more ingrained, or harder to combat, than the shadow economy, which appears to be growing again as new austerity measures compel once law-abiding Greeks to go off the books. Greece’s black market is estimated at 20 to 25 percent of the gross domestic product, as more people...

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Polk Awards Honor Articles From Trump’s Presidential Run

David A. Fahrenthold of The Washington Post won the political reporting award for an investigation of Mr. Trump that raised questions about his charitable giving and exposed the video in which he bragged about making sexual advances on women, a video that, as the Polk announcement noted,...

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches for first time from historic Kennedy Space Center pad

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Sunday, Feb. 19 from a historic NASA’s Kennedy Space Center launch pad which had not been used in nearly six years. The launch was successful despite concerns a day earlier that stopped the rocket from its initial takeoff. (Reuters)

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In full-page ad, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank tries to put praise for Trump behind him

Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour, took out a full-page ad to talk about the company’s values, including diversity, entrepreneurship and job creation. (Chris Goodney/Bloomberg News)
More than a week after Under Armour chief executive Kevin Plank went on CNBC and praised President...

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The big mistake some anti-Trump protesters could be making

By Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg By Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg February 18

A fire, which was set by demonstrators opposing a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos, burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California at Berkeley campus on...

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Stocks hit record again. But is Trump the reason?

The Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 each hit new all-time highs Monday.
Investors are giddy with excitement and they clearly believe that both big blue chip multinationals and smaller companies that do most of their business in the U.S. will continue to thrive....

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Mudar Patherya: What demonetisation? | Business Standard News

V-Mart, Manaksia, Whirlpool Global and few other companies defied the demonetisation gloom








This column celebrates companies that defied the demonetisation gloom (‘there will be blood on the streets’) with better...

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Government Agencies and Hospitals Face Increasing Risk of IoT-Powered Cyberattacks

If you paid even the slightest attention to tech media and conferences in 2016, you heard how the Internet of Things (IoT) is the next big thing. While there’s hype surrounding the tremendous opportunity the IoT offers, there are still hazards that have yet to be properly addressed. The...

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It's OK to Have Questions When Starting a Business

If you’re interested in becoming an entrepreneur, you will probably have many questions when starting a business. You might start with questions such as:
The more you think about starting a business, the more questions you’ll have:

How do I get started?
How much money do I need?
How smart...

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15 Science-Backed Memory Tips to Help You Succeed (Infographic)

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Not all of us are born with a stellar memory, but that doesn’t mean we can’t improve it. There are a number of simple ways to develop your memory on a daily basis.  
You don’t...

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Get to the Meaning of Your Customers’ Messages

Say What? Understanding the True Meaning Behind What Customers Tell Us (Or Don’t)
In the world of sales and customer service, what people say and what they mean are not always the same thing. Unfortunately, many of us are listening impaired when it comes to getting to the heart of our...

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Increase Your Productivity With Home Office Design Ideas

If you work from home and are privy to your family’s conversations, television or outdoor noises, it might be the reason you’re having such a difficult time focusing.

Low-Cost Home-Based Businesses – Visit the Home Biz Mag EXPO



Another concern for home office workers is safety. It can be...

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Euphoria returns to markets

LIKE the weather in Chicago, you don’t have to wait long for a new trend in the stockmarkets. Just a few weeks ago, investors seemed to have second thoughts about their Trump-related euphoria (which itself was a contrast to the widespread nervousness ahead of the election). Now they have...

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There's one thing going right for Trump: The economy

President Trump is probably saying: “TGIF.”
Headlines claim the White House is in “chaos” after an extremely turbulent week. But there’s one big thing going right for Trump right now: The U.S. economy.





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Labor Nominee’s Role in Sex Case Could Draw Scrutiny

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R. Alexander Acosta, President Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, in 2008.

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For R. Alexander Acosta, President Trump’s new pick for labor secretary, renewed attention...

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China grants Trump a trademark he's been seeking for a decade

by Jethro Mullen, Chris Isidore and Brian Todd   @CNNMoney February 17, 2017: 11:11 PM ET










The Chinese government has granted President Trump and his business something they had been seeking for more than a decade: trademark protection for the use of the Trump name...

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Dubai is to test passenger-carrying drones

AT TIMES it can feel like we are living in an episode of “Travel Futurama”. This week: flying drone taxis.
Dubai, a city that sometimes seems to inhabit a time zone five years ahead of the rest of the planet, has embraced another improbable travel innovation, to go alongside its enthusiasm...

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Meet Mr. ‘Death by China,’ Trump’s inside man on trade

Peter Navarro attends the “Death By China” screening at the Quad Cinema in New York City in August. He wrote, produced and directed the film. (Andy Kropa/Getty Images)
If President Trump were to make a movie encapsulating his feelings about China, it might look a lot like...

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UK offers Peugeot assurances on post-Brexit auto industry: FT | Reuters

LONDON Britain has offered Peugeot manufacturer PSA Group (PEUP.PA) assurances on post-Brexit trade and supply chains in an attempt to protect Vauxhall car plants after a possible takeover, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

Business minister Greg Clark met French politicians and...

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Paramount CEO Grey to depart as soon as next week: sources

Brad Grey, the chairman and chief executive officer of Viacom’s Paramount Pictures film studio is expected to leave with an announcement coming as early as next week, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
Grey’s departure from the studio, which he has headed for...

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Paramount Pictures C.E.O. Is Said to Be Negotiating His Exit

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Brad Grey, chief executive of Paramount Pictures, on the red carpet at the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” in Manhattan in 2013.

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How to Convert HTML to PDF

HTML and CSS are two of the most basic programming languages that are used today mostly in the world of web development. Both languages are independent of each other but they work together to create website pages, and describe how they interact with the user.

Even though these languages...

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Potential game changer for Detroit's housing problem

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Shuttered and repossessed homes line the streets of a middle-class neighborhood on the east side of Detroit.


Plus, if you’re a Detroit homeowner and know you can’t get a higher appraisal for your home improvements, there’s little...

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Eco-friendly, Nontoxic and Vegan: It’s a Condom

That’s no coincidence. Jeffrey Hollender, one of the founders of Seventh Generation, is Meika’s father and runs Sustain with her.

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“Growing up, my dream was to start a condom company with my dad,” Ms. Hollender, 29, quipped to the staff at Ricky’s.
Seventh...

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Trump Vineyard Requests Visas For Still More Foreign Workers

While Donald Trump rails against immigrants and foreign workers taking away American jobs, the Trump Vineyard Estates has filed yet another request for visas for foreign farm workers at its Virginia winery.


The application filed last week asks for H-2 worker visa for 23 laborers at $11.27...

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Outdoor industry pulls trade show from Utah, citing Bears Ears feud

A view from Comb Ridge in Utah’s Bears Ears area of the Four Corners Region on Dec. 18, 2016. (Reuters)
The nation’s largest outdoor-recreation companies are pulling their official trade show from Salt Lake City, citing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s push to rescind the Bears Ears National...

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Physital, movies, and games dominate 2017 Toy Fair

Toy industry is getting ready for 2017 Toy Fair in New York City starting on Saturday. This year, physital is the thing, as in a combination of physical and digital.
One example of physital – Hasbro’s Play-Doh Touch. It brings any creation to life on an iPad or...

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The Murky Future of Nuclear Power in the United States

“You can make it go fast, and you can make it be cheap — but not if you adhere to the standard of care that we do,” said Mark Cooper of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School, referring to the United States regulatory body, which is considered one of the most...

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The Watchdog Protecting Consumers May Be Too Effective

With a new administration in town, the momentum against the bureau is building, said Quyen Truong, a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and a former assistant director and deputy general counsel at the C.F.P.B. Although she said that it’s unlikely the bureau will be eliminated,...

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Five Key Moments From Snap’s I.P.O. Roadshow Video

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Snap, the parent company of the popular messaging app Snapchat, posted a video aimed at investors as it readies for one of the most anticipated I.P.O.s of the year.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Snap,...

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Not Getting Any Sales from Adwords? Here's Why Dummy | Paid Traffic

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Conversion rates are one of the most important metrics in an AdWords campaign.
It refers to the average number of sales a campaign generates per ad click. This percentage can be calculated by taking the total conversions and dividing that number by...

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Customer Service Representatives Are Your Public Face

This is one of the hardest articles I’ve ever written. In this age of neo-xenophobia and socially acceptable open bigotry what I have to say will be tough to pull off without sounding like the knuckle dragging brutes thirsty for the blood of “job-stealing foreigners.”
 I used to be a partner...

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6 Ways to Automate Client Billing

For professional service agencies, the end of a billing cycle should be a happy occasion. And why wouldn’t it be? The project is completed, the client is satisfied and most importantly, the agency is about to enjoy the fruits of all of that labor. But for one reason or another, whether it be...

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3 Tech Startups Influencing the Real Estate Market

Residential real estate has historically been a relationship-based industry. Those looking for the perfect home to raise a family will work closely with their real estate agent to find the most desirable property. Agents tend to possess engaging personalities and actively cultivate personal...

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Committing To Protecting Main Street, Not Wall Street

Last year, the Obama administration finalized our “conflict of interest” rule, requiring that retirement advisers provide advice in their customer’s’ best interest. This common-sense rule is projected to save retirement savers at least $17 billion each year.


Although the rule is...

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Lee Jae-yong, Samsung's Billionaire Heir, Is Behind Bars

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea was taken by surprise Friday with the arrest of the scion of the country’s richest family and de-facto leader at Samsung over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal that engulfed the president and riveted the...

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Satirischer Rückblick: Endlich wieder Agenten-Thriller | Bernd Zeller

Die abgelaufene Woche war journalistisch hochwertig.
Ditib-Imame sollen in Deutschland spioniert haben, aber natürlich nicht gegen Deutschland, sondern innertürkisch. Wir haben wieder Stoff für Spionage-Thriller, erstaunlicherweise ausgehend vom Thema Religion, das also gar nicht so...

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Kraft Heinz Offers to Buy Unilever in $143 Billion Deal

Unilever said it had spurned the offer, which it said “fundamentally undervalues” the British-Dutch company.

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Still, that is not expected to end the matter. Pressed by growing competition from upstarts and changing consumer habits, food and consumer-goods...

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Trump Calls the News Media the ‘Enemy of the American People’

President Trump, in an extraordinary rebuke of the nation’s press organizations, wrote on Twitter on Friday that the nation’s news media “is the enemy of the American people.”
Even by the standards of a president who routinely castigates journalists — and who on Thursday devoted much of a...

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How we could close tech’s gender gap in a decade

Top view of laptop in girl’s hands sitting on wooden floor with coffee (iStock)
We all know that the technology industry has a gender problem. But how do you move the needle from awareness to action?
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, and Girls Who Code, a...

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The cost of silence: Why more CEOs are speaking out in the Trump era

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After receiving an honorary doctorate at the University of Glasgow recently, Apple chief executive Tim Cook took questions from the capacity crowd. The first student had two for the leader of the world’s most profitable company. He wondered, to laughter, whether he could...

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The economic reality behind the Boeing plane Trump showed off

Workers walk outside the Boeing South Carolina Plant on Wednesday. (Randall Hill/Reuters)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Trump visited a Boeing factory Friday to show off the company’s newest model of the 787 Dreamliner, the latest in a series of planes that experts...

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Why You Should Build a Relationship With Your Small Business Lender

When compared to equity financing–where you’re partnered with investors for the long haul–small business lending is really a “one and done” kind of deal.


You take out a small business loan, repay your lender with interest over a set period of time, and...

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Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting American corn farmers

Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting American corn farmers – Feb. 13, 2017


by Patrick Gillespie   @CNNMoney February 13, 2017: 12:06 PM ET










Mexico is ready to hit the U.S. where it hurts: Corn.
Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world...

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Standards mulled for education export, tourism, health care

An inter-ministerial panel has been discussing setting standards for education services export, health-care and tourism with Bureau of Indian Standards, a government official said. “The government is looking at the Thai model of low-cost tourism,” the official added. The...

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6 Characteristics of Successful Remote Employees

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Remote working. Telecommuting. Working from home: It’s extremely popular, no matter what you call it. Millions of Americans now classify themselves as remote workers, and both...

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If Your Potential Managers Don't Have These 7 Skills, Don't Promote Them

According to a 2014 Gallup poll, companies, 82 percent of the time, appoint the wrong person to a management or leadership position. That’s a staggering number. 
And yet it’s not inconsistent with either my own experience or other statistics that we see — such as one, this...

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Focus on the Finish Line of The Goal Standard Challenge

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Congrats! You’ve completed The Goal Standard’s fourth week, the second Fight Stage. Don’t back down now, as the finish line is in sight. This week was all about getting past...

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Get to the Meaning of Your Customers' Messages

Say What? Understanding the True Meaning Behind What Customers Tell Us (Or Don’t)
In the world of sales and customer service, what people say and what they mean are not always the same thing. Unfortunately, many of us are listening impaired when it comes to getting to the heart of our...

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6 Tools for Professional Home Office Work

You have an inbox full of unread emails, four meetings, and a late afternoon deadline. You’re also a small business owner with your own unique set of challenges. While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, there are a bevy of tools designed to help you get a leg up on your day. Here are a few...

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Trump starts making changes to Obamacare that could mean higher costs for consumers

The Trump administration is taking its first steps to overhaul Obamacare.
It issued a proposed rule Wednesday aimed mainly at quelling insurers’ concerns and stabilizing the marketplace for 2018. But it is also likely to raise deductibles and out-of-pocket costs for...

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Boeing Workers Reject a Union in South Carolina

On Friday, Boeing will unveil its newest Dreamliner, the 787-10, a larger model being built exclusively in North Charleston, at a ceremony Mr. Trump is set to attend.



Notable Recent Union Efforts in the South


The union vote came almost two years after the machinists...

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When truck drivers tailgating is actually a good thing

Tailgating will take on new meaning on U.S. highways this year.
Peloton, a start-up that partially automates tractor-trailers, is partnering with truck fleet management company Omnitracs to deliver its technology to U.S. roads this year. The companies are working on what’s...

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International visitors are already turning their back on Trump-era America

WHEN President Donald Trump announced his travel ban last month, affecting people from seven majority-Muslim countries, this blog wondered what effect it would have on tourism and business travel to America. “The direct impact to tourism of a travel ban from these countries will be small,” a...

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A first look at how German grocer Lidl plans to conquer the U.S. market

The Lidl prototype store in Fredericksburg, Va. (Lidl)
On a busy street in Fredericksburg, Va., a tall, black security fence guards a sprawling — and, for now, largely empty — brick-and-glass building.
The under-wraps facility is a prototype store for Lidl, a German grocery chain that has...

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Futures dip as Wall Street navigates unchartered territory | Reuters

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Nestle is no stranger to M&A, says CEO

If the opportunity for mergers or acquisitions arises and it makes “strategic sense” for Nestle, the food and beverage giant will be ready, the new chief executive told CNBC following its earnings release.
“When it comes to M&A, I think Nestle is no stranger to...

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Europe’s Tech Sector Shrugs Off Regional Uncertainty

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Niklas Zennstrom, a founder of Skype who now runs Atomico, a venture capital firm, in December. On Thursday, he announced a new $765 million tech fund that will primarily be used to find fledgling European companies that can eventually compete on a global stage.
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How to Build an Online Business from Your Own Expertise

Let’s do away with the fluff: there are two elements that will make it easier and faster to create your own online business:
1. When you already have a core skill that your business can be built around. If you can base a business on a skill or talent you already possess, you won’t need to...

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TaskRabbit rolls out on-demand service

Background checks of freelance workers has come front and center In the wake of the deadly shooting spree in Kalamazoo, Michigan, last month. An Uber driver, Jason Dalton, was charged with killing six people.
Read MoreUber: No background-check change after Michigan rampage
TaskRabbit...

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Something Else to Enjoy With Your Cat: Happy Hour

“That’s the greatest thing ever,” said Savannah Thrasher, 23, a medical biller who was at the Cat Town Café here. “It would be good if my cat can enjoy wine with me,” she said.

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It all started two years ago when Brandon Zavala, the chief executive of Apollo...

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Mike Pence Ignored A Lead Contamination Crisis In His Backyard

Last December, East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland wrote a letter pleading with then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to grant his city, which is facing a lead contamination crisis, an emergency declaration to allow it to address the problem.


Pence said no, suggesting the $200,000 in assistance...

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PSA-Opel deal provokes German, UK worries

The bosses of General Motors and Peugeot maker PSA were racing on Wednesday to contain anger in Germany and the UK over their plans for PSA to buy GM’s European business, which includes Opel and Vauxhall. Ivor Bennett reports.
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Susan Collins says she will vote against Trump’s EPA nominee

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has repeatedly sued the EPA but is now on the brink of leading it. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday that she will vote against the confirmation of Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency...

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A Canadian City Thrives on Gas, Like a ‘Wealthy Little Country’

The city’s curious name comes from an indigenous legend that a Blackfoot shaman lost his feathered war bonnet — called a medicine hat by early settlers — in a battle with the Cree and that the headdress was later found near an oxbow bend in the river. The place became known as Medicine...

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How to Take a Cosmic View on a Trump Stock Market

There are plenty of political controversies at the moment. Mr. Trump’s policies on immigration, oil, financial deregulation, Mexico, NATO, Russia, China and Australia have all set off furors. Take your pick. Let’s just assume that you are concerned — and wondering whether your money is...

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Greenpeace Links Beijing’s Air Pollution Surge to Steel Factories

The Chinese consulting firm Custeel, under commission from Greenpeace East Asia, did the main research for the report. The firm based its calculations on surveys and official documents, including ones from local governments.
Growth in steel demand across China has been slowing since 2011,...

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The Marketing Benefits of a Branded Photo Booth

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If you are holding a mass event or just a party to boost and grow your company’s brand awareness, create new contacts or collect new customer data, then what your event may be in dire need of is a funky branded photo booth. A photo booth doubles up as a cost-effective...

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Corporate America's New Political Voice

Time has shown us that corporations and their high profile executives usually remain neutral on political issues as it is in corporations’ interest to represent all customers, no matter what their political affiliation is. Taking a stand on controversial issues might imply serious...

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Cineplex Mulls Streaming Original Movies As Attendance Drops

TORONTO — Canada’s largest movie theatre chain is open to the idea of producing original content like Netflix and Amazon do, the head of Cineplex said Wednesday.
CEO Ellis Jacob said the Toronto-based company isn’t signing up to produce Hollywood blockbusters but he...

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Your Business Can Be Boring But Your Marketing Can't

Tesla, Virgin Galactic and Oculus all have something in common: They build sexy products and the media loves to give them coverage. Most businesses are more mundane. They lack the flash and sizzle inherent in an industry such as space travel. Because these companies don’t have...

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4 Bad Habits Blocking Your Great Idea From Becoming Successful Business

You can’t build a successful business without a great idea, and if you’re a passionate entrepreneur you’ve got a dozen ideas that you talk about all the time.
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Your friends and family offer endless words of encouragement, and the constant praise makes you feel...

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Auf hohem Ross durch den Arbeitsmarkt | Marie Hesse

Auslöser für diesen schriftlichen Erguss ist diesmal ein recht bodenständiger und temporärer Zwischenstand meiner eigenen, unwichtigen Person im großen Universum, der sich Jobsuche nennt. Ich stehe mit meinen kurzen Beinen und zerknitterten Blusen derzeit nicht auf dem...

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Asian Conglomerates, Flush With Cash, Scour for U.S. Fund Deals

The small spurt of deals is occurring as Asian companies look for expertise on where to invest their stockpiles of money and hone their ambitions to become financial conglomerates. Several of these multibillion-dollar firms have hired New York banks to help them find investments that include...

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Shunned by Vogue, Joan Juliet Buck Seeks Inner Peace

Last year, she auctioned off a Cartier watch, Hermès and Chanel bags and her mother’s sapphire-studded compact, along with more idiosyncratic belongings, like a collection of R. Crumb comics. Ms. Buck’s library has been only slightly culled to 7,000 volumes, which are spread out between a...

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Verizon is reportedly looking for a $250 million price cut on Yahoo

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Verizon is close to a new deal with Yahoo that could see the telecom giant purchasing the beleaguered Internet company for a slight discount of $250 million, according to Bloomberg News.
If true, that amounts to a price cut of roughly 5 percent. Analysts...

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Federal leaders need contingency plans to manage hiring freeze for the short and long term

President Trump signed a memorandum to freeze federal hiring. (Evan Vucci, File/AP Photo)
Since President Trump signed a memorandum to freeze federal hiring on Jan. 23, it seems not a day has gone by without questions regarding how it should be applied.
While there are a variety of...

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Boeing workers in South Carolina vote against union

Workers walk through the Boeing South Carolina Plant as voting started on Wednesday whether the plant will be unionized in North Charleston, S.C. REUTERS/Randall Hill
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Workers at a Boeing plant in South Carolina voted against unionizing...

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Economically and Socially Disadvantaged Business Owners Should Look to the SBA as Administrator Linda McMahon Assumes Leadership Role

It’s official. Mrs. Linda McMahon has been confirmed as the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) by the U.S. Senate.


Administrator McMahon is a notable advocate of U.S. small business. During her confirmation hearing, she articulated her stance favoring...

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7 Ecommerce Trends for Retailers in 2017

Here is a list of top 7 ecommerce trends that should be on every retailer’s radar for 2017.





1. Mobile, Mobile, Mobile— The growth of mobile is hard to overstate. In fact, it has gone beyond a trend and has become a key pivot in business, with mobile being used at every...

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Infosys founder: 'America First' could turn into 'India First'

America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants.
That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity.
“If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally...

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Cabinet clears SBI merger | Business Standard News

Combined entity with 5 associate banks to place lender in the top 50 list







The Cabinet has approved the merger of five associate banks with the State Bank of India (SBI), which will catapult any bank from India to among the...

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