Part of the problem is that despite Mr. Trump’s Oval Office sessions with chief executives and the return of what the economist John Maynard Keynes termed “animal spirits,” corporate America is not investing heavily, at least so far, in new plants and equipment.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Little Sign of a ‘Trump Bump’ in the Economic Forecast
U.S. finds dumping of certain steel plate from seven producers, slaps on duties | Reuters
WASHINGTON The Department of Commerce made a final finding that seven foreign producers dumped certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length (CTL) plate in the U.S. market, allowing for imposition of duties ranging from 3.6 percent to 148.2 percent, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on...
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Corporate America’s top shareholder referee gets tougher on activists
Institutional Shareholder Services, the world’s top proxy advisory firm, is making activist investors work harder than ever to earn its backing in corporate control battles in a shift being led by the new man in charge of its recommendations.
Since Cristiano Guerra formally took over...
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Wall St. Little Changed After GDP Data; Eyes on Earnings
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as the upwardly revised fourth-quarter GDP growth rate underscored strength in the domestic economy, while investors looked ahead to the start of first-quarter earnings season.
Gross domestic product increased 2.1 percent,...
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How to Improve Home Business Security Without Breaking the Bank
Many people assume that home businesses don’t need to worry about security as much as regular businesses, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. In many cases, home businesses have security concerns that are very real, especially when they have to deal with things like inventory, for...
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Is It a Toy? Is It Art? Everyone Agrees It’s a Collectible
Larger figures are produced in limited editions, making them highly valuable to collectors. Smaller toys are often sold in blind packaging, similar to trading cards, giving the buyers an extra thrill of mystery. That has led to a trend called unboxing, in which excited fans open an entire...
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Westinghouse files for bankruptcy, in a blow to nuclear power industry
Westinghouse, one of the most storied names in the nuclear energy business, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, dealing a blow to the nuclear power industry and raising questions about the fate of four reactors under construction in the United States.
The filing also ends the marriage of Toshiba...
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Deutsche Boerse, LSE merger struck down
An attempted merger between the German and British stock exchanges was struck down by European regulators on Wednesday, formally ending a deal that unravelled in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Laura Frykberg reports
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China Poised to Take Lead on Climate After Trump’s Move to Undo Policies
“Washington is obliged to set an example for mankind’s efforts against global warming, and now the Trump administration has become the first government of a major power to take opposite actions on the Paris Agreement,” the newspaper said. “It is undermining the great cause of mankind trying...
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For Those Who Have It All, Charitable Wedding Registries
The Culvers’ wedding ended up raising enough money to help the group build an endowment, with some money left over for general operating expenses.
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“It made a major, significant difference,” said Paul Callahan, chief executive of Sail to Prevail. “We’ve got a...
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3 Tips for Effective Print Marketing
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Although digital marketing is highly effective, and more or less essential for modern businesses, traditional print marketing still has its place. If you’re considering using this kind of media to change the tone of your marketing, you need to be clued up on what works and what...
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Morning Agenda: Bill Ackman and His ‘Huge Mistake’
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William A. Ackman — not usually known for his contrition — has said sorry.
Mr. Ackman acknowledged in his...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
‘Carnage’ Indeed, but Trump’s Policies Would Make It Worse
Indeed, his initial forays into social and economic policy making raise an uncomfortably raw question: Was his appeal to the troubled working class a con? If anything, his proposals look like a scheme to make the carnage worse.
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Trump touts Ford investment in three Michigan plants | Reuters
By Nick Carey and Susan Heavey
| DETROIT/WASHINGTON
DETROIT/WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted an expected announcement from Ford Motor Co (F.N) about investments and jobs at U.S. plants, saying the automaker would make a major investment in...
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Google Home A.I. speaker is coming to the UK to challenge Amazon Echo
“Google Home is a hands-free smart speaker powered by the Google Assistant that does just that. Whether you want to get answers from Google, turn up the music, sort out some everyday tasks or control compatible smart devices in your home, all you have to do is say ‘Ok...
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Wall St. Flat as Investors Look Beyond Healthcare Bill
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors chose to look beyond President Donald Trump’s first major policy setback, while awaiting comments from several Federal Reserve officials, including Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
A failed healthcare bill sent the...
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Víos Reaches Milestone with $1 Million in Sales in Less Than a Year
Víos Nutrition, Inc. announced today that it has reached a major milestone, hitting $1 million in sales in less than 1 year.
“This is a major milestone for our company, investors and Brand Partners,” said Co-Founder, Brock Agee. “We actually took pre-orders for our flagship greens product...
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More Than Obamacare Repeal, Small Businesses Want Congress to Rein In Costs
“We thought, ‘Thank God,’” Ms. Swenson said of the Affordable Care Act’s continuation. “We’re not young. The car is starting to break down a bit. If we lost this policy, we might not be able to get another.”
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Government watchdog to review Trump’s use of Mar-a-Lago
The motorcade carrying President Trump pulls out of his Mar-a-Lago estate on March 19. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
A government watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office, has agreed to review the costs and security precautions associated with President Trump’s travel and...
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Mixed messages on eve of Brexit
With a day to go before UK prime minister Theresa May triggers Article 50 to start separation talks with the EU, the Bank of England is warning UK banks to prepare themselves in case of a disorderly Brexit. But, as Ivor Bennett reports, the eve of Brexit also attracts a vote of confidence...
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Planned Rollback of Climate Rules Unlikely to Achieve All Trump’s Goals
Yet, coal miners also should not assume their jobs will return if Trump’s regulations take effect.
The new order would mean that older coal plants that had been marked for closings would probably stay open, said Robert W. Godby, an energy economist at the University of Wyoming. That would...
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A Pitch for Eyeglasses That Sounds Eerily Familiar
Ms. Lauch testified that after she returned a pair of Chanel glasses that were fakes, Mr. Borker, using an alias, threatened to cut off her legs. A judge, after hearing from her and other witnesses, ultimately decided that Mr. Borker needed a timeout to rethink his career. Thirty-five at the...
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Didi Chuxing, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, Holds Talks With SoftBank
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Monday, March 27, 2017
25 Features Every Business Website Must Have in 2017 (Infographic)
Even though online businesses are becoming more prevalent, they haven’t become any easier to launch.
To give your online business a greater chance to succeed, there are certain things you need to incorporate on its website. Of course, there are the simple things such as an easy domain...
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Sunday, March 26, 2017
The New Currency Champ Lives South of the Border
Recall that on the night of Mr. Trump’s stunning election victory, the peso immediately took a brutal beating, plunging 12 percent against the dollar. That move was consistent with patterns throughout the presidential campaign. Whenever Mr. Trump’s prospects rose, the peso’s dived. Whenever...
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OPEC, non-OPEC to look at extending oil-output cut by six months | Reuters
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Rania El Gamal
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KUWAIT A joint committee of ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers has agreed to review whether a global pact to limit supplies should be extended by six months, it said in a statement on Sunday.
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Iran sanctions 15 US firms, citing human rights and Israel ties
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A staff removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at Austria...
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Alex Jones Apologizes for Promoting ‘Pizzagate’ Hoax
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The radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones last month in Austin.
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Alex Jones, a prominent conspiracy theorist and the host of a popular right-wing...
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Giving Your Business a Restart Without Tearing It Apart
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There is no fine line between a successful and unsuccessful business. Most companies will fall somewhere in between with fluctuating cycles of growth and stagnation. Of course, there can come a point where it seems as if the “down” periods are far outweighing the periods of...
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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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New Cabela’s megastore in Gainesville, Va., is a monument to gun rights
People wait in line during the opening of a Cabela’s store March 9 in Gainesville, Va. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
The camouflage ribbon was in place. Fifteen yards away and 21 feet off the ground, archer Jeff Ware pumped his fist into the air, cocked his bow and released. The...
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California Upholds Auto Emissions Standards, Setting Up Face-Off With Trump
“All of the evidence — call it science, call it economics — shows that if anything, these standards should be even more aggressive,” said the board member Daniel Sperling, a transportation expert at the University of California, Davis.
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An Unorthodox Gift to Notre Dame from Muslim Philanthropists
“We came as immigrants, and this country has given us so much,” Mrs. Ansari said in an interview ahead of the announcement. “We want to give something back to America, but also to humanity. We want to promote the idea of equality.”
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North Korea’s Rising Ambition Seen in Bid to Breach Global Banks
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Friday, March 24, 2017
College Is the Goal. The Problem? Getting There.
But for many working-class students, like TaTy and most of her classmates at Topeka High, there is no money for test prep or essay help. The alternatives to higher education — joining the military, working for $13 an hour at the local factory or getting a cheaper, faster trade-school...
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Trump urges 'America First' but stock investors should look outside US
Even as President Trumppushes an “America First” agenda, Wall Street pros think it’s a good time for investors to look outside the U.S. for stock opportunities.
U.S. stocks have done far better than emerging market equities and global stocks in developed nations since the...
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Wall St Opens Higher; Healthcare Bill Vote Awaited
(Reuters) – Wall Street opened higher on Friday, helped by a rise in technology shares and ahead of a closely watched vote on a healthcare bill seen as a test of President Donald Trump’s ability to pass his legislative agenda through Congress.
It was not clear late on Thursday...
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How to Break into the Field of Project Management
One should never feel stuck in their career, especially when there are so many wonderful opportunities just waiting for you out there. So what happens if you do feel stuck? What if you’ve been eyeing the field of project management as something that could be challenging and fun for you to...
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Sparkly Eye Shadow? These (Male) Beauty Bloggers Are Experts
“I came out when I was 12, but I only started doing makeup 18 months ago,” Mr. Charles said. “I started doing it on myself, and my parents thought I was transgender. I’m not. It took a lot for me to explain it to them.”
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Trump wants to kill an agency that is accomplishing one of his biggest goals
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Candidate Trump promised to boost American exports. But President Trump’s budget proposes to eliminate a small agency that does just that.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency, which links U.S. exporters with development projects in emerging economies,...
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Markets on alert for 'Trump tantrum'
Markets wait with baited breath ahead of a delayed vote on President Donald Trump’s healthcare bill. As Ivor Bennett reports, it’s being seen as a key test for the new administration – with some seeing stock markets as ready for a pullback if it fails.
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U.S., in Reversal, Issues Permit for Keystone Oil Pipeline
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The Trump administration announced Friday that it would issue a permit for...
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Basing Life on What You Can Afford
MARCH 19, 2017
Every one of us makes money trade-offs nearly every day, whether we realize it or not. Residence over retirement. Later over now. Needs over wants. Faith over financial facts.
But all too often these trade-offs are subconscious, which means we don’t discuss them openly and...
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Support and Funding: Ways Video Marketing Can Help Any Charity Organization
Videos are becoming increasingly important for marketers. As more people choose to access video content on their phones due to better network speeds and the ease of watching videos, it makes sense for marketers to create the type of content their audience demands.
For charities, videos can be...
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Morning Agenda: Major Hedge Fund to Close
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Federal agency rules Trump’s D.C. hotel lease is in ‘full compliance’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, and his family cut a ribbon during the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel in D.C. on Oct. 26. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Government officials overseeing the Trump International Hotel’s lease with the federal...
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Thursday, March 23, 2017
4 Ways to Grow a Personal Brand Worth Millions
Having a personal brand is a lot of work. When your personality and your professional life come together, the challenges of maintaining both can be a great deal of work. However, if you are able to master the specific art form of maintaining a personal brand, you can utilize your branding...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
In a Rare Survey, Cubans Express a Hunger for Economic Growth
MEXICO CITY — A hunger for economic opportunity. An embrace of tourism. Hope in a new era of normalized relations with the United States.
These are some of the predominant sentiments expressed in a rare survey of 840 Cubans conducted in the country late last year by an independent research...
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Sears warns of 'going concern' doubts | Reuters
By Ankit Ajmera and Nathan Layne
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Behind the scenes, bank lobbyists temper expectations for Dodd-Frank overhaul
Bank lobbyists who opened the Trump era with great expectations for sweeping regulatory reform are privately striking an increasingly dismal tone as hopes for a quick and thorough rewrite of Dodd-Frank legislation dim.
Lobbyists say they are facing the reality that bank deregulation...
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Uber Board Stands by Travis Kalanick as It Reveals Plans to Repair Its Image
Because Uber rarely puts together such calls for the news media, the one on Tuesday reflects how the company is working to seize control of its image after a rough start to the year. In recent weeks, Uber’s reputation was badly damaged after a former employee published a scathing blog post...
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Turn Your Home Business into a Profitable Opportunity
Here are the Essential Steps to This Business Expansion
Many successful home business owners may wish to grow their thriving ventures in a number of ways as turnkey enterprises, dealers, vending machine suppliers, direct or network marketing companies, or through licensing. One of these...
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Two Bakers Thrive in Brooklyn, Far From Syria’s Turmoil
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Marhaf Homsi, left, and his wife, Nawal Wardeh, who fled Syria, are baking traditional Middle Eastern pastries in their kitchen in Brooklyn.
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Questions linger over whether labor nominee Alexander Acosta will stand up for workers
President Trump nominated former U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta to lead the Labor Department. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post)
When President Trump announced that his new pick for labor secretary would be Alexander Acosta, a conservative law school dean with a deep background in...
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Lennar's gross margin slips | Reuters.com
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Trump Lays Plans to Reverse Obama’s Climate Change Legacy
In an announcement that could come as soon as Thursday or as late as next month, according to people familiar with the White House’s planning, Mr. Trump will order Mr. Pruitt to withdraw and rewrite a set of Obama-era regulations known as the Clean Power Plan, according to a draft document...
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How to Turn Your Wishes Into Reality Instead of Regrets
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Last week, I shared how scared and worried I felt at the thought of losing my wife after her accident. As frightening as that experience was, it also helped me reflect and decide that I didn’t want any more...
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Your Brand New Business: Marketing Strategies to Start from Scratch Without Showing It
Marketing your business is going to be important from the first day you launch because you’ll want to get your name out there and attract customers.
However, what if you don’t want to advertise the fact that you are a brand new business? Sometimes this may be the preferred option.
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Akzo Nobel, Maker of Dulux Paint, Rejects 2nd Offer From American Rival
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Akzo Nobel’s headquarters in 2014. The company has rejected a $24 billion deal from PPG Industries.
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LONDON — Akzo Nobel, the Dutch paint and chemicals company that makes...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
How to Produce Juicy Content That Catches Eyeballs
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Monday, March 20, 2017
Yellen’s Message: My Work Here Is (Mostly) Done
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Janet Yellen, in her news conference Wednesday, sounded like a central banker who is confident that the economy is heading in the right direction.
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Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures
The number of executive departures from Uber is growing.
Jeff Jones, Uber’s president of ride sharing, has left the company after just six months, Uber said on Sunday. In addition, Brian McClendon, vice president of maps and business platform at Uber, also plans to leave at the end of...
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China’s Taxes on Imported Cars Feed Trade Tensions With U.S.
Hinting at potentially tough talks to come, Lawrence H. Summers, a former Treasury secretary, raised the issue of auto trade in the first question to Li Keqiang, China’s premier, at a closed-door meeting on Monday, participants in the meeting said on the condition of anonymity because the...
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Work From Home Money Making Methods That Actually Work
The economy is dwindling, job listings are getting scarcer by the day, and you are barely managing to pay your bills with the nominal amount you get as salary every month. Quitting the 9-5 jobs for something more adventurous and challenging sounds like a fantastic idea. However, personal...
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How a Facebook Executive Revived a Fading Surf Brand
“We always loved the brand and the products, and we made attempts to buy it over the years,” Mr. Drexler said. “But then Matt was able to buy it, so he won and we won.”
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What Hasbro’s Pie Face signals about the future of fun
Luca Kim watches as his dad, Eric Kim, plays Pie Face.
When K.C. Miller got her seven grandchildren together for the holidays, things got a little messy in the kitchen.
They weren’t cooking some elaborate recipe: They were playing Pie Face, a game in which a dollop of whipped cream is...
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Week ahead: Populist wave still a risk ahead of French vote
From the Netherlands to France.
With a populist win averted in the Dutch election, investors now weigh the likelihood of Marine Le Pen’s advance in the upcoming French vote.
Polls put centrist reformer Emmanuel Macron ahead of the far right’s National...
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Despite Pollution, Coal Plant Is Cleared to Reopen in New Delhi
But every spring, the clouds break, and city officials appear to suffer from a collective amnesia.
“The moment the air quality goes moderate, they’re willing to go back to normal — it’s basically work as usual,” said Aishwarya Madineni, an air pollution researcher based in...
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Unhappy Customers Make Him Happy, and Rich
Anita Allen Jacksonville, Fla.
A. Before the Haggler starts, he must confess that he likes the idea of a sale in which customers can get a discount by entering the Haggler’s name as a coupon code, which this column will surely inspire. (Note to S.O.E.: Please name the sale after the windy...
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Roomba Has It
My wife walked in on me last week.
I’m guessing I’m not the first man this has ever happened to, but it’s embarrassing all the same.
I was standing in the upstairs bathroom with the door mostly – but not completely – closed.
I thought I was alone in the house.
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Morning Agenda: The Exodus From Uber Continues
Uber is not just struggling to right the ship, its problems may actually be getting worse.
Jeff Jones, the president of ride sharing and the No. 2 executive at the company, left after just six months, the latest in an executive exodus.
He had been hired to much fanfare and was viewed as a...
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Visa crackdown puts these rural doctors at risk
by Parija Kavilanz @CNNMoney February 10, 2017: 8:02 PM ET
At his pediatrics practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Dr. Alaa Al Nofal sees up to 10 patients a day. He’s known some of them since they were born. Others, he still treats after they’ve...
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Saturday, March 18, 2017
What if Sociologists Had as Much Influence as Economists?
Another academic discipline may not have the ear of presidents but may actually do a better job of explaining what has gone wrong in large swaths of the United States and other advanced nations in recent years.
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Sociologists spend their careers trying to...
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Post-Fed boost for small-cap stocks may be limited | Reuters
By Caroline Valetkevitch
| NEW YORK
NEW YORK Small-cap stocks benefited from a dovish lining to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates this past week, but strategists warn it will take more to make these pricey stocks outperform their...
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Former Marine Corps captain says defense budget is 'less bang for more bucks'
Indeed, on Thursday Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Arizona) criticized Trump’s proposed top-line defense budget plan as simply not enough. He said in a press statement that the budget doesn’t amount to the 10 percent increase as touted by the White House but is...
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Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: Intel’s Big Bet on Self-Driving Cars
Perhaps that’s my inner English nerd coming out. Have you ever read a modern Norton edition of “Moby Dick”? The footnotes are beautiful!
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Running a Therapy Business from Your Home
It may not be a very common practice today, but the custom of running a therapy business from home is actually an old one. The forefathers of modern psychology like Mahler, Winnicot, Jung and of course, Freud used to treat patients from their home offices a lot of the times. However, there...
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A Boom in Rock Climbing, Minus the Rocks
There were 414 commercial climbing gyms across the country at the end of 2016, up from 388 in 2015, according to data from Climbing Business Journal, a website dedicated to the indoor climbing industry. (Sample headline: “Should Politics Mix With Climbing?”) Most major cities — and many...
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The real estate industry has something the Internet can’t offer: The human element
Steve Murray sometimes gets together with other old-timers in the real estate industry, shares some wine and inevitably gets around to remarking, “I sure would’ve thought it would’ve changed more by now.”
Murray, president of consulting firm Real Trends, has been tracking for 40 years how...
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Trump and Merkel discuss trade
U.S. President Donald Trump met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time since he assumed the office.
He said he expected the United States to do “fantastically well” in trade with Germany.
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With E.P.A. Cuts, States Would Lose Help in Emergencies
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Navigating Our Shameful, Maddeningly Complex Student Aid System
Other colleges will offer discounts (but refer to them as “merit aid”) to students who do not need the money but have really good grades. The catch? You get the money if the school feels it needs to raise the quality of its freshman class in order to appear more attractive to future...
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New School & Old School Ways to Boost Your Brand
Nothing is certain in business, but if there is one thing that is close to certain, it’s that you won’t go far unless you boost your brand and let people know about your business.
A business needs money to succeed you see – but you can only increase your income if you are bringing more...
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In Silicon Valley, a Voice of Caution Scolds a High-Flying Uber
At the same time, Uber is facing business challenges — a tarnished image, legal difficulties and competition from rivals like Lyft — and is spending big to get around those issues. The company needs to resolve the controversies and get its business back on track.
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The last thing Europe needs: another Greek debt crisis
by Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN February 8, 2017: 12:27 PM ET
How’s this for déjà vu? Another debt crisis is brewing in Europe.
Greece needs European creditors to release cash from a bailout agreed in 2015 so it can make debt repayments, but officials are at...
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Thursday, March 16, 2017
Fed Raises Interest Rates for Third Time Since Financial Crisis
The Fed’s sobriety did not appear to make much of an impression on investors. The stock market’s heady march that began after Mr. Trump’s election continued apace. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index rose 0.84 percent to close at 2,385.26 Wednesday, moving up sharply after the...
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Buying a New TV? Here’s How to Cut Through the Jargon
He recommended against spending a lot of money for a top-of-the-line television now. A lower-price model will serve you well for several years and can save you money for an upgrade for when technology improves.
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What resolution should you get?
One of the...
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Entrepreneur Neil Billock Sees Opportunity in Puerto Rican Market
“Flags” (CC By 2.0) by Joe Shlabotnik
Entrepreneur Neil Billock says that the lack of American companies in Puerto Rico means there is ample room for growth on the small Caribbean island. He and his wife have recently moved to the island to take advantage of the incredible scenery and...
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Is This the Best-Kept Secret in Fashion?
The labels offered — Balenciaga, Chanel, Givenchy, Isabel Marant, Public School, Alexander Wang — are dizzying for fashionistas, as are the markdowns. A Thierry Mugler gown that originally retailed for $2,960 will sell at U.A.L. for $740.
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Trump federal budget 2018: Massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor
President Trump on Thursday will unveil a budget plan that calls for a sharp increase in military spending and stark cuts across much of the rest of the government including the elimination of dozens of long-standing federal programs that assist the poor, fund scientific research and aid...
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U.S. gov't indicts spies, hackers in Yahoo breach
The U.S. Justice Department indicted four people for allegedly breaching 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014.
Two of the hackers work for Russia’s Federal Security Service, a successor to the KGB. They are in Russia now. The third is on the list of most-wanted cyber...
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Trump, Easing Emissions Rule, Vows to Expand Auto Jobs
But the Trump administration is expecting things from the automakers in return for its pro-industry stance: new American jobs, and less investment in foreign operations.
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A Fumble on a Key Fafsa Tool, and a Failure to Communicate
Six days later, on Thursday morning, the Department of Education and the I.R.S. jointly released a statement saying that the I.R.S. had “decided to temporarily suspend the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) as a precautionary step following concerns that information from the tool could potentially be...
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Is Your Bang Too Big?
I moved to Boston in 1982.
It’s not a huge city and the subway (or “T” as we like to call it) only has five lines. And so it didn’t take me long to get comfortable and find my way around.
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That all changed abruptly in 1986.
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Morning Agenda: The Fed Raises Rates. Is More to Come?
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Trump isn't killing the bull market. Here's why
More and more business leaders and Wall Street strategists are expressing their worries about what President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies and unpredictable nature might do to the markets and economy.
But we all know that action speaks louder than words. What...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Fed’s Challenge, After Raising Rates, May Be Existential
Thirty years later, on the Republican presidential campaign trail, another Texan, Gov. Rick Perry, famously suggested roughing up the Fed chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, for “printing money” to stimulate growth: “I don’t know what y’all would do to him in Iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly...
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A site once run by Steve Bannon just leaked audio of Paul Ryan dumping Trump in October
Joshua Roberts | Reuters
President-elect Donald Trump (L) meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill, November 10, 2016.
A recording of House Speaker Paul Ryan distancing himself from then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in October was leaked Monday night, appearing...
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BoE's Hogg Resigns Over Failure to Flag Conflict of Interest
LONDON — The Bank of England’s new deputy governor Charlotte Hogg has resigned for failing to declare a potential conflict of interest about her brother’s role at Barclays Bank which had prompted an unprecedented rebuke from parliament.
Hogg, one of Governor Mark Carney’s...
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Ten Neighborhoods to Look for Solid Returns in Real Estate
Real estate investing is a tricky business. Not only do you need to get the timing right, but you also need to invest in the right location. This includes knowing whether the neighborhood is thriving, on the verge of a massive revitalization, or if its properties have reached their peak. ...
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The President Changed. So Has Small Businesses’ Confidence.
Then, with rapid-fire speed, came the responses.
The president of a trucking company spoke of a “tremendous dark cloud” lifting when he realized he would no longer be feeling the burden of rules and regulations imposed by the Obama administration.
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A rent-controlled D.C. building commanded big bucks on Airbnb
The rent-controlled apartment building in Adams Morgan was meant for District residents. Instead, records show that hundreds of tourists and vacationers have been booking one- and two-night stays in the building using short-term rental sites such as Airbnb.
As of Monday morning, at least...
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Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy Among Themselves
“Community members can work both individually and collectively to help meet demand in an efficient way,” said Audrey Zibelman, who recently resigned as chairwoman of the New York State Public Service Commission, which regulates the state’s utilities.
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The Wish List I Made After My Wife Almost Died
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On your deathbed, it’s too late to make wish lists.
That’s the thought that went through my head high over the ocean, willing the plane to go faster as I rushed thousands of miles back to New Zealand to...
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Write a Book to Further Your Career
We live in an era of personal brand building. For most people, company loyalty, gold-watch retirements, and company pensions are relics of a quickly fading past, and it’s up to us to take responsibility for our own professional development. So what can you do to ensure that you are visible...
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Morning Agenda: William Ackman Throws in the Towel on Valeant
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William A. Ackman announced Monday that his firm, Pershing Square Capital Management, had sold its stake — about 27 million shares — in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.
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Top official overseeing Trump’s D.C. hotel is out at GSA as Democrats call for investigation of lease
The Trump hotel in Washington is pictured during its grand opening in November 2016. House Democrats called for an investigation of the property’s lease with the government. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)
A top government official overseeing federal buildings — including the historic...
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LeBron, Serena and other Nike stars champion 'Equality'
LeBron, Serena and other Nike stars champion ‘Equality’ – Feb. 12, 2017
by Jill Disis @jdisis February 12, 2017: 12:51 PM ET
Nike says it’s time to stand up for equality in a new ad campaign.
The company on Sunday launched a...
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
Wealthy Would Get Billions in Tax Cuts Under Obamacare Repeal Plan
Two of the biggest tax cuts in Republican proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act would deliver roughly $157 billion over the coming decade to those with incomes of $1 million or more, according to a congressional analysis.
The assessment was made by the Joint Committee on Taxation, a...
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Trump’s head-spinning shift on the economy has left his supporters behind
In this June 1, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wears his “Make America Great Again” hat at a rally in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
In the opening moments of his presidency, Donald Trump used his inaugural address to paint a...
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Millennial love for Snapchat extends to the stock | Reuters
By Angela Moon
| NEW YORK
NEW YORK For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than financial details in the case of Snap Inc.
The stock of Snapchat’s parent company has been on a roller-coaster ride since its market...
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Watch out! 26-year-olds are taking over the U.S. economy, expert says
Millennials, or “echo boomers,” have the world in their hands. At least the future of our world’s finances, one expert says.
As it stands, there are 4.8 million Americans who are 26 years old, according to research from Smead Capital Management Chief Executive William...
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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Says He Was Fired After Refusing to Quit
Mr. Bharara was a highly public prosecutor who relished the spotlight throughout more than seven years in office. He pursued several high-profile cases involving Wall Street, and he was in the midst of investigating fund-raising by Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, and preparing to try...
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An Investment in Liberty and Practicality
The Freedom Of Modern Aviation
The world of aviation has been going through some surprising transitions over the last several decades, and aircraft represents not just the freedom of the skies. Aviation also represents an escape route should the worst case scenario being touted across the...
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For Young Entrepreneurs, College Debts Can Snuff Out Start-Up Hopes
Arnobio Morelix, a senior research analyst with the Kaufmann Foundation, co-wrote a study with E. J. Reedy that found that the rise in student debt in recent years coincided with a decline in start-ups.
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Strong jobs report points to rate hike
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in February, wages grinded higher, setting stage for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Fred Katayama reports.
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Meet Diego, the Centenarian Whose Sex Drive Saved His Species
CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION, Galápagos — Of all the giant tortoises on these islands, where the theory of evolution was born, only a few have received names that stuck.
There was Popeye, adopted by sailors at an Ecuadorean naval base. There was Lonesome George, last of his line, who...
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From Downsizing Boomers, a Flood of Donated Art
Donated art has trickled in steadily since the institution was founded in 1849. But the 1975 untitled sculpture is part of a striking surge in the number of works that have been donated to the society over the last five years, from 22 in fiscal 2012 to 77 in the fiscal year that ended in...
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Why You Should Make Referrals a Condition of Doing Business
This is one of my core principles of doing business: if you are going to be my client, I have every right to ask you for referrals, and I should be open and transparent about that from the very beginning. I teach this to all my coaching clients, I teach it to all my Fit Body Boot Camp...
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Behind the Quiet State-by-State Fight Over Electric Vehicles
In coming days, the Trump administration is widely expected to roll back stringent federal regulations on vehicle emissions, one of the biggest environmental legacies of President Barack Obama. The changes would give American carmakers less incentive to produce more battery-powered cars....
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Decision on FBI headquarters delayed with funding unresolved
The J. Edgar Hoover Building is set to be replaced as the headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
The federal government is delaying the release of its plans for a new FBI headquarters with lawmakers set to consider requests for...
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'Lego Batman' producer today. Treasury secretary tomorrow?
Steven Mnuchin had a pretty good weekend.
First the treasury secretary pick advanced a step closer toward confirmation on Friday.
Then his latest movie claimed the top spot at the box office.
Mnuchin is an executive producer on Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Batman...
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Steady U.S. Job Growth Sets Stage for Fed to Raise Interest Rates
The overall economic momentum and optimism was given an extra push by February’s unusually warm weather, with almost a quarter of the jobs — about 58,000 — coming from construction alone. Manufacturing also bounced back.
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Trump promised $1 trillion for infrastructure, but the estimated need is $4.5 trillion
The Trump administration promises to pump $1 trillion into improving the country’s crumbling infrastructure, but a benchmark report says it will take almost $4.6 trillion over the next eight years to bring all those systems up to an acceptable standard.
The price tag for redemption has grown...
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EU capitalizing on free-trade interest amid gloom over Trump policies | Reuters
By Martin Petty and Neil Jerome Morales
| MANILA
MANILA The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the bloc, which will make the most of uncertainty over the outlook for U.S. trade policy,...
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Connecticut resident dies from listeria linked to cheese
Connecticut officials are involved in an investigation of a multi-state listeria outbreak linked to a recalled cheese that has sickened several people, including a state resident who died.
The state Public Health Department announced Thursday that it is investigating with federal officials...
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Mike Ettling on Creating a Sense of Purpose
I also grew up in South Africa during the ugly days of apartheid. I remember as a kid playing in the yard, and a black man was running past, and my mother opened the door and called him into the house to hide him from the police.
I had a guy who worked for me once who was my head of product....
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8 Wedding-Themed Small Business Ideas
Every year, starting in early May, wedding bells begin to chime. They don’t stop chiming until winter makes everyone put on ridiculous puffy parkas. The United States wedding industry alone produces $55 billion in revenue, as reported by research company IBISWorld. Who earns all that money?...
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A Stylish Curiosity Shop in East Hollywood
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In a still-scrubby section of East Hollywood, near the intersection of North Virgil and Normal Avenues and just next door to Vinny’s Barber Shop, sits Virgil Normal....
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Bull market turns eight | Reuters.com
The bull market on Wall Street turned eight years old on Thursday.
Some analysts say it’s expected to rage on. They point to solid earnings, lower taxes, and a business-friendly administration in Washington.
But others warn a correction as deep as ten...
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When Is a Drought Over? A Wet California Wants to Know
So is California ever going to end its drought emergency?
The answer is yes, or at least probably yes. “Very soon, but not right away,” Mr. Brown told reporters last week. “We are going to wait until the end of the rainy season.” In other words, about six weeks.
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Funeral Home Fees Vary Widely, and It’s Hard to Shop Around
None of the Service Corporation funeral homes posted price information online, the report found, making it difficult for consumers to shop for services. The Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to provide prices to consumers over the phone and in person. But the...
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Segmentation Is Killing Your Brand
Segmentation Is Killing Your Brand: Five Reasons To Find Your Unicorn Customer
A store is a place you go to buy stuff, usually out of convenience or habit. In contrast, brands inspire irrational loyalty and yes, even love. How does a company build itself into a brand that people can fall...
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Morning Agenda: Who Will Lead A.I.G.?
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Who will lead American International Group?
With Peter D. Hancock’s resignation as the insurance company’s...
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Wine bar owners sue President Trump, saying D.C. hotel unfairly takes away business
Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross, co-owners of Cork Wine Bar, are suing President Trump over his financial interest in the restaurant at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The lawsuit alleges his ownership of the hotel creates an unfair business advantage. (Reuters)
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This Thai company makes food packaging out of bamboo to cut down on trash
To tackle Thailand’s mounting trash problem, one company is turning to the country’s plant life.
Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava, crops that are widely found...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
The Huge January Trade Deficit Shows Trump’s Hard Job Ahead
The details show the economic idea of specialization at work. The $1.3 billion rise in automotive exports was paired with a $900 million rise in automotive imports. The overall balance didn’t shift much, but that suggests that the United States is shipping cars and trucks that it makes more...
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Republicans’ Obamacare replacement contains huge tax cuts for insurance companies, but it comes at a cost.
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.), right, and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) hold a news conference to release details on their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The Republican bill to repeal and replace the...
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'It's like kumbaya:' Trump's genial private meetings with CEOs jar with public attacks
When the bosses of some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies headed to Washington in January to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, it had all the makings of a potentially hostile meeting.
Just weeks before, Trump had sent drug stock prices plummeting after accusing the...
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As Leaders Argue, South Korea Finds China Is No Longer an Easy Sell
“We thought we could do something better with our time than attempt to go further into the Chinese market,” said Kim Byung-sun, the company’s vice president, adding that he traveled regularly to promote halal-certified products in Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country, and long-lasting...
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7 Top Lessons to Help Every Small Business Reach Milestones
According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses make up 99.7% of U.S. employer firms. They also report that only around one-third of all businesses started survive to the 10-year mark. There is a lot that goes into making it to that milestone, so that one’s business can...
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At Repair Cafes, ‘Beloved but Broken’ Possessions Find New Life
The Repair Cafe concept has its roots in Amsterdam, where Martine Postma, a former journalist, came up with the idea after the birth of her second child prompted her to think more about ways to reduce the waste going into landfills. Repair Cafe started in 2009 and spread across the...
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E.P.A. Head Stacks Agency With Climate Change Skeptics
To friends and critics, Mr. Pruitt seems intent on building an E.P.A. leadership that is fundamentally at odds with the career officials, scientists and employees who carry out the agency’s missions. That might be a recipe for strife and gridlock at the federal agency tasked to keep safe the...
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Welcome, Airbnb Guest! Your Neighbors Are the Trumps
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“Welcome!! Looking forward to meeting you!” the host, Lena Yelagina, wrote back.
She said she would meet the guest downstairs and show him around. “Can you please do not tell building staff that it’s Airbnb but that you are rather visiting me,” she wrote. “I...
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3 Reasons Instagram Can Help Brand Your Business
1. Develop a Following Around Your Spoken Niche
Instagram has exploded since the takeover by Facebook in 2012 and currently has over 500 million users. With the takeover of Facebook, this number is going to keep growing and increase further. Mark Zuckerberg has plans of drawing everyone on...
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Recognize That You're Not Selling Software
I’ve been working in the software industry for over 25 years. Pretty much my entire professional career (if you don’t count that stint as a night clerk at Red Roof Inn).
Back in the late 1900s, when you sold software, you sold software. What your company produced was a large set...
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Puerto Rico’s Troubles Show How Pension Funds Squeeze Young Teachers
That is, essentially, a Ponzi scheme. But this structure is legal in Puerto Rico because of a complicated series of changes in the law brought about in recent years by the island’s financial crisis.
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Puerto Rico, a United States territory, ran off the rails...
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D.C. mayor sets goal to grow private sector to $100 billion, cap unemployment at 10 percent in every ward
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and others attend a 2016 ceremony celebrating the arrival of a $300 million soccer stadium for D.C. United at Buzzard Point. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
Last week, D.C. leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of D.C. United’s Audi Stadium, another...
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Verizon is bringing back unlimited data
Verizon (VZ, Tech30) is bringing back an unlimited data plan.
Starting Monday, Verizon customers can get unlimited data, talk and text for $80.
The company says the new introductory plan also includes up to 10 GB of mobile hotspot usage, as well as calling and texting to Mexico and...
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Monday, March 6, 2017
Stocks Are Up 5 Percent Under Trump. So How Long Will the Rally Last?
A closer examination of what it would take to put into effect Mr. Trump’s initiatives, like a proposal to impose new import taxes, suggests that market participants might be overly excited, Mr. Fournier added.
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“A lot more skepticism” exists in currency and...
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Snap soars through its market debut. Now for the hard part.
Snap cofounders Evan Spiegel (center) and Bobby Murphy ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with NYSE Group President Thomas Farley shortly before the company’s IPO in New York March 2, 2017. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
Snap, the parent company of the...
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Value of Vietnam's 'bikini airline' overtakes national carrier | Reuters
HANOI Vietnamese private budget airline VietJet’s VJC.HM market capitalization surpassed that of state-owned Vietnam Airlines HVN.HNO on Monday, only a week after it was listed.
VietJet grabbed headlines with bikini-clad flight attendants when it was launched in 2011 and its success...
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Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock on Tyson-contracted farm
A strain of bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to U.S. food giant Tyson Foods, and the 73,500 birds will be culled to stop the virus from entering the food system, government and company officials said on Sunday.The U.S. Department of...
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PSA Deal to Buy G.M.’s Opel and Vauxhall Faces Political Winds
To make the deal work, PSA will have to navigate elected officials and labor leaders in three countries where it has big plants — Britain, France and Germany. Almost immediately, the focus of the deal has centered on saving jobs, with the British business secretary, Greg Clark, emphasizing...
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Great Ways to Save Money on Your Business Event
Running a special event can be a great way to have some fun, network, and get to know clients and colleagues. You can also use these events to impress potential new clients and showcase your business, all while quickly gaining trust and loyalty. However, hosting a corporate event, especially...
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A Different Kind of Alexandria Library, at Little Egypt
I have never seen branzino look quite like this, like some ancient, jewel-encrusted weapon unearthed from volcanic ash, prickly with glistening shards, crushed obsidian and olivine. Steam rises from the fish’s mouth, a long, pensive exhale.
The armor — cracked wheat, cumin, allspice and...
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Wall Street ends flat | Reuters.com
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Wall Street was steady after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank is set to hike interest rates this month as long as jobs and inflation data holds up with expectations....
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Automakers Near a Victory on Rollback of Fuel Standards
But the aggressive targets of the Obama administration, which signed off on the current rules in January, would no longer loom as an escalating cost for automakers, which estimate that fewer than 4 percent of today’s vehicles would meet the 2025 standards.
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The Three Different Flavors of Family Businesses
And while no one culture is said to be superior to the others, they are clearly defined in their rules and ways of operating. Not understanding those rules can mean friction when members of different groups interact.
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Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Your Home Business (Infographic)
Social media is a powerful ally for businesses, but many of them neglect it for a variety of reasons. It can be daunting, yes. There are over 1.86 billion active users on Facebook each month. The thought of even reaching a fraction of them seems like a lost cause, but it’s really not.
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Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Agree to Merger
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Standard Life’s headquarters in Edinburgh. In a deal with Aberdeen, Standard Life shareholders would own two-thirds of the merged company, and Aberdeen shareholders the rest.
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Ola Cabs: Indian rival slams Uber's business model
Uber’s top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup: Go local.
“They have a very cookie-cutter approach in terms of what the model is and how [to] force feed it into any geography,” Pranay Jivrajka, a top executive at Ola Cabs, said on the...
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Saturday, March 4, 2017
Samsung Bribery Scandal Threatens South Korea Success Story
South Korea’s political turmoil could usher in a new group of leaders less inclined to treat its business titans with kid gloves. The public is increasingly fed up with white-collar crime. Further, South Korea’s unique blend of business, politics and top-down hierarchical management is...
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White House split on import tax puts Congress in limbo
A major split among senior White House officials over whether to effectively create a new tax on imported goods has stalled the broader tax overhaul effort on Capitol Hill, with Republicans looking to the Trump administration for leadership on an issue that has drawn fierce resistance,...
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Peugeot poised to buy GM's Opel, creating European car giant | Reuters
PARIS/LONDON France’s PSA Group (PEUP.PA) is set to announce a deal to buy Opel from General Motors (GM.N) on Monday after striking an agreement with the U.S. carmaker and winning the blessing of its board for the acquisition.
The maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars said on...
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Deutsche Bank says prepares 8 billion euro capital increase
Deutsche Bank is preparing for a potential capital increase of about 8 billion euros ($8.5 billion) as it seeks to strengthen its balance sheet and free up funds for strategic investments after years of restructuring.
In a statement on Friday, the bank said it was also examining several...
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Set to Lift Interest Rate, Fed Embraces Investors’ Optimism
Asked whether Fed officials were delivering a coordinated message, Mr. Fischer responded wryly, “If there has been a conscious effort, I’m about to join it.”
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The impending rate increase could heighten tensions with the White House, which wants to stimulate...
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7 Amazing Women Founded Products
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Mixed Chicks was launched by two “mixed chicks” on a mission to create a product line to meet the unique hair and skin demands of the multicultural woman. They’ve turned a dream into a reality, providing women of different ethnicities with hair care and makeup products that...
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In Paris, the Two Women Who Are Colette
“It’s a perfect marriage of minds,” said Michel Gaubert, the sound designer who has created 18 Colette CD compilations over the years. “For both women, curiosity is an essential character trait, plus they love sharing what they discover. With them, nothing is calculated, it’s all...
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Energy pros face a future that doesn’t need them
The oil industry has suffered through two years of falling prices, and nearly a half a million layoffs worldwide. And even with energy prices beginning to tick back up, energy sector professionals are wondering if there’s any future for them in an industry that’s focused on efficiency.
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Trump to Undo Vehicle Rules That Curb Global Warming
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Calling a Cruise Ship Home: See the World, Then See It Again
In total he spends almost all 52 weeks of the year at sea, at a cost of about $70,000 per year.
“I live life in reverse,” he said with a chuckle. “I have one week that I call my week off, or my vacation week if you want to call it that,” he said.
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Market Your Business with Snapchat
Social Media is become more and more of a primary marketing tool for smaller, upcoming businesses. Aside from the positives such as reducing costs, stretching audiences and covering more ground, social media also helps validate brand image and builds trust for potential new customers. Not...
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Blockchain: A Better Way to Track Pork Chops, Bonds, Bad Peanut Butter?
But while the public focused on stories like these, geeks became fascinated with Bitcoin’s underlying structure and the communal way in which it was updated. That database was referred to as the blockchain because all the transactions were sorted into “blocks,” and each block was chained,...
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Clock tower tours resume in Trump’s DC hotel, but only if you use the back door
Tours of the Old Post Office Pavilion’s clock tower resumed last month following the completion of the Trump International Hotel. (Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post)
Beginning in the spring of 2014, visitors who wanted to ride up one of Washington’s tallest buildings for a...
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Oil prices have doubled in a year. Here's why
It’s a good day for OPEC.
Data published Monday by the oil cartel show its members have largely complied with an agreement to slash production.
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Thursday, March 2, 2017
What Booming Markets Are Telling Us About the Global Economy
But the pivot since Election Day is huge. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 12 percent since Nov. 8, the London FTSE 100 index reached a new high Wednesday, and other global markets have grown nicely in that span. Ten-year Treasury bonds now yield 2.45 percent, up from 1.85 percent...
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Dow busts through 21,000 threshold on feel-good Trump message
The Dow Jones industrial average stormed past 21,000 for the first time Wednesday as investors absorbed President Trump’s address to Congress, in which he pledged business-friendly proposals like tax cuts, deregulation and an increase in infrastructure and defense spending.
Wednesday’s...
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Deutsche Telekom core profit growth to halve as U.S. motor slows | Reuters
By Georgina Prodhan
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BONN, Germany Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) forecast its core profit growth would halve this year as earnings engine T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) slows, strengthening the case for a U.S. mobile merger that Deutsche Telekom has long...
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Workers Are Working Longer — and Better
Over the next five years, that number is expected to increase to 32 percent.
“The context of aging and work is changing,” said Jacquelyn B. James, a psychologist and co-director of the Center on Aging and Work at Boston College. In addition to health and longevity, she said education is a...
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LafargeHolcim 'ideally positioned' to benefit from Trump's trillion-dollar infrastructure plan: CEO
LafargeHolcim is “ideally positioned” to profit from substantial infrastructure spending in the U.S. according to Chief Executive Eric Olsen, after the world’s largest cement maker reported better-than-expected earnings results Thursday.
Olsen said the Swiss-French company,...
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Seven of the Best Reasons for Working in Construction
If you’ve been working in construction for a while now, or if you’re thinking about getting into it after school or college, you may be asking yourself why you got into it, or why you should. There are countless reasons, really – just take a look around you – humans need buildings, and lots...
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