Saturday, April 29, 2017

2017's Best of the Best Franchises

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Entrepreneur’s annual Best of the Best list celebrates the elite franchise companies that rank at the top of their industry categories in the Franchise 500. This year, a record 35 companies made this...

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Success Secrets of 9 Top Franchises

Entrepreneur’s Best of the Best list celebrates the franchises that ranked at the top of their industry categories in the Franchise 500. Some are fast-climbing newcomers, while others are older brands that have risen steadily up the ranks.
Related: 172...

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Trump Roars Again on Trade, Reviewing Steel and Chiding Canada

“He’s manically focused on these trade issues,” said Stephen K. Bannon, the president’s chief strategist.

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The flurry of activity amounts to a comeback by nationalists like Mr. Bannon, who views trade as crucial to Mr. Trump’s populist appeal but whose star...

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Volkswagen put on probation, hit with criminal fine

A federal judge in Detroit on Friday sentenced Volkswagen to three years of probation and ordered the automaker to pay a $2.8 billion criminal fine tied to the emissions cheating scandal, which it settled earlier this year. Conway G. Gittens reports.





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VW Moves Beyond Criminal Case, but Not Without a Scolding

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A Volkswage vehicle emissions test in 2015. Last month, the automaker received approval from the E.P.A. to sell about 67,000 vehicles in an emissions repair program approved by federal and state regulators.

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Declaring War on Financial Abuse of Older People

In late 2015, Ms. Bauml was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. After that, Ms. Lecoq said, she personally felt a calling to raise public awareness of such crimes.

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“There needs to be a crime called, ‘theft from a vulnerable adult,’ so everyone...

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5 Biggest Benefits of Guest Blogging

At this point, marketing experts have truly recognized the power of content.
Putting together high-quality content is essential for search engine optimization especially in this day and age, because without it, you’ll never be able to keep up with the algorithm updates and changes.
Google...

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Credit Suisse to make capital hike decision after AGM: report | Reuters

ZURICH Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) will not decide on how it wants to raise fresh capital until after this week’s annual general meeting, SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday.

The Swiss bank is considering a quick-fire share sale or listing 20 to 30 percent of its Swiss business in order...

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Wal-Mart still front and center of debate over minimum wages

Wal-Mart’s chief criticism is in the area of worker pay. In a study last year, the University of California-Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education estimated that an increase in pay to $15 per hour for Wal-Mart employees would mean an additional $4.95 billion in annual income...

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Trump's Industry, Real Estate, Poses Hurdle to Tax Overhaul

“There’s probably no special interest that’s more favored by the existing tax code than real estate,” said Steven M. Rosenthal, a real estate tax lawyer and senior fellow at the centrist Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. “It’s really hard to take that industry on.”


Trump and...

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Writing and Publishing Your First E-Book: Smart Ways to Sell Your Words on the Web

Many people dream of writing a book and many are deterred by the thought that it’s very difficult to get published. But that’s where they’re wrong. The easiest way – and it is easy – to get your book published is to write an e-book. Here’s a general overview on publishing and selling e-books...

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The Dog in the Dentist’s Chair, and Other Workplace Pets

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In New York City, everyone has a job to do — even dogs.

By NICOLAS HELLER and SHANE O’NEILL on Publish Date April 21, 2017.
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Saturday, April 22, 2017

New Change In Google AdWords Impacts Businesses

A big recent change to Google AdWords will dramatically change the way you optimize your campaigns. Specifically, the change is impacting view-through conversions (VTC). This may seem like an overly technical thing that most Google advertisers may have never even heard of, but it is actually...

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Friday, April 21, 2017

How Best to Tax Business

In another paper, Mr. Hassett finds that corporate taxes depress wages for manufacturing workers. In a world where capital is mobile and labor is not, capital escapes from high-tax nations, leaving workers behind to bear the burden of lower productivity and reduced incomes.
The debate in...

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Miami dealership's electric opportunity in Cuba

A Nissan Leaf electric car … Not a typical ride on the streets of Havana.
Vintage American and Soviet-era models still rule the roads here.
But a fuel shortage for the Caribbean island could change that.
The U.S., which maintains a trade...

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Why the Menace of Mosquitoes Will Only Get Worse

That Dallas’s unusual weather favored the growth of mosquitoes might seem like random bad luck. But Haley doesn’t think of it as an accident. He considers it a warning. Climate change is turning abnormal weather into a common occurrence: Last year was the warmest year on record, the third in...

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How Top Philanthropists Wield Power Through Their Donations

“Just how much influence are the givers wielding these days, and to what ends?” he writes early on. “How should we feel about that clout here in the world’s oldest democracy?”

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He adds to those questions some statistics he has marshaled. Those on the Forbes...

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Three Dangers of Affiliate Marketing and How to Avoid Them

The affiliate industry is nuanced. There are many players, layers, and moving parts. While some of these nuances are what make the affiliate model unique and valuable, such as connecting compensation to outcomes, there are others that are less desirable. What’s more is that, if a company is...

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OPEC cut doubts put oil on track for biggest weekly drop in a month | Reuters

LONDON Oil held near $53 a barrel on Friday, but was on course for its biggest weekly drop in a month due to doubts that an OPEC-led production cut will restore balance to an oversupplied market.

Brent futures LCOc1 were at $53.01 a barrel at 1107 GMT, up 2 cents from their last close and...

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General Electric Q1 2017 earnings

General Electric shares seesawed Friday after the industrial giant posted first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations.
GE reported earnings of 21 cents a share on revenue of $27.66 billion. Analysts expected profit of 17 cents a share on revenue of $26.4...

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Movers: G.E. and Mattel Earnings, and Samsung’s Galaxy S8

We’re following major developments in the markets throughout the day. Check below for the latest updates.


Mattel Sinks on Barbie Woes







Last year, the toymaker Mattel tried to refresh the Barbie brand by rolling out curvy, petite and tall versions of its well-known fashion doll....

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First-Time Commercial Landlords: Avoid These 5 Pitfalls

First-time commercial real estate investors face a steep learning curve. The first mistake many make is assuming they can do everything by themselves—that because they’re smart, driven, and willing to put in long hours to turn their dreams into reality, and they don’t need qualified experts...

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Starting Up a Business, With Little Ones Close By

“It was especially wonderful because I was able to breast-feed, take breaks to see my kids, and I felt I was able to be very involved with what was going on in their classrooms,” she said.

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At Nido, whose name is Italian for nest, Ms. Rudel also attended...

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

As Trump Drifts Away From Populism, His Supporters Grow Watchful

Much of this has stoked dismay among the conservative populists who saw Mr. Trump as a once-in-a-lifetime figure. “Stay true to populist nationalism, sir,” Patrick Howley, who worked for Mr. Bannon at Breitbart News, wrote in a recent open letter to Mr. Trump on The American Spectator’s...

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Morgan Stanley's profit surges | Reuters.com

Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market,...

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Coal Museum Sees the Future; Trump Doesn’t

I promise you that Trump will spend the rest of his presidency dealing with the disruptions caused by this cocktail of population explosion and climate/environmental degradation — and his generals know it. But in today’s politics, bombing is considered presidential and ignoring science and...

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Time to be Honest About the Fear That’s Getting in Your Way

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There is something you have been working on, isn’t there?
Something big. Something exciting. Something you have always dreamed of.
It’s that perpetual “work in progress” that you tell only your close...

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7 Marketing Tips for the Solopreneur

If you’re a solopreneur, you work hard. In the course of any given day, you do everything from meeting with prospective clients to sweeping dust bunnies from under your desk. And as a solopreneur, you have no intention of hiring someone later or delegating tasks over to team. You’re in it...

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Change of fortune in bond trading boosts Morgan Stanley profit | Reuters

By Olivia Oran and Sruthi Shankar




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Turkish assets are investable, but analysts warn of concerns ahead

Bates added that, in the short-term, the referendum result was positive for investors as it removed some uncertainty, but in the longer term it could be a concern. However, he said Turkish assets are “absolutely” worth investing into.
“From a corporate perspective, the...

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Retired Miners Lament Trump’s Silence on Imperiled Health Plan

Responsibility for the retirees’ health plans has increasingly shifted to the federal government in recent years, as struggling coal companies have shed their liabilities in bankruptcy court. Congress voted last fall to finance benefits for a large group of retirees for several months, but...

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15 Profitable Home-Based Service Businesses

At-Your-Service Ventures That Utilize Your Unique Skills and Interests
If you are looking to start a low-cost, home-based business in a relatively short time, consider one in a service industry. Consulting, cleaning, delivery, business support, and many other types of services continue to be...

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A Day in the Life of a Food Vendor

The work is both demanding and routine. Mr. Ahmed commutes five or six days a week, clocking eight-hour shifts. His ride into Lower Manhattan is just over an hour, so if he can find a seat on the E train, he sleeps, squashed between the bodies of strangers, or watches part of a movie on his...

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This guy convinced cities to cater to tech-savvy millennials. Now he’s reconsidering.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is wrestling with inequality in Washington, and urbanist Richard Florida, whose 2002 book “The Rise of the Creative Class,” may have helped ignite it. They spoke on a panel at Union Market on April 11. (Jonathan O’Connell/WP)
Richard Florida is rethinking...

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

5 Ways You Can Prosper From Today's Fierce Competition Among Online Retailers

Today’s fierce competition among online retailers equals deals galore and more savings ahead for consumers. Retailers are going to great lengths to win customers right now, by expanding free shipping, increasing cash-back incentives and offering other cool perks.
Related: The 4 Types...

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Monday, April 17, 2017

How Much Would You Put Up With to Avoid United Airlines?

United Airlines’s self-induced crisis last week lost the company points on social media, and dollars in its market cap. But will it actually lose customers as a result?
The results of a clever experiment published today by Morning Consult suggest that — for the moment, at least — the answer...

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Red-hot property market lifts growth in China

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Vietnamese Leader Halts Work on Steel Plant Over Threat of Chemical Spill

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A demonstration last May in Hanoi after a chemical spill at a Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation plant. The spill devastated fishing communities along Vietnam’s central coast.

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A Baby or Your Money Back: All About Fertility Clinic Package Deals

So who wins? The house. Doctors (and third-party companies that help manage these programs and may take on any financial risk) keep careful track of their data. So they set prices at profitable points given the odds.
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Carleton Chambers with three of his children at home in...

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The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising

If you’ve been thinking about using social media to promote your small business, but you’re not sure where to start, look no further. Facebook is a stand-out phenomenon even amongst the other crazy social media success stories of recent years, with upwards of 1.59bn monthly users. These...

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Chinese automakers SAIC, Geely turn up heat on global rivals | Reuters

By Joseph White and Norihiko Shirouzu
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SHANGHAI Global automakers face fresh threats to their profits in China from domestic automakers SAIC and Geely, which are launching new models and marketing strategies to challenge better-known foreign brands in the...

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Buffett's Berkshire, Chinese property portal Juwai.com team up

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices on Monday said it entered a marketing agreement with Juwai.com, China‘s largest international property website, to attract wealthy Chinese buyers looking to purchase homes in the United States.
The real estate affiliate of billionaire investor Warren...

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Wall Street Gains as Focus Shifts to Earnings

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday and were on track to snap a three-day losing streak as investors shifted focus to the first-quarter earnings season, with geopolitical concerns taking a back seat.
After a post-election rally, investors are now looking at corporate...

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Top Ecommerce Opportunities for the Future

With e-commerce driving the shopping trend, it’s no secret the retail sector is facing major upheaval. Over the next decade emerging technology is set to disrupt this industry even further, with experts noting the industry of the future will bear little resemblance to the retail experience of...

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This ‘Witch’ Casts Spells With Scissors and Sage

Ms. Rizzolo was working out of Sparrow, a scruffy salon in Greenpoint the size of a large bedroom. Her own hair was enviably long and thick, as if she wakes up in the morning with the kinds of beachy waves that keep Drybar afloat. She was wearing an outfit that was sort of bohemian folkloric...

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This guy convinced cities to cater to tech-savvy millenials. Now he’s reconsidering.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is wrestling with inequality in Washington, and urbanist Richard Florida, whose 2002 book “The Rise of the Creative Class,” may have helped ignite it. They spoke on a panel at Union Market on April 11. (Jonathan O’Connell/WP)
Richard Florida is rethinking...

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Saturday, April 15, 2017

Supply-Side Economics, but for Liberals

Those conservative supply-siders argued that cutting taxes would lead businesses to invest more, unleashing faster economic growth as the productive capacity of the nation increases. In the emerging liberal version, government programs enable more people to work, and to work in...

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Apple receives permit in California to test self-driving cars

Apple has secured a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California, the state Department of Motor Vehicles said on Friday. It joins a growing list of traditional carmakers, technology companies, and small start ups to test drive cars in California – all vying to be the first to bring...

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Germany Strikes Offshore Wind Deals, Subsidy Not Included

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The wind farm BARD Offshore 1, 62 miles northwest of the German island of Borkum in the North Sea, in 2013.

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Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

LONDON — European governments have spent large sums of money in...

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To Trim the Tuition Bill, Haggle (or Hire a Haggler)

Appeals may surge this year because of recent changes in the federal student aid application that allow families to file their paperwork earlier and base it on tax returns from two years ago. The older information leaves families enough wiggle room to appeal on the grounds that the college...

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How Video Is Taking Over the Internet

Video content is flooding the world wide web. According to Cisco, 82% of consumer generated traffic will comprise of videos by 2020.
For companies, this trend presents a golden opportunity to increase consumer engagement and boost web traffic with little effort.
Product related and how-to...

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Asian economies escape 'manipulator' tag, but expect more pressure on trade | Reuters

BEIJING Asian countries escaped the currency manipulator label in the latest U.S. Treasury report, but remain wary of possible trade friction as President Donald Trump maintains his administration will seek to address trade imbalances.

Trump has said some U.S. trading partners,...

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Amazon employees pushing to cut advertising ties with Breitbart

According to the email, an Amazon employee confronted Blackburn at the company’s March all-hands meeting about advertising on a site that the employee said “regularly publishes hateful and bigoted content.”
“What is it going to take for us to stop advertising on...

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Mike’s and Nicole’s Week in Tech: United’s Troubles and Burger King’s ‘Hack’

O.K., on to tech news.
This week in nerd currency, Minecraft — the computer game in which kids spend hours building “Game of Thrones”-style fortresses and entire worlds, digitally — plans to introduce its own in-game currency in the near future. Watch out, Dogecoin.

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How to Start a Profitable Window Cleaning Service for Commercial Buildings

You can start a commercial window cleaning business relatively quickly when compared to other home-based businesses. By focusing on securing commercial accounts, you will be able to grow your business quickly because many office buildings and other commercial structures typically want their...

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The Witty and Weird of Passover Products (Matzo Print Attire, No Less)

The eight-day observance, he said, is “an opportunity for small-business owners and manufacturers to access a larger base of consumers than usual.” In particular, since observant Jews do not eat certain foods during the eight days of Passover — most notably, bread — the market seems ripe for...

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

How Behavioral Economics Can Produce Better Health Care

People overwhelmingly tend to stick with default options when given a choice (organ donation rates are over 90 percent in countries where citizens need to override a default and opt out of donation compared with 4 to 27 percent where they much choose to opt in). People are more sensitive to...

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Bigger, Faster, More Lavish: Americans Crave S.U.V.s, and Carmakers Oblige

“We don’t think that the rate of growth of S.U.V.s will necessarily continue, but we do believe the shift to them is permanent,” said Mike Manley, head of Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep division.

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Pickup trucks and S.U.V.s have accounted for about 62 percent of all new...

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Loans ‘Designed to Fail’: States Say Navient Preyed on Students

“These loans were designed to fail,” said Shannon Smith, chief of the consumer protection division at the Washington State attorney general’s office.

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New details unsealed last month in the state lawsuits against Navient shed light on how Sallie Mae used...

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Wall Street flat as investors parse bank earnings | Reuters

By Yashaswini Swamynathan




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Unilever picks Morgan Stanley and Goldman to sell spreads business: Sources

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A picture taken on June 5, 2015 shows margarines on the packaging line at the Unilever’s factory in Rotterdam.


Anglo-Dutch consumer group Unilever has decided to work with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs on the sale of its margarine and...

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Wall Street Flat as Investors Assess Earnings, Trump Comments

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors assessed the first rush of bank earnings and President Donald Trump’s remarks on the dollar’s strength and interest rates.
Shares of JPMorgan and Citigroup rose about 1 percent after the two banks...

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The 20-Year-Old Behind the Baseball Caps Worn by Rihanna

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Alexandre Daillance, 20, is a founder of NasaSeasons, a collection of hats and T-shirts worn by the likes of Rihanna and Wiz Khalifa.

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Name Alexandre...

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Can Trump and Congress Solve the Rubik’s Cube of Tax Reform?

“There are thousands of moving pieces in full-blown tax reform,” said Jeffrey Birnbaum, an author of a book about the passage of that legislation, “Showdown at Gucci Gulch,” and now a public affairs strategist at BGR Group. “Every entity and interest you can think of has a stake, and there...

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Wells Fargo orders former senior executives to pay back $75 million

Wells Fargo said Monday that two former senior executives, including its longtime chief executive John Stumpf, must forfeit an additional $75 million in compensation after a scathing internal report found that they did too little to rein in the abusive sales practices that have rocked the...

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The rising cost of Venezuela's deepening crisis

As anti-government protests intensify in crisis-hit Venezuela, internatiolal diplomats call for a new vote and investors stay on the sidelines amid spiralling inflation and growing political instability. Silvia Antonioli reports.





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Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as Trump Aims at Satellites

In the past, NASA has built and operated climate satellites and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has operated weather satellites. While there is some overlap, weather satellites focus on basics like clouds, winds, temperatures and moisture to provide information for...

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Regrets. You Have a Few. Don’t Beat Yourself Up Over Them.

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Carl Richards

Having regrets is O.K. We all have them. It’s only human. But regretting those regrets is not O.K.
I regret not becoming a helicopter pilot. I always wanted to, ever since I was a child. You know, the...

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Ways in Which an Online Marketing Firm Can Help In Business Growth

Surviving in the cut-throat competitive market is an extremely difficult job as the competition is fierce. Marketing in such situations is indeed a very difficult job. But marketing is an integral part of any business and has to be done for promotion of the business product and services....

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Exclusive: OPEC figures show oil output cuts exceed pledge in March

By Rania El Gamal and Alex Lawler
| DUBAI/LONDON


DUBAI/LONDON OPEC states cut oil output in March by more than they pledged under supply curbs, according to figures the exporter group uses to monitor its supply, extending a record of higher-than-expected adherence...

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County considers special tax for Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits

Commissioners in a Florida county are so tired of spending money on President Donald Trump‘s frequent visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort that some are suggesting a special tax be levied against the property if the federal government doesn’t reimburse its costs.
Palm Beach County...

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Wall Street Extends Losses as Geopolitical Risks Mount

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks extended losses on Tuesday, setting up for their worst day in three weeks in a broad decline as mounting geopolitical tensions drove investors to safe-haven assets.
The White House said on Monday President Donald Trump was open to authorizing additional strikes...

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Top 3 Features to Look for in a Lock Box for Your Real Estate Business

Even though lock boxes may seem like rather inconsequential items in the real estate world, the truth is they are actually one of the most important items and they cannot be overlooked when starting your own real estate business. After all, you’re going to need to provide these lock boxes to...

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The Witty and Weird of Passover Products (Matzo Print Bra to Come)

The holiday, he said, is “an opportunity for small-business owners and manufacturers to access a larger base of consumers than usual.” In particular, since observant Jews do not eat certain foods during the eight days of Passover — most notably, bread — the market seems ripe for tasty...

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Toshiba Casts Doubt on Its Ability to Stay in Business

Nearly 40 years ago, an engineer at Toshiba invented the technology behind its chip business. That innovation would become one of the critical building blocks of the modern electronics industry.

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Called flash memory, after the flash on a camera, the chips...

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

No ‘Death Spiral’: Insurers May Soon Profit From Obamacare Plans, Analysis Finds

The House G.O.P. leadership went home for a two-week recess on Thursday, unable to reach a compromise between conservative and moderate members over the extent of coverage that should be required for the very sick.

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If the markets were to falter without a...

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Uber driver with no maternity leave went back to work six days after giving birth. Can Trump fix this?

(Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)

Maya Warren sat in a hospital bed, clutching her stomach. Through the contractions, she tried to focus on the baby. But she thought instead of her bank account.
“Hand me my backpack,” Warren told her mother, crouched at her bedside. Earlier that November...

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Twitter pulls lawsuit over unusual government demand

Twitter on Friday dropped a lawsuit it filed the previous day against the U.S. Homeland Security Department, saying the government had withdrawn a summons for records about who was behind an account critical of President Donald Trump.





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When Solar Panels Became Job Killers

China’s solar-panel makers cut their prices by more than a quarter to compensate, sending global prices plummeting. Western companies found themselves unable to compete, and cut jobs from Germany to Michigan to Texas and points beyond.

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Independence Days: My Perfect Imperfect Gap Year

After five years, only 53 percent of students at public colleges have graduated. The remaining students will have racked up absurdly high expenses on the way to earning, or not earning, a degree. For them, regardless of what socio-economic background they come from, time away from campus...

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Brands Embrace Short Links to Boost Clicks

Last year when Twitter announced that media attachments and links would no longer count toward their 140-character limit, marketers embraced the opportunity for more words, but still relied on the convenience and simplicity of URL shorteners. However, often times when users are confronted by...

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Investors flock to 'macro' hedge funds, but not only the old guard | Reuters

LONDON/BOSTON “Macro” hedge funds are back in favor with investors seeking to take a view on U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policies, European elections, or interest rates, but it is start-up funds rather than established players which are attracting cash.

Some...

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Start-up founders want more regulation, not less

The United States is one of just two developed nations — along with New Guinea — to not provide paid benefits to women on maternity leave, according to the International Labor Organization. At least three of the Upstart 25 companies found this unacceptable.
Canadian-born CEO Lorna Borenstein...

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Boom or Bust: Stark Partisan Divide on How Consumers View Economy

“I find it stunning, to be honest. It’s unreal,” said Michael R. Strain, director of economic policy studies at the conservative American Enterprise Institute in Washington. “Things that were less politicized in the past, like how you feel about the economy, have become more politicized...

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4 Critical SEO Trends to Amplify Google Rankings in 2017

Howdy! Dear readers, let’s face it, that for pertinent Google rankings, SEO is the key! AND to achieve a higher ranking, this logical SEO tactic should be utilized; it will turn out to be a true game changer for your online world.
The year 2016 left us with many questions and bets on SEO and...

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Tictail Makes an Argument for the World’s Small Creators

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Tictail Market, a retail intermediary on the Lower East Side, solely highlights makers and their goods, including clothing, jewelry and art.

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China Investigates Regulator of Fast-Moving Insurance Industry

The bank last year settled the case for $264 million, and neither Mr. Dimon nor Mr. Xiang was accused of wrongdoing.

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It is not clear whether the investigation into Mr. Xiang is related to any of those matters. The anticorruption agency, the Central...

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Friday, April 7, 2017

Trump Shouldn’t Focus on Job Growth. The New Numbers Show Why.

When the first employment report of the Trump presidency was released a month ago, the administration was quick to point to the strong growth in the number of jobs in the United States in February: 235,000, in that initial estimate.
It was a mistake to emphasize it, and the newest numbers,...

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How I regularly book round-trip international flights for less than $400

Airline “glitch fare” tickets are deeply discounted tickets as a result of computer or human error. Take advantage of a pricing glitch and take that dream vacation. (Victoria Walker,Osman Malik/The Washington Post)

I’m a solo female travel blogger on a mission to complete 12...

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Samsung predicts record-breaking Q1 profit

Samsung forecast on Friday its best quarterly profit in more than three years, putting it on track for record earnings in 2017. Reuters’ Vincent Lee explains what’s behind the quick recovery after a political scandal and a disastrous recall.





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NRG, a Power Company Leaning Green, Faces Activist Challenge

Raising further questions, one of the directors installed by the activists, Barry T. Smitherman, a lawyer and former energy industry regulator from Texas, has publicly questioned accepted climate science and called global warming a hoax. “Don’t be fooled — not everyone believes in global...

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Panicked Borrowers, and the Education Department’s Unsettling Silence

“This is one of the most complex programs ever concocted by Congress,” said Rohit Chopra, a former Education Department employee who also served as the student loan ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “So many people who are counting on getting some help are going to be...

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Eight Top Secrets of Business Book Marketing

A Cheat Sheet for First-Time Authors
You probably know writing a business book will give your brand—and your career—a huge boost. Yet for most first-time authors, it’s a daunting undertaking. And here’s a bigger problem: Once the book rolls off the presses, you don’t get to relax with a...

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Weather dampens U.S. job growth; unemployment rate dives to 4.5 percent | Reuters

By Lucia Mutikani
| WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON U.S. job growth slowed sharply in March amid continued layoffs in the retail sector, but a drop in the unemployment rate to a near 10-year low of 4.5 percent suggested labor market strength remained intact.

Nonfarm payrolls...

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Oil near one-month high after US missile strike in Syria

“Oil markets are back in bullish mode after the setback of the previous weeks. This news flow seems to bring geopolitical risks back on the radar,” said Frank Klumpp, oil analyst at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, based in Stuttgart, Germany.
Although Syria has limited oil...

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F.D.A. Will Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risk to Consumers

Until now, the only way for people to get such genetic tests was to see a medical professional who would order a test and later deliver the results to patients. Often, patients were required to see a genetic counselor before getting a test.

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How to Boost Traffic on Your Website

Creating traffic on your social media pages can eventually lead your followers to visit your website. Growing your email list has also been proven to grow traffic on websites by a higher margin. In this article I will highlight all the traffic driving methods, which are inexpensive and...

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A Toy for Toddlers Doubles as Code Bootcamp

It used to be that mass-market toys were the purview of the Mattels and Fisher-Prices of the world. But new financing avenues, like crowdfunding, have made it easier for entrepreneurs to get into the market.

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Cubetto’s creator, Primo Toys, developed its first...

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Job Growth Loses Steam as U.S. Adds 98,000 in March

A month ago, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, claimed credit for the increased job creation on Mr. Trump’s behalf, saying it was a result of “the surge in economic confidence and optimism that has been inspired since his election.”

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Trump Organization settles restaurant suit with chef José Andrés

José Andrés and Donald Trump. ((Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post; Evan Vucci/Associated Press))
President Trump’s company and D.C. chef José Andrés have settled a nearly two-year-old legal dispute stemming from the chef’s decision to shelve plans to open a restaurant in Trump’s D.C....

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Richmond Fed President Resigns, Admitting He Violated Confidentiality

The Fed conducted an inconclusive investigation into the source of the leak. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened an insider trading investigation and referred the matter to the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan, which then began a criminal investigation, two people...

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This one group gets 70 percent of high-skilled foreign worker visas

President Trump has called for a re-examination of the visa process that allows skilled workers to work in the U.S. Here’s why the skilled worker visa program is so controversial. (Daron Taylor/The Washington Post)

If you were bright — and gifted in science and engineering...

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UK economy probably slowing but productivity grows

British economic productivity grew at its fastest rate in more than a year in the final three months of 2016. But as Sara Hemrajani reports, it may not be growing fast enough to counter the impact of Brexit.
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To Curb Global Warming, Science Fiction May Become Fact

Aerosols could be loaded into military jets, to be sprayed into the atmosphere at high altitude. Clouds at sea could be made more reflective by spraying them with a fine saline mist, drawn from the ocean.

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The world’s immediate priority may be to reduce...

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Policyholders in Limbo After Rare Failure of Insurer

Now, some fear Penn Treaty’s failure is a signal of more trouble to come in the long-term-care sector.

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“Liquidation is rare, but it does happen in bunches sometimes,” said Robert Hunter, director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America. The...

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Brand-Building Tips for Your Home Business

When it comes to running a home business, you have no less need to build brand than any big corporation out there. After all, it is brand that makes what you do and who you are easily identifiable and it is brand that helps you to quickly grow a solid customer base as well as building a loyal...

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Banks lead Wall Street gains after stellar private jobs data | Reuters

By Yashaswini Swamynathan




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3 ways start-ups can fix the US health-care system

Coordinating medical care is too hard for the average person and can often require many hours on the phone. For people who are not well and don’t have the energy to persist, dealing with the bureaucracy can be a deterrent from getting any care at all.
It doesn’t need to be this...

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US Stocks Surge Early After Strong Private Payroll Report

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are jumping Wednesday morning after a survey of private businesses showed that hiring was very strong last month. Panera Bread is climbing after the sandwich and soup chain agreed to be bought by European conglomerate JAB for more than $7 billion. Companies that are...

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What Few Consultants Deliver That Every Client Wants

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The promise of independent consulting is fast cars, big checks, and total flexibility to pick and choose clients, and it’s a promise hundreds of thousands of “ex” workers chase every year. Ex-executives, ex-employees, and ex-big-name-consultants are...

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Drama Club, a New Shop in Brooklyn With Eclectic Goods

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Jack Sachs, the owner of Drama Club, said he looked to stock his store with “things that I couldn’t live without.”

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Panera to Be Sold for $7.5 Billion, Including Debt

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Under the terms of the deal announced on Wednesday, JAB BV would pay $315 a share for Panera Bread and take it private.

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Within Hours, Plans for a Quiet Corner of China Send Home Prices Soaring

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A government seal blocks the gates of a development in Hebei province after an order banned new property sales in a special economic zone there.

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SHANGHAI — Until it became the...

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David Bradley's cold business decision to kill National Journal and save Atlantic Media

David Bradley, chairman and founder of Atlantic Media, describes his effort to save the once-storied National Journal as “10 years in the wilderness.” (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
David Bradley made his fortune riding the great era of business consulting during the 1980s and ’90s....

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Asian and euro zone factories ramp up production

Factories across much of Asia posted another month of solid growth in March, while in Europe, PMI readings indicate businesses across the euro zone has ramped up activity at the fastest pace in almost six years. Sara Hemrajani reports.
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Tribes That Live Off Coal Hold Tight to Trump’s Promises

At the tribes’ side is Ryan Zinke, who as the new interior secretary is charged with protecting and managing Indian lands, which hold an estimated 30 percent of the nation’s coal reserves west of the Mississippi and 20 percent of known oil and gas reserves in the United States.
In a recent...

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A Tax Penalty for I.R.A. Withdrawals Can Sneak Up on You

It appears, however, that some retirement savers may be behind the curve. Fidelity Investments said that as of late December, 43 percent of the company’s investors who were eligible to take their first distribution from their I.R.A.s in 2016 had not yet taken the full amount. And 40 percent...

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Keyword Research Made Easy with the OVT Keyword Tool

Keyword research is a critical step in almost all online marketing campaigns. However, it’s the least favorite activity of most marketers. Seasoned marketers will tell you that SEO is not for the faint-hearted. Many marketers fail just because they do their SEO keyword research only once;...

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FCC reverses Charter Communications 'overbuild' requirement | Reuters

WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to reverse a requirement imposed under the Obama administration that Charter Communications Inc extend broadband service to 1 million households that currently have service, a source briefed on the matter said.

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China’s plan to make jet fuel from restaurant leftovers

But Zhenhai Refining spokesman Huang Zhongwen told the South China Morning Post passengers need not worry because the new fuel would be “absolutely safe” for planes, adding that it would also not smell like a kitchen.
Sinopec, China’s largest oil company, started the...

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Wall St. Flat; Earnings Season,' Difficult' Trump-Xi Talks Loom

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were flat on Monday, with investors awaiting the earnings season to justify high valuations, and, more immediately, the implications of President Donald Trump’s “very difficult” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump said in a tweet...

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100s of Business-Savvy Tattoo Artists Connect With Swarms of Ink & Rock Music Lovers At Musink 2017

There’s no doubt that securing tables at buzzworthy conventions is the ultimate way to directly promote your company to your target market. Over the weekend, 100s of world-class tattoo artists did just that at Travis Barker’s 10th annual Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival. Held...

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Just Bulbs: Still Burning Bright on the Upper East Side

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Just Bulbs is moving its longstanding shop on East 60th Street on the Upper East Side to a larger space a couple of blocks away.

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Cowen Group to Buy Brokerage Firm Convergex for $116 Million

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Jeffrey M. Solomon, the Cowen Group president, said he expected the purchase to increase the firm’s global reach.

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Firing of South Africa’s Finance Minister Widens a Political Rift

“It’s unprecedented to have senior A.N.C. members come out with dissenting views in public like this,” said William Gumede, a political scientist at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and executive chairman of the Democracy Works Foundation, a good-government...

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German prosecutors expect rulings in VW scandal this year: report | Reuters

FRANKFURT German prosecutors expect the first rulings this year in legal cases resulting from the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal, Automobilwoche magazine reported on Saturday.

“We hope to conclude lawsuits … this year,” Klaus Ziehe, spokesman for the...

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Mexico trade spat raises fears in farm belt as Latin American nation looks to 'Plan B'

Under NAFTA, ag trade with Mexico has risen from $7.3 billion in 1994 to nearly $20 billion recently. Corn exports to the Latin American nation were valued at more than $2.3 billion in the most recent year and soybeans, dairy, pork and beef were each markets with $1 billion or more in...

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A Pentagon Test for Boeing’s Mr. Fix-It

His selection comes at a moment when Mr. Trump has proposed the biggest increase in the Pentagon budget in years. He would like to add tens of thousands of soldiers and Marines, increase the size of the Navy, and modernize the nuclear arsenal.

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How Long Will It Take for Your Home Business to Be Profitable?

Do you have big goals and plans in your life to start your own business? Are you making sure to take all the steps necessary to help ensure you are prepared? Maybe you’re enrolled in the masters in business administration online program through Rutgers Online in order to learn the basics and...

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A Rabbi Walks Into a Bar — and Enforces the Law

Walking into Bell Wood Bar, dressed in a dark jacket and black skullcap, Rabbi Semelman greeted Eitan Ratpan, one of the owners, and went behind the counter. The bar looks like any you may find in a college town; the most popular menu item is a chicken wrap.
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Move your money, move society?

Noah Wills and Jonathan Davis fill out applications to open checking accounts during the Black Transfer Challenge at Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta. The campaign urges opening accounts at black-owned banks and institutions. (Kevin D. Liles for the Washington Post)
Greg Akili had just...

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Trump signs two executive orders on trade

President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at cracking down on trade abuses he says is behind the massive U.S. trade deficit.
The first order calls for studying the causes of the U.S. trade deficit.
Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute...

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Foreigners Have Long Mined Indonesia, but Now There’s an Outcry

Billions of dollars’ worth of metal is produced at the mighty Grasberg mine, which provides jobs in a province with few other prospects. The problem? The mine is — to the frustration of Indonesians watching their country’s economic growth begin to sputter as commodity prices sag — American...

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Sometimes, Spending Brings a Bigger Return Than Saving

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Life experiences give you an incalculable return on investment. Every. Single. Time. So why is it so hard for us to spend money on them?
The reason for me is often that experiences tend to feel like an...

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Facing the Future – 5 Tips For Developing Your Digital Marketing Campaign

Today’s marketing world is a very different one to the world we had five, or even two years ago.
Things move fast, and if you don’t keep up with trends in the digital marketing space you run the risk of missing out on opportunities and sales. That said, your business can thrive if you invest...

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A Real Estate Boom, Powered by Pot

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But as the industry matures, many executives believe that tenants and investors spending big money on such projects could soon find themselves underwater. Ultimately, the theory goes, growers are likely to turn to less expensive greenhouses. And if federal...

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D.C. mayor to Trump: Give us control of our parkland, including RFK

In mid-March President Trump met with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in the Oval Office, along with Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. Now she is asking for wide authority to make changes to federally owned real estate. (Courtesy @realDonaldTrump Twitter)
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking...

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