Financial Times: Business Blog

• FT column: The pitfalls of the Microsoft and Apple ‘frenemy’ pact

  

  If you were surprised when a senior Microsoft executive took the stage at Apple’s latest product launch last week, you need to brace yourself for more of the same. The spread of digital platforms, the ease with which collaborative networks can form…
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• A note from the bloggers

  

  We’re no longer updating this blog, though contributors continue to write and comment throughout FT.com. For example, you can read John Gapper and Andrew Hill‘s work on their respective columnist pages. Past posts to this blog will stay archived…
  - 11 Sep 15, 12:03pm -
• FT column: Glencore has a mogul in denial

  

  Ivan Glasenberg, co-founder and chief executive of Glencore, delights in telling his rivals in the commodities industry that they are wrong, and in trying to prove it by running his business differently. So it takes quite an upheaval to persuade Mr G…
  - 9 Sep 15, 8:22pm -
• FT column: GE-Alstom deal could finally drive out Jack Welch’s ghost

  

  When General Electric bid for Honeywell in 2000, it was Jack Welch’s last “swing for the fences”. The GE chief executive handwrote the $43bn offer faxed to his Honeywell counterpart. He delayed his retirement to see through the takeover. He wen…
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• FT column: China should welcome its short sellers

  

  
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• FT column: Too many angry cooks spoil the business broth

  

  Leading a team is hard. Now try leading one in hot, humid, cramped conditions, with knives, fire and blunt instruments to hand, and a daily imperative to make a perfect product to order, again and again, for impatient customers waiting next door. Now…
  - 24 Aug 15, 8:27pm -
• FT column: Alphabet makes time a resource Google can ill afford to waste

  

  Explaining the unboxing of Alphabet, Google’s new parent, Larry Page, its chief executive, said appointing someone else to run the search company “frees up time for me to continue to scale our aspirations”.Read more
  - 17 Aug 15, 7:10pm -
• FT column: Alphabet can create a clever conglomerate

  

  After software engineering and financial engineering comes linguistic engineering. Google this week raised its market capitalisation by $25bn by shuffling around some executive jobs and changing its name to Alphabet. Who knew that swapping your tiles…
  - 12 Aug 15, 6:25pm -
• FT column: Netflix needs to devote time to nurturing its new baby

  

  Netflix’s new family leave policy — unlimited paid time off for parents in the first year after a child’s birth or adoption — is great. But it would be even better if the video streaming company could now ensure its founder and chief executiv…
  - 10 Aug 15, 6:38pm -
• FT column: Robots can kill but they do not understand us

  

  I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe,” the villain played by Rutger Hauer reminisces at the end of the film Blade Runner after hauling Harrison Ford’s character on to a roof top and sparing his life. “People” is the operative word…
  - 29 Jul 15, 7:01pm -

Forbes: Business

• newThese Were The 10 Most Popular Songs In The World In 2017

  

  Ed Sheeran rules (in more ways than one), while artists like Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers and Bieber also took over the planet with their smash singles in 2017.
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• newThe 2017-18 Season Was Great For The NBA

  

  With the playoffs underway, basketball has never been more popular both in the U.S. and overseas. The NBA has just concluded its strongest season with ratings, attendance, online video subscriptions and merchandise sales all up.
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• newHarnessing The Power Of Data For An Aging Population
  A digital overhaul of health systems can transform outcomes for elders and all people in need of healthcare alike. Estonia serves as an important example of what can be achieved with government leadership, innovative technology, and a commitment to i…
  - 15 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:36am -
• newGiving An Insider's Look Into Beermaking, Ingredient Vendors Differentiate Themselves With Taprooms

  

  So far, only four exist worldwide. But as they say, three makes a trend.
  - 17 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:34am -
• newIran Deals With the JCPOA

  

  The May 12 deadline for the United States and the European Union to decide how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program is fast approaching. Stratfor analysts break down Iran’s options should new sanctions be imposed.
  - 20 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:31am -
• newMaximize E-Commerce Conversions With These 13 User Interface Improvements

  

  Offer a best-in-class user experience to encourage website visitors to convert.
  - 21 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:30am -
• newHow Travelers Are Dictating Where Mobile Wallets Expand Globally

  

  Ensuring consumers could use card payments while in motion emerged as a key driver of the expansion across communities, and eventually borders. Now this same tactic is being replicated as mobile wallets go global. And, as is often the case, Chinese d…
  - 26 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:25am -
• newHow Drinking Alcohol May Affect The Bacteria In Your Mouth

  

  Here are millions of ways that alcohol may be affecting your mouth.
  - 37 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:14am -
• newMarkets Ignore President Trump's Anti-OPEC Rhetoric At Their Own Peril
  The challenge facing President Donald Trump is to convince Saudi Arabia that the kingdom's and America's interests are aligned on oil prices and that $100 oil is just as dangerous as $30 oil.
  - 48 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:03am -
• newWWE SmackDown Must Book Daniel Bryan Vs. The Miz Before It's Too Late

  

  WWE SmackDown now has all the ingredients for The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan, which must happen in the near future.
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Global Post: Business

• KOKOKO! makes experimental afropop with found objects

  

  A-side B-side is a recurring segment on The World that compares the sounds and ideas of two songs, albums or artists. On the A-side: a folk or traditional selection; on the B-side: a contemporary selection.There’s a repetitive ringing, smacking,…
  - 18 Dec 17, 5:45pm -
• Russia thanks CIA for tip that thwarted terror attack

  

  President Donald Trump boasted Monday that a tip from the CIA had saved “thousands” of lives in Russia.President Trump appeared to be referring to an alleged plot to attack targets in Russia’s St. Petersburg — including the Cathedral of Ou…
  - 18 Dec 17, 5:45pm -
• On Nantucket, a teenage migrant gets swept up in a crackdown on Salvadoran gangs

  

  
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• Britain's strange addiction to a medieval Christmas treat

  

  Christmas in Britain is fairly similar to other European and North American countries: Santa Claus, Christmas trees, turkeys and awkward family gatherings. But there is one unique element: the national obsession with something called a mince pie.…
  - 18 Dec 17, 4:15pm -
• Chumash firefighters battle wildfires and protect sacred sites in California

  

  It’s been more than 250 days since it last rained in southern California.Approximately 8,000 firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires, like the record-setting Thomas Fire.Related: Firefighters race to get control of California wildfire…
  - 15 Dec 17, 6:00pm -
• Somalis face 'slave ship conditions' on failed deportation flight

  

  Ninety-two Somali immigrants, set to be deported from the US, found themselves shackled at the hands and feet and kept aboard a plane for two days earlier this month. That part of the story is not in dispute.The Somalis left Louisiana on Dec. 7. Th…
  - 15 Dec 17, 5:45pm -
• MC Afrikan Boy's 'Wot It Do?' is a call to action

  

  MC Afrikan Boy, Olushola Ajose, returns with his latest track, "Wot it Do?" It’s a danceable, club-ready track that aims to bring people to the dance floor.The Southeast London Afrogrime musician bursts with energy, pairing neatly woven referenc…
  - 15 Dec 17, 5:15pm -
• Hundreds of thousands of displaced Ethiopians are caught between ethnic violence and shadowy politics

  

  Turning sideward, a displaced Ethiopian woman lifts the hem of her dress to reveal scars running up her leg — shrapnel wounds from the grenade she says local police tossed at her and three other women.“We’d always lived with the Oromo peacefu…
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• The car bomb and the journalist: the murder that showed the 'Two Maltas'

  

  It was just before three o’clock on the afternoon of Oct. 16 when Malta’s most famous, outspoken blogger got into her car for what was to be the last time.Minutes later, a bomb planted under the driver’s seat flung the vehicle into a field b…
  - 15 Dec 17, 3:45pm -
• A French entrepreneur's memoirs tell remarkable tales of 30 years of battling discrimination

  

  Seven years ago, Mariame Tighanimine, a 23-year-old French woman, was running a saucy, feminist webzine for Muslim women with her sister Khadija Tighanimine, called Hijab and the City. That was also the summer the French parliament voted to ban full…
  - 15 Dec 17, 3:00pm -

Huffington Post: US Business News

• Trump's Tariffs Are Already Costing American Jobs
  Tariffs on Canadian paper, imposed at the behest of a New York hedge fund, are claiming 50 U.S. jobs — so far.
  - 6 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:30pm -
• Facebook Didn’t Seem To Care I Was Being Sexually Harassed Until I Decided To Write About It
  Two months ago, a pro-Trump Facebook group posted my photo and asked its 72,000 members if they would "smash or pass."
  - 8 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:05pm -
• Dick's Sporting Goods Is Destroying Its Unsold Assault-Style Rifles
  The company pulled assault-style weapons and accessories from their stores in February.
  - 8 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 5:37pm -
• The SEC Just Made The Case For Divesting From Fossil Fuel Companies Much Stronger
  The agency's ruling in a little-noticed case last month has knocked the wind out of the push for shareholder activism, a favorite neoliberal tactic to address climate change.
  - 8 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 2:32pm -
• In Los Angeles, Bitter Tensions Over Where To House The Homeless Rile Communities
  Voters approved a plan for supportive housing, but disputes over where to put it have stalled progress.
  - 11 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 10:01am -
• The Libertarian Political Movement Is Dead
  American democracy doesn't look much better.
  - 14 days ago, 11 Apr 18, 6:48pm -
• Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Ditches Facebook After Data Scandal
  "It's brought me more negatives than positives."
  - 16 days ago, 9 Apr 18, 3:51am -
• Trump Proposes Slapping $100 Billion In New Tariffs On Chinese Goods
  The additional tariffs were being considered “in light of China’s unfair retaliation” against earlier U.S. trade actions, Trump said.
  - 19 days ago, 6 Apr 18, 1:27am -
• Twitter Has Suspended 1.2 Million Accounts For 'Terrorist Content'
  The company touts improved in-house tracking tools for steering abusive accounts away from the site.
  - 19 days ago, 5 Apr 18, 9:32pm -
• The Facebook Apology Tour Continues
  Mark Zuckerberg spoke with reporters on topics including trust in the site and trust in his own leadership.
  - 20 days ago, 4 Apr 18, 9:42pm -

Inc.com

• new7 Simple Ways to Ask for Business Help and Get It

  

  Ambitious people often must network assertively. But, when you ask someone for help, advice or an opportunity, keep these seven tips in mind.
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• new3 Books That Will Immediately Sharpen Your Mind

  

  Reading inspires so many. Here are the top three books that have changed my life.
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• newMaintain Eye Contact 70 Percent of the Time--and Other Key Tips to Become a Better Listener

  

  Practicing proper listening and body language skills can enhance how you communicate in business.
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• newStudy Finds These 2 Stress Management Strategies Will Help You Stop Bringing Your Work-Related Stress Home With You

  

  Coming home from work isn't just bad for you, it's bad for your whole family.
  - 48 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:03am -
• newWhy Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Takes Pride In Every Decision He Does Not Make

  

  As a leader, sometimes doing less is more.
  - 50 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:01am -
• new6 Questions to Ask Before Booking a Keynote Speaker

  

  To land a keynote speaker who will wow your audience members in the moment and give them something to act on when they get home, ask these 6 questions.
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• newWhy INFLCR Founder Jim Cavale Didn't Rush to Raise His First $1 Million

  

  Founded in late July 2017, Cavale waited until his startup had real revenues before raising a seed round.
  - 51 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:00am -
• newAmazon Finally Found a Way to Prevent Your Packages from Disappearing off Your Porch

  

  Amazon rolls out a new delivery service to reduce package theft.
  - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:44am -
• new3 Essential Habits of High Performing Leaders

  

  We know the value of good leadership. However, becoming a high performing leader requires a different, but simple skillset through these 3 habits.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:15am -
• new5 Healthy Reasons You Should Immediately Schedule Your Next Vacation

  

  5 Healthy Reasons You Should Immediately Schedule Your Next Vacation
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:00am -

L.A. Times: Business

• newCompetition to build the Navy's MQ-25 flying tanker shows how drone fighters are taking on new roles

  

  The U.S. military has come to rely on drones for surveillance, reconnaissance and attack. Soon, another job will be added to the list: refueling aircraft in midair. Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co. and General Atomics are all vying for a U.S. Navy c…
  - 51 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:00am -
• newU.S. is way behind other nations on workers' readiness for jobs of the future, report says

  

  The United States lags behind other countries in readiness for an increasingly automated world, placing ninth on a ranking of 25 advanced economies, according to a new report from Swiss technology giant ABB. South Korea, Singapore, Germany and Canada…
  - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 11:05pm -
• newPimco picks Texas for next U.S. office in tech push

  

  Driven in part by the intense competition for technology workers in California, Pacific Investment Management Co. has chosen Austin, Texas, for a new office. The office will open this year and is expected to expand to about 200 employees, mostly new…
  - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:10pm -
• newWells Fargo shareholders reject calls to oust Sloan and vote to support board at annual meeting

  

  A year ago, Wells Fargo & Co. shareholders voted in droves against some of the bank’s longest-serving board members, a revolt sparked by the scandal over unauthorized bank accounts. But 12 months later, even as outrage against the bank continues in…
  - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:45pm -
• newStock selloff pushes Dow down 400-plus points; 10-year Treasury yield touches 3% milestone

  

  After a strong start, U.S. stocks abruptly sold off Tuesday after machinery maker Caterpillar said it doesn't expect to top its first-quarter profit for the rest of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged as much as 619 points, before reco…
  - 16 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:40pm -
• newAmazon starts putting packages in your car's trunk (if you allow keyless access)

  

  Amazon.com Inc. has partnered with General Motors Co. and Volvo to deliver packages to customers’ car trunks in 37 U.S. cities. The e-commerce giant is seeking new delivery methods for customers who are wary of leaving packages outside or allowing…
  - 21 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 11:50am -
• Trump and GOP lawmakers are making it easier for auto dealers to racially discriminate

  

  Senate Republicans have voted to allow car dealers to discriminate against black and Latino customers. Maybe I could have phrased that more delicately so as not to bruise sensitive conservative feelings. But why bother? In voting last week to repeal…
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:00am -
• Embattled Wells Fargo to face protests and more calls for change at annual meeting

  

  
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• Trump is pushing hard to reach NAFTA agreement, both with trading partners and with Congress

  

  With critical political deadlines fast approaching, the Trump administration is racing to strike a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by early May — with an eye toward forcing a congressional vote on a new pact by the end of the…
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:00am -
• Southwest Airlines is inspecting virtually its entire fleet of planes after fatal accident

  

  In the wake of an in-flight engine failure that killed a Southwest Airlines passenger, the carrier has started ultrasonic inspections covering virtually its entire fleet of more than 700 planes. The Dallas-based carrier canceled 40 flights over the w…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 7:10pm -

London Evening Standard: Business

• newTakeda plunges after Shire yields to £46bn fifth bid

  

  Drugs group Shire on Tuesday said it is prepared to back Takeda's fifth offer for the business and has agreed more time to thrash out the details of the £46 billion deal.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 6:47am -
• newFOCUS: Why retail investors need more protection from AIM's cowboys

  

  Brokers dealing on the Alternative Investment Market - known as AIM - come in for some heavy stick from their cousins at the City's more blue-blooded institutions.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 6:40am -
• newCarl Mortished: Rich nations are drowning in debt as rate rises loom

  

  Clearing out some old papers recently, I found a little gem, a copy of the mortgage application form for the purchase of our first home.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 6:39am -
• newJim Armitage: Costa Coffee will taste sweeter to the City on its own

  

  Believe Whitbread and today's decision to do the splits was one entirely of its own making, years in the planning.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 6:27am -
• newComcast bids for Sky with pledge of editorial independence

  

  Comcast formally kick-started its bid to takeover Sky today with a £22 billion bid that would effectively side-line Rupert Murdoch from the business he founded in 1990.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 6:23am -
• newWhitbread bows to pressure from activists and reveals plan to spin off Costa Coffee

  

  Premier Inn owner Whitbread on Wednesday caved in to shareholder pressure and unveiled a major plan to spin off its Costa Coffee empire.
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• newBoohoo online fast-fashion retailer sees sales double

  

  Online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo on Wednesday turned the screw on the High Street as it said sales had almost doubled.
  - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 6:09am -
• newSmall-cap spotlight: Vimto maker Nichols announces earnings ahead of AGM, Warpaint London shares on the charge

  

  Welcome to Small-Cap Spotlight where the Evening Standard business team will bring investors rolling coverage and analysis on all the major small cap news this morning.
  - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 5:57am -
• UK insurers hungry for risk despite rising global fears

  

  UK insurers have broken rank with European and American rivals by boosting their appetite for risk-taking, according to a global poll by the fund arm of Goldman Sachs
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:57am -
• TECH TRACKER ROUND-UP: Facebook remains in focus over Cambridge Analytica; Bitcoin on the rise

  

  Here the Evening Standard business team highlights all the major tech news today.
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:55am -

NASDAQ: Business

• Why Should Modern Business Owners Accept Bitcoin?

  

  Thanks in part to the excitement generated from its skyrocketing price,  Bitcoin  (along with similar types of digital currency) is gradually entering the mainstream. Consumers are scrambling to get in on the action. They are  driving up the price…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 2:16pm -
• Don't be a victim of key employee poaching

  

  There’s a qualified employee crisis in America today. Companies of all sizes are reporting they can’t find qualified workers to fill the good-paying jobs they have. Some research indicates the number of unfilled assignments may be as many as six…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 12:40pm -
• 3 Ways Business Leaders Can Help With Boosting Local Economies

  

  Cities, though public entities “owned” by their governments and residents, are dependent upon private businesses. The success of the private sector — and the improvements fueled by businesses — makes many other aspects of community life appea…
  - 7 days ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:52am -
• Essential Components for Successful Business Innovation

  

  The focal point of today’s market disruption is the collision of traditional corporate giants with the new titans of the entrepreneurial world with their unlimited war chest of funds, plus the vision, talent and intention to change ANY world they c…
  - 9 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 3:02pm -
• When the UGC says "Nu-uh," you've gotta problem

  

  Once upon a time, but not that long ago, a brand message could be successful even if it was close to a work of fiction.  Created by Madison Avenue wordsmiths, copy for an ad or brochure was crafted to manipulate and motivate using puffery, a legal…
  - 9 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 12:46pm -
• You are a CEO, but are you doing the job?

  

  The hardest job in the marketplace is the Chief Executive Officer of a small business. So, how could it be harder to be the CEO of Excel Supply, LLC than the CEO of Exxon? Let’s look at the definition. Investopedia says a CEO is “the highes…
  - 16 days ago, 9 Apr 18, 12:52pm -
• 2 Ways Public-Private Partnerships Are Spurring Economic Development

  

  Whether a project is a city, county, state, or a national one, there can be factors that inhibit that project’s progress. Public programs may experience budget cuts or face bureaucratic red tape due to numerous layers of decision makers. Oftentimes…
  - 20 days ago, 5 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
• Should You Reward Employees In The Wake Of The Tax Bill?

  

  After the tax bill was  finalized and passed in December , many business owners began to contemplate what they should do with their new windfall. With the corporate tax rate falling from 35 percent to 21 percent — representing the biggest one-ti…
  - 21 days ago, 4 Apr 18, 10:03am -
• Avoid These 7 Financial Mistakes Says CEO Of $175M Company

  

  Andy Frisella  has seen it all. This includes the financial successes and the financial mistakes.  After starting a single vitamins-and-supplements storefront with a friend in his early twenties, Frisella has seen his company  1st Phorm  go fr…
  - 22 days ago, 3 Apr 18, 10:04am -
• Finance In Small Business -- Future Challenges And Opportunities

  

  While the economy has rebounded from the Great Recession, Biz2Credit found big banks still only approve  about a quarter  of the small business loan applications. Many companies are experiencing increased opportunities and funding. Yet, small bus…
  - 23 days ago, 2 Apr 18, 1:06pm -

npr: Business

• newWhen China's Ships Come In

  

  A spat over tariffs is giving California ports pause.
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• newInterest Rate Rise Unsettles Stock Investors; Dow Falls 425 Points

  

  For the first time in four years, the rate on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note crossed 3 percent. While it signals a stronger economy, it makes bonds more attractive investments, undermining stocks.
  - 17 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:51pm -
• newSpotify Redesigns Its Free Tier, With Hopes Of Grabbing Even More Users

  

  The streaming giant announced changes to its mobile app that the company hopes will lure even more users worldwide to its free tier.
  - 19 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 2:15pm -
• newNewsroom To 'Chicago Tribune': With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union

  

  Tribune journalists give corporate owner Tronc a day to recognize the union voluntarily. Otherwise, they say they will force a federal vote that "will result overwhelmingly in our favor."
  - 22 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:55am -
• Amazon Wants To Deliver Packages Inside Your Car

  

  The offer for now is for people who have a 2015 or newer GM car or Volvo with an active OnStar or Volvo On Call account. It's an extension of Amazon's program to deliver packages inside homes.
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:50am -
• Chinese Women Face Rampant Gender Discrimination From Employers, Report Says

  

  Human Rights Watch says 19 percent of job advertisements in 2018 were designated "men only." Meanwhile, several tech companies feature young female employees in ads to attract male counterparts.
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:44am -
• Protection For The Steel Industry Is As Old As America

  

  The U.S. steel industry has enjoyed protection from foreign competitors since the 1790s. It says new import tariffs are actually just leveling the playing field and shouldn't be labeled "protection."
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:19am -
• Facebook Updates Community Standards, Expands Appeals Process

  

  The social media company announced changes to its community standards, releasing internal review guidelines and allowing appeals of content removal decisions.
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:01am -
• Sean Hannity's Real Estate Portfolio Raises Journalism Ethics Questions

  

  The talk show host reportedly amassed a big real estate portfolio during the foreclosure crisis. Some homes were purchased with HUD support, which he didn't reveal when interviewing the HUD secretary.
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:01am -
• China's Top Employers Routinely Publish Sexist Job Ads, Study Says

  

  A new report from Human Rights Watch claims that in China, despite economic growth and more opportunities for women, gender discrimination in job recruitment remains a serious problem.
  - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:01am -

NYMag: Business and Money

• The Trans-Everything CEO

  

  Futurist, pharma tycoon, satellite entrepreneur, philosopher. Martine Rothblatt, the highest-paid female executive in America, was born male. But that is far from the thing that defines her. Just ask her wife. Then ask the robot version of her wife.
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• The Taming of the Trading Monster

  

  After his firm’s indictment, Steven A. Cohen is richer than ever—but almost everything has changed.
  - 6 Jun 14, 5:31pm -
• Our Congenial Web Overlords

  

  Ken and Ben Lerer fund 185 tech companies—and counting.
  - 12 Jan 14, 7:58pm -
• Saw

  

  Who Etsy found on Etsy.
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:57pm -
• Quirky

  

  His big idea: using yours.
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:55pm -
• Amanda Palmer

  

  “I could write a book about that. Funny enough, I am.”
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:52pm -
• Sofar Sounds

  

  The private gig.
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:50pm -
• Grumpy Cat

  

  … And his Sue Mengers. Ben Lashes is manager of the Internet’s meme-iest sensations, some of them feline. It’s a growth business.
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:43pm -
• Flint and Tinder

  

  Seventh time’s a charm.
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:36pm -
• Bitly

  

  What Libya and Twitter have in common.
  - 29 Sep 13, 9:35pm -

PBS: Business Desk

• Why this Social Security boost is no boon for lower earners

  

  Photo by Karen Roach/via AdobeEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans and their families by answering their health ca…
  - 18 Oct 17, 3:06pm -
• Column: GOP tax cuts would make the rich even richer

  

  President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican Congressional leaders about tax reform at the White House on September 5, 2017. File photo by REUTERS/Joshua RobertsIn House Speaker Paul Ryan’s words, the Republican tax reform plan i…
  - 18 Oct 17, 12:19pm -
• Ask the Headhunter: 4 signs that you should run from a job scam

  

  
  - 17 Oct 17, 9:40am -
• A major sticking point in the Republican tax plan, explained

  

  President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on October 11, 2017. File photo by REUTERS/Joshua RobertsThe state and local tax deduction has become a key sticking point for Republicans negotiating tax reform. How the ta…
  - 16 Oct 17, 11:58am -
• 4 tips for making the most of Medicare’s open enrollment

  

  Journalist Philip Moeller urges current Medicare enrollees to take advantage of this opportunity to evaluate their Medicare coverage and decide if they wish to make any changes next year. Photo by Troels Graugaard/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journa…
  - 11 Oct 17, 3:09pm -
• Ask the Headhunter: If you’re expected to jump through hoops to get an interview, here’s what to say

  

  Some employers think what they’re doing a clever “pre-assessment” of job applicants, laying the burden on you while avoiding putting their own skin in the game, explains Ask the Headhunter columnist Nick Corcodilos. Photo by Getty ImagesNick C…
  - 10 Oct 17, 3:24pm -
• Analysis: How tax reform could impact charitable giving

  

  Editor’s note: Jonathan Meer is a professor at Texas A&M University, and an expert on charitable giving. This analysis is being published here in collaboration with EconoFact, a nonpartisan economic publication.THE ISSUEGiving by individuals acc…
  - 10 Oct 17, 11:42am -
• The unemployment rate and jobs total went down? What’s up?

  

  A job seeker talks to a recruiter from UC Health at the Colorado Hospital Association job fair in Denver, Colorado, on October 4, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Rick WilkingThe unemployment rate dropped from 4.4 percent to 4.2 percent in September, while th…
  - 6 Oct 17, 2:53pm -
• Column: This innovation could lead to the next financial crisis

  

  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 4, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Brendan McDermidHistory might not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Robert Z. Aliber, an emeritus professor of international economics a…
  - 6 Oct 17, 12:17pm -
• ‘Boosting’ to support her habit — one woman’s nightmare

  

  Donna Dibo, a former opioid addict, spoke to PBS NewsHour recently about her addiction and its impact on her life.Editor’s note: As part of the NewsHour’s series on the opioid epidemic, I went to eastern Ohio and interviewed three former addicts…
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Reuters: Business

• newGlass Lewis urges vote against Deutsche Boerse board actions at AGM

  

  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Influential proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended shareholders in Deutsche Boerse vote against ratifying the actions of the management and supervisory boards at the exchange's 2018 annual general meeting.
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• newStock futures slip as U.S. yield holds above 3 percent

  

  (Reuters) - U.S. equity futures pointed to a fifth day of losses for the main indexes on Wednesday, spooked by a rise in bond yields and nerves ahead of earnings from scandal-hit Facebook.
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• newChina's ZTE will take 'certain actions' against U.S. ban

  

  (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp said on Wednesday it planned to take "certain actions" under U.S. laws following a ban by the U.S. government on American firms doing business with the company.
  - 36 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 8:15am -
• newBoeing beats profit estimates, margins rise

  

  (Reuters) - Boeing Co on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecast for earnings per share and cash flow, boosted by strong demand for air travel.
  - 60 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:51am -
• newTwitter trounces estimates as growth moves overseas

  

  (Reuters) - Twitter Inc reported its second profitable quarter on Wednesday and topped Wall Street estimates for revenue and monthly active users, as advertisers in Asia and other markets outside the United States embraced its video ads.
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• newSky pulls support for Murdoch bid as Comcast confirms offer

  

  LONDON (Reuters) - Sky withdrew its recommendation of Rupert Murdoch's contested bid for the European pay-TV group after rival Comcast submitted a higher, 22 billion-pound ($31 billion) cash offer on Wednesday.
  - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:46am -
• newStocks slide toward longest losing streak of the year

  

  LONDON (Reuters) - Shares were on their way to the longest losing streak of the year on Wednesday, as an advance in U.S. bond yields beyond 3 percent and warnings from top global firms about rising costs fed fears a boom in earnings may have peaked.…
  - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:41am -
• newRolls-Royce, Airbus to collaborate on new UltraFan engine

  

  LONDON (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce and Airbus have signed a deal to collaborate on development of the UltraFan, a new engine that is intended to 25 percent more fuel efficient than the earliest version of the Trent engine, the British company said on…
  - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:23am -
• newPorsche appeals against seizure of files in emissions raid

  

  BERLIN (Reuters) - Porsche has appealed against the seizure of files by prosecutors during a raid last week on the sports car brand's premises related to inquiries into emissions manipulations, prosecutors said.
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:01am -
• newAmazon.com plays catch-up in Brazil as local rivals thrive

  

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Claudia Maria de Oliveira is leery of online shopping. But while browsing social media recently, the 49-year-old Brazilian spotted a bargain-priced sandwich press from local retailer Magazine Luiza SA.
  - 8 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:16am -

San Francisco Chronicle: Biz & Tech

• newOverworked? These are the companies offering the best work/life balance, according to Indeed
  Indeed, a job listings and company review website, looked over reviews of American companies written between March 2016 and March 2018. From there, the company identified "which companies receive the highest ratings for helping employees achieve a he…
  - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 7:00am -
• newBusiness News Roundup, April 25
  Ireland Apple making tax payments Ireland says it will begin collecting more than $15.9 billion of back taxes from Apple, 19 months after the Eu…
  - 13 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:29pm -
• newFor the first time, Facebook spells out what it forbids
  If you’ve ever wondered exactly what sorts of things Facebook would like you not to do on its service, you’re in luck. For the first time, the social network is publishing detailed guidelines to what does and doesn’t belong on its service — 2…
  - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:13pm -
• newYouTube says computers are catching problem videos
  The vast majority of videos removed from YouTube toward the end of last year for violating the site’s content guidelines had first been detected by machines instead of humans, the Google-owned company said this week. YouTube said i…
  - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:07pm -
• newZelle money-transfer service vulnerable to hackers
  Big banks are making it easy to zap money to your friends. Maybe too easy. Zelle, a service that allows bank customers to instantly send money to their acquaintances, is booming. Thousands of new users sign up every day. An estimated…
  - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:57pm -
• newComey book sells, Yahoo fined for breach, Bezos says regulation is ‘fine’
  Number of the day 600,000 That’s how many copies of former FBI Director James Comey’s memoir, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” sold in its first week. The b…
  - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:37pm -
• newCabridge Analytica fights back after data scandal
  LONDON — Cambridge Analytica unleashed its counterattack against claims that it misused data from millions of Facebook accounts, saying Tuesday it is the victim of misunderstandings and inaccurate reporting that portrays the company as the evil vil…
  - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:00pm -
• newShire studies Takeda takeover bid
  Shire is considering a new offer from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. after the Japanese drugmaker revised its roughly $60 billion bid for the biotechnology company once again. Shire’s board “is considering its position” on a new bid…
  - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:26pm -
• newRetailers warned on Juul sales to kids
  Federal health officials have announced a nationwide crackdown on underage use of a popular e-cigarette brand after months of complaints from parents, politicians and school administrators. The Food and Drug Administration issued war…
  - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:24pm -
• newAfter community outcry, San Francisco's Costumes on Haight will keep its doors open
  Costumes on Haight is a gay-owned store that survived even after its original owner's passing from AIDS, Bieschke said. These spaces are increasingly becoming unicorns in San Francisco, he said, citing the recent closures of multiple "gay businesses"…
  - 17 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:35pm -

The Economist: Business

• A potential merger between IAG and Norwegian should worry flyers

  

  WHEN flag carriers such as British Airways (BA) ruled the skies, only the rich could afford to fly across the Atlantic. That was until Freddie Laker, a British entrepreneur, came along. His dream was to open long-haul travel to the masses. In 1977…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• Sir Martin Sorrell leaves WPP in a sorry state

  

  DURING his spectacular rise from London beancounter to the globe-trotting boss of WPP, the advertising powerhouse he created out of a backstreet wire-basket and trolley company, Sir Martin Sorrell was rarely sentimental. The man who helped turn a…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• How Heineken beer survives in Congo

  

  THE Bralima brewery in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is an island of modernity in a city where chaos is the norm. Inside a building near the docks where barges begin the journey up the Congo river, conveyor belts…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• A new bankruptcy code is reshaping Indian business

  

  ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, a Spanish pop singer, plays an unlikely part in the story of Indian capitalism. His presence at a party to mark Vijay Mallya’s 60th birthday, in December 2015, was, literally, a showstopper. A flamboyant booze heir, Mr Mallya w…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• Business writer
  The Economist is looking for a business correspondent to work at its headquarters in London. An ability to write informatively, succinctly and wittily, combined with numeracy and curiosity, matter more than prior experience. Applicants should send a…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• An American ban puts China’s ZTE in peril

  

  TALK of restricting the use of Chinese telecoms equipment in the West is growing. This week the curbs went the other way, when America banned its companies from selling hardware and software for seven years to one of China’s state-owned tech cha…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• ESPN starts a streaming service
  THE first week for ESPN+, a sports streaming service that Disney, owner of ESPN, launched in America on April 12th, had none of the razzmatazz associated with a firm known for blockbuster openings. Forget marquee matchups from the National Basketball…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• Some American startups are borrowing ideas from China

  

  Hipster Hells Angel“WHEN you enter [the marketplace] with that level of hubris and arrogance, you don’t create trust.” So declared a member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this week. He was upset about the sudden appearance of doc…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• Amazon is not the only threat to legacy post offices

  

  The Pony Express, British styleIT MAY be hard to imagine a world without cheap postal services, but 200 years ago sending mail was a luxury. Posting a letter from London to Edinburgh cost an average daily wage. In 1840, after a proposal by Rowlan…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -
• Should one of the world’s largest banks be wound down?

  

  DEUTSCHE BANK is one of the financial industry’s hardest problems. It is not a viable business when judged by any sensible yardstick, because it is unable to make enough profits to generate a remotely adequate return. Its existence does not seem…
  - 6 days ago, 19 Apr 18, 10:48am -

The Fiscal Times: Business Buzz

• Ackman Feels a $500 Million Pinch from J.C. Penney
  
  - 27 Aug 13, 2:28pm -
• JPMorgan’s Commodities Exit: A Win for Regulators?
  
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• 2 JPMorgan Directors Step Down as Bank Takes a Step Forward
  
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• Munis Are Suffering Their Worst Month Since 2008
  
  - 25 Jun 13, 12:26pm -
• Why Increased Buybacks May Not Be a ‘Buy’ Signal
  
  - 6 Jun 13, 5:56pm -
• Game Over for Zynga Investors? Not Yet
  
  - 6 Jun 13, 2:01pm -
• After Snafu, Lululemon Beating the Pants Off S&P 500
  
  - 5 Jun 13, 3:30pm -
• Yet Another Pension Fund Drops Gun Stocks
  
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• Another Union Drops Gun Stocks in Protest
  
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• Last-Minute Holiday Shopping: Why We Wait
  
  - 18 Dec 12, 3:40pm -

The Independent: Business

• Lord Leach and Open Europe: Only 'big picture' reform will keep Britain in the EU
  When Rodney Leach was a young classics tutor at Oxford, he started the Oxford-Hungarian relief fund, helping refugees oppressed by the Russian invasion of 1956.
  - 25 Sep 15, 8:02pm -
• Ex-Autonomy chiefs say HP was warned over revenue growth
  The bitter feud between Hewlett-Packard and former executives of Autonomy took another twist yesterday after two ex-directors of the British tech company claimed HP knew recorded revenue growth would be warped after the takeover.
  - 25 Sep 15, 7:59pm -
• Chancellor's Northern Powerhouse could do with some foreign money
  Stand by, Rotherham. Watch out, Walsall. By venturing as far afield as the north-west city of Urumqi on his trip to China this week, George Osborne hopes that Chinese dignitaries jetting into London next month will follow his lead and venture off the…
  - 25 Sep 15, 7:57pm -
• HSS Hire chief Chris Davies quits after string of profit warnings since float
  The chief executive of HSS, the UK’s largest tool-hire company, quit yesterday after a torrid six months marked  by a string of profit warnings and 70 per cent collapse in the share price.
  - 25 Sep 15, 7:54pm -
• Global markets take heart from a show of strength in America
  Encouraging growth figures from the world’s biggest economy cheered global stock markets yesterday as the Federal Reserve’s chair Janet Yellen said the US was strong enough to fend off the recent turmoil.
  - 25 Sep 15, 7:53pm -
• UK ministers urged to 'come clean' on when they were informed about VW emissions scandal
  UK ministers have been told to “come clean” on when they were first informed about the Volkswagen scandal.
  - 25 Sep 15, 3:25pm -
• New Volkswagen boss Matthias Muller vows to emerge from crisis 'stronger than before'
  The former Porsche chief executive Matthias Müller who was named as the new Volkswagen boss has said that the company has an opportunity to emerge from the crisis “stronger than before”.
  - 25 Sep 15, 3:22pm -
• RBS former CEO Fred Goodwin kisses goodbye to his Executive Suite - as it opens up to house innovative start ups
  If the children depicted by William McTaggart in his oil painting “The Atlantic Surf” could see and hear the world outside, they would undoubtedly have some stories to tell. Why? The 1899 work by the celebrated Scottish artist has hung for years…
  - 25 Sep 15, 1:49pm -
• Volkswagen emissions scandal: Crisis is bigger than just VW - and the impact will be seismic
  There is no better time to take the helm of a corporation than in the heat of a crisis. Matthias Müller, who might have ascended to the top of Volkswagen during a feud between shareholders earlier this year, now has a golden opportunity to prove him…
  - 25 Sep 15, 1:47pm -
• Volkswagen appoints Matthias Mueller as chief executive
  Volkswagen as appointed Matthias Mueller as its new chief executive two days after former chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned, despite insisting that he was not involved in rigging emissions tests for diesel cars in the US.
  - 25 Sep 15, 12:50pm -

Wired: Business