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…
  - 14 Sep 15, 6:54pm -
• 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…
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Forbes: Business

• newThe World That Awaits the Next German Leader
  A rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape will present the incoming chancellor with an array of challenges to answer.
  - 41 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 8:07am -
• newBrands Need To Step Up Their Game To Win Over Millennials

  

  When it comes to email marketing communications, quality over quantity is important.
  - 48 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 8:00am -
• newWhy B2B Companies Need To Embrace A 'Smarketing' Approach

  

  The days of accepting misalignment between sales and marketing are over -- it's time to combine the efforts of your sales and marketing teams.
  - 48 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 8:00am -
• newWhat Martin Margiela Brought To Hermes

  

  A new book celebrates all the contributions made by fashion designer Martin Margiela to Hermes
  - 56 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:52am -
• newWhat To Make Of President Trump's NFL Ratings Tweets

  

  President Trump continues to tweet about a decrease in NFL ratings being due to players kneeling during the national anthem, but while NFL ratings are decreasing, how do we know there is causation present?
  - 57 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:51am -
• newCustomer Service Lessons Learned In The Wake Of Hurricane Harvey

  

  Committing to customer service, even in challenging circumstances, will win you dedicated brand advocates.
  - 1 hour ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:30am -
• newAxovant Alzheimer's Drug Fails To Help Patients

  

  Investors poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Axovant and its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, intepirdine. But in the end, the medicine was no different from 99% of medicines tested against the brain-wasting disease since 2002. That is: it f…
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:14am -
• newBuilding Community: Running Is The New Golf

  

  Running is becoming the new golf with regard to corporate networking. Building community is critical for the success teams and ecosystems, and creating deep relationships is a big part of that. The author explores the role of running in Atlas Venture…
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:13am -
• newWhy It's Important For Great Leaders To Tell Great Stories

  

  You need to know not only which story to tell, but when to tell it.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• new"Heroic Agriculture" At 37 Cents Per Kilo: The Economics Of Grape Growing On Pantelleria

  

  What's it like to earn 37 cents for a kilo of grapes you've worked very hard to grow? Award-winning filmmaker Nicola Ferrari explains, along with his perspective on the zibibbo tradition on the island of Pantelleria.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:31am -

Global Post: Business

• newHow one city plans to steer residents away from driving

  

  Countries from the UK to China are rolling out extraordinary plans to eliminate fossil-fuel-guzzling automobiles. But one Nordic capital city is mixing tech and urban planning to make sure citizens do not need a car at all.Finland’s capital Helsin…
  - 1 hour ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:45am -
• newTrump's new travel ban 'still smells and looks like a Muslim ban,' activists say

  

  President Donald Trump didn't let his travel ban expire on Sunday. Instead, he beefed it up and made it open-ended. Travel Ban 3.0, as some are calling it, bars people from six Muslim-majority countries, plus Venezuela and North Korea, from enter…
  - 13 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 7:30pm -
• newIn mid-'60s Yugoslavia, mariachi music was really popular

  

  In the mid-'60s, Mexican mariachi music ruled the airwaves in Yugoslavia. Singers sported charro suits and sombreros, typical mariachi garb, with typically Slavic names.The style was known as Yu-Mex, a mix of Mexican sounds with Serbo-Croatia…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:45pm -
• newMerkel's party wants to deport migrants to Afghanistan, but this refugee says it's unsafe

  

  On Sunday, Germans re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of the most powerful women in the world. But, for the first time in decades, they also voted a far-right political party into Germany's parliament, the Bundestag.The Alternative for Germany…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:30pm -
• newHow a far-right party's nationalistic rhetoric framed the issues in Germany's election

  

  Angela Merkel has won her fourth term as chancellor of Germany, as expected. But things are likely to be different this time around.Germany continues to grapple with a refugee crisis, and the nationalist sentiment that’s come to the forefront in r…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:30pm -
• newFor Puerto Rico, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria 'looks like a humanitarian crisis'

  

  It’s been five days since Hurricane Maria tore through the island of Puerto Rico, killing at least 16 people, damaging homes, roads and fields and leaving millions without power.The Trump administration says it will "continue to do everything it c…
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:00pm -
• newHe trolled a plus-size model on Twitter. She had the perfect comeback.

  

  It was around 11 at night, and Lesego Legobane was getting ready to go to bed. A friend asked if she had seen the tweet about her, which had been circulating on the internet.It was posted by a Twitter user named Leyton Mokgerepi, and it showed two…
  - 21 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 12:15pm -
• newShould Kurdistan break off from Iraq? We asked young voters.

  

  Iraqi Kurds go to the polls on Monday to take part in a historic referendum on their future. Should the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region remain part of Iraq, or become an independent country?Thousands have died fighting for an independent Kurdistan,…
  - 22 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 10:30am -
• In a fragile ecosystem, people converge to run at 11,000 feet

  

  Though the word “Kashmir” has become synonymous with international conflict and human rights violations, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is also home a Buddhist community perched at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet —the district of La…
  - 1 day ago, 25 Sep 17, 7:30am -
• Hundreds of Mexico City buildings may now be uninhabitable

  

  Jessica Cruz slept in a crowded Mexico City gym this week, flanked by exercise equipment, a baby carriage, a large pile of stuffed animals and a small bag of diapers for her baby boy.The workout room, laden with blue foam mats, was far from comforta…
  - 3 days ago, 23 Sep 17, 9:00am -

Huffington Post: US Business News

• newYou’re Hired! Change The Process To Fill The Gender Gap So Women In Tech Win
  The women in tech pipeline problem starts not with whether or not a male or female candidate is hired, but how a candidate
  - 24 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 9:10am -
• You Probably Don't Know These Consumer Laws -- But You Should
  It might be a stretch to say that American consumers are legally illiterate. After all, don't we watch Law & Order? In fact
  - 1 day ago, 25 Sep 17, 8:41am -
• Walmart Wants To Stick Groceries In Your Refrigerator While You're Away
  Sure, it's creepy, but so is summoning strangers to pick you up at home in their own cars.
  - 4 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 7:07pm -
• The Equifax Breach Is Bad, But There Are Steps That Can Help
  By Kathleen Krumpter, Senior Financial Counselor, New York Legal Assistance Group When I first saw the news that Equifax
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 6:34pm -
• KB Home Cuts CEO's Annual Incentive Payment In Response To Vulgar Rant (UPDATE)
  CEO Jeffrey Mezger's mouth is going to cost him money.
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 12:42pm -
• Surprise! Amazon Seems To Think You're Pregnant
  A mass email told customers they'd received a gift from their baby registry. Problem was, many aren't even expecting.
  - 6 days ago, 20 Sep 17, 7:43am -
• What’s Wrong With 'Poverty, Inc.'? A Critical Review
  If no country has been able to provide well-paid jobs to everyone, how can a poor economy with limited resources do that for everyone?
  - 6 days ago, 19 Sep 17, 8:52pm -
• Former Macy's Employees Sue Company For Allegedly Racially Profiling Asian Shoppers
  The plaintiffs say they were fired when they tried to speak up about the alleged discrimination.
  - 7 days ago, 19 Sep 17, 6:08pm -
• How Monsanto Manufactured Outrage At Chemical Cancer Classification It Expected
  Three years ago this month Monsanto Co. executives realized they had a big problem on their hands. It was September 2014
  - 7 days ago, 19 Sep 17, 4:30pm -
• CEO Of KB Home Calls Kathy Griffin A 'Bald D**e' And 'C**t' On Tape
  Security cameras captured Jeffrey Mezger's profane remarks Saturday night.
  - 7 days ago, 19 Sep 17, 2:46pm -

Inc.com

• newBlue Ocean Shift: A Systematic Way to Grow Your Business Without Competing

  

  Renee Mauborgne, co-author of 'Blue Ocean Strategy' and the new book 'Blue Ocean Shift' on why disrupting an industry doesn't need to be an entrepreneur's goal.
  - 48 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 8:00am -
• newWhat Rambo Can Teach Us About Achievement

  

  The best-laid plans are often disrupted when reality kicks in, requiring leaders to course-correct in real time.
  - 1 hour ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:30am -
• newThe Most Effective Way to Lead Generation Z

  

  Here is the leadership style that resonates best with Generation Z and three steps to execute it effectively.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• new51 Percent of Workers Are Looking for a New Job. Here's Where Bosses Are Going Wrong

  

  A 401K, flexible schedule and health coverage are great, but when push comes to shove, those things aren't what millennials actually prefer.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• newThe New Airline Exclusively For Millennials Is Giving First Class Passengers Something Totally Ridiculous

  

  Will anyone really want this?
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• newHow Jerry Seinfeld Breaks Down a Joke Can Help You Build Up a Presentation

  

  Steal a page from the comedian's playbook to craft and deliver a show-stopping pitch.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• newDaymond John: Don't Be So Quick to Quit Your Day Job

  

  The entrepreneur and 'Shark Tank' star recounts how he divided his time between his day job and FUBU during the business's early days.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• newWhat Warby Parker Taught These Two Women (Who Launched Their Own $12 Million Company)

  

  Away co-founder, Jen Rubio, explains her company's vision of disrupting an entire category.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:00am -
• newCan the NFL (or NASCAR) Fire People Who Take a Knee During the National Anthem?

  

  When sports becomes more politics than play, can the bosses do anything?
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:57am -
• newThe Heavy Price We Pay for Saying "I'm Sorry"

  

  Over-apologizing can have a negative impact on how you feel about yourself and how others perceive you.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:45am -

L.A. Times: Business

• newRepublicans should gladly pay for my preexisting condition

  

  It’s a question I encounter frequently when I discuss healthcare with conservatives, particularly after I note that I have a chronic and costly preexisting condition, Type 1 diabetes.“Why should I pay for your healthcare?” they ask.The question…
  - 3 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:00am -
• newTarget to raise its minimum hourly wage to $15 by the end of 2020

  

  Target Corp. said Monday that it is raising the minimum wage for its workers to $11 an hour starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020.The company said the move will help it better recruit and retain top-quality staff and provide a better…
  - 14 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 6:45pm -
• newMark Zuckerberg built Facebook into a behemoth whose power he underestimates

  

  When it comes to business, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is undeniably a visionary. He made a big bet that paid off on photo-sharing app Instagram, charged full bore into mobile when others stood pat, and recognized early on the fortune that co…
  - 14 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 6:45pm -
• newUnited Airlines to let passengers on overbooked flights bid on price to give up seats

  

  In response to the notorious dragging of a seated passenger in April, United Airlines is set to launch a program that lets passengers on overbooked flights make a bid on how much compensation they will take to give up their seats. The bidding program…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:45pm -
• newTech stocks tumble; Facebook, Netflix and Nvidia drop 4.5% or more

  

  Technology stocks slammed into reverse Monday, and the losses overshadowed gains in other areas of the market, sending broad U.S. indexes down. Treasury bond prices and gold rose, meanwhile, as investors looked for safer places for their money after…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:30pm -
• newWal-Mart's holiday gift to employees: More hours of work

  

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking an unconventional approach to seasonal hiring this year by doing away with the longtime tradition of recruiting — and training — thousands of temporary workers for the holiday crush. Instead, the world's largest ret…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:25pm -
• newAvailable soon: Sex robots with artificial intelligence

  

  Come January, lifelike sex robots will be one step closer. That’s when a Southern California company will unveil Harmony, an anatomically correct sex doll with a patented animatronic talking head with programmable personality and memory. News of cr…
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 4:50pm -
• Even after a brutal hurricane season, airlines are doing just fine

  

  Two massive hurricanes have put a strain on airlines, but the industry is taking it in stride, thanks to high profits and technological advances.
  - 1 day ago, 25 Sep 17, 8:00am -
• California Inc.: Anaheim Convention Center solidifies claim to fame

  

  Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section. I'm Business columnist David Lazarus, and here's a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last week. In coming days, the Federal Reserve will s…
  - 1 day ago, 25 Sep 17, 8:00am -
• Saving for retirement also means planning for the tax hit

  

  Dear Liz: I’m 40. We own our house and have a young daughter. Through my current employer, I’m able to contribute to a regular 401(k) and also a Roth 401(k) retirement account. My company matches 3% if we contribute a total of 6% or more of our s…
  - 2 days ago, 24 Sep 17, 6:00am -

London Evening Standard: Business

• newMarket report: City ditches Card Factory after profits dive

  

  "Sorry you're leaving" cards were the message of the day at retailer Card Factory after investors rushed for the exit.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:04am -
• newClose Brothers thrives on retail rally

  

  Stock markets are soaring despite fears about Donald Trump, North Korea, terrorism and Brexit and small punters are trading with verve.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:59am -
• newMeerkat site Compare the Market in 'price ramping' investigation

  

  A major price-comparison website was accused of driving up the costs of home insurance on Tuesday, costing consumers millions of pounds.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:51am -
• newThe AA sticks by insurance arm at 'centre of punch-up'

  

  New AA chief Simon Breakwell today pledged to keep hold of its insurance division despite reports a possible sale triggered the exit of former chief Bob Mackenzie.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:46am -
• newFrom Vampire Squid to Jumbo Shrimp: Has Goldman Sachs finally lost the plot?

  

  Goldman Sachs is wobbling. It's had wobbles before, of course, but to some this feels different. On Wall Street and in the City, analysts are asking a question never before asked of the bank: what is it for?
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:35am -
• newUber carries on fight against drivers' claims

  

  Beleagured taxi app Uber is facing another legal fight on Wednesday as it appeals against a key ruling that its 40,000 drivers are entitled to the national minimum wage, holiday pay and sick pay.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:31am -
• newAngela Merkel hasn't been key to economic success, writes Hamish McRae

  

  Angela Merkel is much weakened. The German economy is stronger than ever. That is the strange paradox. She has her fourth term as chancellor but we don't know quite what form her coalition will take or how effective it will be.
  - 24 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 9:04am -
• newAsk Jo Malone: Writing the right tagline can boost a brand and tell its story, so just do it

  

  I write taglines as a hobby. Usually these are aimed at specific large listed businesses. I am aware that they have agencies to manage their advertising, but now I want to approach them with the taglines I have written for their business. What option…
  - 24 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 8:58am -

NASDAQ: Business

• newCould Blockchain Save Your Business Money?

  

  If you are familiar with the term “blockchain” then you are ahead of some people.  Blockchain uses cryptography  to create a digital record of transactions. These monetary exchanges are secure because they are decentralized. To put it more sim…
  - 23 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 9:52am -
• How Business Owners Can Financially Prepare For Emergencies

  

  Emergencies are not a matter of if, they are a matter of when. That’s why business owners need to know how to financially prepare for emergencies. In the wake of Hurricane Irma, I’ve seen a lot of business owners freaking out. They lost money du…
  - 4 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 10:28am -
• What It's Really Like to Be an Entrepreneur

  

  The entrepreneurial spirit long has been part of American society, but in the past few years, entrepreneur-mania seems to have taken hold. If you turn on the TV, you'll see series such as "Shark Tank" and "Hatched" devoted to startups. And if you  f…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 8:35am -
• Fueling Small Business Success Through Innovation

  

  One of the keys to any  successful business , regardless of it’s size, is innovation. Developing new ideas is the fuel which will keep your business up to date. Innovation will keep operations, products, and services fresh. Adding this fuel will m…
  - 8 days ago, 18 Sep 17, 10:08am -
• How to Find Your Niche in the 3-D Printing Business

  

  No matter how many times you see a 3 D printer 160 in operation it s a sight to behold They make for great YouTube videos no doubt Starting a 3 D printing business There s a steeper learning curve than in some other businesses With a 3 D printing bus…
  - 13 days ago, 13 Sep 17, 7:35pm -
• 3 Ways Payment Processing Integration Can Help Your Business

  

  As a small business owner, you hear this all the time on the phone. Somebody calls from a credit card processing  company offering up their product . It could even be the same guy that has been hounding you for months or years, but it is still hard…
  - 13 days ago, 13 Sep 17, 10:09am -
• The Future Of Mobile Payments For Business Owners

  

  Considering the fact that  95% of Americans own a cellphone , with 77% being a smartphone. Mobile phone users will likely climb to almost  5 billion by 2020 . With these numbers it’s easy to understand why there was a lot of hype surrounding the…
  - 15 days ago, 11 Sep 17, 9:18am -
• What The Emergence Of The Platform Economy Means For Businesses

  

  Make no mistake about it. We live in a world where the “the platform platform economy” isn’t just  disruptive , it’s killing long-lasting and successful business models. Amazon shook up the retail industry, Napster and iTunes decimated the m…
  - 18 days ago, 8 Sep 17, 10:04am -
• Why Hiring Remote Workers Might (or Might Not) Pay Off

  

  More people are trading in commutes and cubicles for couches and coffee shops As of 2016 43 of employees worked remotely at least part of the time up from 39 in 2012 according to Gallup s State of the American Workplace report For small businesses th…
  - 20 days ago, 6 Sep 17, 6:48pm -
• How to Get an SBA Disaster Loan for Your Business

  

  Insurance will cover much of the cost of recovery for small businesses across southeastern Texas from Hurricane Harvey but likely not every dollar of damage For the physical and economic damage that policies won t pay for the Small Business Administr…
  - 21 days ago, 5 Sep 17, 4:48pm -

npr: Business

• newTarget Raises Its Base Pay, Tries To One-Up Its Competition

  

  In an attempt to hire and retain the best retail employees, Target Corp is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020.
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 6:41am -
• newFacebook Scrutinized Over Its Role In 2016's Presidential Election

  

  Facebook is in the spotlight for its role in the 2016 presidential election. Facebook has said it would turn over all of its Russian-sponsored ads to Congress.
  - 4 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 4:59am -
• newNews Brief: Ala. GOP Senate Runoff, Facebook's Role In 2016 Election

  

  Alabama voters are choosing the Republican candidate in a primary runoff election for the state's open Senate seat. And, Facebook will turn over all of its Russian-sponsored ads to Congress.
  - 4 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 4:59am -
• newRental Firms' Disaster Readiness May Help Usher The Age Of Self-Driving Cars

  

  With more than 1 million autos damaged in recent hurricanes, rental firms have had to move cars quickly into affected areas. That involves tech tools and data, keys to a future of autonomous fleets.
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 6:08pm -
• newFast Food Restaurants Announce Efforts To Serve Healthier Kids' Meals

  

  As many Americans try to eat more healthfully, McDonald's and Panera Bread announced changes to their kids' meals.
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 4:31pm -
• newHow Do You Turn Around A Tech Giant? With Empathy, Microsoft CEO Says

  

  The CEO of Microsoft was hired to turn the company around. And now, just three years into the job, Satya Nadella has written a book reflecting on this monumental task — and the empathy it requires.
  - 17 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 3:29pm -
• newHow A Venezuelan Chef Is Teaching Women To Make Chocolate And Money

  

  Some of the world's best cacao grows in Venezuela, a country roiled by political turmoil. One chocolatier is betting those beans can propel a whole industry and turn women into micro-entrepreneurs.
  - 22 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 11:17am -
• GOP Tweaks Current Effort To Replace Obamacare

  

  Mary Louise Kelly talks to Sen. Ron Johnson, a chief sponsor of the GOP health care proposal, about efforts to get the needed votes to pass it. NPR's Susan Davis analyzes Johnson's comments.
  - 1 day ago, 25 Sep 17, 7:37am -
• Airline Safety And Smaller Seats

  

  Airlines are packing more and more seats onto planes, and Clive Irving, aviation correspondent for The Daily Beast, tells NPR's Scott Simon he's concerned FAA safety tests are outdated.
  - 3 days ago, 23 Sep 17, 8:11am -
• Gary, Ind., Woos Amazon

  

  Amazon is looking for a site for its second headquarters. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Max Grinnell, who teaches urban studies at the University of Chicago, about one longshot attempt by Gary, Ind.
  - 3 days ago, 23 Sep 17, 8:11am -

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.
  - 17 Sep 14, 9:06am -
• 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

• newColumn: Forget the border wall, Mr. President. Look to the hole in worksite enforcement rules

  

  President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey on September 24, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Aaron P. BernsteinIf President Donald Trump is serious about stopping illegal immigration, he should forget…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:46pm -
• Column: Here’s what’s wrong with the U.S. health care system

  

  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I.Vt., speaks during an event to introduce the “Medicare for All Act of 2017” on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Yuri GripasIn defending his health care plan this week, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., calle…
  - 4 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 5:12pm -
• How will climate change impact future floods and flood insurance?

  

  Houses are seen submerged in flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Northwest Houston, Texas, on August 30, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Adrees LatifEditor’s note: Radley Horton is a professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Obs…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 4:10pm -
• Does Medicare make sense for seniors with employer health coverage?

  

  “In the past,” writes journalist Philip Moeller, “I usually told employees turning 65 that they did not have to get Medicare and could simply keep their employer plans.” But now his thinking has changed, and he explains why. Photo by Getty Im…
  - 6 days ago, 20 Sep 17, 3:09pm -
• Ask the Headhunter: Raising kids was my job for 20 years. Now I need to reinvent my career

  

  You raised wonderful children, you can find one great job. But you won’t find it by broadcasting all your skills and waiting for one company to “find” you, says Nick Corcodilos. Photo by Getty ImagesNick Corcodilos started headhunting in Sili…
  - 7 days ago, 19 Sep 17, 2:41pm -
• Column: What’s wrong with the Harvard Business School and American business

  

  Students walk on campus at the Harvard Business School. File photo by Brent Lewin/BloombergEditor’s note: Professor emeritus Bruce Scott was a pioneer at the Harvard Business School, where he insisted that management training had to include the bi…
  - 8 days ago, 18 Sep 17, 5:17pm -
• How tech giants have shredded our privacy and what we should do about it

  

  The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California on August 7, 2017. File photo by REUTERS/Mike Blake/Editor’s note: Franklin Foer, a former editor of the “New Republic,” is the author of the new book, “World Without…
  - 12 days ago, 14 Sep 17, 5:39pm -
• House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill with more money for military

  

  File photo of the U.S. Capitol by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersWASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion spending bill that provides billions more dollars for the military while sparing medical research and popular…
  - 12 days ago, 14 Sep 17, 4:50pm -
• Standard Medigap plans are learning some new tricks

  

  Photo by David Jakle/Getty ImagesMedigap supplement policies have begun to change, moving away from being the plain-vanilla member of the Medicare family. Increasingly, these private insurance policies are likely to cover health-club memberships and…
  - 13 days ago, 13 Sep 17, 12:42pm -
• Ask the Headhunter: How these rogue job ads for foreign workers sneak past the law

  

  A company that specializes in IT staffing services advertised for a job. What was problematic about the ad? The title read “H1B Only.”It is illegal for U.S. employers to advertise jobs for foreign workers only, but some companies appear to be d…
  - 14 days ago, 12 Sep 17, 2:01pm -

Reuters: Business

• newU.S. Commerce Secretary Ross tells China to guarantee fair treatment for U.S. firms

  

  BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China needed to "guarantee fair and reciprocal treatment for U.S. firms" as he tried to strike an upbeat tone on a visit to Beijing amid trade tensions between the two countries.
  - 55 mins ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:53am -
• newWestern Digital to seek injunction to block Toshiba's $18 billion chip unit sale

  

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp said on Tuesday it will seek an injunction to block the sale of Toshiba Corp's prized semiconductor business to a rival group, upping the ante in an acrimonious battle with its chip venture partner.
  - 1 hour ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:20am -
• newAlibaba takes control of logistics business, pledges $15 billion to expand network

  

  HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group has taken control of logistics unit Cainiao and pledged to spend 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) over five years to build out a global logistics network, underscoring aggressive expa…
  - 2 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 7:12am -
• newU.S. companies urge EU to refrain from unilateral moves on Web tax

  

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's plans to increase taxes on digital firms risks undermining the bloc's growth and stifle global efforts to find common solutions, U.S. companies operating in the EU said on Tuesday.
  - 3 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 5:55am -
• newNorth Korea war cries stifle stocks, euro still groggy

  

  LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks and the euro fell for a fourth day on Tuesday, as investors that had piled into both all year took a step back as the list of global uncertainties began to lengthen again.
  - 3 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 5:45am -
• newUnder activist pressure, Nestle sets margin goal

  

  LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle , under pressure from activist shareholder Third Point, set an operating margin target for the first time, although it was seen as conservative and fell short of rival Unilever's ambitions .
  - 3 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 5:44am -
• newDisney tests new store design as shoppers go online

  

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is testing the first major redesign of its retail stores in seven years, adding interactive experiences and live streams of theme park parades to lure consumers tempted by online shopping.
  - 6 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 3:05am -
• newChina's iQiyi considers U.S. listing as early as 2018: source

  

  HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu Inc's video streaming service iQiyi, a Chinese-style Netflix , is eyeing a potential initial public offering in the United States as early as next year, a person with direct knowledge of the plans said on Tuesday.…
  - 6 hours ago, 26 Sep 17, 2:57am -
• newExclusive: SEC hackers accessed authentic data used by companies in tests - sources

  

  WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers breached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's computer system last year by taking advantage of companies that used authentic financial data when they were testing the agency's corporate filing sys…
  - 14 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 6:39pm -
• newTop U.S. NAFTA negotiator sees no problem with pace of talks

  

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - The top U.S. negotiator at talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact on Monday dismissed questions about why his team had so far failed to produce specific proposals on key issues, saying "I don't see a problem."
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:21pm -

San Francisco Chronicle: Biz & Tech

• newBusiness News Roundup, Sept. 26
  Economy Bay Area growth leads state, nation The region’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2016, nearly three times faster than the national rate, according to a re…
  - 13 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 7:36pm -
• newBay Area economy grows at nearly triple U.S. rate
  The Bay Area economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2016, nearly three times faster than the national rate, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy. The Bay Area’s gross domestic…
  - 13 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 7:27pm -
• newOrganic chicken hot; Waymo math; Sarah Jessica Parker leads Airbnb tours
  Number of the day $750 million That’s how much organic chicken U.S. producers sold last year, up 78 percent from 2015, according to the latest numbers from…
  - 14 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 6:55pm -
• newIn quest to build Musk’s hyperloop, students reap scant rewards
  Ben Lippolis flew across the country to take part in a student Hyperloop competition hosted by Elon Musk. This was no science fair. At SpaceX headquarters on the outskirts of Los Angeles, engineers from some of the world’s top universities loaded 2…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 6:14pm -
• newNew Uber CEO apologizes for past mistakes to appease London authorities
  LONDON — The new CEO of Uber apologized for past mistakes on Monday in a public attempt to show London authorities that the company, known for aggressive tactics, is willing to change to retain its right to operate in the city. Day…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:42pm -
• newTarget raising minimum wage to $11 next month
  NEW YORK — Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020, a move it says will help it hire and keep the best employees and make shopping a better experience for customers.…
  - 15 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:23pm -
• newCryptocurrency mania grips Hong Kong as it looks beyond banking
  In the mid-1990s, Johnson Leung embarked on a career in shipping. In the early 2000s, he moved to finance. And now he runs a Hong Kong startup to try to improve how container ships are booked using blockchain technology. Many in Hong…
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:16pm -
• newArrivederci: North Beach's 'Caffe Roma' to shutter Saturday
  After 20 years in business, café and coffee roaster Caffe Roma (526 Columbus between Green and Union Streets) will serve its last cup of joe in North Beach on Saturday, September 30.
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 5:16pm -
• newChina blocks WhatsApp, Facebook’s last product in country
  SHANGHAI — China has largely blocked the WhatsApp messaging app, the latest move by Beijing to step up surveillance before a big Communist Party gathering next month. The disabling in mainland China of the Facebook-owned app is a s…
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 4:49pm -
• newShip traffic, September 26
  Ship traffic Due to arrive today SHIP…
  - 16 hours ago, 25 Sep 17, 4:20pm -

The Economist: Business

• Streaming has pushed Latin music into the mainstream

  

  “MI GENTE” lures listeners with a mesmerising hook, a thumping beat and lyrics about breaking down barriers. A collaboration between J Balvin, a Colombian reggaeton star (pictured), and Willy William, a French producer, the latest product of t…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Online matchmaking businesses in India have many ways to woo

  

  “IT WAS 2012…I was number 37,” says Ashwini, referring to the badge that was pinned on her shirt pocket. Her task was to go onto the stage and introduce herself to around 70 eligible bachelors and their parents. Families then conferred and,…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Behind the veil of Saudi Aramco

  

  IF SAUDI ARAMCO is a state within a state in Saudi Arabia, then the blandly named Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling (OSPAS) is its deep state. To enter it, you pass tight security at Aramco’s suburban-style headquarters in Dhahran, in the east…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Psychology beats business training when it comes to entrepreneurship

  

  MANAGEMENT gurus have chewed over the topic endlessly: is a flair for entrepreneurship something that you are born with, or something that can be taught? In a break with those gurus’ traditions, a group of economists and researchers from the Wor…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Big technology firms are newly in the hot seat at home

  

  Jane Doe and friendANTITRUST, privacy, hate speech—whenever the European Union tries to rein in tech giants, Americans accuse it of protectionism. That argument has always been simplistic, but now it is harder to make; scarcely a week passes in…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• What if large tech firms were regulated like sewage companies?

  

  THREE-QUARTERS of Americans admit that they search the web, send e-mails and check their social-media accounts in the bathroom. That is not the only connection between tech and plumbing. The water and sewage industry offers clues to the vexed ques…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Ryanair cancels more than 2,000 flights over the next six weeks

  

  Not his biggest cock-up said O’LearyRYANAIR, an Irish airline, is known for three things: low fares, the brash way in which Michael O’Leary, its chief executive, advertises them, and its record for sticking to its flight schedules. The last o…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Boeing takes off on a flight of hypocrisy against Bombardier

  

  “WE WON’T do business with a company that is busy trying to sue us.” So said an uncharacteristically stern Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, alongside his British counterpart, Theresa May, in Ottawa on September 18th. The two had te…
  - 5 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:44am -
• Toys “R” Us files for bankruptcy

  

  
  - 6 days ago, 20 Sep 17, 11:41am -
• The business of sperm banks

  

  Fruit of a global supply chainBROWSING websites that list sperm donors is weirdly similar to online dating. “Sanford is the total package,” begins one online ad, describing his strong jawline and piercing blue eyes. With a degree in finance a…
  - 12 days ago, 14 Sep 17, 10:54am -

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?
  
  - 29 Jul 13, 2:28pm -
• 2 JPMorgan Directors Step Down as Bank Takes a Step Forward
  
  - 19 Jul 13, 5:04pm -
• 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
  
  - 16 Feb 13, 10:41pm -
• Last-Minute Holiday Shopping: Why We Wait
  
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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