Search This Blog

Sunday, November 15, 2015

French jets bomb Syria in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/15/middleeast/france-announces-raqqa-airstrikes-on-isis/?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion&iref=obinsite

Paris Attacks: What We Know So Far

http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/11/14/paris-attacks-what-we-know-so-far-the-short-answer/?mod=trending_now_5

YouTube Music Opens After a Year in Beta

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/11/12/youtube-music-opens-after-a-year-in-beta/

Quiet U.S. Ports Spark Slowdown Fears

http://www.wsj.com/articles/quiet-u-s-ports-spark-slowdown-fears-1447583406

Starbucks' new perk for military vets: free tuition for kids

http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/09/news/companies/starbucks-veterans-tuition/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

Asian markets drop in wake of Paris terror attacks

http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/15/investing/world-markets/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Phones need 'bed mode' to protect sleep

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34744859

Japan's economy falls back into recession again

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34829408

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Stocks Gain as Energy Shares Rally

http://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-broadly-steady-after-rally-on-wall-street-1446540520

Honda Drops Takata as U.S. Issues Huge Fine Over Airbags

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/business/us-regulators-fine-takata-up-to-200-million-over-faulty-airbags.html?ribbon-ad-idx=4&rref=homepage&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Home%20Page&pgtype=article

China Burns Much More Coal Than Reported, Complicating Climate Talks

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/world/asia/china-burns-much-more-coal-than-reported-complicating-climate-talks.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Motorola Droid Turbo 2 Review: A Shatterproof Display and All-Day Battery Life

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/motorola-droid-turbo-2-review-a-shatterproof-164806442.html

Could soda break your heart?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/health/soda-heart-failure-study/index.html

Calorie counts on fast food menus not changing eating habits

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2015/11/03/Calorie-counts-on-fast-food-menus-not-changing-eating-habits/9731446585676/

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

U.S. Stocks Get Lift From Higher Oil Prices

http://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-steady-ahead-of-fed-rate-decision-1446022222

Doctors Who Work for Hospitals Charge More. That’s Set to Change.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/upshot/doctors-who-work-for-hospitals-charge-more-thats-set-to-change.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=upshot&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=The%20Upshot&pgtype=article

When Gas Becomes Cheaper, Americans Buy More Expensive Gas

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/upshot/when-gas-becomes-cheaper-americans-buy-more-expensive-gas.html

Bernanke's top concerns about a Fed rate hike

http://news.yahoo.com/bernanke-s-top-concerns-about-a-fed-rate-hike-113032583.html;_ylt=A0LEVvaaxjBWgXUAhcgnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Walgreens to Buy Rite Aid for $9.4 Billion

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/business/dealbook/walgreens-rite-aid-deal.html?src=me

A Budget Deal to Live By

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/opinion/a-budget-deal-to-live-by-for-now.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=E0973792C93F1B93E87AC365809BCF86&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion

You may be a pizza-holic: Research says some foods addicting

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/health/pizza-and-other-foods-addicting/?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obinsite

Fed seen as unlikely to raise rates

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/business/economy/fed-seen-as-unlikely-to-raise-rates-as-pressures-mount-from-both-sides.html?ref=business&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=22689D7F52DEB1C13B2B2B60FA774456&gwt=pay

In Cuba, an Abundance of Love but a Lack of Babies

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/world/americas/in-cuba-an-abundance-of-love-but-a-lack-of-babies.html?emc=edit_th_20151028&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=16515780&_r=0

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

New Federal Program Offers Students Aid for Nontraditional Education

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/business/program-offers-new-federal-aid-to-students.html

How Student Debt May Be Stunting the Economy

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/upshot/the-role-of-student-debt-in-stunting-the-recovery.html

Why Angus Deaton Deserved the Economics Nobel Prize

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/upshot/why-angus-deaton-deserved-the-economics-nobel-prize.html?ref=business

A 2nd Fed Governor Opposes Raising Rates This Year, Breaking With Yellen

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/business/economy/a-2nd-fed-governor-opposes-raising-rates-this-year-breaking-with-yellen.html?ref=business

Democratic Debate Turns Hillary Clinton’s Way After Months of Difficulties

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/us/politics/hillary-clinton-moves-quickly-to-re-establish-trust-in-honesty-and-competence.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Saturday, October 3, 2015

The Decline of Big Soda

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/upshot/soda-industry-struggles-as-consumer-tastes-change.html?ribbon-ad-idx=13&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article

Valeant’s High-Price Drug Strategy

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/business/valeants-high-price-drug-strategy.html?ref=business

Unwrapping the Cable TV Bundle

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/05/business/media/unwrapping-the-cable-tv-bundle.html

New Twists for the TV Plot, as Viewer Habits Change

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/05/business/media/new-twists-for-the-tv-plot-as-viewer-habits-change.html

Confusion, Horror and Heroism in Oregon Shooting

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/us/confusion-horror-and-heroism-in-oregon-shooting.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Grim Jobs Report Is Likely to Delay a Move by the Fed on Rates

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/business/economy/jobs-report-hiring-unemployment-wages-fed-rates.html?_r=0

Walmart lays off 450 from headquarters

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/10/02/walmart-layoffs-hq/73219802/

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Rate rises help banks first

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rate-rises-help-banks-first-040100406.html

The latest U.S. corporate perk? Student loan help

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/money-latest-u-corporate-perk-151808914.html

UPDATE 6-HP to cut up to 33,300 jobs over next three years

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hp-cut-30-000-more-010838450.html;_ylt=A0LEVrZ.jwFWD4AA_rcnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Apple’s iPad Pro can’t replace my laptop

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-ipad-pro-cant-replace-my-laptop-2015-09-22

Trading Meat for Tires as Bartering Economy Grows in Greece

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/business/international/trading-meat-for-tires-as-bartering-economy-grows-in-greece.html?ribbon-ad-idx=17&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article

Airlines Find Travelers Accept Fees Wrapped Up in Bundles

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/business/airlines-find-travelers-accept-fees-wrapped-up-in-bundles.html?ribbon-ad-idx=17&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article

Testing iPhone 6s’s 3D Touch and Live Photos Features

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/technology/personaltech/testing-iphone-6s-3d-touch-and-live-photos-features.html?ref=business

An Aging Population, Without the Doctors to Match

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/opinion/an-aging-population-without-the-doctors-to-match.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region

The Wrath of Volkswagen’s Drivers

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/business/the-wrath-of-volkswagens-drivers.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Price of pill protecting AIDS, cancer patients increases 5,000%

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/drug-company-raises-parasite-pill-price-13-50-750-article-1.2369311

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Verizon to Offer Free Mobile TV, With an Eye on Millennials

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/business/media/verizon-to-offer-free-mobile-tv-with-an-eye-on-millennials.html?ribbon-ad-idx=4&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article

New Cholesterol Drugs Are Vastly Overpriced, Analysis Says

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/business/new-cholesterol-drugs-are-vastly-overpriced-analysis-says.html?ref=business

Restaurant of the Future? Service With an Impersonal Touch

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/upshot/restaurant-of-the-future-service-with-an-impersonal-touch.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

We Need the Right to Repair Our Gadgets

http://www.wsj.com/articles/we-need-the-right-to-repair-our-gadgets-1441737868

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chipotle-sued-over-gmo-free-menu-claims-211353910--finance.html

Netflix Losing Flicks

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-losing-flicks-why-actually-smart-shed-hunger-151755961.html;_ylt=AwrT6Vs2w.VVULwAhRonnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTE0aTBnamxmBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDRkZYVUkyOF8xBHNlYwNzYw--

Canadian economy enters recession

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34116189

Netflix down 5% as Apple talks to Hollywood

http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/netflix-down-apple-streaming-service/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool&iid=obinsite

More than 225,000 Apple iPhone accounts hacked

http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/apple-iphone-account-hack/index.html?iid=TL_Popular

Amazon to limit free two-day Prime shipping

http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/amazon-prime-ship-by-region/index.html?iid=TL_Popular

Dow falls 300 points on more China fears

http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/investing/stocks-plunge-china/index.html

The Bustle in the Frozen Food Aisle

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/business/the-bustle-in-the-frozen-food-aisle.html?rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=Blogs

Hotels Fight Back Against Sites Like Expedia and Priceline

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/business/hotels-direct-booking-online-travel-sites.html?ribbon-ad-idx=4&src=me&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Most%20Emailed&pgtype=article

Increase Taxes? Talk by Donald Trump Alarms G.O.P.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/us/politics/republicans-wary-of-donald-trumps-populist-tone-on-taxes.html?action=click&contentCollection=Health&module=MostPopularFB&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article

Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/upshot/why-students-with-smallest-debts-need-the-greatest-help.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below

Migrant Crisis Tests Core European Value: Open Borders

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/world/europe/austria-migrant-crisis-truck.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Monday, August 24, 2015

World markets plunge as China stocks crash

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/23/investing/world-stock-markets/index.html

Oil Prices: What’s Behind the Drop? Simple Economics

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/business/energy-environment/oil-prices.html

Refinery Woes Stall Gasoline Price Drops

http://www.wsj.com/articles/refinery-woes-stall-gasoline-price-drops-1440372400

No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/upshot/no-you-do-not-have-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&abt=0002&abg=0

In Baseball, the Times Are Changing

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/sports/baseball/baseball-on-the-clock.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

As Smoking Declines, Tobacco Makers Seek to Slim Down Brands

http://www.wsj.com/articles/as-smoking-declines-tobacco-makers-seek-to-slim-down-brands-1440369674

Facebook patent: Your friends could help you get a loan - or not

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/04/technology/facebook-loan-patent/

As Minimum Wages Rise, Restaurants Say No to Tips, Yes to Higher Prices

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/business/economy/as-minimum-wage-rises-restaurants-say-no-to-tips-yes-to-higher-prices.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

China Cut Its Currency — And Touched Your Life. Here's How

http://www.wbur.org/npr/431682525/china-cut-its-currency-and-touched-your-life-heres-how

Monday, June 15, 2015

Math, science skills add up to more job opportunities: Survey

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102745918

Gap to close 175 stores and lay off 250 HQ workers

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102760488

E.U. Urged to Plan for Greece to Default

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/business/international/european-union-urged-to-plan-for-greek-default.html?rref=homepage&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Home%20Page&pgtype=article

To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than Exercising More

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/upshot/to-lose-weight-eating-less-is-far-more-important-than-exercising-more.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Take A Swing At This: Golf Is Exercise, Cart Or No Cart

http://www.wbur.org/npr/413683367/take-a-swing-at-this-golf-is-exercise-cart-or-no-cart

Affairs of the Wrist: The Apple Watch Comes Between Them

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/fashion/affairs-of-the-wrist-the-apple-watch-comes-between-them.html?hpw&rref=technology&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Virtual Reality Headsets Raise Very Real Concerns

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/business/virtual-reality-headsets-raise-very-real-concerns.html?hpw&rref=technology&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

The secret behind why Windows 10 is so good

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/12/technology/windows-10-pcs/index.html?iid=TL_Popular

Stanley Cup ticket prices jump 48%

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/14/news/nhl-stanley-cup-final-tickets/index.html?iid=SF_River

Jurassic World rampages to global box office record

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/14/media/jurassic-world-opening-box-office/index.html

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Headwinds return - economic growth

http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21616891-ten-years-ago-developing-economies-were-catching-up-developed-ones-remarkably-quickly-it?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/theheadwindsreturn

Monday, June 8, 2015

Why Are Americans Buying So Many Cars?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102741512

Subway restaurants to drop artificial ingredients from its menu

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102736356

Greece has two options: A deal or chaos

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102726762

China reveals near-record trade surplus for May

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102735514

Japan’s first-quarter GDP revised sharply higher

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102735507

Japan’s era of vending machine diplomacy dawns

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6eca605e-0a9e-11e5-a8e8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=traffic/partner/US/CNNMoney/widget/auddev#axzz3cXGJXq8B

Walmart's profits hurt by wage hike for employees

http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/19/investing/walmart-sales-earnings-consumer-spending/index.html?iid=EL

Kmart's sales have fallen off a gigantic cliff

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/08/investing/kmart-sales-decline-sears-eddie-lampert/index.html

Could Online Job Sites Solve the World’s Labor Mismatch?

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/06/03/could-online-job-sites-solve-the-worlds-labor-mismatch/?mod=blog_flyover

Most Economists See Fed Raising Rates in September

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/05/14/wsj-survey-most-economists-see-fed-raising-rates-in-september/

South Korea MERS Outbreak Began With a Cough

http://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korea-mers-outbreak-began-with-a-cough-1433755555?mod=trending_now_2

Obama Administration Opens Door for More Student-Debt Forgiveness

http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-administration-opens-door-for-more-student-debt-forgiveness-1433784607

The Future's Asian

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21653646-futures-asian?fsrc=scn/tw/te/dc/st/thefuturesasian

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

World economy should pick up by end of 2016

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/business/international/world-economy-improving-at-sluggish-pace-oecd-reports.html?referrer=

Sunday, May 31, 2015

As Greece leads the news, Italy’s problems mount

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102716405

U.S. Recovery Stumbles Yet Again

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-gdp-fell-0-7-in-first-quarter-1432902722

India Heat Wave Death Toll Tops 2,000

http://www.wsj.com/articles/death-toll-in-india-heat-wave-tops-2-000-1433071368?mod=trending_now_1

U.S. Drug Shortages Frustrate Doctors, Patients

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-drug-shortages-frustrate-doctors-patients-1433125793

Texas floods: Enough rain fell in May to cover entire state 8 inches deep

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/31/us/severe-weather/index.html

Whataburger trims breakfast hours due to egg shortage

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/31/whataburger-breakfast-hours-egg-shortage/28287737/

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Europe's Collision Course With Greece

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-22/europe-s-collision-course-with-greece

Oil jobs are drying up, but this CEO explains why frackers will survive

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-related-jobs-in-the-u-s--take-a-hit-160701748.html

These Are the Best Android Smartphones You Can Buy

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/these-are-the-best-android-smartphones-you-can-buy-117009149024.html

Lilly Pulitzer for Target: They Came, They Waited, They Went Home Mad

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/fashion/is-target-in-the-consumers-bulls-eye-after-the-lilly-pulitzer-dustup.html?rref=fashion&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Fashion%20%26%20Style&pgtype=article

The Apple Watch Arrives in Stores (Just Not Its Own)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/fashion/the-apple-watch-arrives-in-stores-just-not-its-own.html?hpw&rref=fashion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Families Ditch Cars for Cargo Bikes

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/style/families-ditch-cars-for-cargo-bikes.html?mabReward=A2&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine

McDonald's is closing hundreds of restaurants this year

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mcdonalds-is-closing-hundreds-of-restaurants-this-year/ar-AAbvQzc

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

How Couples Can Resolve Their Biggest Fights Over Money

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-couples-can-resolve-their-biggest-fights-over-money-1428895317?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_yourmoney

Build a Better Sandwich

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/15/dining/build-a-better-sandwich.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Japan jets scramble at Cold-War levels as Chinese and Russian incursions increase

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/japan-jets-scramble-at-cold-war-levels-as-chinese-and-russian-incursions-increase/ar-AAb23a3

China’s lumbering economy grew 7% in first quarter

http://fortune.com/2015/04/15/chinas-lumbering-economy-grew-7-in-first-quarter/

Beech-Nut Recalls Baby Food After Glass Found in Jar

http://www.whattoexpect.com/wom/baby/0415/beech-nut-recalls-baby-food-after-glass-found-in-jar.aspx?xid=aol_wte-preg_15_20150413_&aolcat=HLT&icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl11|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D644501

One in Six NFL Players Goes Bankrupt Within 12 Years of Retirement

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/04/14/one-in-six-nfl-players-goes-bankrupt-within-12-years-of-retirement/

The Student-Loan Problem Is Even Worse Than Official Figures Indicate

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/04/14/the-student-loan-problem-is-even-worse-than-official-figures-indicate/?mod=blog_flyover

Is $15 an Hour a Realistic Goal for Fast-Food Workers?

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/04/15/is-15-an-hour-a-realistic-goal-for-fast-food-workers/?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Robots Replacing Human Factory Workers at Faster Pace

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/02/10/robots-take-factory-jobs/

Stressed by Money? Get on the Couch

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/your-money/financial-therapy-for-people-stressed-by-money.html?src=me

Coca-Cola Earnings Plunge 55%

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/business/coca-cola-q4-earnings.html?ref=business

Supermarket Chain Denies Venezuela’s Charges of Food Hoarding

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/world/americas/supermarket-chain-denies-venezuelas-charges-of-food-hoarding.html?mabReward=A4&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine&_r=0

Why It’s So Hard to Fill Sales Jobs

http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-its-so-hard-to-fill-sales-jobs-1423002730?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_careerjournal

Monday, January 26, 2015

Craft-Brew Makers Share the Recipe for Success

http://www.wsj.com/articles/craft-brew-makers-share-the-recipe-for-success-1422244837?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_smallbusiness

Two kids? Thanks but no say some Chinese

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/13/china/china-one-child-policy/index.html

Catalogs, After Years of Decline, Are Revamped for Changing Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/business/media/catalogs-after-years-of-decline-are-revamped-for-changing-times.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below

Middle Class Shrinks Further as More Fall Out Instead of Climbing Up

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/business/economy/middle-class-shrinks-further-as-more-fall-out-instead-of-climbing-up.html?rref=homepage&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Home%20Page&pgtype=article

Mr. Maduro in His Labyrinth

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/opinion/mr-maduro-in-his-labyrinth.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

New York Braces for Blizzard Amid Warnings of Closings and Hazards

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/nyregion/de-blasio-urges-new-yorkers-to-prepare-for-powerful-snowstorm.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Will TurboTax’s Misstep Be a Windfall for Competitors?

http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2015/01/23/will-turbotaxs-misstep-be-a-windfall-for-competitors/?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_yourmoney

Sling TV: A Giant Step From Cable

http://www.wsj.com/articles/sling-tv-a-giant-step-from-cable-1422270001?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

Saturday, January 17, 2015

The Rising Costs of Youth Sports, in Money and Emotion

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/17/your-money/rising-costs-of-youth-sports.html?action=click&contentCollection=Your%20Money®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article

Obama Will Seek to Raise Taxes on Wealthy to Finance Cuts for Middle Class

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/us/president-obama-will-seek-to-reduce-taxes-for-middle-class.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Google in Talks to Buy Mobile-Payments Service Softcard

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/16/google-in-talks-to-acquire-mobile-payments-service-softcard/?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Test Finds College Graduates Lack Skills for White-Collar Jobs

http://www.wsj.com/articles/test-finds-many-students-ill-prepared-to-enter-work-force-1421432744?mod=trending_now_2

Green Bay’s Board-Game Obsession

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-packers-of-catan-green-bays-board-game-obsession-1421346102?mod=trending_now_1

Odd Byproduct of Legal Marijuana: Homes That Blow Up

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/odd-byproduct-of-legal-marijuana-homes-that-blow-up/ar-AA8ilAs

Thursday, January 15, 2015

GoPro Inc. Stock Plummets After Apple Patents Mountable Sports Camera

http://www.ibtimes.com/gopro-inc-stock-plummets-after-apple-patents-mountable-sports-camera-1782790

China Bans Imports Of US Poultry And Eggs Amid Bird Flu Fears

http://www.ibtimes.com/china-bans-imports-us-poultry-eggs-amid-bird-flu-fears-1781556?ft=95p2z

Disneyland Measles Outbreak Spreads to Four States

http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/disneyland-measles-outbreak-spreads-to-four-states/ar-AA8b3zH

Corporate jets ready for takeoff as fuel prices fall

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/corporate-jets-takeoff-as-fuel-prices-fall-202448396.html

RadioShack prepares bankruptcy filing

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/radioshack-prepares-bankruptcy-filing/ar-AA8bkrT

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The nuts and bolts of Obama's community college plan

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-obama-tuition-20150114-story.html

Americans Pocketing What They Save on Gas, Retail Data Suggests

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/business/retail-sales-dropped-more-than-expected-in-december.html?ref=business

BlackBerry soars 30% on reports of Samsung bid

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/14/investing/samsung-blackberry-offer/index.html?iid=TL_Popular

Gas is less than $2 at most U.S. stations

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/14/news/economy/cheap-gas/index.html?iid=A_E_News

New 'Charlie Hebdo' cover released

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/12/hayat-boumeddiene-amedy-couilbaly-paris-terror-attacks/21621219/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/13/europe/france-charlie-hebdo-attack-trail/

How to Look Smarter

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-look-smarter-1421189631?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_careerjournal

New Glasses Transform The Way Colorblind People See The World

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/13/color-blindness-correcting-glasses_n_6446094.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

Russia’s Ruble Sinks to Lowest Level Since December Currency Run

http://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-ruble-sinks-to-lowest-level-since-december-currency-run-1421154652