MONTEVIDEO, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Uruguay will give state oil company Ancap $620 million to cancel its debt for purchases of crude from Venezuela, according to a bill passed in a special session of… read more >>> Source : Reuters
AUD/USD was almost unchanged in thin market trading during Christmas week. The pair closed at 0.7288. There are nine events this week. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD. Key US indicators could have been sharper last week, as unemployment claims and housing data missed expectations. There […]
The washing machine Laurie Beane just bought from Sears is suddenly on sale. Why does the company want to return it in order to honor the new price? Question: I’ve been without a washing machine for a few years and have been waiting for the best deal that I could afford. I recently ordered a […]
Jan 3 (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc delivered 17,400 vehicles during the fourth quarter of 2015 and a total of 50,580 for the year, the company said on Sunday. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Tesla just released in fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 delivery numbers. The automaker sold 17,400 vehicles in Q4: 17,192 were Model S sedans and 208 were Model X SUVs, the company said in a statement. In 2015, total deliveries were 50,580, the most ever for Elon Musk’s electric-car startup, but on the low side of the […]
There may be a cancer eating away at your life insurance policy – causing it to die before you do! If you have a “universal life” policy – one with flexible premiums and/or investment choices within the policy, the insurance industry is taking a bigger bite out of the cash build-up that was forecast to […]
USD/JPY had an uneventful week to sign off 2015, as the pair closed the week almost unchanged, at 120.22. The upcoming week has six events. Here is an outlook on the major events moving the yen and an updated technical analysis for USD/JPY. US indicators were by no means impressive last week, as unemployment claims […]
The U.S. Congress repealed a labeling law that required retailers to include the animal’s country of origin on packages of red meat. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
When changing an established corporate logo, there’s a fine line between success and disaster. This year, several major companies changed their logos, and some simply fell flat. To identify the worst revamps, Business Insider looked through graphic-design publisher UnderConsideration‘s Brand New blog archives and picked out our least favorites. We only considered large, non-athletic-team or […]
It’s almost 2016, so Business Insider has asked a bunch of the smartest minds on Wall Street to tell us what they think will happen next. Here’s a prediction for the activists, the hedge funds that buy up shares of companies in the hope of effecting changes that will boost the company’s stock price and […]
Asda and Tesco are both cutting the price of diesel to below £1 a litre taking it to its lowest price since 2009. read more >>> Source : BBC
The Canadian dollar was uneventful in the final week of 2015, as USD/CAD was unchanged. The pair closed at 1.3830. There are seven events this week. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for USD/CAD. US numbers were not impressive last week, as unemployment claims and housing reports were […]
Financial technology, or fintech, is a boom industry right now, with investment flooding into companies reinventing the way we do payments, lending, investing, and more. Valuations in the sector are also sky-rocketing as more money floods in. Many companies are now reaching the fabled “unicorn” status — the term in the tech industry for companies […]
Everything communicates. Everything. Even the things you don’t do and don’t say send powerful signals to everybody in the organization observing you. Because we live in the midst of a communication revolution, the guidelines for communicating are changing dramatically. As much as you would like to treat communication as a logical, sequential, ongoing communication campaign, […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – The operation continues to secure an Indian air base after a militant attack on Saturday, the Indian Air Force said on Sunday, while the government said it could not yet confirm that two remaining gunmen had been eliminated. read more >>> Source : Reuters
If you thought 2015 was the bottom for emerging market economies, think again. Things will only get worse for Brazil, Russia, India and China – otherwise known as the BRIC countries – in 2016. That is the year-end thought of Brian Kelly, founder of Brian Kelly Capital, a Connecticut-based investment firm. He sent Business Insider […]
The first week of 2016 starts with a bang: a full buildup to the Non-Farm Payrolls will provide us a view if the US economy can withstand higher interest rates. Inflation data in the euro-zone is the key for more easing and Chinese data will be watched as well. Liquidity and volume will be rising […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Another gunman was confirmed killed on Sunday in an operation to clear an Indian air base after a militant attack, a home ministry source told Reuters, bringing the total number of assailants eliminated to six. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Southerners struggle with heart disease at a much higher rate than the rest of the US, and according to new research it may have a lot to do with their wealth. Since the 1950s, the American South has experienced a disproportionate influx of wealth, and a new study from Richard H. Steckel and Garrett Senney […]
DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emaar Properties has hired a local contractor to restore a fire-damaged hotel, stating on Sunday the New Year blaze would have “no material impact” on the company because the building and risk of fire are covered by its insurance. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The New Zealand dollar made its way higher in the holiday week. Can it continue rising? The milk auction is the only event on the kiwi calendar, but it’s certainly an important one. Here is an analysis of fundamentals and an updated technical analysis for NZD/USD. With no releases in New Zealand, the kiwi extended […]
High-tech delivery, vegetables, values and maybe even bugs are in, while anything artificial, tipping and the centre of grocery stores seem on the way out, in this look at the foods trends of 2016. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
This photo is of Wu Lin’an (on the left) giving stock investment advice to members of the public in a “street stock salon” in central Shanghai, China, earlier this year. Reuters described Wu’s investment strategy this way: “Wu, seeing himself as a senior player in stock investment, believes and advises others that the Chinese Communist […]
PATHANKOT, India, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Gunfire and blasts were heard on Sunday at an Indian Air Force base that was attacked by militants a day earlier, and TV channels reported two gunmen were still at large in the sprawling facility near the border with Pakistan. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Flood defences “overwhelmed” by recent record rainfall will be fixed and bolstered as part of a £40m package for Yorkshire, Prime Minister David Cameron says. read more >>> Source : BBC
Saudi Arabia has one of the best-funded defence forces in the Middle East. The kingdom spends 25% of its budget, or about $80 billion, on its military. That is about double what it spends on health and social development. It has been throwing its weight around recently, engaging in a war in Yemen and joining […]
NEW year job hunters could be held back by cliche slip-ups that recruiters complain about time and time again. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
PATHANKOT, India, Jan 3 (Reuters) – A gold medal-winning Indian shooter was among 10 people killed in an audacious pre-dawn assault on an air force base, officials said on Sunday as troops worked to clear the compound near India’s border with Pakistan after a 15-hour gunbattle. read more >>> Source : Reuters
EUREKA, Mo., Jan 2 (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday toured communities ravaged by flooding that killed at least 31 people in several states and forced large-scale evacuations, as the danger of rising waters shifted to Arkansas and beyond. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Taking an Uber on New Year’s Eve became a costly regret for passengers across Canada after surged rates on the busy night translated to exorbitant bills, with some riders charged hundreds of dollars to get home. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
HANOI, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Vietnam formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact on Saturday by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built on an artificial island in a contested part of the South China Sea. read more >>> Source : Reuters
MOTORISTS with money in the bank and a portfolio of shares could enjoy a very happy new year, according to economic predictions for 2016. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
EUREKA, Mo., Jan 2 (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday toured communities in his state ravaged by flooding that killed at least 31 people in several states and forced the evacuations of thousands in the Mississippi and Ohio river regions, as the danger of rising waters shifted to Arkansas and beyond. read more […]
With the average Canadian owing around $1.64 for every dollar they make, household debt reached a record high in the third quarter of 2015. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
EUREKA, Mo., Jan 2 (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday toured communities in his state ravaged by flooding that killed at least 31 people and forced the evacuations of thousands in the Mississippi and Ohio river regions, as the danger of rising waters shifted to Arkansas and other states farther down river. read […]
It’s not always easy for startups to generate revenue, even when they’re well-funded and supposedly worth billions of dollars to venture capitalists. But some investors seem to be running out of patience with founders who are still trying to figure out their business models. Fortune’s Erin Griffith recently wrote about Wall Street falling out of […]
When writing No-Drama Leadership which was published in 2015, I had the privilege to interview one of the greatest leaders of our time, Francis Hesselbein, former CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. Frances defines leadership as a matter of how to be, not how to do, saying, “We have spent half of our lives […]
Trains may seem pretty mundane in the 21st century when compared with jet aircraft. These days, trains play a small role in transporting Americans. Things are a bit flashier in Europe and Asia, where they’re used for high-speed, comfortable travel. This contrasts vividly with the previous century, when not just trains but armored trains were […]
No matter what our endeavor, whether we are making mobile phones or enhancing the mobility of someone with a disability, we all seek to create value for those we serve. And yet, so many worthy ventures and causes don’t get traction because the people behind them struggle to say what their audience most needs and […]
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It’s pretty incredible how often you hear managers complaining about their best employees leaving, and they really do have something to complain about–few things are as costly and disruptive as good people walking out the door. Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: […]
From Yahoo CEO to national politics, the topic of children, their mothers, and the workplace, is everywhere in the news right now. No one’s quite sure what to do. Follow the model of several Scandinavian countries and extend maternity leave? Create an onsite daycare where employees can drop off their children on their way to […]
Here’s how much it costs to get a haircut around the world Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Jim Cramer blasts the Fed’s Bullard and Lockhart for ‘not caring about the facts’ read more >>> Source : BusinessInsider.Com
You probably want to retire at some point. But before you can get there, you have to be able to answer a few questions. For example, how much money should you have already saved up if you want to retire by age 65? JPMorgan Asset Management’s 2015 “Guide to Retirement” has a handy retirement savings […]
HANOI, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Vietnam formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact on Saturday by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built in a contested part of the South China Sea. read more >>> Source : Reuters