HAVANA (Reuters) – Bacardi on Monday sought U.S. records to explain the U.S. government’s decision to strip the spirits company of its right to the Havana Club brand name and hand it back to a Cuban state company partnered with a global rival. Bacardi’s Freedom of Information Act request is the latest step in a […]
In 2012, I spent a month living in an ashram in Nasik, India. Each day started at 5am with two hours of yoga. I ate an entirely vegetarian diet (often in silence) and chewed every bite 30 times before swallowing. I taught yoga, honed my meditation, and learned advanced breathing and cleansing techniques, one of […]
A former director of the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has been sentenced to 12 years in jail as part of a huge corruption probe. read more >>> Source : BBC
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the National Energy Board can play referee on the Energy East pipeline, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should take a stand. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
CHICAGO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Democrats from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation sent a letter to a federal rail regulator on Monday raising concerns over the possible negative impacts of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern Corp. read more >>> Source : Reuters
STOCK market turmoil has wiped thousands off the value of a retirement income taken under new pension freedoms, a report has warned. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Amaya’s chairman and CEO is looking to take the world’s largest online poker company private about 18 months after it acquired PokerStars for US$4.9 billion. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Democrats from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation sent a letter to a federal rail regulator on Monday raising concerns over the possible negative impacts of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern Corp . The letter sent to the Surface Transportation Board raised concerns over the impact it could have on railroad jobs […]
We get promoted because of our IQ and we get fired because of our lack of EQ. I remember when I was first promoted to a leadership position, I was so proud, and yet I was so unprepared too. It was my technical skills that had gotten me the job, not my leadership skills, as […]
Google’s parent company posted strong earnings after stock markets closed on Monday, numbers that were good enough to push its stock up enough to make the company worth more than Apple. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
* Canadian dollar ends at C$1.3930 or 71.79 U.S. cents * Currency touches its strongest since Jan. 5 at C$1.3908 * Bond prices slip across the maturity curve By Fergal Smith TORONTO, Feb 1 (Reuters)… read more >>> Source : Reuters
CHICAGO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Oakland’s Outer Harbor Terminal filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday, two weeks after one of its biggest tenants said it was terminating a 50-year lease with the northern California port. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Google parent-company Alphabet lost $3.6 billion on moonshot projects in 2015. The so-called “Other Bets,” which includes everything from self-driving cars to internet beaming high-altitude balloons, generated $448 million in the 2015, compared to $327 million in the previous year. Most of the reported revenue likely comes from Google’s high-speed broadband Fiber business, as most […]
CNBC’s Morgan Brennan reports the results of Anadarko Petroleum’s latest quarter. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Tembec, citing weakness in the North American softwood lumber market and high wood costs, is indefinitely suspending operations at its sawmill in Senneterre, Que., putting 148 employees out of work. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Quite a lot has changed for women in business since the 70s. Today’s women are breaking through the glass ceiling, taking on male-dominated roles, and venturing into uncharted territory. While women are still shamefully underrepresented in Fortune 500 CEO roles, we are making great progress…and making our own way. Here are stories and advice from […]
Participate in the conversation by including #LoveAndBankrate in your tweets. read more >>> Source : BankRate.Com
Animal welfare organizations cheered news from the parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King that the chains will serve only cage-free eggs at all of their North American locations by 2025. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
* Dollar inches lower vs. yen after hitting six-week high Fri. read more >>> Source : Reuters
MILAN, Feb 1 (Reuters) – U.S. investment fund Elliott said on Monday that it considered Hitachi’s offer to buy out minority shareholders in Italian train signalling group Ansaldo STS as too low and does not intend to sell its stake, drawing strong criticism from the Japanese company. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Trader Joe’s is one of the most popular grocery stores in the country. Here’s how to save some time and money on your next trip for Cookie Butter. Produced by Jenner Deal. Original Reporting by Mallory Schlossberg. Follow BI Video: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story » read more >>> Source : BusinessInsider.Com
CU Solutions Group created Love My Credit Union Rewards in 2008 as Invest in America to bring members savings from U.S. automotive companies like General Motors. It soon grew to include trusted partners such as Sprint and Intuit’s TurboTax. The program took off and has grown to bring credit union members valuable discounts and offers […]
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. Quality is more important than quantity on finance Twitter (Investment News) It used to be that you wanted as many Twitter followers as possible. However, social media experts are telling financial advisors now it’s more important […]
Hedge funds burned by Cheniere Energy in 2015 say they won’t lose again this year. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Federal investigators on Monday released thousands of pages about the fatal derailment of an Amtrak passenger train last year in Philadelphia, but the central mystery of what caused the crash remained unexplained. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas says he sees several signs that Tesla will face tougher growth prospects in coming years. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
A Japanese firm said Monday it would open the world’s first fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process, from watering seedlings to harvesting crops. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
In 2015, 96% of B2B marketers used video in their marketing strategy compared to 82% of B2C marketers. In May 2015, Cisco reported in its VNI Global IP Traffic Forecast that 80% of all Internet traffic will be streaming video content by 2019. Other significant video marketing statistics worth noting are: • 81% of people […]
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy could suffer with inflation remaining too low if recent volatility in financial markets persists and signals a slowdown in the global economy, the Federal… read more >>> Source : Reuters
When it comes to mega-mansions, this 33-bedroom Florida compound on a private barrier island is pretty hard to beat. Sitting just south of Palm Beach in Manalapan, it’s listed for $195 million, making it the second-most expensive home for sale in the United States right now. (First place goes to the infamous Playboy Mansion, which […]
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s second-in-command said on Monday he is keen to figure out whether recent financial instability reflects something real, or merely the “animal… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Some US airlines announced a return of complimentary perks starting in February. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
GENEVA/LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency as the disease linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil spreads rapidly. read more >>> Source : Reuters
After 15 years of near austerity, U.S. airlines are restoring some small perks for passengers crammed into coach. including improved snacks, a larger selection of free movies and — on a few select routes — the return of free meals. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Embattled CEO Marissa Mayer is expected to announce layoffs of 15% of Yahoo’s workforce. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
The traditional “5-pocket” jeans are a staple of every guy’s wardrobe, and have been for decades. With such longevity, it makes sense that some of the garment’s original intent would be lost to history. Some of that intent has been reclaimed on a (quite long) Quora thread asking essentially the same question: What is that […]
The federal agency that monitors public health says the outbreak of E. coli illness linked to Chipotle restaurants that sickened 60 people appears to be over. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
If you had to choose between buying diapers for your newborn child or paying this month’s rent, what choice would you make? Working families in America often make impossible choices between food, clothing, and housing. When families struggle to afford basic necessities, they often sacrifice the things most of us take for granted. For the […]
Rumors are flying that Samsung Galaxy S7 phones will have microSD slots again, one of the features that people missed last year. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
The Greek government launched a new round of negotiations with rescue creditors Monday over the course of the country’s latest bailout program, amid highway blockades and angry union reaction to proposed pension reforms that are central to the talks. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
The chairman of the Commons Treasury Select Committee says the public is being left in the dark over the thinking behind plans to expand airport capacity in the South East. read more >>> Source : BBC
Flooring company Lumber Liquidators are set to plead guilty in violation of the Lacey Act, environmental protection law. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
The US economy gained jobs at a rapid pace in the past three months, with a superb 292K in December. However, the first NFP publication for 2016 could be negative, at least according to one sector: manufacturing. While it was no surprise to see the headline ISM Manufacturing PMI miss expectations with 48.2 points, within […]
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BRASILIA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Brazil posted a trade balance of of $923 million in January, government data showed on Monday, nearly double market estimates as a weaker local currency drags down imports. read more >>> Source : Reuters