VMware Announces 2 Deals to Bulk Up Its Cloud Offerings
VMware bought Pivotal Software in a $2.7 billion deal and Carbon Black for about $2 billion in cash.
View ArticleOptimizing mining feasibility studies: The $100 billion opportunity
With mining and metals projects becoming increasingly complex, more rigorous feasibility studies help prevent cost and schedule overruns, and maximize value.* This article was originally published here
View ArticleThe Cursed Legacy of the Most Expensive Plot of Land in Los Angeles
Did someone really walk into an auction and buy the priciest piece of real estate in California for $100,000? Well, yes and no.
View ArticleSnapchat’s Disappearing Act Leaves Venice Beach Searching for Its Future
Snap changed social media — and Venice, Calif. — for good. What’s next?
View ArticleLife-Changing Drugs Almost Nobody Can Afford
A New TV Show from The New York Times on FX and Hulu
View ArticleDealBook Briefing: Could This Weekend Bring Relief to the Global Economy?
Central bankers are looking to political leaders to help keep the world’s prosperity going. They might be waiting awhile.
View ArticleAs Hong Kong Firms Fall in Line Over Protests, Some Workers Push Back
China is putting pressure on businesses to denounce the demonstrations. “They are trying to silence everyone,” an accountant said.
View ArticleChina Threatens New Tariffs if Trump Escalates Trade War
Beijing said it will target $75 billion in U.S. goods, suggesting the economic conflict that has rocked global markets won’t end anytime soon.
View ArticleThe productivity imperative in insurance
Most carriers are struggling to meet their cost of capital, and productivity has barely moved over the past decade. Taking a more structural approach to productivity is required to make significant...
View ArticleStocks Dip After China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods
Wall Street stocks and major European indexes fell after Beijing said it would answer President Trump’s next round of tariffs on Chinese goods by increasing tariffs on American imports.
View ArticleAs Trump Calls for Cuts, Powell Stresses Limits of Fed Policy
Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell says the central bank will do what it can to sustain the expansion
View ArticleHow Uber Got Lost
The once-swaggering company is losing more money and growing more slowly than ever. What happened?
View ArticleGiraffes Get New Protections, but Will It Be Enough?
International trade of giraffes will now be regulated, but habitat loss and bush meat poaching remain the predominant threats to the species.
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8 Ways Leaders Delegate Successfully
Start by picking the right person for the job. * This article was originally published here
View ArticleFord Workers Who Sued Over Sexual Harassment Face Setback
A judge ruled that a lawsuit filed by 33 women cannot proceed as a class-action suit. The women said that harassment was endemic at two Chicago plants.
View ArticleFirst Death in a Spate of Vaping Sicknesses Reported by Health Officials
An Illinois patient has died following a respiratory illness linked to vaping. Health officials offered few details about the circumstances.
View ArticleGoogle Tries to Corral Its Staff After Ugly Internal Debates
The tech company, telling its employees to “stop disrupting the workday,” issued new workplace rules designed to rein in its freewheeling culture.
View ArticleWhat They Left Behind: Toons, the Snurfer and ‘Macho Man’
Some gems from the life’s work of people remembered in obituaries in The Times.
View ArticleGerard O’Neill, Boston Globe Investigative Reporter, Dies at 76
Mr. O’Neill’s biggest quarry was Whitey Bulger, Boston’s most notorious mobster, whom he helped expose as an F.B.I. informant.
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Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss.
Recently, my mother asked me why I seemed down. It’s taken me awhile to articulate what I wanted to say, and how. There are big, macro issues that weigh on me as a feeling human and in my work. One is...
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