DealBook Briefing: Is U.S. Ready to Rein in Big Tech?
Google agreed to pay a record $170 million fine to settle charges that its YouTube unit violated children’s privacy. But critics think it got off easy.
View ArticleU.S. and China Agree to Resume Trade Talks, Sending Markets Higher
Beijing’s top trade negotiator is set to go to Washington in early October, after President Trump’s new penalties on Chinese goods are set to kick in. The S&P 500 rose on the news.
View ArticleThe 5 Principles My NASA and U.S. Navy Careers Taught Me About Leading a Startup
From birth until my deployment to Iraq, I wanted nothing to do with entrepreneurship (or at least the version of "entrepreneurship" as I perceived it). I was convinced since the age of 6 that I would...
View ArticleThe Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google’s ‘Security Princess’
When you oversee a web browser used by a billion people, you eat a lot of cereal for dinner.
View ArticleAt Saudi Aramco, Changes at the Top Point to a Coming I.P.O.
A banker with ties to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the new chairman. It’s another sign that the Saudi oil giant is preparing for a public offering.
View ArticleThe Memes Are Pouring the White Claw Down Your Throat!
The brand doesn’t care if you’re buying “ironically.” You’re still buying.
View ArticleHow Today's Preference for Texts and Emails Is Changing Phone Call Etiquette
Who among us doesn't feel a Pavlovian surge of panic upon hearing the opening notes of their ringtone, followed by an awesome wave of relief when the stranger next to them picks up their phone? Baby...
View ArticleNew York State Suspects Vitamin E May Have Played a Role in Vaping Illnesses
Health officials around the country are still investigating numerous possible causes and have tested only some of the devices used by ill patients.
View ArticleIs Brazilian Leather Out of Fashion? H&M Stops Buying Over Amazon Fires
One of the world’s largest retailers will cease buying leather from the country, where cattle farmers are blamed for their part in accelerating deforestation.
View ArticlePast Entrepreneur 360 Honorees Share Their Best Success Advice and Growth...
The fifth annual Entrepreneur 360 List will be released Oct. 1. This week, we’re looking back at last year’s honorees. Read the full article at: www.entrepreneur.com Small Business Consultant * This...
View ArticleHire Leaders for What They Can Do, Not What They Have Done
Three questions to ask about each candidate. * This article was originally published here
View ArticleWhy cybersecurity is a big problem for small businesses
Cybersecurity attacks can cripple small businesses that aren’t prepared. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby talks with a security expert about ransomware, phishing attacks, and inadequate IT defense plans....
View ArticleAmerican modernism meets contemporary cocktails at The Dalmar
Sparrow at The Dalmar recently opened its 25th-floor doors to South Florida locals, offering a unique design aesthetic, specialty cocktails and breathtaking views from Boca Raton to Miami Beach. This...
View ArticleFlorida hemp industry awaits final regulations
State officials are finishing up the rules to launch a hemp industry in Florida after legalization on a national level. The industry could be significant in South Florida, where the semitropical...
View ArticleFed Chair Powell Speaks and Leaves Investors Expecting a Rate Cut
The comments will likely confirm investor expectations that the Fed will cut rates at its next meeting on Sept. 17-18.
View ArticlePatty Abramson, 74, Supporter of Businesses Owned by Women, Dies
She helped create the Women’s Growth Capital Fund to overcome a barrier. But, she said, “We wouldn’t have done this if money wasn’t to be made.”
View ArticleMajor Drug Maker Is Close to Settling Case to Avert First Federal Trial in...
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals announced a tentative agreement to pay $24 million to settle claims brought by two Ohio counties, and to give away $6 million of its drugs.
View ArticleBusiness Coaching
All About Business Coaching and Why It Benefits You How long has your company been in operation? Did you recently open your doors, or have you been at it for years? Are you seeing the success you...
View ArticleMore Retail Chains Ask Customers Not to Carry Guns Openly
CVS, Walgreens and Wegmans joined Walmart and Kroger in asking customers not to openly carry firearms.
View ArticleHans Rausing, Swedish Packaging Magnate, Is Dead at 93
One of the wealthiest people in Europe, he took over his father’s company and helped bring Tetra Pak to supermarkets and breakfast tables around the world.
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