Help! I want to leave the office to go to the gym during the day
Ask the Insider columnist Ashley Lutz answers all of your work-related questions, including the awkward, sensitive, and real-world ones. Have a question? Email asktheinsider@businessinsider.com.Dear...
View ArticleThe quirky story of how WWI vets popularized the most important accessory in...
After World War I, an entire generation of battle-hardened veterans came home sporting military-issued 'trench watches,' or wristwatches as we know them today.Essential for keeping track of time and...
View ArticleThere's only one way for China to escape a debt-deflation trap
Yu Yongding, a former adviser to the People's Bank of China, thinks that the country is missing a trick.In an opinion piece on Project Syndicate, he said that the supply-side structural reforms the...
View ArticleSnapchat's share price did not increase from last year in latest fundraising...
The price of Snapchat's shares were flat compared to last year in a recent fundraising round, according to a report in The Information.Snapchat raised $1.81 billion in funding, the company disclosed in...
View ArticleU.S. panel launches trade secret theft probe into Chinese steel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it launched an investigation into complaints by United States Steel Corp that Chinese competitors stole its trade...
View ArticleThis is Saudi Arabia's 'Achilles' heel'
In the aftermath of the 2003 terrorist attacks carried out by nationals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, then Crown Prince Abdullah argued that youth unemployment was the kingdom's biggest...
View ArticleShort sellers circle Alibaba amid SEC probe
By Jennifer AblanNEW YORK (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , which disclosed it is under investigation for its accounting practices, has emerged as one of the short-selling community's favorite...
View ArticleTHE PAYMENTS INDUSTRY EXPLAINED: The Trends Creating New Winners And Losers...
The way we pay is changing dramatically. For example, people are beginning to use their smartphones for every kind of formal and informal transaction — to shop at stores, buy songs online, and even...
View ArticleExclusive: Verizon turns to former Yahoo bankers for bid - sources
By Greg Roumeliotis and Liana B. BakerNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc is working on its bid for Yahoo Inc's core assets with an investment bank which was, as recently as...
View ArticleAsia stocks edge up after upbeat U.S. data, dollar sags
By Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks pulled ahead on Friday after patches of U.S. data continued to paint the world's largest economy in a positive light, while the dollar was on the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia, China, and Howard Marks: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ON WALL STREET
Finance Insider is Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "Get updates in your inbox," or click here.Every now and...
View ArticleVerizon and unions reach tentative deal to end labor strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and unions representing nearly 40,000 wireline workers have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that has stretched for more than month, U.S....
View ArticleTHE MOBILE PAYMENTS REPORT: Market forecasts, consumer trends, and the...
Although the mobile wallet ecosystem is maturing, in-store mobile payments haven't yet taken off. Consumer disinterest, coupled with delays in fully implementing the necessary infrastructure, are...
View ArticleGuys, your summer uniform makes you look basic
I wasn't going to do this, but I have to.It's finally summer in New York City, and that means everyone is changing their wardrobe for something that makes the sweltering heat more bearable.For women,...
View ArticleSumner Redstone will act in shareholders' best interest: spokesman
(Reuters) - A spokesman for Sumner Redstone wrote in an e-mailed statement on Friday that the media mogul would act in "the best interests of shareholders," when asked about whether the media mogul...
View ArticleStocks aren't doing much (SPY, SPX, DJI, IXIC, USD, DXY, WTI)
Stocks are largely unchanged in trading Friday ahead of the long weekend. Near 2:31 p.m. ET, the Dow was up 23 points (0.13%), the S&P 500 was up 5 points (0.26%) and the Nasdaq was up 23 points...
View ArticleThe 'Nobel Prize of high school competitions' just got the most money it's...
The "Nobel Prize of high school competitions" just got the most money it's ever received in its 95 years of existence from biopharmaceutical giant Regeneron.On Thursday at the American Museum of...
View ArticleUnderstand the payments industry in one hour with this report
The modern smartphone is a remarkable device. A single device that fits in your pocket can do all the tasks that once required cameras, camcorders, GPS devices, watches, alarm clocks, calculators, and...
View ArticleThree US companies are hoarding the most cash
Apple was reportedly considering buying media giant Time-Warner late last year, which would've given it a huge content business including media brands like CNN and HBO. It also would've cost at least...
View ArticleGUNDLACH: I don't think Yellen's comments suggest a June rate hike is happening
Jeffrey Gundlach, the CEO of DoubleLine Capital, said Friday that Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's remarks that a rate hike would be appropriate in coming months "doesn't suggest" a hike in...
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