Why the hottest investment trend in the world could have worse economic...
The rise of passive investing is the money management world's biggest trend of the last generation.Earlier this year, we highlighted data from Vanguard that showed that money parked in funds seeking to...
View Article4 ways young men are dressing more like their fathers
What's old is new again, and your father's favorite style moves from the '70s and '80s are now the trend du jour.It seems that many of the trends that made their name in the middle of the 20th century...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court sends BlackBerry lawsuit back to lower court
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing BlackBerry Ltd of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting an upbeat picture...
View ArticleEU tells Greece to defend its economic statistics as questions circle the...
The European Commission called on Greece to defend its economics statistics agency, after doubt was cast on the validity of its data following a court case.The former head of the Hellenic Statistical...
View ArticleExpress Inc's shares tumble as results miss amid apparel cheer
By Subrat Patnaik(Reuters) - Express Inc lost more than a quarter of its market value on Wednesday as its lower-than-expected results belied a recent uptick in apparel sales that has helped most...
View ArticleCitigroup hits another Costco hurdle (C)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Citigroup is still experiencing hurdles after purchasing the roughly 11...
View ArticleRolls-Royce wins $1.5 billion engine order with China Eastern Airlines
LONDON (Reuters) - British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it won a $1.5 billion order for its Trent 700 engines from China Eastern Airlines <600115.SS> to power 15 of the Chinese carrier's...
View ArticleThe 25 top-trending tourist attractions this summer, according to TripAdvisor
Summer may be coming to an end, but there's still plenty of time left to take a vacation.If you're looking to take advantage of the still-warm weather (or if you want to capitalize on the deals...
View ArticleVW sees car output back to normal by Monday after supplier deal
HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Wednesday production of cars at its German plants should be back to normal by next Monday after it resolved a dispute with parts suppliers over contract...
View ArticleObamacare is 'very near collapse' in one state
Tennessee's Obamacare market is in serious trouble, according to the person who runs the state's exchanges.Julie Mix McPeak, the commissioner for Tennessee's Department of Commerce and Insurance, told...
View ArticleHere are the 3 most common reasons your flight gets delayed
There are few things as irritating as a delayed flight. No one wants his or her travels plans thrown into complete disarray. But unfortunately, this happens quite often.According to the U.S Bureau of...
View ArticleCredit cards are going the way of fax machines
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 ArticleSpotify still has hurdles to clear before it goes public next year
Music streaming service Spotify needs to renegotiate its contracts with record companies, and it needs to get it done before it goes public on the stock market, The Wall Street Journal reports.Spotify...
View ArticleGap's Old Navy brand is capturing the millennial moms category — and now it's...
Old Navy could be headed for a comeback, thanks to millennials and moms.In its most recent quarter, sales were flat, but according to RBC Capital Markets, the brand is primed to rule the back to school...
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 ArticleWalmart is 'going on the offensive' as growing threat Kroger slashes prices...
Kroger is slashing prices and going on a hiring spree. The grocery store chain recently cut the cost of 1,000 popular items in 120 of its stores, retail consultant David Merrefield writes on industry...
View ArticleThe Rock is now the highest-paid actor in the world — here's who he beat out
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has powered his way to the top. The action star is the world's highest-paid actor with $64.5 million earned in the past year, according to Forbes, supplanting previous No. 1...
View ArticleThe maker of the EpiPen is playing another dirty trick right from Martin...
Mylan, the company that sells the lifesaving antiallergy shot EpiPen, has said it will provide discount coupons to patients to subsidize the $600 drug.Mylan also said that it would double the number of...
View ArticleSomething odd is going on in the market, and it could be setting us up for a...
It's gotten pretty boring out there.The S&P 500 is barely moving, the bond market hasn't budged in weeks, and the currency markets seem to have stabilized.That has Wall Street strategists talking...
View ArticleAmazon is getting into the car business — sort of (AMZN)
Amazon launched a new page designed for car fanatics Thursday — and it's making me wish I were a gear head.Called Amazon Vehicles, the webpage lets you browse thousands of different car models. You...
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