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Would you live in a van? Two San Diego women launch startup for boho traveler movement
Two San Diego women have created an app for travelers that's gaining a sizable following of nomadic young people living ... Read More
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Michael Milken's pardon follows long campaign to rehabilitate his image
When President Donald Trump pardoned Michael Milken on Tuesday, it came just a week after the former junk bond king's Milken Institute had wrapped up its latest conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The gathering...Read more
SpaceX expands space tourism, offering flight in astronaut capsule
SpaceX is teaming up with a space tourism company to offer a flight aboard its Crew Dragon capsule that could propel customers higher into space than private citizens have ever gone before.
Space Adventures said Tuesday ...Read more
Fund manager Legg Mason to be acquired by California investment giant
BALTIMORE -- A California-based giant of global investment management agreed to acquire Baltimore's Legg Mason for $4.5 billion, the two companies announced Tuesday morning.
Franklin Templeton will pay $50 cash for each ...Read more
Medtronic reports unexpectedly strong quarterly profit, warns of coronavirus effects
Medtronic reported unexpectedly strong quarterly profits on Tuesday, though the medical device maker missed its sales targets following declines in sales of implants to treat chronic pain and heart problems.
Meanwhile, in...Read more
Most everyone has a job these days — and some wish they had fewer jobs
ATLANTA -- In the predawn, long before getting to her job as a Marietta teacher, Emily Willard, 28, hits the gym.
A couple times a week -- as well as some weekends and school holidays -- she's at Total Row in Buckhead, ...Read more
Sprint says three telecommunication companies stole patents, trade secrets: lawsuit
Sprint filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that three other telecommunications companies stole patents and trade secrets from the Overland Park-based company.
The lawsuit, filed in Johnson County District Court, names as ...Read more
Motorola Solutions scored a $765 million win in a trade secrets case against a Chinese competitor. It's not satisfied
A yearslong court battle over technology trade secrets and copyright infringement came to a head last week when a jury awarded Motorola Solutions $764.5 million in damages.
But the case the Chicago-based company is waging...Read more
Boeing finds debris in wing fuel tanks of undelivered 737 Maxes, orders inspections
SEATTLE -- In the latest of a string of quality control issues, Boeing discovered debris that mechanics left inside the wing fuel tanks of several undelivered 737 Maxes during the aircraft assembly process.
Boeing has ...Read more
Qualcomm introduces third-generation 5G chips to boost speeds and performance of mobile devices
Continuing its efforts to drive 5G technology, Qualcomm on Tuesday introduced its third generation 5G mobile chip aimed at improving performance for smartphones and other gadgets.
The San Diego company's new processor and...Read more
Uber shuts downtown LA office, laying off about 80
LOS ANGELES -- Uber has closed a customer support office in downtown Los Angeles, laying off about 80 employees, The Times has learned.
Without advance notice, staffers were informed Thursday their jobs would be shifted ...Read more
Social Security and You: Politicians Have Not Stolen Social Security Money
I give lots of talks about Social Security. I've given thousands of them over the past 45 years. And at almost every one of those presentations, inevitably, somebody in the crowd will get up and make a statement that ...Read more
Tech Q&A: Adding information to iPhone photos
Q: I'll be taking a trip to Italy this year and taking lots of photos with my iPhone. What's the best way to add information to an iPhone photo? For example, I'd like to list who or what is in the picture. (I can easily do...Read more
Note To Zig Ziglar Editors: The Following Column Was Originally Published In 1998. Thank You For Your Attention -- Creators
NOTE TO ZIG ZIGLAR EDITORS: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1998. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION -- CREATORS
Stop, Look and Listen
When we started school, our teachers reinforced what our parents had been ...Read more
Lower taxes, higher wages in Mexico's border zone have not stimulated businesses as promised
TIJUANA, Mexico -- One year ago, Mexico's president flew to Tijuana to announce his Border Economic Plan.
The plan was designed to promote growth along the country's northern border by lowering taxes, increasing the ...Read more
US imposes restrictions on five Chinese state media outlets
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. designated five Chinese media companies as "foreign missions," a decision that reflects the Trump administration's view that the communist party of Xi Jinping is imposing increasingly draconian ...Read more
Top 15: What corporate America is reading, January 2020
Porchlight Book Company, a leading direct supplier of book-based resources compiles a monthly list of best-selling business books based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. Here are the best sellers for ...Read more
Don't toss that cup: McDonald's and Starbucks are developing reusables
NEW YORK -- In the future, when you order a coffee at McDonald's or Starbucks, it could be served in the same cup you used a few months earlier.
That's the vision behind pilot programs this week that will introduce two ...Read more
Consumer Confidential: Great news! A relative you never heard of left you $10 million!
Stanley Silver isn't dumb. When he received a call recently informing him that he needed to pony up some cash to settle tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service, he hung up.
When he and his wife received a call ...Read more
Liz Reyer: Try these steps to move on from winter and get ready for spring
Full disclosure. It's a really cold winter day and I'm looking for ways to make it until spring. Maybe you are, too!
When I think about winter, I turn to nature. It's a time of hibernation and dormancy. It's a time of ...Read more
Should You Be a Guinea Pig for a New Franchise?
"I was downsized from a corporate job about a year ago. I have never run my own business before, but I am realizing now there is no future for me in corporate America (I am over 50 years of age), so I am looking at ...Read more
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