Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Tronc board dispute said to center on L.A. billionaire's tradesMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - A board shake-up at newspaper publisher Tronc Inc. centers on whether Patrick Soon-Shiong violated company trading policies by acquiring shares near the dates of earning...
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Can a robot help your hydroponic garden grow?Mar 18, 2017 7:00 am - On a rooftop in the Jewish-Arab Tel Aviv neighborhood of Jaffa, a former military technologist and an ex-journalist sit in a transparent bio-dome where their robot is bu...
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Investors push corporate boards to add women, people of colorMar 12, 2017 7:11 am - Slowly but steadily, investors continue to let corporate boards know that "male, pale and stale" doesn't cut it anymore. The small but growing number of shareholder vote...
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Survey: Retirement anxiety is gripping AmericaMar 05, 2017 6:12 am - A few weeks after the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives moved to kill rules allowing states to create portable retirement savings accounts, a new surve...
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H&R Block hires IBM's Watson to help its tax preparersMar 05, 2017 6:11 am - H&R Block is out to wrest back market share from its online tax-prep rivals with such aggressive measures as free services and interest-free advances on refunds-oh, and ...
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Smartphone makers Huawei, LG vie to fill Samsung voidMar 04, 2017 6:11 am - Huawei Technologies and LG Electronics are ushering in new smartphones that each hopes will fill a void created by the absence of a new handset from the usually dominant...
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Tech startup market slows amid Silicon Valley's doubts on TrumpMar 04, 2017 6:06 am - The postelection rally that's lifting U.S. public markets has left at least one group by the wayside: private technology startups. Since last year's peak in mid-December...
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How will Americans spend their tax refunds?Feb 26, 2017 6:20 am - Every year, tax refunds spark a psychological battle for millions of Americans. The payout, on average about $2,800, feels like a windfall that needs spending on somethi...
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Biggest fears for businesses? Cyber attacks, data breachesFeb 26, 2017 6:18 am - The threat of cyber attacks and political instability resulting from rising populism are among the biggest worries for businesses around the world, according to a study ...
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How to stay sane in a world of crazy newsFeb 26, 2017 6:15 am - Life comes at you fast - these days, it seems, at the speed of light. The first 100 days of any new presidential administration bring a flurry of actions and reactions, ...