Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Uber winning the efficiency war with traditional taxis, study saysMar 19, 2016 6:45 am - In economics, capacity utilization is jargon for how much of your available resources are being used at any given time. For taxi drivers, that means how often you have a...
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Siri doesn't have answers to serious mental health concernsMar 19, 2016 6:45 am - While more and more people use their smartphone to ask health-related questions, a new study found that conversational agents like Siri come up short when it comes to re...
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Startups vying for hype at SXSWMar 19, 2016 5:12 am - Every March, 80,000 startup hustlers, PR pushers, Twitter personalities, wantrepreneurs, midlevel marketing executives, corporate titans grasping at relevance, professio...
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Why it might cost you more if you wait to file your tax returnMar 13, 2016 7:34 am - There are really two tax seasons every year, marked by two very different attitudes. In January and February, taxpayers tend to have simple situations, know they're due ...
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AbbVie to Pay $595 Million for Boehringer Immunology TreatmentsMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - AbbVie Inc. will pay Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH at least $595 million to join in developing two drugs aimed at treating psoriasis, Crohn's disease, asthma and other disea...
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1 in 4 Americans gave money to family and friends in the past yearMar 05, 2016 10:00 pm - When a loved one asks for money, it's hard to say no. A new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts quantifies just how often Americans pull out checkbooks for family and f...
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As Leonardo DiCaprio honed Oscar Speech, a snapchat competitor mobilizedMar 05, 2016 6:33 am - While Leonardo DiCaprio was polishing his acceptance speech last week, a trio of programmers from the former Soviet Union were busy capitalizing on his fame in the run-u...
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Homebuyers in pricey markets are now scared to dreamFeb 28, 2016 6:35 am - Rising home prices in hot housing markets are robbing buyers of a favorite pleasure: looking at pictures of homes they can't afford. Or at least, that's one way to read ...
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Dreams of living well in retirement dim for AmericansFeb 28, 2016 6:33 am - More Americans are worried about their quality of life in retirement. Confidence about being able to save enough to ensure "a desirable standard of living" dropped this ...
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Uber jumpstarts first motorbike service in gridlocked BangkokFeb 27, 2016 6:34 am - Uber Technologies Inc. is starting its very first motorcycle taxi service in Bangkok, where perennial congestion leads to rush-hour traffic speeds in the Thailand capita...