The Newsroom

Business

406

All Business Economy Politics Technology Social Media Finance Markets Strategy
Oil Drilling Business, Finance

US oil companies lost $67 billion last year

The 40 largest publicly-traded US oil companies lost a combined $67 billion in 2015, according to Energy Information Administration…

Lane Hanson · April 26, 2016
Google Incubator for employees Business, Technology

Google is creating an in-house startup incubator for its own employees

Google is planning to keep its talent closer to home by creating an in-house startup incubator for its…

Franklin Simmons · April 25, 2016
Virgin America Business

15 times billionaire Richard Branson failed at business

Billionaire Richard Branson has started over 100 businesses since he was 16. Almost all of them were successful,…

Melissa Stusinski · April 19, 2016
Millennial Women Business

Millennial women are more likely to ask for higher salaries

A new study from Hired, a career marketplace, has found that entry level millennial women are more likely to…

BP Editors · April 14, 2016
Gender Wage Gap Business, Economy, Finance

Microsoft and Facebook celebrate equal pay day by closing the wage gap

April 12 is equal pay day and both Microsoft and Facebook are using this time to announce that…

Peter Mondrose · April 12, 2016
Keystone oil pipeline Business

Keystone pipeline springs a leak in South Dakota

A key part of the Keystone pipeline has sprung a leak in South Dakota. The oil spill was…

Jeff Springer · April 5, 2016
One billion iPhone sales Business, Retail, Technology

Apple’s one billionth iPhone will be sold by this summer

When Apple debuted the iPhone series on June 29, 2007, nobody knew the company had invented a smartphone…

Franklin Simmons · April 4, 2016
Joseph Safra Business, Finance

The world’s richest banker Joseph Safra has been charged with corruption

Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged Joseph Safra, the world’s richest banker, with a scheme aimed at paying bribes to…

John Howard · April 1, 2016
Sonic CEO and the minimum wage debate Business, Retail

Sonic CEO says menu prices will rise over minimum wage laws

Clifford Hudson, CEO of Sonic, believes a minimum wage hike will likely lead to higher menu prices for…

Tammy Johnson · March 31, 2016
Warren Buffett life after Berkshire Hathaway Business

Life after Warren Buffett? UBS says Berkshire Hathaway is ready

Warren Buffett is synonymous with Berkshire Hathaway but there will eventually be the day when the 85-year-old investor…

John Howard · March 28, 2016
Tim Westergren Business, Markets, Technology

Pandora shares tank 10% as founder returns as CEO

Pandora founder Tim Westergren is taking over as the company’s CEO and investors are not happy with the…

John Howard · March 28, 2016
Facebook UK staffer bonuses to avoid corporate taxes Business, Social Media, Technology

Facebook will cut tax bill by giving $1 million bonuses to staffers

Facebook UK staffers are in for a big treat. The company will pay £280 million ($396 million) to its…

Franklin Simmons · March 7, 2016
Highest-Paying Jobs in 2016 Business

The 20 highest-paying jobs of 2016 and what they pay

If you are trying to decide among various career paths there are many considerations to make. Obviously you…

Katie Henderson · March 1, 2016
ADT Security Purchased by Appolo Global Management Business

Security giant ADT being purchased for $7 billion

Home security and alarm maker ADT started as a telegraph service in 1874 and morphed into the nation’s largest…

John Howard · February 16, 2016
Jim Rogers - Central Bankers are morons Business, Markets

Jim Rogers says Central Bankers are incompetent and we’re all going to pay the price

Famed investor Jim Rogers believes Central Bankers have no idea how to do their jobs and we’re all…

Jeff Springer · February 15, 2016
1 22 23 24 98