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Local unemployment rates reveal a surprising amount about what's going on in the economy - and they're hinting at a boom in manufacturing
UBS used estimates of how county-level unemployment has changed in the last years to illustrate broader trends in the economy. Unemployment trends in counties dependent on the...
1 hour ago - Business Insider
Retail defaults are at an all-time high - here are all the bankruptcies and liquidations so far in 2018
Retailers are filing for bankruptcy at record-high rates . Nine West , Claire's , and The Bon-Ton Stores are among the companies that have filed for bankruptcy so far this...
2 hours ago - Business Insider
How Social Media Companies Profit From Data Heightens Concerns
Worries have increased since Facebook's CEO testified on Capitol Hill. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Om Malik, a partner at a capital firm in Silicon Valley, about what it means...
3 hours ago - NPR
How to Build a Social Media App
When we think about the social media landscape, the major networks and messaging apps, where monthly active users total up in millions and billions come to mind: Facebook...
6 hours ago - Appsterhq
Inside the Chinese tropical island dubbed the 'Hawaii of the East,' which the Communist elite is making a hotspot for gambling, tech, and luxury
China is planning to transform an island the size of a small country into a sprawling hub for foreign investment, gambling, tourism, and luxury. Xi Jinping's government...
6 hours ago - Chron
Automakers are facing an unprecedented shift in the industry - and it's great news for consumers
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider The auto industry is usually thought of as a cyclical business, but the current US sales boom has lasted longer than expected. This has enabled...
10 hours ago - Chron
5 Top Trends in Wearable App Technology for 2018
From taking selfies using voice commands to tracking total calories burned, wearable technology is rapidly evolving all around the world. Industry leaders and tech enthusiasts...
14 hours ago - Business
Commentary: This Is Amazon Go's Real Innovation
In this year's letter to Amazon AMZN shareholders, released earlier this week , CEO Jeff Bezos extolled the value of high expectations. “We didn't ascend from our...
17 hours ago - Fortune - 3 articles
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks closed broadly lower Friday, extending the market's modest losses from a day earlier. A slump in big technology stocks, consumer goods and health care companies weighed...
18 hours ago - Chron - 3 articles
This Week In Credit Card News: Business Advantages To Going Cashless; Chevy Rolls Out In-Car Gas Pay
What took place this week in the credit card and payment industries
18 hours ago - Forbes
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MoviePass is losing $20 million a month - and starting to look a lot like a...
One of the lessons of the dot-com bust was that services that seem too good to be true probably are. Since it dropped its price to $10 a month, MoviePass, the subscription...
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A 7-Min Guide to Cross Platform App Development
Cross-platform apps: Yay, or nay? It's a question we often evaluate at Appster. While much has been written about choosing the right mobile platform for your product, there has...
We took a 1,000-horsepower electric luxury sedan for a spin on the streets...
We have driven , reported on , road-tripped , and talked about our fair share of electric and hybrid vehicles at Business Insider. These are exciting times for a technology...
Wells Fargo fined $1B for abuses; will cut 1Q earnings by $800M
Under terms of the settlement, Wells Fargo, Atlanta's third-largest bank, has also agreed to compensate affected customers and improve its risk management and compliance...
SmugMug acquires Flickr from Yahoo
SmugMug, a photo-sharing service for consumer and professional photographers has acquired Flickr, the two companies announced this afternoon. Flickr was sold by parent company...
The CEO of the $3.9 billion company at the heart of the cloud wars talks...
Pivotal Software began trading publicly on Friday, closing up about 5% from its listing price of $15. It's now valued at $3.9 billion. Pivotal's biggest business is in selling...
The median employee at Salesforce made $155,284 last year - just 3% what CEO...
The median Salesforce employee made $155,284 during fiscal year 2018, which ended January 31. That's just 3% of CEO Marc Benioff's compensation for the fiscal year...
Marijuana Dispensary Opens on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on 4/20
On this 20th day of the fourth month in the year 2018, also known as Weed Day , a marijuana dispensary opened on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. MedMen, the cannabis company with...
We went inside Manhattan's newest luxury marijuana dispensary on Fifth...
MedMen , a cannabis retail company that operates a chain of slick, high-end marijuana dispensaries in California and Nevada has opened a new flagship store on Manhattan's Fifth...