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5 Common Pit Holes to Avoid in Launching a Virtual Company

There are five common pit holes that must be avoided to run a successful virtual company. The internet has become a very important tool for a business to succeed.

Sep 10, 2015 6:27 AM EDT


Understanding What IRS Doesn't Say on Section 1038 - Exclude Gain Sale of Home and Recognize Gain on Repossession

Understanding what the IRS Code says is not enough; it is also important to understand what it doesn’t say, as what recently happened with the DeBough case.

Sep 10, 2015 6:05 AM EDT


After 3 attempts, ICE to launch Singaporean Futures Exchange in November

After withdrawing from launching plans of Singapore Futures exchange for three times, ICE has set a date for launching it on 17 November. It'll offer five five futures contracts in Brent, gasoil, gold and two contracts in Yuan currency.

Sep 10, 2015 5:59 AM EDT


UK Stocks Rises for the Third Day Since Turn of the Week, Glencore Leads Miners Higher

UK stocks rises for the third day closing at 6,2229.01, up 1.35 percent yesterday marking this week as the best week since April

Sep 10, 2015 5:46 AM EDT


Feared Death Cross Can Be Heralding Good Days If History Repeats Itself

Recent Death Cross signals market rallies instead of market crash if history repeats itself. In a chart filled with Equity Bears, the Death Cross becomes one of many investors' worst fears as it poses an ominous market crash.

Sep 10, 2015 5:26 AM EDT


Facebook Business Page gets a Mobile Friendly Update

Facebook announced on Tuesday that the new update will allow businesses to make full use of the platform to engage with their customers.

Sep 10, 2015 5:16 AM EDT


Chinese leaders concern over state of economy

For the first time ever since Chinese economy started slowing down, the country's leaders expressed concerns over the current situation in the domestic market. China President Xi Jinping called the economy slowdown as 'The New Normal.

Sep 10, 2015 4:53 AM EDT


Smarketing is the new buzzword

With the changing customer behaviour, a new strategy called smarketing is needed for future small business owner to generete high revenue for the company

Sep 10, 2015 4:36 AM EDT


Tesco disposed off South Korean unit to pay its debts

Tesco's debt-laden balance sheet already piled up and Tesco CEO has to do something about it. This forced him to sell the South Korean unit to MBK Partners Ltd to ease the burden of the grocer retailer and focus more on the home store.

Sep 10, 2015 4:33 AM EDT


Start ups yet to catch up digital content marketing

majority of start-ups and small entrepreneurs have a long way to go in exploring digital content marketing platform, which is revolutionizing the way promoting products and services across the world. Mobile phones are playing a vital role in digital content marketing.

Sep 10, 2015 4:28 AM EDT


Bag Snob Launches Online Shop

Tina Craig and Kelly Cook’s handbag blog site Bag Snob officially launches online shop this month with amazing features.

Sep 10, 2015 3:45 AM EDT


Tesco checking out overseas ventures

With debt burden mounting to GBP 21.7bn, The world's third largest retailer has been forced to offload its overseas ventures gradually.

Sep 10, 2015 3:35 AM EDT


Surfwear Chain Quiksilver Inc. files for bankruptcy, Plans to Give control to Lender Oaktree Capital Management LP

Surfwear chain Quicksilver Inc. filed for bankruptcy and plans to hand control over to Oaktree Capital Management LP.

Sep 10, 2015 3:32 AM EDT


China puts circuit breakers to keep tabs on volatility

Alerted by increased market volatility, Chinese government is in the process of implementing circuit breakers that would suspend trading in a stock if it moves over five percent either direction. If index falls or gains 10 percent or more, then trading will be halted for the day, according to draft regulation. Shanghai index unexpectedly rose in the last five minutes of trading following the news that major infrastructure projects have been approved.

Sep 10, 2015 3:30 AM EDT


Glencore scraps dividend, to sell equity, assets to bring down debt to $10bn

Switzerland-based commodities giant Glencore has taken up several measures to reduct its debt burden to $10bn level. The company has decided to scrap final and interim dividends in addition to selling a part of equity and other assets to raise funds.

Sep 10, 2015 3:01 AM EDT


Japan's Abe may focus on regulatory reforms

Shinzo Abe's coming back to power as Prime Minister of Japan for a second term raising many questions about the reforms in the world's third largest economy. Economists predict that Abe would focus on more regulatory reforms in labor market.

Sep 10, 2015 2:49 AM EDT


Spotify Launches "Found Them First" Tool For Users’ Bragging Rights Over Breakout Artists

Spotify launches new tool that will help subscribers earn bragging rights over breakout artists’ music before it was streamed over 20 million times.

Sep 10, 2015 2:22 AM EDT


German Scientist Extracts Smart Phone Ingredient from Plants

German scientists found a way to extract from plants the element germanium, which is necessary for intelligent steering sensors and other devices important for the modern world, like computers and smartphones.

Sep 10, 2015 2:12 AM EDT


Aerojet Rocketdyne Offers United Launch Alliance $2 Billion

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc made a $2 billion bid to United Launch Alliance, which is the prime spacecraft launch service provider of Pentagon.

Sep 10, 2015 1:58 AM EDT


Macy's To Close 40 Underperforming Stores To Focus on Ecommerce

Macy’s Inc plans to close 40 physical stores and focus on eCommerce operations. Macy's Inc recently announced its plans of closing 35 to 40 underperforming stores to focus its operation on online shopping.

Sep 10, 2015 1:49 AM EDT


Improving Credit Score in Four Simple Steps

Your credit score can be improved regardless of its present depressing level. Just do these four steps faithfully and you’ll soon be out of your financial misery.

Sep 10, 2015 1:31 AM EDT


Dead Money, Well-Known Stocks That Must Be Sold Now

Investor Place's editor Jeff Reeves suggests selling Wall-Mart, Chevron, Caterpillar, Proctor and Gamble, and Intel stocks.

Sep 10, 2015 12:29 AM EDT


Milennials Dive Into the Wild Stock Market, Investing Despite Volatility

More Millennials are fearlessly diving into the Wild Stock Market, buying more stocks despite volatility.

Sep 09, 2015 11:22 AM EDT


IRS Rejects Yahoo's Tax-Free Alibaba Spin-off Request, Sending Stocks Down 4%

IRS rejects Yahoo’s plan for a tax-free Alibaba spin-off, which Yahoo hopes would have been a move to give back money to shareholders. Yahoo shares dropped 4% after the news.

Sep 09, 2015 10:59 AM EDT


Recent Study Shows Top 300 Pension Fund Assets Are Now Over $15 Trillion

Recent research conducted both by Pensions & Investments (P&I) and consultants Towers Watson has revealed that the combined assets of the top 300 pension funds has now reached $15 trillion.

Sep 09, 2015 10:52 AM EDT


Asian Currencies Increased as Global Stocks and Chinese Shares Rally Boosts Sentiment

Asian currencies increased due to sharp rebounds in the global equity markets and in Chinese shares Wednesday boosted risk sentiments.

Sep 09, 2015 10:51 AM EDT


Paddy Power, Betfair £5B merge deal expects to complete process by 2016

Two of the Britain's online betting site, Paddy Power and Betfair, confirms the merging deal worth £5B. It is expected to be completed next year, which will make them the largest online gambling company in the whole world.

Sep 09, 2015 9:59 AM EDT


500 Startups Slowly Conquering the World with Six New Investment Partners

500 Startups looks to find its new unicorn by hiring six new partners to play specific important roles all over the world.

Sep 09, 2015 9:55 AM EDT


Japan's Economy Reduces at a Minus 1.2 Percent Annual Rate in Q2

Japan’s economy contracted at a minus 1.2 percent annual rate, as seen in its second quarter report.

Sep 09, 2015 8:54 AM EDT


Merger of Four Major Insurance Companies May Harm Healthcare Industry

Doctors, Hospitals, and Healthcare groups fear that the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers may bring harm to the healthcare industry.

Sep 09, 2015 8:39 AM EDT


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