Company Surprises Employees With $10M in Holiday Bonuses | NowThis
2020-01-18
Real estate company St. John Properties surprised its employees with $10M in holiday bonuses. » Subscribe to NowThis: …Read More →
Trade pact will slow Canadian lobster sales to China, says expert
2020-01-17
Even though a new U.S.-China trade agreement does not eliminate heavy Chinese tariffs, the deal will result in a loss of Canadian seafood sales to China, according to international trade researcher Mohammad Rahaman of Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. Canadian live lobster exports to China, mostly from Nova Scotia, soared afterRead More →
Investors expect strong demand for 20-year Treasuries
2020-01-17
The U.S. is likely to see solid demand for its first sale of 20-year bonds in more than three decades, investors and analysts said Friday, as the Treasury Department looks for fresh ways to raise revenues in the face of yawning budget deficits. The decision, announced by the Treasury onRead More →
This Nonprofit Uses a Shark Tank-Like Contest to Help Prisoners Become Entrepreneurs
2020-01-17
Defy Ventures challenges convicted criminals to become CEO of their new life from behind bars. January 17, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In Delano, Calif., Kern Valley State Prison is barely visible from the main road, a low-lying cluster of buildings hidden behindRead More →
Singapore shares edge up 0.1%, gain 0.8% on the week, Stocks
2020-01-17
Fri, Jan 17, 2020 – 6:26 PM POSITIVE economic data from the US and China struggled to keep sentiment afloat on Friday as trade deal exuberance largely wore off, with Asia-Pacific equities closing the day mixed. Markets that ended higher include Hong Kong, Japan and Australia. South Korea’s KOSPI andRead More →
Godzilla 1998 trailer plus Classic CNBC & CNN Godzilla '98 business news!
2020-01-17
KKXG: KING KONG VS GIGANTOSAURUS – The Captain Yuriko Kumage novel series (for Yumiko Shaku): A collection of the business …Read More →
Supreme Court dismisses B.C.’s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case
2020-01-17
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has shut down British Columbia’s attempt to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. The B.C. government wanted to require provincial permits before heavy oil could be shipped through pipelines in the province. In 2018, it asked theRead More →
China’s 2019 property investment up 9.9% y/y, sales fall
2020-01-17
BEIJING — Real estate investment in China rose 9.9% in 2019 from a year earlier, slowing slightly from a 10.2% gain in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed on Friday. The property market, a key growth driver, has been cooling in recent months, adding to pressureRead More →
These City Programs Are Giving Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Access to Capital
2020-01-17
If you’re an entrepreneur in Minneapolis, Atlanta or New York, these programs could help fund your business idea. January 16, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Building a business is not an easy undertaking. Whether it’s time management or trying to increase profits, thereRead More →
Sebi exonerates Ravi Narain, 8 other officials in NSE ‘dark fibre’ case
2020-01-17
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday exonerated nine current and former officials of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), including former chief Ravi Narain, in the so-called ‘dark fibre’ controversy at the exchange, which allegedly provided unfair advantage to certain brokers. The capitalRead More →