James BlackBain & Company Five successful strategies for launching something newAd Age - Maeve Ricaurte. Whether you’re introducing a new fragrance for men, unveiling the latest model in your automotive line or promoting the premiere of a blockbuster …
James BlackBusiness U.S. SEC freezes assets of 18 traders over alleged manipulationReuters - by Katanga Johnson in Washington and Chris Prentice in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Wednesday it has obtained an asset freeze against 18 traders, who are primarily China-based, over an international market manipulation scheme that has reaped
James BlackBank of America Bank of America puts investments over cost cuts as 'operating leverage' fadesReuters - By Imani MoiseNEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time in nearly five years, Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) did not rely on cost cuts to amplify profits – the latest sign of big U.S. banks prioritizing investments in businesses
James BlackBusiness Wall Street slips as weak economic data offsets earnings strengthReuters - Stephen CulpNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street lost ground on Wednesday as weak U.S. economic data and simmering geopolitical tensions spooked buyers away from the equities market, despite a string of generally positive
James BlackIBM IBM set to report earnings after the bellCNBC - Jordan Novet IBM will announce third-quarter earnings after market close on Wednesday. Earnings: Excluding certain items, $2.67 per share expected by analysts, …
James BlackMarc Benioff Marc Benioff says it's time to break up FacebookCNN - By Clare Duffy, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Salesforce (CRM) CEO Marc Benioff hasn't been sparing with his criticism of Facebook. But in an interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow Wednesday he went one significant step further
James BlackNasdaq Nasdaq Lists AI-Powered Crypto Index for Top 100 Coinscointelegraph.com - Marie Huillet The world's second-largest stock exchange, Nasdaq, has listed the AI-powered CIX100 index created by crypto data provider CryptoCompare. The news was …
James BlackBusiness Companies welcome US-China trade truce, warn disputes remainAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — Companies have welcomed a U.S.-Chinese trade truce as a possible step toward breaking a deadlock in a 15-month-old tariff war, while economists caution there was little progress toward core
James BlackCustomer Experience Customer Experience Around The World: 25 Examples Of Best Practices You Haven’t Heard OfForbes - Blake MorganCustomer experience is a global principle. It doesn’t matter where they live or what language they speak, all customers want to feel valued and be provided with convenient solutions. These 25 global experiences
James BlackCareer Development Now Hiring: People Who Can Translate Data Into Stories and ActionsFortune Hiring data translators isn't easy—they're so rare that recruiters have started calling them "unicorns." Where do you find them?
James BlackEmployment These US cities are seeing the highest job growth in the country—here's what workers earn thereCNBC - Jennifer Liu There are ample job opportunities in one of the world's top cities for quality of life, especially if you work in government, health care or the …
James BlackGlobalization Opinion: The end of globalization is here — now investors need to prepare for what’s nextMarketWatch - By Neil Shearing Globalization has peaked, and there is a significant and underappreciated risk that the world will start to de-globalize over the coming years. The …
James BlackJeff Bezos Jeff Bezos’s Master PlanThe Atlantic - Franklin FoerWhat the Amazon founder and CEO wants for his empire and himself, and what that means for the rest of us. Where in the pantheon of American commercial titans does Jeffrey Bezos belong? Andrew Carnegie’s
James BlackTechnology Facebook's libra cryptocurrency coalition is falling apart as eBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe jump shipCNBC - Lauren Feiner The original coalition of 28 corporate backers of the libra cryptocurrency seems to be dwindling as lawmakers continue to question how it will impact …
James BlackInvesting Getting Ready For The Next Bear Market: High-Yielding AlternativesSeeking Alpha - Jussi Askola With interest rates at multi-decade lows, investors have had no other option than to move into riskier assets. P/E ratios have expanded for stocks, …
James BlackTechnology Amazon Is Firing Its Delivery Firms Following People's Deathsbuzzfeednews.com - Ken Bensinger and Caroline O'Donovan and Patricia Callahan More than 2,000 workers in eight states will lose their jobs after Amazon terminated its relationship with the firms following BuzzFeed News and …
James BlackGeneration Z Gen Z At Work - 8 Reasons To Be AfraidForbes - Remy BlumenfeldGeneration Z, born between 1995 and 2009, is entering the workplace Not only are there are more of them than any generation before, they also wield more influence. Gen Z have already shown their considerable
James BlackMalware What is Malware and How Can it Hurt Your Business?smallbiztrends.com - by Pratik Dholakiya In Technology Trends 0 It’s the 21st century. Businesses are moving online and with terabytes of data. According to a study, the big four companies Microsoft, Google, …
James BlackBusiness Why Shep Smith finally walked out of Fox News for goodCNN - By Brian Stelter, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Last month Shep Smith decided that he had simply had enough. With President Trump actively distorting the truth and many of his own colleagues helping him do it, the Fox News
James BlackManagement 7 Tips for Making 7 Figures Selling Online CoursesEntrepreneur - Aimee TariqOnline courses have become an increasingly popular way to share expertise with an audience, and to get paid for what you have to say and teach. But the amount you can make selling online courses differs
James BlackSmall Business 10 Ways to Continue Learning as a Small Business Ownersmallbiztrends.com - Annie Pilon In order to run a successful business, you need to constantly learn new things. You may need to learn about new social platforms, marketing …
James BlackSoftware 12 Tips For Eliminating Software Waste At Your CompanyForbes - Editors, Forbes Technology CouncilSometimes, businesses invest in new software because it sounds great on paper. Unfortunately, the technology they acquire ends up being underutilized or wholly ignored—becoming “software waste.” Tech aren’t
James BlackAmazon Web Services Amazon held its first big ad conference last week, luring about 400 people to SeattleCNBC - Eugene Kim Amazon's advertising business, once a niche part of the company's sprawling empire, is now big enough to merit its own conference. Last week in …
James BlackSecurity Amazon may become biggest national security playerFOX Business - FOXBusinessAmazon may be on the cusp of becoming a military security giant. The online retailer, which is also a cloud computing powerhouse, could soon receive the Pentagon’s lucrative $10 billion cloud computing
James BlackGoogle Analysts say Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's arrival 'changed everything'Business Insider - Rosalie ChanFor years, analysts were skeptical that Google Cloud could ever catch up to its rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft — the first- and second-place cloud providers, respectively. Karl Keirstead, managing
James BlackDon Johnson Oracle heads for the clouds with hiring spreeFOX Business - Jason SchottOracle announced Tuesday that it is hiring 2,000 new employees to beef up its cloud computing sector. This is on the heels of big inroads made by Microsoft and Amazon. Still, Oracle is non-plussed about
James BlackU.S. Department of Homeland Security For Anxious Hong Kong Elite, the U.S. Isn’t the Top Escape RouteBloomberg - Ben Steverman As protests in Hong Kong intensified this summer, Los Angeles lawyer Bernard Wolfsdorf anticipated “a new wave of immigration” to the U.S. So he …
James BlackSmall Business Expensify Card Generates an Expense Report for Small Business Financial Teamssmallbiztrends.com - by Rob Starr In Technology Trends 0 The new Expensify Card automatically generates an expense report, a receipt and shares transactions with your financial team. For small businesses, …
James BlackRemote Working 7 Reasons to Allow Your Employees to Work Remotelysmallbiztrends.com - by Due In Employment 0 A hot topic among company executives has been remote work. Should employees be allowed to work from home or other places around the globe? If so, how …
