TechCrunch |
GoPro will cut 270 more jobs
TechCrunch More tough news for GoPro as it pre-announced its first-quarter earnings earlier today. While the company announced that revenue for the first part of 2017 will hit toward the high end of guidance, the positivity was tempered by its plans to cut 270 … GoPro Camera Maker Cuts Jobs Again in Search of ProfitBloomberg GoPro expects 1st-qtr revenue at top end of its forecastNasdaq GoPro to lay off 270 workers in an effort to cut costsLos Angeles Times Seeking Alpha –TheStreet.com –Zacks.com –MarketWatch all 38 news articles » |
MarketWatch |
Fed rate hikes + low growth = recession, says stock-market strategist
MarketWatch The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lifted benchmark interest rates for only the third time in about a decade, and that has caused trepidation among some market participants. Lance Roberts, chief investment strategist at Clarity Financial, makes the case … The Lone Dissenter From the Fed's Rate Move Is Worried About InequalityBloomberg Fed raises rates amid signs of strengthening economyWashington Post Fed Raises Interest Rates for Third Time Since Financial CrisisNew York Times Fortune –CBS News –BuzzFeed News –Wall Street Journal (subscription) all 1,354 news articles » |
Washington Post |
Trump's review of car fuel standards could lead to fight with California, environmentalists
Washington Post President Trump opened the door Wednesday to rolling back fuel efficiency standards that were adopted during the Obama administration, a move that could lead to a legal fight with state regulators and environmental groups in the coming years. In … Trump Using Detroit as Stage for Loosening Obama's Fuel Economy RulesNew York Times Trump defends claim that Obama wiretapped his phonesPolitico Do automakers want to gut emission standards? The answer's not clearLos Angeles Times U.S. News & World Report –CNBC –Fox News –MLive.com all 430 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Chinese Name-And-Shame TV Pares $265 Million Off Japanese Shares
Bloomberg Two of the Japanese companies criticized by a widely followed consumer-protection show on state-run television in China fell in Tokyo trading, wiping a combined 30 billion yen ($265 million) off their market value. The annual program, a “name-and-shame … Nike Faces Criticism on China's Consumer Day Show For False AdvertisingZacks.com Nike, Muji targeted in China consumer rights exposéCampaign Asia-Pacific Nike named and shamed on Chinese TV Show for false advertisingMarketing Interactive Shanghai Daily (subscription) –StreetInsider.com all 21 news articles » |
New York Times |
Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents
New York Times A scanning machine illuminating a bottle of Roundup, a weed killer, as it moved along a production line at a facility in Antwerp, Belgium, owned by Monsanto. Credit Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg. The reputation of Roundup, whose active ingredient is the … Emails Reveal Monsanto's Tactics To Defend Glyphosate Against Cancer FearsNPR Opinion: Court ruling on Roundup weed killer is a life saverThe Mercury News Plaintiffs in US lawsuit say Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studiesReuters UPI.com –KRON4.com –Seeking Alpha –AgWeb all 57 news articles » |
Washington Post |
Trump paid $38 million in taxes in 2005, the White House says
Washington Post President Trump paid $38 million in federal taxes in 2005 on income of $153 million and reported a $105 million write-down in business losses, according to a copy of his tax return first revealed Tuesday night. Trump paid an effective tax rate of 24 … DCREPORT EXCLUSIVE: Trump Earned $153 Million in 2005; He Paid $36.6 Million in Taxes – DCReportDCReport |
Trump reverses Obama's rushed decision on strict new auto rules
Washington Examiner President Trump on Wednesday will reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's rushed decision to move forward with strict new fuel economy rules for cars and light trucks, despite short-circuiting the review process and ignoring data the agency didn … |
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