USA TODAY |
Airbnb raises another $1 billion, with no IPO in sight
Santa Cruz Sentinel Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks in San Francisco in 2016. (Jeff Chiu — AP Photo File). By Marisa Kendall, [email protected], @MarisaKendall on Twitter. Posted: 03/09/17, 6:16 PM PST | Updated: 31 secs ago. # Comments. Here's What Airbnb's Brian Chesky Gets Right In His Latest InitiativeFortune Airbnb Raises $1 Billion More in a Funding RoundNew York Times AirBnB raises $1bn of investment fundingBBC News CNBC –TechCrunch –Bloomberg –Business Insider all 32 news articles » |
NPR |
Engineers Say Tax Increase Needed To Save Failing US Infrastructure
NPR The nation's roads, bridges, airports, water and transit systems are in pretty bad shape, according to the civil engineers who plan and design such infrastructure. The new report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the … Trump promised $1 trillion for infrastructure, but the estimated need is $4.5 trillionWashington Post Engineers give America's infrastructure a near failing gradeCNBC US Infrastructure Gets Near Flunking Grade From EngineersBloomberg Huffington Post –CNNMoney –Forbes –Washington Times all 63 news articles » |
Alaska Public Radio Network |
Lawmakers Stake Positions on Oil Credits Amid News of Find
U.S. News & World Report Alaska lawmakers used the announcement of a major North Slope oil find to stake out positions in the debate over oil taxes and credits. | March 9, 2017, at 7:41 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Lawmakers Stake Positions on Oil … Denver-Based Company Partner Claims Largest US Onshore Oil DiscoveryCBS Local |
Motley Fool |
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Motley Fool Stocks jumped back from modest declines that came late in Thursday's trading session, and by the closing bell, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) indexes had posted tiny gains. Tailored Brands (TLRD) Latest Earnings Release EPS Down By $-0.06Times Money |
Washington Post |
EPA environmental justice leader resigns, amid White House plans to dismantle program
Washington Post A key environmental justice leader at the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned, saying that a recent budget proposal to defund such work would harm the people who most rely on the EPA. Mustafa Ali, a senior adviser and assistant associate … EPA veteran quits, says Trump admin isn't supporting 'vulnerable communities'CNN Scott Pruitt will have to change EPA policies—and cultureThe Hill (blog) Stripping EPA protection endangers next generationThe Boston Globe Reuters –Houston Chronicle –New Republic –E&E News all 458 news articles » |
TheStreet.com |
Staples and Office Depot Are Being Ripped to Shreds by Amazon and the Internet
TheStreet.com Persistently plunging sales, weak profits and more store closures have become the new normal for office supplies retailers Staples (SPLS) and Office Depot (ODP) as they battle online foes such as Amazon (AMZN) . Shares of Staples sank 5.2% to $8.49 in … Edited Transcript of SPLS earnings conference call or presentation 9-Mar-17 1:00pm GMTYahoo Finance Staples Closing Another 70 Stores as North American Sales SinkFortune Staples to close 70 more storesfox5sandiego.com Patch.com –Equities.com –Retail Dive –Motley Fool all 96 news articles » |
Reuters |
Electronics store RadioShack files for bankruptcy again
Reuters The exterior of a RadioShack store is seen in New York February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. By Lauren Hirsch. U.S. electronics chain RadioShack Corp filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday for the second time in a little over two years, faced with a … RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for second time in two years, and it's closing 200 storesLos Angeles Times RadioShack files for bankruptcy againOmaha World-Herald RadioShack Successor Enters Bankruptcy After Revival SputtersBloomberg CNNMoney –Fort Worth Star Telegram –TheStreet.com –Kansas City Star all 95 news articles » |
USA TODAY |
Businesses added 298000 jobs last month, ADP says
USA TODAY A labor-market survey on Wednesday provided the latest signal that job growth is strengthening along with business confidence. Payroll processor ADP said businesses added 298,000 private-sector jobs in February, significantly above the 189,000 forecast. Big jobs report today: 4 things to knowCNNMoney Payrolls grew by 298000 last month — the most in 3 years, ADP reportsLos Angeles Times Job market surge: What's behind the February boom?Christian Science Monitor Seeking Alpha –MarketWatch –Yahoo Finance –Fox News all 140 news articles » |
This could be our greatest opportunity to repair the functioning of the global system
One of the most remarkable developments in recent years has been the relatively drama-free embrace in many corners of the private sector of the concept of environmental externalities. Arguments over the indirect costs of fossil fuel combustion — climate change, mercury contamination, ground level ozone and the like — have been a form of hand-to-hand combat in utility rate cases and other regulatory actions for years.