REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron triumphed in the final televised debates of the general election. UK Prime Minister David Cameron won the last debate of the election. A snap Guardian/ICM poll showed on Thursday that Cameron had done well in the contest, with 44% of viewers saying he had performed best on the […]
Elon Musk is expected to take to the stage shortly at Tesla’s design facility near Los Angeles to announce a pair of innovative new batteries. One will be a “home” battery, intended to store power from solar panels and enable customers to bank grid electricity from non-peak periods and use it during peak times, saving […]
Steve Jennings/Getty Images Why is this man smiling? He just took a big gain this week — on paper. Whether the story that Salesforce is looking for a buyer is true, or false, it is certainly was lucrative. On Wednesday Bloomberg reported that Salesforce had hired bankers to advise on a potential sale of itself. […]
Alexey Stiop/Shutterstock.com As the weather heats up, I find my wine tastes start to change. The hearty, rich wines that complement stews and roasts so well can feel heavy and overbearing as the temperature rises, especially if you’re outside. When you find yourself on a patio or porch or heading to a park or beach, […]
DUFL Dufl uses its own custom suitcases. Traveling for business is stressful. But combining it with the horror of packing for the trip makes it downright grueling. Dufl, a startup that launched Thursday, aims to eliminate the pain of packing by removing the traveler from the equation almost entirely. Here’s how it works: Download the Dufl […]
Students experience manufacturing firsthand through gas-to-electric vehicle conversion and creation of underwater remote-operated vehicles (DEARBORN, Mich., April 30, 2015) –SME continues its commitment to attracting future generations to manufacturing through the newly announced Student Summit at THE BIG M event, taking place in Detroit at Cobo Center, June 2-4, 2015. THE BIG M Student […]
US markets wrapped up April on a sour note. The Dow briefly fell back into negative territory for the year, the dollar tamed a nine-month streak of gains, and gold tanked. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,840.65, -194.88, (-1.08%) S&P 500: 2,085.51, -21.34, (-1.01%) Nasdaq: 4,941.42, -82.22, (-1.64%) And now, the top stories on Thursday: Initial jobless claims fell […]
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Fincham/US Army Newly commissioned second lieutenants participate in the traditional hat toss at the end of the 2014 commencement ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., May 28, 2014. There is a new group of firms looking to profit from Americans’ desire for college degrees. It includes: Discover Bank, […]
A professor at one of the best business schools in the country is worried about the future of MBA programs. Curt Welling, a senior fellow at the Tuck School of Business and CEO of AmeriCares, who also holds an MBA from Tuck, sat down with OneWire‘s Skiddy von Stade to talk about the changes in […]
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Goldman Sachs is jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon. The New York Times reports that Goldman “struck a partnership with a major Chinese investment firm, IDG Capital Partners, to lead a $ 50 million investment into Circle Internet Financial, a start-up that aims to use the technology underlying Bitcoin to improve consumer payments.” Indeed, […]