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Tencent Owns China, But It Wants The World
Bloomberg Businessweek

Tencent Owns China, But It Wants The World

It’s up to the company’s president, Martin Lau (left, in his Hong Kong office), to help Tencent do what no other Chinese business has done: become a worldwide consumer-tech power.

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July 03 - July 16 2017
Trump Attacks Washington Post, Amazon Over ‘Internet Taxes
Techlife News

Trump Attacks Washington Post, Amazon Over ‘Internet Taxes

President Donald Trump attacked The Washington Post and Amazon on Twitter Wednesday, arguing that the online retailer was not paying “internet taxes.”

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July 1,2017
Eu Hits Google With $2.7b Fine For Abusing Weaker Rivals
Techlife News

Eu Hits Google With $2.7b Fine For Abusing Weaker Rivals

European regulators fined Google a record 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market in a case that could be just the opening salvo in Europe’s attempt to curb the company’s clout on that continent.

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July 1,2017
Toshiba Gets Earnings Report Extension, Faces Delisting Risk
Techlife News

Toshiba Gets Earnings Report Extension, Faces Delisting Risk

Money-losing Japanese electronics and nuclear company Toshiba Corp. has until Aug. 10 to get auditors to sign off on its earnings statements, or else it faces the risk of getting delisted.

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July 1,2017
The ASLU's Power Broker
Fast Company

The ASLU's Power Broker

How Anthony Romero is leading the nonprofit through the most contentious period in its nearly 100

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July/August 2017
Elon Musk Has No Fear!
Fast Company

Elon Musk Has No Fear!

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of his cousins’ sustainable-energy company, solarcity, is totally logical—and hugely risky. Will Musk pull off another miracle?

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July/August 2017
How A Major Food- Processing Facility Turned Food Waste Into Revenue!
Fast Company

How A Major Food- Processing Facility Turned Food Waste Into Revenue!

How fruit-and-vegetable processor Baldor is transforming food waste into a big business

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July/August 2017
Verizon Takes Over Yahoo To Complete $4.5 Billion Deal
AppleMagazine

Verizon Takes Over Yahoo To Complete $4.5 Billion Deal

Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the internet’s best-known brands.

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June 16,2017
Warren Buffett Auctions Off Lunch To Raise Money For Charity
Techlife News

Warren Buffett Auctions Off Lunch To Raise Money For Charity

The winning bid for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett may top several million dollars in an online auction to benefit a California homeless charity that wraps up last Friday night.

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June 17, 2017
To Franchise, Or Not To Franchise
Entrepreneur

To Franchise, Or Not To Franchise

For many brands hoping to expand, franchising is a great model. But it’s not the only (or always the best) option. We follow two similar entrepreneurs as they choose different paths to growth—one going into franchising and the other into licensing. Here’s how it worked out, and what you need to know.

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Spring 2017 Startups Issue
How Does Tax Avoidance Play In Peoria
Bloomberg Businessweek

How Does Tax Avoidance Play In Peoria

The IRS is demanding $2 billion from Caterpillar.The Justice Department is weighing criminal charges.And the accountant who tipped off the feds stands to collect the biggest whistleblower award ever.

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June 5 - June 11, 2017
Is Bigger Really Better?
Entrepreneur

Is Bigger Really Better?

When opportunity knocks, sometimes it’s smart to ignore it.

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June 2017
For Leading Cities Toward Solutions
Fast Company

For Leading Cities Toward Solutions

James AndersonHead of government innovation programs, Bloomberg Philanthropies

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June 2017
Worried About The Stock Market?
Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Worried About The Stock Market?

Our five strategies will help lock in gains and minimize losses. 

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June 2017
Waking Up To Healthy Living
ADWEEK

Waking Up To Healthy Living

Why female leaders are buying into corporate wellness and supporting thrive global’S drive to revolutionize the workplace.

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June 05, 2017
Business Traveler

Saving A Way Of Life In The Hutongs Of Old Beijing

The hutongs of Beijing offer a glimpse into the magical and offbeat heart of China’s capital

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June 2017
Welcome To The Neighborhood
Bloomberg Businessweek

Welcome To The Neighborhood

China’s developers use hospitals (and plastic surgery) as lures.Boosting “housing prices by adding value to the complex”

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June 5 - June 11, 2017
I Can Haz Make You Money?
Bloomberg Businessweek

I Can Haz Make You Money?

 How I built an ETF based on cats and made a paper fortune “The No. 1 thing is that it lacks an economic foundation”

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June 5 - June 11, 2017
Techlife News

Google Expands Paid Carpooling Across California

Google is expanding its paid carpool service throughout California, building on an effort to get more traffic-weary drivers to share their rides to work - and to collect data that could be useful for future transportation services.

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June 03, 2017
Why You Should Be Willing To Turn Down Business
Inc.

Why You Should Be Willing To Turn Down Business

A sale you turn away can be as important as one you make. So how do you decide?

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June 2017
A Tech Entrepreneur Goes Global
Kiplinger's Personal Finance

A Tech Entrepreneur Goes Global

THEN: Nina Vaca had already built a successful business when she appeared on the cover of Kiplinger’s in May 2006.

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June 2017
Nick Nasrollahi Living The American Dream
Entrepreneur

Nick Nasrollahi Living The American Dream

It’s alive and well (and multi-unit) with this drive-in burger franchisee.

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June 2017
Bloomberg Businessweek

How Facebook Could Stop

The platform is an accelerant for extremist thought.Can it  also be a deterrent?

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May 29 - June 4, 2017
Bloomberg Businessweek

Lifestyles Of The Rich And Not-Quite Internet Famous

For just $25,000 a month, you, too, can have your own social media team.

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May 29 - June 4, 2017
Fast Food's Robotic Revolution
Entrepreneur

Fast Food's Robotic Revolution

When will robots finally take over the fast-food business?

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June 2017
Where To Invest Now
Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Where To Invest Now

Corporate America is firing on all cylinders, but share prices are high and so are risks.

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July 2017
How Gary Vaynerchuk Mastered The Art Of Engagement
Entrepreneur

How Gary Vaynerchuk Mastered The Art Of Engagement

Gary Vaynerchuk is half man, half brand, half digital experiment. And somehow, that all adds up.

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June 2017
The Best Bank For You
Kiplinger's Personal Finance

The Best Bank For You

These stellar banks and credit unions are making all the right moves to win satisfied customers.

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July 2017
The New Rules Of Networking
Entrepreneur

The New Rules Of Networking

To expand their professional networks, entrepreneurs are seeking smaller and smaller crowds.

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June 2017
The Talking Cat And The Peroxide Corporation
Bloomberg Businessweek

The Talking Cat And The Peroxide Corporation

Chinese industrial behemoths are acquiring western game studios.What’s going on? 

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May 22 - May 28, 2017