1 hr ago | Wilson's Almanac
They just openly influence peddling now
The high-profile examples run the gamut: from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg - who attached his name to immigration reform this year along with a slew of Silicon Valley execs - to JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, who's had a high-profile, if on-again-off-again, relationship with Washington.
5 hrs ago | Patch.com
Get to Work! Job Openings in Columbia and Howard County
Looking for a new job? Your first job? Patch is searching local employment ads and will feature, weekly some local opportunities.
9 hrs ago | The Oregonian
Walmart opens in Oak Grove, faces opposition in Sherwood: Portland-area economy news
Walmart is opening in Oak Grove, hiring 95 to staff it. Meanwhile, opposition is growing in Sherwood to its planned store there.
13 hrs ago | Fortune
Campbell Soup Co. has agreed to acquire Plum Organics , a New Yorkbased maker of organic baby and children's food products, from Catamount Ventures, Catterton Partners and Alliance Consumer Growth.
18 hrs ago | DM Review
CFOs Recognize Need to Adapt for Mobile, Social, Cloud
But even with data viz vendors taking on Wall Street and getting praise as the lost art of data management, there may not be such a clear picture when it comes to which visualization specialists are giving the practice a new look.
Goldman Sachs Buyback Orders Reach Highest Level of Year
Investors trying to explain the resilience of American equities during a global selloff may want to consider the pace that companies are repurchasing shares.
Severn Trent Services Receives 2013 Global Water & Wastewater...
Severn Trent Services, a leading global supplier of water and wastewater treatment solutions, has received the 2013 Global Water & Wastewater Disinfection Systems Technology Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan.
Direct Access Shuts Down After Traders Implicated in Bribery Probe
New York-based broker-dealer Direct Access Partners has closed its doors, said a person familiar with the matter, after allegations surfaced earlier this month of a multimillion dollar Venezuelan bribery scheme involving two of its traders.
Plazacorp buys Charlottetown Staples and Bed, Bath & Beyond
The company that built the new Sobey's mall just off Malpeque Road in Charlottetown has increased its retail footprint in the Island capital.
College grads: overqualified and underprepared?
Nearly half of graduates from four-year colleges say they are in jobs that do not require a four-year degree and suffer crippling student loan debt.
Multiple Benefits to Underpin Appeal of Flux Cored Wires, Says Frost & Sullivan
Adoption levels are projected to be particularly strong in sectors such as energy and construction.
P&G exec: Success awaits in developing markets
As in the kind of growth the United States saw in the postwar 1950s, and possibly the most significant growth in the history of capitalism.
Boston Consulting Group to advise on Office Depot, Office Max merger
Where will the combined company be headquartered? That's one of the questions left to be answered.
Game change with these ten types of innovation
Larry Keeley is co-author of Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthrough and co-founder of an innovation strategy firm, Doblin, the innovation practice of Monitor Deloitte within Deloitte Consulting LLP.
IPS market to grow on back of worry over APT attacks
The market for Intrusion Prevention Systems will continue to grow on the back of more advanced designs and rising anxiety about the threat posed by advanced persistent threats , Frost & Sullivan has said.
Bulls will keep running, Canaccord analysts say
Canaccord Genuity joins Goldman Sachs in predicting that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will continue to climb for at least two more years.
Goldman Sachs Links Bonuses to Protecting Firm's Reputation
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. linked bonuses and promotions to employees' success in protecting the firm's reputation and put new restrictions on some client transactions to avoid a repeat of the damage to its standing in the wake of the financial crisis.
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Executives decry pressure of 'short-termism' in earnings targets
Mark Wiseman, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, speaks to the media at his Toronto office on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Investment firms sue exchanges in dispute on improper fee charges
A group of investment firms including Citadel Securities LLC sued the Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc and four other exchanges on Wednesday for improper charges on millions of options trades over a seven-year period.