Hadi Aboukhater has over 20 years experience as a business consultant. You can visit his startup site here.
By RACHEL ABRAMS
Statewide or districtwide, minimum wage increases will go into effect in 20 states by Thursday, and, all told, 29 states will exceed the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour at the beginning of January.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1tCQIfJ
By Unknown Author
By Jan. 1, 29 states and the District of Columbia will have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1toUm72
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The toymaker, facing criticism, said it would replace a piece from its Play-Doh Cake Mountain toy set.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1rCc63p
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The number of applications for unemployment benefits rose 17,000 last week, but an economist said the numbers were still a reason to be optimistic about growth.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1rC4zkV
By PETER EAVIS
The run-up has continued nearly 70 months, making it the fourth-longest bull market since World War II, according to data from Standard & Poor’s.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1I0Jwe6
By ALEXANDRA ALTER
David Fischer, the author of the coming book “A Kim Jong-il Production,” talks about “The Interview” and North Korea’s own brand of moviemaking.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1ELgF1a
By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and NEIL GOUGH
The actions of Tony Fernandes, the chief executive of the Malaysian company, have been compared favorably to the response of Malaysia Airlines earlier in 2014.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/14d4SIJ
By BROOKS BARNES
Sony’s new partners will expand digital availability of the film, which will also have a wider theatrical release starting Friday.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1xzGpHm
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
Billions of dollars from pension funds and other nontraditional players have been moving into the reinsurance business in recent years, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Treasury Department.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1EKjT58
By JACK EWING
Peter Praet, a member of the European Central Bank’s executive board, heightened expectations of broad government bond purchases to stoke the economy.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1EJYHMA
By EMILY STEEL
A team of curators for the app, whose messages are meant to disappear, will stitch together photos and videos from users at celebrations in cities around the world to create a documentarylike presentation.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1BifwZ5
By DEALBOOK
Verso Paper said on Wednesday that it would sell two paper mills to settle a government antitrust lawsuit over its $1.4 billion acquisition of NewPage Holdings.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1vtm0zu
By ROBERT CYRAN
Over the last four quarters, IBM has spent more than $23 billion on dividends and buybacks while revenue has shrunk. A better idea is to invest more in the business, Robert Cyran writes for Reuters Breakingviews.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1zwf9Ym
By ADRIANA GARDELLA
In 2012, InDinero had spent nearly all of the $1.2 million it had raised from investors. Today, it has just under $3 million in annual sales.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1rzEZwS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chinese markets jumped earlier, with investors hoping for government intervention because of gloomy economic data.
Published: January 1, 2015 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1rzDChV
By DEALBOOK
The Chinese company has agreed to acquire the Meadowbrook Insurance Group of Southfield, Mich., for $433 million in cash.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1tAyTOj
By DEALBOOK
The private equity giant, which took the British chain private in Europe’s largest buyout, will now hold 4.6 percent of the combined Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/k-k-r-sells-last-of-alliance-boots-stake/
By SARAH MAX
Today, six years after its bankruptcy, the Yellowstone Club is thriving.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/huge-ski-resort-for-the-rich-is-bouncing-back/
By EMILY STEEL
A team of curators for the app, whose messages are meant to disappear, will stitch together photos and videos from users at celebrations in cities around the world to create a documentarylike presentation.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/media/31snapchat.html
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The fast-food chain, known for its tiny hamburgers, said that it was committed to “keeping up with changing tastes.”
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/white-castle-to-offer-vegetarian-slider-for-99.html
By REUTERS
The appeal by the oil magnate, and an earlier one by his ex-wife, Sue Ann Arnall, will be heard by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/harold-hamm-will-appeal-1-billion-divorce-award.html
By REUTERS
Automakers largely stuck to targets in 2014, but dealers were forced to slash prices and booked losses as sales growth fell to half of the previous year’s 14 percent.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/china-dealers-bear-brunt-as-car-sales-growth-falls.html
By REUTERS
Chinese demand for cheap animal feed helped fuel the best week of grain sorghum sales for exporters in the United States in nearly two decades.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/sorghum-exporters-have-best-week-in-20-years.html
By STEPHANIE STROM
Small businesses are stepping in to help farmers connect with their local markets with marketing, transportation, logistics and other services.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/start-ups-rise-to-close-a-gap-for-farmers.html
By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES
Interviews suggest that Sony — slow to realize the depths of its peril — let its troubles deepen by mounting a public defense only after enormous damage had been done.
Published: December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM
from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/media/sony-attack-first-a-nuisance-swiftly-grew-into-a-firestorm-.html
