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The low-fee wars have no end in sight

by Justin Ho
Oct 11, 2018
Management fees race to the bottom as investors embrace passive index funds.
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U.S. tightens foreign investment rules

by Janet Babin
Oct 10, 2018
Some sensitive industries — everything from technology to defense firms — will face tougher federal scrutiny under new regulations formalized Wednesday. The Committee of Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, announced its pilot program will take effect in 30 days. The announcement has some innovation, defense and tech companies scrambling to comply so they […]
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Sears teeters on the edge of bankruptcy

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 10, 2018
The company is more than $5.6 billion in debt.
Customers shop at Chicago's last remaining Sears store on May 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Why rock is still king on the concert circuit

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 10, 2018
Hip-hop/R&B is America's most popular genre, according to Nielsen, but rock concerts still rake in revenue.
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6 Supreme Court cases to keep an eye on this term

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Oct 10, 2018
How willing are the justices to overturn prior decisions?
A man walks up the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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The LinkedIn co-founder on "Blitzscaling" a company while mitigating risk

by David Brancaccio and Jonaki Mehta
Oct 10, 2018
Reid Hoffman discusses the unconventional advice he gives entrepreneurs that want to get big fast in his new book.
“The first that's scaling through the learning curve is frequently the first to scale and the one that essentially sets the ecosystem,” LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says.
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What does the future hold for the country's last gumball maker?

by Chris Caya
Oct 9, 2018
Coin-operated gumball machines aren’t as common as they used to be. With sales slowly dwindling over the years and high domestic sugar prices, America’s sole remaining gumball maker has been branching out to stay afloat.   Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
Mmm. Gumballs. 
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Ask a Manager: Should we talk politics at work?

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
Oct 9, 2018
Getting through Thanksgiving dinner is hard enough, do we have to dodge politics in the 9-to-5 now too?
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Young shoppers are giving the makeup industry a makeover

by Erika Beras
Oct 8, 2018
With big chains like Sephora and Ulta on the move, department stores are playing catch up.
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Growth in oil and gas demand may not be dominated by cars

by Scott Tong
Oct 5, 2018
When we report on the world’s thirst for energy, we often miss something: chemicals made from oil and gas. A new report Friday finds petrochemical demand in the world is surging for things like synthetic rubber, packaging, fertilizer and detergents. In the long run, chemicals may be a bigger driver of world oil demand than […]
A petrochemical facility is shown after Hurricane Ike made landfall September 13, 2008 in Deer Park, Texas. 
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