[ad_1] Eric Trump says he can manage his father’s business without running afoul of ethical conflicts, according to a report in the New York Times. The newspaper, in a story published Sunday, said it spent two days last week at Trump Tower interviewing Eric and Donald Jr. It is the …
Read More »Nike stars champion 'Equality'…
[ad_1] Nike says it’s time to stand up for equality in a new ad campaign. The company on Sunday launched a star-studded short film titled “Equality” to mark Black History Month. The ad features Nike-sponsored athletes LeBron James, Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, Gabby Douglas, among others, “amplifying their voices in …
Read More »Apple CEO calls for campaign against fake news…
[ad_1] Apple CEO Tim Cook wants the tech industry to take action against “fake news” stories that are polluting the web. “There has to be a massive campaign. We have to think through every demographic,” Cook said in a rare interview. Speaking with The Daily Telegraph newspaper, Cook also said …
Read More »Company accused of scamming 9/11 heroes out of millions…
[ad_1] A legal-funding company is being accused of targeting 9/11 first responders and allegedly scamming them out of millions of dollars. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding on Tuesday, alleging that it used deceptive tactics to get 9/11 …
Read More »Visa crackdown puts these rural doctors at risk…
[ad_1] At his pediatrics practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Dr. Alaa Al Nofal sees up to 10 patients a day. He’s known some of them since they were born. Others, he still treats after they’ve graduated from high school. “I treat these children for Type 1 diabetes, thyroid problems, …
Read More »Drones, robots, DIY toys shine at Toy Fair…
[ad_1] Kids don’t need to know how to code to construct robots with Cubelets. The blocks have embedded magnets that let them snap together to form robots of any shape. Each block has a tiny computer inside it and can communicate with its neighboring block. “This makes Cubelets unique. It …
Read More »Tough federal bank regulator calls it quits…
[ad_1] President Trump’s efforts to unshackle America’s banks just got easier. Daniel Tarullo, the point man on bank regulation at the Federal Reserve, announced on Friday he’s stepping down in April, more than four years ahead of schedule. Tarullo spearheaded the Fed’s efforts to put banks under tighter scrutiny following …
Read More »Disney bails out European theme park again with $2 billion…
[ad_1] The Walt Disney Company is once again coming to the rescue of its only theme park in Europe. Disney (DIS) said Friday that it will increase its stake in Euro Disney to 85.7% from 76.7%. It is also offering to buy the rest of the company for €2 per …
Read More »Trump meets Abe: A $268 billion relationship under strain…
[ad_1] President Trump sounds like he’s picking a fight with Japan over trade. That could make for tricky talks about a hugely important relationship when he meets Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The U.S. and Japan account for nearly a third of the global economy. Trade in goods and services between …
Read More »Young British men are earning less than previous generation…
[ad_1] Millennial males are making less money than the previous generation as they take on lower paid, lower skilled jobs. The Resolution Foundation, a British think tank, published new research Thursday saying men born between 1981 and 2000 will earn £12,500 ($15,700) less in their 20s than Generation X men. …
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