[ad_1] Mexican officials are happy to renegotiate a trade deal with President Trump and his team to make it more balanced. But they warn their US counterparts: Don’t play tough and slap taxes on us. “As long as these objectives of rebalancing trade are not about introducing tariffs or introducing …
Read More »This businessman turned $40 into $6 billion…
[ad_1] Daymond John, best known as an investor on ABC’s reality series Shark Tank, grew up the only child of a single mother living in Queens, New York. He would often stare out onto the Manhattan skyline at one of the city’s primary symbols of success and ambition: The Empire …
Read More »Guy who fought Wells Fargo is angry about attack on CFPB…
[ad_1] Mike Feuer’s 2015 lawsuit against Wells Fargo was the opening salvo in what would become the darkest scandal in the bank’s 165-year history. But Los Angeles City Attorney Feuer would be the first to say that teaming up with the nation’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was what widened the …
Read More »Verizon is bringing back unlimited data…
[ad_1] Verizon (VZ, Tech30) is bringing back an unlimited data plan. Starting Monday, Verizon customers can get unlimited data, talk and text for $80. The company says the new introductory plan also includes up to 10 GB of mobile hotspot usage, as well as calling and texting to Mexico and …
Read More »Donald Trump Jr. to Dubai graduates: Live your dreams…
[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr. has a message for graduating students in the Middle East. “Your opportunities are now boundless,” he told the class of 2017 at the American University in Dubai on Sunday. “Don’t let someone’s vision of your life get in the way of your dreams.” President Trump’s oldest …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren tells grads with loads of debt: Agitate!…
[ad_1] Senator Elizabeth Warren has a message to new graduates dealing with student debt: Stand up for yourself with the politicians. During a commencement speech at the University of Massachusetts Friday, Warren told students that decisions made by state and federal lawmakers “heavily influenced” the amount of student loans they’ll …
Read More »Steven Mnuchin at G7: 'We don't want to be protect…
[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his meetings with world finance leaders have helped ease their concerns that the United States is moving to hard-edged protectionist trade policies. “People feel a level of comfort in understanding the Trump administration’s policies, now that we have had the ability to interact a …
Read More »This plastic toilet could save lives…
[ad_1] Jasmine Burton helped design an inexpensive, portable plastic toilet to address the lack of basic sanitation around the world. Everybody poops. But not everyone has access to a toilet. “It’s shocking that this basic necessity is unavailable to nearly half of the world,” said Jasmine Burton, founder and president …
Read More »Department stores have lost more jobs than coal mines…
[ad_1] America’s long-standing love affair with shopping at malls and department stores may be nearing an end. “The traditional mall as we know it is doomed,” said according to Greg Portell, a retail consultant at A.T. Kearney. “When was the last time a mall closed that people missed, other than …
Read More »Indian rival slams Uber's business model…
[ad_1] Uber’s top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup: Go local. “They have a very cookie-cutter approach in terms of what the model is and how [to] force feed it into any geography,” Pranay Jivrajka, a top executive at Ola Cabs, said on the sidelines …
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