Saturday, March 19, 2016

3M CEO's perspective: No recession in sight and other top stories.

  • 3M CEO's perspective: No recession in sight

    Maria Bartiromo(Photo: USA TODAY)Global markets have finally stabilized after a rough start to the year as recession fears have faded. How strong is the economy, and was the early year panic justified? I turned to the CEO of 3M, a global diversified company making everything from Post-It notes to medical products, to get a handle on the consumer.  3M CEO Inge Thulin says China has issues, but there are bright spots in the USA in the consumer and health care businesses. Our interview follows, edi..
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  • Tribune's Court Hurdle on Papers Spurs Freedom to Pick New Buyer

    Tribune's Court Hurdle on Papers Spurs Freedom to Pick New Buyer
    Tribune Publishing Co. hit a court roadblock in its bid to acquire bankrupt California newspaper publisher Freedom Communications Inc., which now plans to turn to the next-highest bidder and its $52 million offer.Freedom will notify a bankruptcy judge about the pivot to Digital First Media Inc., publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News and Oakland Tribune, said William Lobel, Freedom’s lawyer. Freedom, owner of two newspapers in the region, faces a March 31 deadline from lenders to repay $21 mil..
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  • Tax refund fraud can happen again and again

    Tax refund fraud can happen again and again
    Getty Images Getty Images Photo: Joanna Pecha Tax refund fraud can happen again and again Tax-related identity theft is a scam that can hit you from all directions. And tax fraud lightning can strike twice, too.Refund fraud is again a hot topic this tax season. And we still have about a month until April 18, the filing deadline for most taxpayers this year.The Internal Revenue Service even h..
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  • Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels

    Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels
    MONTPELIER, Vt. — General Mills’ announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont law shows food companies might be throwing in the towel, even as they hold out hope Congress will find a national solution. Tiny Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July 1. Its fellow New England states of Maine and Connecticut have passed laws that require such labeling if other nearby states put one into ..
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  • Carl's Jr CEO - Try A $15 Minimum Wage And See Those Jobs Get Automated Out Of Existence

    Carl's Jr CEO - Try A $15 Minimum Wage And See Those Jobs Get Automated Out Of Existence
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  • Drones in 2016: Where Do Unmanned Aircraft Go From Here?

    Drones in 2016: Where Do Unmanned Aircraft Go From Here?
    When the first airplanes were introduced into the skies the world suddenly got a lot smaller. Planes changed how quickly people got from point A to point B, and they changed infrastructure and culture. Planes created new opportunity, but they also created new rules. Drones are now in the same territory. During a Consumer Electronics Show 2016 press conference, Brendan Schulman, vice president of policy and legal affairs at DJI, a leading Chinese drone manufacturer, said drone technology "is now..
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  • 4 taken to hospital after DIA train malfunctions

    4 taken to hospital after DIA train malfunctions
    4 taken to hospital after DIA train malfunctions Noel Brennan, KUSA 11:46 PM. GMT March 19, 2016 Travelers at Denver International Airport. (Photo: COURTESY DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS) DENVER - DENVER - Several people were injured early Saturday morning after an Automated Guideway Transit System train between the terminal and main concourses malfunctioned. The incident happened at 1:54 a.m. when the train was going around the curve. “There was a sensor malfunct..
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  • Market finishes 5th week of gains, turning S&P 500 positive

    Market finishes 5th week of gains, turning S&P 500 positive
    NEW YORK — Another strong gain for stocks Friday extended the market’s recovery from a dismal start to the year to a fifth week in a row. The Standard and Poor’s 500 index closed up for the year for the first time. The Dow Jones industrial average turned positive Thursday. Both had been down more than 10 percent for the year a little more than a month ago. The Dow rose 120.81 points Friday, or 0.7 percent, to 17,602.30. It is up 1 percent for the year. The S&P 500 gained 8.99 points, or 0.4 pe..
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