The marijuana job market could double or triple in years to come. By Sean Williams.

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Submitted on December 19th 2016 by AdelleChattre with 2 comments

To say that Michigan is an ideal state in which to operate a bottled water factory is something of an understatement. Nestle Waters North America, the world's largest bottled water company, shipped the first bottle from its Ice Mountain plant in Stanwood in May 2002. Since then, the company has extracted billions of gallons of groundwater from underneath Michigan and has paid next to nothing for it.

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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by darvinhg

For many, the Christmas holiday in New York City finally comes to life when the sidewalks sprout evergreens.

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Submitted on December 21st 2016 by CatLady

What is an economy? You might say it is how people who cannot predict the future deal with it. People save money to protect themselves from calamity. Banks charge interest to account for risk. People trade stocks to bet on the earnings trajectory of a company. The first taxes were levied to support standing armies that could fight in the event of an invasion.

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by hxxp

What was once Britain’s “crown jewel” has outshined the former empire. By Robbie.gramer.

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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by AdelleChattre

A Google product manager has accused the company of violating California labor laws via its restrictive confidentiality policies. According to The Information, the employee filed a suit with the California Superior Court in San Francisco, alleging that Google is running an internal "spying program" that encourages employees to report co-workers suspected of leaking information to the media.

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by socialiguana

The story of how Doris Stauffer became part of a military experiment against family wish casts light on a growing but unregulated industry: human body brokers. By John Shiffman.

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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by AdelleChattre with 1 comments

Uber is tired of arguing with California regulators over whether it’s allowed under existing laws to test self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco without a permit. The company has announced it is moving its 16 prototypes across the state line to Phoenix, Arizona. Doug Ducey, the Republican governor of Arizona, has been aggressively campaigning for Uber to move to the Grand Canyon State since news of the tug-of-war between the ridesharing giant and California began making headlines.

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Submitted on December 24th 2016 by jackthetripper

Got milk? Twenty-five members of Congress say if it's from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk.

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Submitted on December 24th 2016 by lostwonder with 2 comments

Reserve Bank of India or Reverse Bank of India?

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by Appaloosa

The ant colony has often served as a metaphor for human order and hierarchy. But real ant society is radical to its core.

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Submitted on December 24th 2016 by gladsdotter

The world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, is poised for a multi-billion state bailout after it admitted on Wednesday that a private rescue plan was unlikely to succeed. The Italian parliament looks set to step in to save Monte dei Paschi di Siena, recently judged the weakest of the European Union's major banks, over the next few days using a new €20bn (£17bn) rescue fund designed to prop up Italy's struggling lenders.

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by kxh

Outspoken former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli said the national outrage over drug pricing was blown out of proportion and heightened by the U.S. presidential election, although he conceded he could have predicted the blowback better. “In terms of regret, maybe not seeing that as acutely would’ve been a minor regret,” Shkreli said during an interview on Bloomberg TV Friday. “But because the price increase has stuck, so to speak, I don’t really, that’s the main mission...

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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by zritic

Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season. He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and "only God knows what would have happened" if people ate it. It is not clear where the seized sacks came from but rice made from plastic pellets was found in China last year.

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by mariogi

Forget China and Mexico. The real threat (and future) is the same technology powering your phone.

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Submitted on December 21st 2016 by jcscher

A group of Republican lawmakers has a proposal that would slash Social Security benefits for virtually everyone. By Judy Molland.

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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by AdelleChattre with 1 comments

The Obama administration said 6.4 million people had signed up so far for 2017 health insurance, an increase of 400,000 over a similar point last year.

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by jcscher

The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to official figures, faster than previous estimates. Growth for the July-to-September period had originally been estimated at 0.5%. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that the business and financial sector was more active than previously estimated. The ONS also said that growth in the third quarter of the year was helped by "robust consumer demand".

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Submitted on December 24th 2016 by zyery

Allegations of illegally spending federal funds to lobby for new funds now encompass contractors working at six of eight nuclear sites. By Patrick Malone.

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Submitted on December 21st 2016 by AdelleChattre

The incoming Trump administration has made job creation a national priority. But here is a sobering prediction: No matter which political party holds the White House or Congress, over the next 25 years, 47% of jobs will likely be eliminated by technology and globalization, according to WorkingNation. It’s a phenomenon called “structural unemployment” and it affects nearly all industries and even white-collar workers. Venture capitalist Art Bilger founded WorkingNation to sound the alarm about the coming crisis and to spark discussions about potential solutions.

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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by aj0690