Новости за 24.04.2017

How to assess CEOs when you cannot give them an assessment

Preserving water is an imperative for scientists planning a possible Mars Mission. A Swedish startup - Orbital Systems - is using space age tech to preserve water on earth. But can it find a market?

Reports that the EPA’s open data website is shutting down this Friday are just normal government shutdown bureaucracy and the site is not going anyway, but what can we learn about the future of scientific open data from this episode?

With millions of Americans facing a retirement income shortfall, researchers and thought-leaders suggest the need to use home equity more strategically in retirement to improve financial security.

Automaker had hoped to avoid liability for a deadly ignition switch failure for crashes that occurred prior to its 2009 bankruptcy. But the Supreme Court won't hear its claim.

A better alternative, already successfully implemented in Germany and Switzerland, is to increase apprenticeships, where students earn a salary while learning practical skills.

News and notes on leadership as seen through sports: the inspiring example set by Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu; what NFL owners donated to President Trump's inauguration; and, the devaluing of a top NFL draft pick.

Oracle Cloud helps ConnectOne Bank save money and speed up external audits by automating data consolidation, financial analysis, and month-end close.

Last month, the Federal Reserve Bank approved People’s United Financial, Inc.’s acquisition of Suffolk Bancorp. As part of its approval, the Fed quadrupled its review threshold for banking M&A transactions from $25B to $100B in combined assets, opening the door for a flurry of banking M&A.

The series' first episode revisits the story of a man who served 17 years of a double-life sentence and was exonerated after testimony from a new witness.

As gap years become more popular, the science behind them show their benefit. Experts agree that a structured year away from a formal academic setting can help students refine their goals, increase motivation, and give developing brains more time to undergo crucial structural changes.

The mini NES Classic Edition is available at Best Buy today.

The border adjustment tax proposal may make for elegant theory, but skeptics say the real world is messier.

In an interesting twist, the ongoing antagonist Ganondorf from 'The Legend of Zelda' games has recently had his surname resurface on one of Nintendo’s official sites.

Is the real solution to our rapidly growing mountains of plastic trash lurking in the guts of caterpillars that we feed to our pet birds and lizards?

The "We swear, for real this time!" release date is good news for Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson.

BY DR. DAVID GATTIE AND DR. SCOTT JONES -- An America without nuclear power is a less secure America and a globally less relevant America.

McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Chipotle Mexican Grill have implemented turnaround plans. Here’s what might be expected when they report Q1 earnings.

The venture capitalist's calls for a Musk-Trump split took prime realty in some of the nation's wealthiest-read Sunday editions.

Myself I don't think it will happen because I don't think they will manage to determine our personal utility functions. We human beings are really very good indeed at masking desires when we want to. It'll be human psychology, therefore, which defeats the aim.

Le Pen faces Macron in the round two would have an interesting impact on the Uk'S election while the ECB and the Fed will remain vigilant. The euro-dollar has posted the biggest weekend gap since the currency circulation but it needs to fulfil a certain condition to keep the momentum going.

The more that you can put yourself out there and take a risk, the more confident you're going to become.

Why Richard Branson says everyone should take meeting notes, not just women.

Oil and gas companies need to adapt for the world’s future energy needs. The energy mix will undergo profound change over the next two or three decades driven by climate change policy, disruptive technology and consumer behaviour.