Tuesday, August 18, 2015

18-Aug-2015 15:33

QVC to buy women's fashion website Zulily - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Tech/Tech-News/2015/08/18/QVC-to-buy-womens-fashion-website-Zulily/

Home Depot Raises Profit Forecast as Housing Market Lifts Sales - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-18/home-depot-posts-9-profit-increase-raises-earnings-forecast

US Homebuilding Rises 0.2 Pct. in July; Led by 12.8 Pct. Jump in Single-Family ... - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-homebuilding-rises-02-pct-july-led-128-33152896

China's Richest Traders Are Fleeing Stocks as the Masses Pile In - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-18/china-s-richest-traders-are-fleeing-stocks-as-the-masses-pile-in

Blue Bell Ice Cream Will Return to Stores at the End of August - TIME :: http://time.com/4001392/blue-bell-ice-cream-listeria/

Housing starts highest since before Great Recession - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/housing-starts-highest-since-before-great-recession-2015-08-18

Housing Starts Up, Wal-Mart Mixed - Zacks.com :: http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/186722/housing-starts-up-walmart-mixed

Walmart cuts outlook as profit drops, misses estimates - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/08/18/walmart-q2-earnings/31866253/

The Amazon Fiasco: 4 Questions All Leaders Should Ask Themselves - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-budak/the-amazon-fiasco_b_7998544.html

NBCUniversal invests $200M in BuzzFeed for equity stake - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/08/18/nbcuniversal-invests-200m-buzzfeed-equity-stake/31901107/

18-Aug-2015 14:32

QVC to buy women's fashion website Zulily - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Tech/Tech-News/2015/08/18/QVC-to-buy-womens-fashion-website-Zulily/

Recovery in US housing market drives Home Depot sales beat - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-home-depot-results-idUSKCN0QN0XH20150818

Chinese Stocks Tumble 6.2% Amid Government Intervention Efforts - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/business/international/chinese-stocks-tumble-6-2-percent.html

Wal-Mart earnings miss estimates; company cuts outlook - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-wal-mart-stores-results-idUSKCN0QN13J20150818

Europe struggles after Chinese stocks slide - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-markets-global-idUSKCN0QN02220150818

Sterling climbs on UK inflation rise - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45bd2d90-4595-11e5-b3b2-1672f710807b.html

Lenovo follows Xiaomi in setting up India smartphone manufacturing unit - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/lenovo-india-idUSL3N10T37K20150818

Blue Bell to resume sales in Texas, Alabama after listeria outbreak - UPI.com :: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2015/08/18/Blue-Bell-to-resume-sales-in-Texas-Alabama-after-listeria-outbreak/8941439896407/

Amazon treats its employees the way it does because of us - Quartz :: http://qz.com/481235/we-are-the-reason-amazon-is-terrible-to-its-employee-and-perhaps-we-can-change-that/

NBCUniversal invests $200 mln in BuzzFeed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/comcast-nbcu-buzzfeed-idUSL3N10T3XU20150818

18-Aug-2015 13:31

Jeff Bezos and Amazon Employees Join Debate Over Its Culture - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/technology/amazon-bezos-workplace-management-practices.html

Deal for $2.3B to tie Zulily to QVC - Arkansas Online :: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/aug/18/deal-for-2-3b-to-tie-zulily-to-qvc-2015/?f%3Dbusiness

Blue Bell products to return to limited stores Aug. 31 - KIII TV3 :: http://www.kiiitv.com/story/29809863/blue-bell-products-to-return-to-limited-stores-aug-31

Home Depot Lifts Guidance Amid Housing Recovery - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/home-depot-lifts-guidance-amid-housing-recovery-1439893546

EconomyUK inflation on the up in July - economists react - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/fastft/377881/uk-july-inflation-economists-react

UPDATE 5-US oil prices near 6-year lows as China weighs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/markets-oil-idUSL3N10T08M20150818

Chinese Stocks Tumble 6.2% Amid Government Intervention Efforts - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/business/international/chinese-stocks-tumble-6-2-percent.html

How Much Can You Save With Solar Panels? Just Ask Google - Wired :: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/much-can-save-solar-panels-just-ask-google/

Wal-Mart's Results Trail Estimates as Currency Weighs on Profit - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-18/wal-mart-s-results-trail-estimates-as-currency-weighs-on-profit

GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe struggles after Chinese stocks slide - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/markets-global-idUSL5N10T0TG20150818

18-Aug-2015 12:30

Wall St. up on housing data; Disney boosts media stocks - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/17/markets-stocks-usa-idINKCN0QM1CX20150817

QVC to buy women's fashion website Zulily - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Tech/Tech-News/2015/08/18/QVC-to-buy-womens-fashion-website-Zulily/

US oil prices near six-year lows as China weighs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-markets-oil-idUSKCN0QN00Z20150818

US IRS Says Cyber-Attacks More Extensive Than Previously Thought - NDTV :: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/us-irs-says-cyber-attacks-more-extensive-than-previous-thought-729172

Greek government relaxes some restriction on money transactions - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/18/greek-government-relaxes-some-restriction-on-money-transactions/

UK Inflation Ticks Up in July - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-inflation-ticks-up-in-july-1439888900

Mainland Chinese Stocks Tumble 6.2% - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/business/international/chinese-stocks-tumble-6-2-percent.html

Blue Bell products to return to limited stores Aug. 31 - KIII TV3 :: http://www.kiiitv.com/story/29809863/blue-bell-products-to-return-to-limited-stores-aug-31

China stocks slump 6 percent on policy outlook - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/markets-china-stocks-close-idUSL3N10T2UX20150818

Jeff Bezos says Amazon won't tolerate 'callous' management practices - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/jeff-bezos-says-amazon-wont-tolerate-callous-management-practices/articleshow/48527509.cms

18-Aug-2015 11:29

Wall St. up on housing data; Disney boosts media stocks - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/17/markets-stocks-usa-idINKCN0QM1CX20150817

Amazon fights back against accusations of 'brutal' worker treatment - CNN :: http://cnnphilippines.com/business/2015/08/18/Amazon-fights-back-against-accusations-of-brutal-worker-treatment.html

US IRS Says Cyber-Attacks More Extensive Than Previous Thought - NDTV :: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/us-irs-says-cyber-attacks-more-extensive-than-previous-thought-729172

Google unveils 'Project Sunroof' - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/google-unveils-project-sunroof-1.1901496

QVC to buy women's fashion website Zulily - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Tech/Tech-News/2015/08/18/QVC-to-buy-womens-fashion-website-Zulily/

GLOBAL MARKETS-Chinese stock slump weighs on world markets - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/markets-global-idUSL5N10T0TG20150818

UK Inflation Rate Edges Up Slightly, Still Near Zero - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/08/18/business/ap-eu-britain-economy.html

Blue Bell to Resume Distributing Ice Cream to Select Markets, Including Alabama - WTVY, Dothan :: http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/Blue-Bell-to-Resume-Distributing-Ice-Cream-to-Select-Markets-322136362.html

US oil prices near six-year lows as China weighs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-markets-oil-idUSKCN0QN00Z20150818

China Shares Tumble 6.2% - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-shares-tumble-1439863004

18-Aug-2015 10:28

Asian shares mostly higher on Wall Street gains - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/asian-shares-mostly-higher-on-wall-street-gains/articleshow/48522214.cms

How Zulily's Unique Distribution Model Broke Down - Inc.com :: http://www.inc.com/tess-townsend/zulilys-unique-distribution-model-failed.html

PBOC Injection Shows China Worries About Outflows - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/pboc-injection-shows-china-worries-about-outflows-1439868417

Amazon fights back against accusations of 'brutal' worker treatment - CNN :: http://cnnphilippines.com/business/2015/08/18/Amazon-fights-back-against-accusations-of-brutal-worker-treatment.html

Oil Prices Weak, Nymex Crude Trades Near Six-Year Lows - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-prices-remain-weak-after-overnight-losses-1439861812

Starbucks's Pumpkin Spice Latte now has pumpkin after shaming by the 'Food Babe' - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/18/starbuckss-pumpkin-spice-latte-now-has-pumpkin-after-shaming-by-jenny-mccarthy-of-food/

Blue Bell Ice Cream Returning To Stores On Aug. 31 - Headlines & Global News :: http://www.hngn.com/articles/120428/20150818/blue-bell-ice-cream-returning-stores-aug-31.htm

Shanghai share index plunges more than 6 percent - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/shanghai-share-index-plunges-more-than-6-percent/2015/08/18/aa95700c-457b-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html

US IRS Says Cyber-Attacks More Extensive Than Previous Thought - NDTV :: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/us-irs-says-cyber-attacks-more-extensive-than-previous-thought-729172

Google unveils 'Project Sunroof' - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/google-unveils-project-sunroof-1.1901496

18-Aug-2015 09:27

Are We Seeing the Return of a Fear-Fueled Gold Run? - The Motley Fool Canada :: http://www.fool.ca/2015/08/17/are-we-seeing-the-return-of-a-fear-fueled-gold-run/

Starbucks, Panera tweak pumpkin spice latte formulas - The Seattle Times :: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks-panera-tweak-pumpkin-spice-latte-formulas/

Google Project Sunroof Can Tell You if Solar Roof Panels Will Pay Off - NDTV :: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-project-sunroof-can-tell-you-if-solar-roof-panels-will-pay-off-729066

Blue Bell making Texas comeback starting Aug. 31 - Bryan-College Station Eagle :: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/blue-bell-making-texas-comeback-starting-aug/article_e1270f10-8964-56e8-8502-e26f55ebdc5e.html

How Zulily's Unique Distribution Model Broke Down - Inc.com :: http://www.inc.com/tess-townsend/zulilys-unique-distribution-model-failed.html

Asian shares hit two-year lows as China woes, dollar firm - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-markets-global-idUSKCN0QN02220150818

IRS says thieves used agency website to steal tax info from additional 220000 ... - The Denver Post :: http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_28656714/irs-says-thieves-used-agency-website-steal-tax

FOREX-Dollar edges higher with Fed back in focus, yuan scare ebbs - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/markets-forex-idINL3N10T15Y20150818

I don't recognize this Amazon: Jeff Bezos reacts to NYT article - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/i-dont-recognize-this-amazon-jeff-bezos-reacts-to-nyt-article/articleshow/48524920.cms

Oil Prices Weak, Nymex Crude Trades Near Six-Year Lows - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-prices-remain-weak-after-overnight-losses-1439861812