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“Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” ― William Wordsworth

"Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so." - Doris Lessing ( Iranian born British writer, 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature 1919-2013)

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game." - Michael Jordan

Apple signs deal with Volkswagen for driverless cars BMW and Mercedes-Benz rebuffed Apple’s overtures for a self-driving car partnership, according to people familiar with the talks. Now Apple is said to have a deal with Volkswagen for the project. (New York Times)

Google is taking legal action against small business scammers The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it's going after three companies including PointBreak Media, which the Federal Trade Commission accused last week of fraudulently threatening to remove businesses from Google search...

SEC left 'fiduciary' out of new advice rule to avoid investor confusion Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton said the agency's proposal to raise investment-advice standards for brokers doesn't use the term "fiduciary" because it would have confused investors about the...

Comcast vs. Disney Comcast's counteroffer to Disney's bid for 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets is real and imminent. Comcast says it is "considering, and is in advanced stages of preparing, an offer for the business that Fox has agreed to sell Disney…Any offer for Fox would be all-cash...

Comcast vs. Disney Comcast's counteroffer to Disney's bid for 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets is real and imminent. Comcast says it is "considering, and is in advanced stages of preparing, an offer for the business that Fox has agreed to sell Disney…Any offer for Fox would be all-cash...

Netflix Value Speaking of Comcast, Netflix is now more valuable than it. With Comcast's Fox news taking the company's price down by around 2% yesterday, and Netflix gaining 4%, the streaming service ended up with a market cap of $149 billion, to Comcast's $147 billion. Netflix is now pretty...

Deutsche Bank With management under great pressure over falling revenues and share value, Deutsche Bank has announced the loss of at least 7,000 jobs. The bank's equities sales and trading business will be particularly hard-hit, slashed by a quarter. Will it save chairman Paul Achleitner? Let's...

Reporting on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” - Mother Teresa

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” - Mother Teresa

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"It doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that." - Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder.

Over-Analysis A Russian financial analyst was fired after writing a report in which he said Putin-connected oligarchs were the beneficiaries of Russian gas pipeline contracts. Former Sberbank analyst Alexander Fak said he was "dismissed… for writing the recent report on Gazprom." Sberbank said...

Walmart and Flipkart Walmart's takeover of Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is moving forward, after SoftBank agreed to sell the U.S. firm its entire 21% stake in Flipkart. The Japanese conglomerate invested around $2.5 billion in Flipkart through its Vision Fund and is likely to make almost $4...

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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. NELSON MANDELA