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Crowdfunding no bonanza for small businesses Begun two years ago with some big hopes, the option for small businesses to court investors through crowdfunding hasn’t turned into the windfall its supporters predicted. Some 438 companies have raised $105 million since May 16, 2016, when the first...

Blockchain First The bank HSBC says it has completed the world's first trade finance transaction using a single blockchain platform. The transaction, with Dutch bank ING, is related to a shipment of soybeans for U.S. food giant Cargill. HSBC claims blockchain technology will simplify the export...

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“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.” - Henry David Thoreau

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"Life's most persistent & urgent question is, what are you doing for others" - Martin Luther King Jr.

David Tepper emerges as favorite for NFL’s Panthers By Josh Kosman and Carleton English May 11, 2018 | 10:07pm Modal Trigger David Tepper Getty Images Hedgie titan David Tepper has emerged as the favored bidder to acquire the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, but the seller is making a goal-line...

Living Wife hung fake Picasso after taking real thing amid contentious divorce By Carleton English May 11, 2018 | 10:18pm | Updated Modal Trigger 'Le Repos' painting by Pablo Picasso Sothebys.com A woman locked in a contentious divorce with her bond-trader husband took a Picasso off his...

Chinese whispers. Former CIA officer Jerry Chun has been indicted this week for conspiring to commit espionage. Chun, who is suspected of helping China unravel the CIA's spy network in China was arrested in January for illegally possessing classified documents but the new charge reflects...

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"Remember...consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build." - Yuri Kochiyama

"I change myself, I change the world." - Gloria Anzaldua

American Airlines 'shocked' after being named in maintenance audit The maintenance procedures of two airlines will be the focus of an audit by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general, according to a new memo. (Business Journals)

Feds probe fatal Ft. Lauderdale Tesla crash that killed 2 teens federal safety agency is investigating a severe crash and fire involving a Telsa electric car that killed two teenagers in Florida earlier this week. The National Transportation Safety Board said a four-person team will focus on...

"The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man." -Richard Feynman, born OTD 1918.

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“Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.” - Marie Osmond

“Actually, I’m an overnight success, but it took twenty years.” - Monty Hall