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Alibaba wants to facilitate ease of doing business everywhere

Alibaba wants to facilitate ease of doing business everywhere
China’s largest e-Commerce player, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, released its second quarterly report and stated that the firm’s aim was to facilitate ease of doing business anywhere. The Chinese company is engaged in consumer-to-consumer, business-to

Match against Japan serious business for members of World XV
Any thoughts local rugby fans had that this weekend s game between a World XV and Japan meant little to the visitors other than a chance to have a fun week in Tokyo were dispelled Wednesday by none other than renowned rugby comic Nick Cummins. The Honey

China Cybersecurity Fears Prompt Business Groups to Press Obama
BEIJING Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping s U.S. visit, 19 American business and technology industry groups have asked President Barack Obama to urge Beijing not to use cybersecurity measures to protect its domestic technology industry from foreign

Why is Page s Alphabet More than Just a Business Strategy?
The sudden restructuring of Google and the creation of Alphabet (overnight?), has certainly left the global tech pandits in utter bemusement. The effect of this change has perhaps been felt the most by Indians. Thank you Sundar Pichai for making an average

Startup energy brings Disney’s BB-8 droid toy to life

Startup energy brings Disney’s BB-8 droid toy to life
Big companies seek innovation from small startups; success follows the motto of ‘give first’ GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new “Star Wars” droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this

The Top 5 Business News Stories to Watch for Today
Bloomberg’s Stephanie Ruhle and Erik Schatzker report on the top five business stories of the day. They speak on “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg)

REUTERS BUSINESS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 1500 GMT/11 AM ET

REUTERS BUSINESS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 1500 GMT/11 AM ET
ATHENS – Greece and international creditors sought to put final touches to a multi-billion euro bailout accord on Monday to keep the country financially afloat and meet an important debt repayment to the European Central Bank within days. (EUROZONE-GREECE

Morning business news – August 11
The Department of Finance has issued a consultation paper on the tax treatment of travel and subsistence expenses for employees and directors of companies. Those are expenses that can mount up, especially with the level of foreign direct investment in

Business News Roundup, Aug. 11
Child pornography Tech firms join fight over abuse Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Yahoo will be among the first technology companies to use the Internet Watch Foundation s hash list to identify and remove child-abuse images uploaded to

Business Executive 2.0: Managing the Budget

Business Executive 2.0: Managing the Budget
A resurgent economy has not relieved the growing pressure to generate greater output and productivity with fewer financial and human resources at many U.S. businesses and organizations. Tighter budgets, fewer workers, and compressed schedules are all

Business Owner Reflects on Ferguson Unrest
Business Owner Reflects on Ferguson Unrest Juanita Morris, the owner of Fashions R Boutique, reflects on the Ferguson, Missouri, unrest that destroyed her business after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson after

How Business Deductions Could Keep You From Getting a Loan
A steady income stream, a FICO score higher than 780 and an asset base that exceeded the desired mortgage amount: My loan approval should have been straight-forward, right? Unfortunately, it wasn t. While applying for a home equity line of credit, I

ISO consolidation matters, and it won t stop soon

ISO consolidation matters, and it won t stop soon
This first appeared in the August 2015 issue of DOTmed HealthCare Business News Every time you turn around it seems like one health care company is being acquired by another. Consolidation is happening at a rapid pace and it s no different among

Stocks continue slide; U.S. adds 215,000 jobs in July; Verizon ending phone contracts: P.M. Business News Links
Stocks fell today after a solid jobs report kept alive the possibility the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates as soon as next month. The Dow lost 46.37 points to 17,373.38, the Nasdaq composite fell 12.90 points to 5,043.54 and the Standard & Poor’s

Cramer: The Most Important Investment Rules – Presented by: The Aol. On Network
7:45PM ET – Dow Jones Business News Berkshire Hathaway’s Profit Drops 37% 7:45PM ET – Dow Jones Business News SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP Announces That a Class Action Lawsuit 7:30PM ET – GlobeNewswire Berkshire Hathaway

Morning business news – August 7
AIB recorded a first half pre-tax profit of 1.2 billion up 800m on the same period last year. The bank is seeing lending growth while impaired loans, those not expected to be repaid in full, are down significantly and AIB wrote back 540m in

Organizations should focus data sharing post-incident, not attribution

Organizations should focus data sharing post-incident, not attribution
LAS VEGAS – There have been several notable security incidents in the news this year, from healthcare and retail breaches, to financial; even security firms themselves have been targeted. In each instance, attribution seems to take the lead during incident

Are IT Organizations Headed for Irrelevance? By @PhilAbdoulaye | @CloudExpo #Cloud
Yesterday I had the chance to attend a great conversation on Twitter and Youtube. Brillantly facilitated by Tim Crawford, the discussion revolved around the relevance of IT today and involved Mark Thiele EVP Datacenter at Switch, Stuart Appley CIO at