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• Long before Ken Fisher's sexist comments cost his firm billions, his operation was under fire for aggressive sales tactics

  01-11-2019 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ken Fisher's embattled firm, Fisher Investments, has used aggressive sales tactics for years, according to a Bloomberg report.
  These issues were under scrutiny long before Fisher himself came under fire over sexist remarks.
  According to Bloomberg, there have been 125 grievances filed with the Federal Trade Commission against Fisher Investments since 2016.
  The billionaire investor caused an exodus of capital from the firm earlier this month after making comments at a conference that winning clien
  
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• Trump touts '303,000' US job additions — more than double what the government reported in October

  01-11-2019 19:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump appeared to falsely claim on Twitter Friday that the economy added more than 300,000 jobs in October.
  The official employment report released just before showed a monthly payroll increase that was less than half of that. 
  As he faces an impeachment inquiry ahead of his 2020 re-election bid, Trump has increasingly sought to paint a rosy picture of the economy.
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• Microsoft's $10 billion Pentagon contract win changes everything in the cloud wars with Amazon. Here's what you need to know. (MSFT, AMZN)

  01-11-2019 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last week, the Pentagon sent a shockwave through the cloud computing world with the surprise announcement that Microsoft had won the $10 billion Joint Defense Enterprise Infrastructure (JEDI) contract in a huge upset over Amazon Web Services. 
  This came as a shock to basically everybody: Amazon Web Services was long the favorite to win, mainly for the very good reasons that it's bigger than everybody else, has a higher security clearance than anybody else, and already had a $600 million de
  
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• Google just went from being a nobody in wearables to a top player with Fitbit, and that's sure to put an even bigger target on its back (GOOG, GOOGL, FIT)

  01-11-2019 18:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Google has acquired smartwatch maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion, giving it a sizeable presence in the wearable technology market.
  The move comes as lawmakers have been pressuring large tech firms like Google over whether their size and influence has enabled them to become too powerful.
  Google's software already dominates the smartphone industry, as it holds an 87% grip on the market. Now it owns the third-largest smartwatch company in the world behind Apple and Samsung.
  The acquisition could make i
  
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• There's nothing that compares to the Apple Watch, but I'm hopeful Google's Fitbit acquisition will change that (GOOG, GOOGL, FIT, AAPL)

  01-11-2019 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  There's little doubt that the Apple Watch is more appealing than most smartwatches, whether they run Google's Wear OS or their own operating systems like Fitbit's Fitbit OS. 
  Apple Watches are appealing for their design, deep integration with the Apple ecosystem, and health and fitness monitoring features. 
  Most smartwatches running on Google's Wear OS lack the comprehensive health and fitness monitoring features of the Apple Watch.
  Fitbit's smartwatches lack a high-end design and deep
  
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• Wall Street pros and everyday investors have dramatically different views on the market. Here's why the chief strategist at Charles Schwab says that could spell deep trouble for stocks.

  01-11-2019 17:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Data suggests that there's a growing split between some of the most experienced investors on Wall Street and the least.
  According to statistics from SentimenTrader, hedge funds and institutional investors are growing more pessimistic about stocks while retail investors are getting more optimistic.
  Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist for Charles Schwab, says that when the two groups disagree, the experienced investors are usually right.
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• Trump's decision to become a Florida resident could be a huge tax-saver for him and his family

  01-11-2019 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  After the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump had switched his residency from Florida to New York, he said the Empire State's taxes factored into his decision.
  Setting aside the claims of political victimization, Trump likely stands to reap benefits from Florida's lenient tax climate for two key reasons.
  There are no separate state income or estate taxes, the latter being used to tax the transfer of wealth and property of the deceased to designated heirs.
  The Tax Foundation, a no
  
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• Stocks surge to record high on blockbuster jobs report

  01-11-2019 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  US stocks rose to an all-time high Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report for October. 
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the US economy added 128,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, compared to estimates of 85,000.
  The healthy employment gains reassured investors amid uncertainty around the trade war between the US and China and talk of a looming economic slowdown. 
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  US stocks climbed to an all-time intraday high Frida
  
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• David Stein carved out a career managing billions learning directly from Seth Klarman. He shares his strategy for spotting profitable investments with a 'high degree of predictability.'

  01-11-2019 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  David Stein, the former chief investment strategist and chief portfolio strategist at Fund Evaluation Group — a $70 billion investment advisory firm — homed in on his investment strategy under the influence of the billionaire investor Seth Klarman.
  He advocates focusing on the drivers of returns — dividend yield, earnings growth, and emotion — to make the investment landscape less wishy-washy.
  Stein also has a new book coming out called "Money for the Rest of Us: 10 Quest
  
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• Very tugs at the heartstrings in community cartoon: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the Marketing Week team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Selfridges goes for ‘coolly stylised, edgy and abstract’: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the Marketing Week team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Is John Lewis behind this Christmas ad teaser?: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

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  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• In the bleak mid winter, Aldi Australia made a miracle ham: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Debenhams puts focus on thoughtful gifting: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

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  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Barbour celebrates 125th anniversary in animated Christmas film (plus dogs in jackets): The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Barbour celebrates 125 years of wax jackets in animated Christmas film: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Amazon’s singing boxes are back: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the Marketing Week team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Amazon brings back its singing boxes: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2019

  01-11-2019 15:02
  Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place.
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• Fitbit surges 17% after Google agrees to buy the company for $2.1 billion (FIT)

  01-11-2019 14:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shares of Fitbit surged 17% Friday after Google agreed to buy the company for $2.1 billion.
  The acquisition is expected to help Google expand into the smartwatch market to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.The news confirms a report from earlier this week that the search giant had made an offer to purchase the wearables company. 
  Watch Fitbit trade live on Markets Insider.
  Fitbit's stock price soared 17% Friday after Google agreed to buy the wearables company for $2.1 billion, or
  
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• Pinterest plunges below IPO price after whiffing on sales forecasts (PINS)

  01-11-2019 14:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pinterest reported third-quarter results Thursday that missed Wall Street expectations for revenue. 
  Shares fell as much as 24% on the news, pushing the company's stock below its initial public offering price.
  The company also reported a full-year 2019 outlook that failed to live up to Wall Street's expectations though it said that losses will shrink this year.
  Watch Pinterest trade live on Markets Insider. 
  Pinterest disappointed Thursday when its third-quarter earnings release showed
  
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• Elizabeth Warren releases a plan to pay for Medicare for All and pledges not 'one penny' in middle-class tax increases

  01-11-2019 14:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren released her much-anticipated plan to finance Medicare for All on Friday, proposing $20.5 trillion in new federal spending.
  In a Medium post laying out details of her plan, Warren said it wouldn't require tax increases on the middle class, placing most of its fiscal cost on businesses and the wealthy.
  "We don't need to raise taxes on the middle class by one penny," Warren wrote.
  At the center of Warren's newly-unveiled plan is a proposal to shift the money that employers al
  
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• US adds more jobs than expected in October despite GM strike, trade-war tensions

  01-11-2019 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Government data out Friday showed that hiring cooled less than expected in October.
  A 40-day strike at General Motors, which was one of the largest in decades, pulled down the headline number in October.
  The report came during a period of heightened policy uncertainty and talk of a potential slowdown.
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  Government data out Friday showed that hiring cooled far less than expected in October, easing anxiety about the American economy during a period
  
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• Google is buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion (GOOGL, GOOG, FIT)

  01-11-2019 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Google is acquiring the popular wearable maker Fitbit in a deal worth $2.1 billion, the tech giant announced on Friday.
  The deal is expected to close in 2020.
  Google is paying $7.35 per share, a major premium on Fitbit's current stock price.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Google is buying wearables maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion in cash, a bold move by the internet giant to boost its capabilities in the nascent market for wearable technology even as it faces intense regulatory
  
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• Asos, Nike, Asda: 5 things that mattered this week and why

  01-11-2019 14:09
  This week's marketing news including the start of Christmas advertising, Asos's decision to get rid of its print magazine and the relaunch of M&S menswear.
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• A new venture backed by Morgan Stanley and UBS is seeking to become a low-cost alternative to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq

  01-11-2019 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Members Exchange filed an application with the SEC to become the nation's 15th stock exchange.
  The new venture is backed by major financial players including Morgan Stanley and UBS, and aims to compete with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq by cutting fees for traders.
  MEMX is eyeing a mid-2020 launch, and could offer early traders rebates to kick-start activity on the exchange.
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  A new project backed by major financial sector players appl
  
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• BANK OF AMERICA: We just started what's been the strongest 3-month stretch for the market since 1936 — and these are the 16 best stocks to buy now

  01-11-2019 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The November-January period is historically the strongest three-month stretch for the stock market, on average, according to data compiled by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 
  The bank's equity analysts attributed this seasonal trend to a tax-related practice wherein mutual funds sell stocks into an Oct. 31 deadline.
  They also compiled a list of 16 stocks that may have declined due to so-called tax loss harvesting, but which possess the solid fundamentals to rebound in the months ahead.
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• Who is Christine Lagarde? The European Central Bank's first female president kicks off her term

  01-11-2019 12:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Age: 63 (1 January 1956).
  Family: Lagarde is twice divorced and has two sons. Since 2006, she has been with entrepreneur Xavier Giocanti from Marseille, France.
  Where is she from? Lagarde was born in Paris and moved to Le Havre where she spent most of her childhood.
  Previous Jobs: Partner at Baker McKenzie, a Chicago law firm, French Minister for Agriculture and also Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry, head of the IMF, head of European Central Bank. 
  How did Lagarde ge
  
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• Marketing Week partners with Econsultancy for live event

  01-11-2019 11:13
  Econsultancy Live offers senior marketing and digital professionals the opportunity to discuss industry challenges such as customer experience, digital effectiveness and consumer trends with peers.
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• Iceland partners with Disney for Frozen-inspired Christmas campaign

  01-11-2019 09:00
  Iceland is returning to a more traditional festive campaign after its divisive Rang Tan ad last year, with the focus on telling the 'untold story' around frozen food and the role it can play at Christmas.
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• Argos harks back to its catalogue days for Christmas campaign

  01-11-2019 01:01
  Argos is featuring the catalogue in its Christmas campaign for the first time in a decade in an effort to get people talking and remind them what makes Argos unique.
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• Twitter bans political ads as UK consumers urge regulation

  01-11-2019 01:00 via warc.com
  Twitter is banning all paid-for political advertising from its platform, the company’s CEO announced this week, in a move that coincides with a new survey revealing strong support in the UK for tougher regulation of political ads on social...
  
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• The four pillars of global brand building

  01-11-2019 01:00 via warc.com
  Brand building requires marketers to balance short-term acquisition with long-term emotional connection; global brand building adds layers of extra complication, but a framework based on four crucial pillars will assist marketers in managing the...
  
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• Online banking revenue in SE Asia will triple by 2025

  01-11-2019 01:00 via warc.com
  Revenues from digital financial services in six of Southeast Asia’s largest markets are forecast to soar to at least US$38bn by 2025, up from US$11bn in 2018, according to a joint report from Google, the Singapore state investment fund Temasek,...
  
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• Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines join forces

  01-11-2019 01:00 via warc.com
  Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines have entered into a wide-ranging commercial agreement which will include joint marketing activities to develop tourism, with the deal also covering SIA subsidiaries SilkAir and Scoot as well as Firefly...
  
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• How media neutrality impacts creativity

  01-11-2019 01:00 via warc.com
  Advertisers that seek to produce media-neutral work may achieve heightened consistency across channels but risk a loss of creativity, a study published in the Journal of Advertising Research (JAR) has found.
  
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• Global spending on wearables will reach $52bn in 2020

  01-11-2019 01:00 via warc.com
  Apple has revealed that Q4 sales in its wearables division rose 54% year-on-year to $6.
  
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