Comma comeuppance: When rogue punctuation proves costly

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Comma comeuppance: When rogue punctuation proves costly

BBC News
A US dairy faces an overtime bill of about $10m (£8m), after a group of truck drivers won a pay dispute that hinged on some punctuation.

McDonald’s official Twitter account mocks Trump’s ‘tiny hands’

Politico
McDonald’s seemed to challenge President Donald Trump to a Twitter war on Thursday morning before quickly walking it back, saying its account had been “compromised.

That Surging IPO Just Made Canada Goose an Even Bigger Protest Target

Bloomberg
The Canada Goose-wearing pedestrians who happened to walk past the jackets at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday had far less fun than the Canada Goose executives who rang the opening bell.

GoPro Surges After Job Cuts Bring Elusive Profit Goal Closer

Bloomberg
GoPro Inc. shares rose the most in almost a year after the action-camera maker unveiled a second round of job cuts that get it closer to an elusive goal of making a profit.

Rate hikes: Now the question is, how quickly?

CBS News
The wise New York Yankee Yogi Berra once said: “I never make predictions, especially about the future.” But Federal Reserve policymakers, who announced a quarter-point interest rate increase on Wednesday, made clear they expect two more such hikes …

German Authorities Raid US Law Firm Leading Volkswagen’s Emissions Inquiry

New York Times
Volkswagen cars are lifted inside a delivery tower in Wolfsburg, Germany this week. The carmaker is the subject of a wide-ranging inquiry into an emissions-cheating scheme.

A US ‘ally’ fired a $3 million Patriot missile at a $200 drone. Spoiler: the missile won.

Washington Post
With a price tag of about $3 million, the U.S. Army’s Patriot missile is among the most sophisticated, not to mention costliest, surface-to-air defense weapons in the world.

Caterpillar seeks ex-US att’y general’s help over govt probe

CNBC
A vehicle displaying a U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement Police windshield placard sits parked outside Caterpillar Inc. headquarters in Peoria, Illinois.

Local housing officials wary of proposed Trump cuts

Las Vegas Sun
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to HUD employees in Washington. D.C., earlier this month. President Donald Trump’s budget released Thursday proposed a 13.2 percent decrease in funding for HUD, prompting local officials …

Euro zone lifted as ECB joins central bank trend

Reuters
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2017.

Why This Market Researcher Lowered Its Revenue Expectations for Snap

Motley Fool
Analysts haven’t been kind to Snap (NYSE:SNAP) since it made its IPO. Not one analyst has given Snap stock a buy rating, and shares have fallen considerably from its opening price at the beginning of the month.

Massive 706-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone

CNN
(CNN) A pastor has unearthed a massive gem in eastern Sierra Leone. Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who also works as a miner, discovered the 706-carat diamond in Kono district, the government said in a statement.

Germany Treads Carefully Toward Climate Confrontation With Trump

Bloomberg
The German government will release next week a plan for the Group of 20 economies to address climate change, taking a cautious step toward confronting U.S.

President Trump, Please Plug Those Leaks

National Review
The word “leaks” does not begin to describe President Donald J. Trump’s problem. “Geysers” is more like it. He should apply a giant wrench to this deluge.

Apple Plans Two More Chinese Research Hubs as iPhone Sales Slow

Bloomberg
Apple Inc. has revealed plans to set up two more research centers and boost investment in China, a pivotal market in which the iPhone has been rapidly elbowed aside by local rivals.

Ex-Wells Fargo exec’s $53 million in stock options is likely to be clawed back

CNBC
Wells Fargo’s board will likely take further action on the bank’s former head of the community bank, Carrie Tolstedt, and all of her options could be clawed back.

Mnuchin May Soften Brazen US Trade Talk in His G-20 Debut

Bloomberg
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may offer the Group of 20 something the world hasn’t heard yet from the new U.S. administration on currency and trade policy: reassurance.

Nvidia just boosted its self-driving car tech in a major way

Mashable
The company, known for its mobile chips and graphics tech, announced partnerships with Bosch, the largest automotive supplier in the world, and PACCAR, a major truck manufacturer, to develop self-driving vehicle systems.

Father of Trump deputy treasury pick at center of family dispute

The Boston Globe
James Donovan, a Goldman Sachs banker, is about to take the hot seat as President Trump’s nominee to the number two job at the Treasury Department.

Wal-Mart adds vintage vendor ModCloth to its growing collection of fashion-focused e-commerce sites

Los Angeles Times
Wal-Mart is getting even more serious about fashion. The retailer is expected to announce Friday that is has bought ModCloth, an e-commerce site known for selling vintage clothing and its own line of apparel in a full range of sizes.

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