I got a robo-call the other day. Someone was offering me $250,000 for my business in free cash. I liked the sound of it, although I knew it was a scam. No legitimate bank or agency will call you up and offer you an unsolicited loan or cash for no reason. But many fall for this ruse, which goes by…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Aug 8, 2016 3:13 a.m. ET Share Ditching China losses was good start, but slower growth looms Shutterstock.com Uber may be close to saturating the U.S. market for its primary…

The schadenfreude of Bitcoin enthusiasts over Ethereum’s recent troubles ended abruptly last week. A major Bitcoin exchange, Bitfinex, was hacked and nearly 120,000 BTC (around $60m) was stolen. The price of Bitcoin promptly crashed, and Bitfinex was forced to suspend trading. Suddenly, Ethereum was…

Julian Assange told Bill Maher on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher that WikiLeaks was ‘working on’ hacking Donald Trump’s tax returns. Then, shortly thereafter, WikiLeaks denied it . Maher had testily accused Assange of not being even-handed, which may explain the WikiLeaks founder’s comment about…

Legal Briefing Can’t You Read the Protected Activity Signs? Employers must carefully analyze their employment decisions to ensure that they are not influenced by unlawful motives. August 6, 2016 by

If you’re thinking about selling your home, plant some flowers, give the house a new coat of paint — and if you’re serious about selling to millennials, add a smart lock, or a smart doorbell, or smart lights — or better yet all three. While a good Wi-Fi connection still tops the list for the hottest…

Shutterstock The failure rate for launching a new business is definitely scary. Some estimates indicate that it is 90% within the first five years. Yet there is one way to help beat the odds – that is, to buy a business. By doing this, you get an existing customer base, infrastructure and perhaps…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Aug 5, 2016 7:15 p.m. ET Share Chris Urmson was an original member of Alphabet’s autonomous-car initiative Bloomberg News/Landov Alphabet Inc. is nearing commercialization of its…

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND – JULY 11: British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) speaks to Sir Richard Branson at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 11, 2016 in Farnborough, United Kingdom. (Photo by Peter Nicholls – WPA Pool /Getty Images) As a business advisor, I have too often seen technical…

Workplace Culture Banking on Diversity to Fill the Talent Pipeline When it comes to building a diverse talent pipeline, U.S. Bank believes it’s found the right tools in Wallin Education Partners. August 5, 2016 by

Thanks to a trip to Tax Court, Alex Kopaigora will be able to keep his deductions for MBA expenses for the year 2011, mostly. Mr. Kopaigora began working for Marriott International Corporation in 2002 and advanced to a position of significant responsibility. In June 2006 petitioner accepted a…

Tulsa academics claim trucks are terrifyingly easy to hack. They’ve released a $100 tool that anyone can use to test the security, or lack thereof, of rigs. Got access to a freight truck? Probably not, but in case you do, have a look at the telematics system on board. That’s the computer-looking…

Bloomberg Car loans were seen as the culprit for the slowdown in consumer credit in June. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)—Consumer borrowing rose at the slowest pace in almost four years in June, suggesting the torrid pace of consumer spending in the second quarter may not last. Total consumer credit…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: Aug 4, 2016 6:45 p.m. ET Share Cloud-computing pioneer could be valued at $4 billion Bloomberg News Rackspace is a pioneer in the market for cloud services. By Dana Cimilluca…

Legal Briefing SCOTUS Ruling Aids Constructive Discharge Claims Green vs. Brennan recently defined the last discriminatory act in constructive discharge claims in a way that does not benefit employers. August 4, 2016 by

Five years ago Australia banned live exports of farm animals to Indonesia over suspicion of cruel treatment, setting back trade ties. Just two years after that Jakarta vented over allegations that Australian intelligence agents tried to tap Indonesian ex-president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s mobile…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By , , and Published: Aug 3, 2016 9:10 p.m. ET Share Didi’s victory in China inspires Singapore-based ride-hailing company Reuters Grab operates in 30 Southeast Asian cities across Indonesia,…

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Zynga Inc.’s stock surged Wednesday after Cowen & Co. turned bullish on the mobile games company for the first time, a day before the release of second-quarter results. Analyst Doug Creutz raised his rating to outperform, after being at hold since he started covering Zynga in February 2015. “We are…

Technology Saas, PaaS and the Next Iteration of Talent Acquisition Technology While the future may still be cloudy, Platform-as-a-Service looks to become the next Software-as-a-Service. August 3, 2016 by

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Credit: Blizzard Update: Blizzard says the DDoS attack that had Battle.net servers down for Overwatch and Hearthstone for several hours has come to an end. Players should be able to log back in now. The DDoS attacks from earlier have ended and players can now log into BattleNet. We are investigating…

China’s quickly expanding economy helped inspire the Group of Twenty nations to start holding leadership summits in 2008. Heads of state from the world’s most economically influential countries along with European Union officials met then to brainstorm ideas as markets, jobs and companies worldwide…

Ahead of a holiday season that will be important for Fitbit Inc. and the entire wearables industry, Fitbit executives implied Tuesday that new product offerings would be upgrades of existing products instead of brand-new devices. After the company released quarterly results Tuesday that beat…

The Career Hackers Salary Negotiations: The More the Merrier, Right? Negotiating your first salary is proven to accelerate your future earnings, yet a recent survey by Time Money found that 60 percent of millennials just aren’t doing it. August 2, 2016 by

A cashier arranges Mongolian tugrik banknotes at the cash register of a Sansar Supermarket in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. (Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg) It’s no secret hotel rooms can be hacked into . One security researcher has now created a cheap, discrete device…

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Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Aug 2, 2016 5:46 p.m. ET Share Samples-by-mail company hopes boost will help it reach profitability by year’s end Bloomberg News Birchbox Inc. is known for cutesy cardboard boxes…

Harvesting olives for Sindyanna of Galilee’s extra-virgin olive oil. Photo by JLB Photo. Since ancient times, the olive branch has symbolized peace, victory and purity. So it’s not too much of a stretch to think that olive oil could also be a potent force for change in the troubled Middle East.…

When one of my law firm’s China lawyers is retained to “draft a China contract,” we usually first must determine whether or not it is premature to draft the contract. For example, if a client wants us to draft a manufacturing agreement to have its widgets manufactured by Chinese Company A, there is…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Aug 1, 2016 6:55 p.m. ET Share Salesforce will gain programs to create documents, spreadsheets Bloomberg News The purchase of Quip will be Salesforce’s third acquisition in two…

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Many Social Security recipients won’t be annoyed by text messages from the government anymore. Beginning in August, people who wanted to log on to the “my Social Security” site — which allows them to view Social Security statements online, get replacement cards and more — needed to have a…

At Whit's End Behind Closed Interview Doors Be careful how you treat young talent. The wrong interviewer or supervisor could turn a skilled asset into a fierce, independent competitor. August 1, 2016 I recently spoke with a young techie. She’s created her own diversity app, and she wanted some media…

Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been extremely busy after launching Pokémon GO. Since creating what has become the world’s most popular mobile game, he’s dealt with server outages, rogue apps that violated the game’s terms of service and the constant bombardment of messages from fans. On Sunday, he…

Being successful in business today doesn’t always boil down to who you know, which can help get you started or open a door. But that alone won’t lead you to greatness. Character is what counts. Your character as a leader, the character of your employees and the culture of your organization will put…

5 Minutes of Management 5 MM: Carrots, Sticks and Wellness In this edition of '5 Minutes of Management,' Workforce editors Rick Bell and Frank Kalman discuss workplace wellness incentives and bosses who shape workplace culture. July 31, 2016 by