Binge-watching your favorite show might become a bit more difficult in the coming years, as Netflix Inc. moves toward its goal of creating half of the content the streaming service offers. Netflix Chief Financial Officer David Wells announced the 50% goal Tuesday at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia…

The Practical Employer Two Lawsuits Challenge New Overtime Rules Multiple states as well as a coalition of more than 50 business groups have filed separate suits to stop the DOL plan on overtime. September 21, 2016 by

Formula One is full of the world’s most well-known brands. There’s reigning champions Mercedes then the Red Bull energy drinks company’s eponymous team followed by Ferrari, perhaps the most storied name in motorsport. Creating a brand to compete with them is no mean feat but one team has more…

Investors tend to chase performance, flocking to stocks that have posted the best recent performance. But that strategy can easily backfire. Hot shares typically cool, causing panic. So “buy low and sell high” gets turned upside down. How can one avoid this pattern? One way is to put together a…

Statue of Justice of the roof of Old Bailey in London. (Graham Barclay/Bloomberg News) Ever since I first landed in Washington three years ago and was told I was “ extraordinarily overqualified ” for one of the US Government’s most prestigious innovation fellowships, I’ve been fascinated with why…

Texas, Oklahoma and 19 other states have sued the federal government to block the Labor Department’s new overtime rule, saying the Obama administration is trying to impose heavy costs and its own policy choices on the states in violation of the Tenth Amendment. The 30-page lawsuit — strategically…

Home Industries Banking The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Sept 20, 2016 11:21 p.m. ET Share World’s largest public offering this year Reuters A man pushes his bicycle past a branch of China Post's Postal Savings Bank of China. By Alec Macfarlane Postal…

It is no secret that brick-and-mortar retailers have been struggling this year, or that their internet-based competitors have been getting a lot of the attention, but one exchange-traded fund shows how dramatic the divergence between the two categories has become. The Amplify Online Retail ETF IBUY,…

Cartoon by Kirk Anderson The Washington Post, diverging somewhat from generally accepted journalistic protocol, stabbed its source not in the back, but in the front, in the face, in public. Edward Snowden fed the Post the scoop of a generation, and the Post’s reporting on his leaked documents was an…

The Practical Employer Regulating Social Media at Work Is a Sisyphean Task A slacking employee will not become a star performer just because you limit his or her social media access. September 20, 2016 by

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Sept 19, 2016 11:38 p.m. ET Share Japan’s Softbank leads venture round Reuters Commuters pass ads for Grab‘s ride-hailing service at a train station in Singapore. By Alec…

I can’t believe the world is over-populated considering how hard it is to bring a human into this world. Or at least as I limped out of the hospital on that bright September day this was the thought that kept going through my mind. Even with advances in modern medicine, labor is no picnic. Despite…

This article is first in a series that will go deeper into the points I presented in “ How To Be A Collaborative Partner ” last week. Today I’ll address the importance of listening to your gut as an entrepreneur. Your gut instinct—and the instinct of your team—is one of your greatest resources.…

Benefits Health Insurers Buck Self-Service Benefits Enrollment Trend A partnership between Unum and Colonial Life and on-demand staffing company Wonolo seen as an about-face of the benefit world’s self-service trend. September 19, 2016 by

Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves the ball during his doubles tennis match with teammate Feliciano Lopez against India’s Leander Peas and Saketh Myneni at the Davis Cup World Group tennis playoffs between Spain and India in New Delhi on September 17, 2016. (Photo credit: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)…

Are we saying goodbye to the traditional online shopping cart? If some recent developments are any indication, it’s likely that in the future, paying for our purchases will look more like messaging a friend than the checkout experience we’ve become used to — and there may be no need to visit a…

India has made a great deal of economic progress in recent years. But it has yet to catch up with other emerging economies in per capita GDP, human development, and innovation, including its neighbor and BRICS peer, China. Markets have taken notice, with iShares S&P India lagging behind the equity…

Shutterstock This piece was cowritten with Virginia Covo. Data privacy has turned into one of the most important, hotly debated topics globally. And while lawyers, governmental officials and technology experts weigh in, the people who should be most concerned, involved, and engaged are marketers.…

Bloomberg Olive Garden’s Pasta Passes started showing up on eBay shortly after they sold out. Missed out on your chance to purchase one of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Passes? You can still get one — for a few thousand dollars extra. A Never Ending Pasta Pass, priced to sell at $100 each,…

Generalizing about anyone’s age or generation is always dangerous. I know BabyBoomers who still live it up like they just graduated college, and have Millennial friends who are already entrenched with three kids under five in the suburbs. But classifications are simple. They allow us to define…

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We are, as many critics say, in the golden age of TV, and this Sunday the Academy of Television Arts and Science will be handing out the gongs during the 68th annual Emmy Awards. The telecast is airing on Walt Disney Co.’s DIS, +0.20% ABC network at 8 p.m. Eastern, and will be hosted by “Jimmy…

Reuters Commuters take selfies beside billboards showing photographs of cats inside Clapham Common underground station in London on September 14, 2016. Cat images win the internet most days. Now thanks to an online campaign’s $30,000, fab felines replace every last trace of advertising in one…

Lucille Ball was a genius, a visionary and the woman who motivated me in so many ways to be who I am today. Like so many others, I grew up watching this hilarious woman and soaked up every piece of insight I could about how she became the Lucy we all loved. Among all of the facts about the…

Steve Morang just couldn’t stand it. After reading my column about the deception committed by both Volkswagen and Wells Fargo WFC -0.09% against their customers, he simply had to reach out by email to register his outrage. Joyce Ertel Hulbert, owner of a 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, holds a sign…

Mobileye Co-founder, CTO and Chairman Amnon Shashua at a press event in Las Vegas at CES in January 2016 (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) For three years, Mobileye NV, the Jerusalem-based maker of camera sensors and software, supplied Tesla with technology for the semi-autonomous Autopilot…

Brian Kelly, who you may know as credit-card guru The Points Guy, joined MarketWatch for a live interview on Facebook in September. He gave some expert tips on how to make the most of your credit card points and frequent flier miles. Here are some highlights: On how long you should hold onto a card…

Apple Messages Engineer Bhaskar Sarma explains at WWDC in June how developers can extend their services into iMessage. Earlier this week Apple made its first public move to transform Messages into a platform that could one day be as profitable as the App Store. Now open to third party developers,…

Identity protection is one of the key aspects of overall security and protection against attacks. Nobody cares more about protecting their identity than gamers many of whom have thousands of dollars’ worth of games and in-game content. People are getting hacked everywhere, inside games and outside…

Getty Images Paris Hilton, American heiress. Unhappy with your inheritance ? Then you might find it difficult to read this. Ultra high-net-worth individuals will transfer $3.9 trillion to the next generation by 2026, according to “Preparing for Tomorrow: A Report on Family Wealth Transfers,”…

Every once in while in every industry someone comes along who you know is about to go viral. ‘Personal calculus’ is the main reason why venture capitalists back individuals first, and ideas second. The music industry is no different—ever mining for the next Blake Shelton or Beyonce the same way…

Starboard Value LP has built a 4.6% stake in Perrigo Co., worth nearly $600 million, and is urging the drug company to refocus on its core business. The activist shareholder sent Perrigo a letter Sunday criticizing the company for failing to live up to performance targets it set while successfully…

Shutterstock When I talk with women leaders about the power of a personal brand, I am struck by how often they use the word “authentic.” For example, when I interviewed Suzy Monford, Chief Executive Officer, Andronico’s Community Markets , I asked her advice for women who want to be senior leaders.…

Scottish unicorn Skyscanner’s CEO is stretching his wings to take a stake in My1Login . While the investment in My1Login, with its focus on identity and access management might seem a bit of a jump from Skyscanner – known for its independent travel search engine that finds cheaper airfares – the…

Business conferences are important for entrepreneurs who want to make a difference in the world. You need inspiration, and you need to look constantly be looking at things from a fresh perspective. One conference you shouldn’t miss this year is NextCon. NextCon16 is bringing together a range of…

China is leading the world in its embrace of financial technology, or fintech, even at the early development stage, according to a report published Friday. There are currently 27 fintech unicorns, or private startups with valuations of $1 billion or more, according to the report on Visual…

The Practical Employer Free Speech, Social Media and Your Job The First Amendment right to free speech grants private-sector employees zero constitutional rights or protections. September 8, 2016 by

China’s purchase of Pakistani assets, like the K-Electric Company, may cheer investors for a month or two, but it won’t solve the country’s biggest problem –corruption. On the other hand, purchase of those assets by Finland, Hong Kong, America, or even India would. Why? Because they don’t have…