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If your business isn’t yet using robots, it might be a step closer. Computer scientists at Rutgers have used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm to pack boxes efficiently, a task usually done by people. “We can achieve low-cost, ...

$9 to $95 The price range of “amenity fees” or “destination fees” charged by Marriott International Inc. that the D.C. Attorney General’s Office called deceptive in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. READ MORE AT WTOP >

Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota are planning to strike — on Prime Day — over labor practices TECHCRUNCH > A two-minute breathing exercise can help you make better business decisions, a study says. INC. > Small businesses are becoming even more wary about ...

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Chief executives who grew up as younger siblings take more risks than firstborn executives, according to research from the University of Georgia. “CEOs with older siblings tend to take more risks as CEOs because they’re used to doing that to get the ...

President Trump likened the Federal Reserve to “a stubborn child” after they didn’t cut interest rates last week MARKETWATCH > She fell asleep mid-flight. She was trapped alone on an empty plane.  THE WASHINGTON POST > Uncertainty can follow grief when a small business owner ...

A survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses found that small business optimism is now higher than the time before the partial federal government shutdown. The Small Business Optimism Index, which is computed from survey responses from a random ...

Researchers from the University of Southern California, University of Houston, and Uber Technologies, Inc. tested five hypotheses about what provokes sharing of video ads across social media.

$15.3 billion The value of stock Salesforce paid to acquire Tableau, which Salesforce intends to use to provide data visualization for companies that need to track their business operations. READ MORE AT CNBC >

A YouTube star’s cosmetics set was recalled by the FDA because eyeshadow inside tested for asbestos. PAGE SIX > The leaders of 187 companies placed a full-page ad in the New York Times criticizing abortion restrictions sweeping southern states.  BUSINESS INSIDER > Small businesses ...

When pitching to investors, it's good to be enthusiastic about your business idea, but too much enthusiasm could hurt your chances of being funded, according to new research led by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers.

30 million The rough number of acres of American farmland owned by foreign investors. READ MORE AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO>

A person's belief in the idea that God bestows financial blessings on the faithful doesn't make him or her into a successful entrepreneur, according to research from Baylor University. But such a belief can fuel values linked to entrepreneurial thinking, according to the study.

MacKenzie Bezos has pledged to give at least half of her $36 billion fortune to charity. YAHOO FINANCE > Pizza Hut spent three years working on a total re-engineering of its 40-year-old pan pizza. CNN BUSINESS > Small businesses’ cultures are becoming a priority as ...

Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern took over as head of the organization when it had a $209 million operating deficit and was borrowing money to make payroll. She was the ninth CEO for the organization in five years. To turn the ...

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7 The number of times per week a debt collector may place phone calls to a debtor, under rules proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (No limit is proposed for contacts by electronic mail or text message, though the bureau has ...