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SunEdison, the solar power company that has seen its stock fall 83% in the last six months, is crashing yet again on some disappointing news.

The news is that Appaloosa Management, the hedge fund helmed by billionaire David Tepper, will accept a Delaware court's offer to expedite its lawsuit against the company.

"Anybody who read the judge's opinion, who read the transcripts of the trial, knew we were going to go for an expedited trial," Tepper said in a phone call with Business Insider. Читать дальше...

Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show, Bugatti revealed its latest supercar: the Chiron. With a top speed of 261 mph, the new vehicle starts at a base price of $2.6 million.

Produced by Justin Gmoser. Original reporting by Benjamin Zhang.  

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Have you ever tried talking to your manager about a project, only to have her cut you off to tell you about the award she won years ago? Do meetings feel like a one-man show starring your boss? Does she constantly try to one-up you and your colleagues?

If so, you've probably got a narcissist on your hands — and they're not the easiest people the work with.

"Working for a narcissistic boss is like riding a wild rollercoaster while being blindfolded," says Teri Hockett... Читать дальше...

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Visa has broken down a huge barrier that should give it a foothold in China.

The financial services giant has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-run Chinese card company UnionPay, the only such company in the world's most populous nation. The... Читать дальше...

It's hard to pick proper running shoes. Recently, Dr. Nigg at the University of Calgary produced a study, seen here in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, concluding: 

A man the Donald Trump campaign and reporters on scene described as a US Secret Service agent appeared to slam a Time magazine photographer to the ground after he stepped past a security barricade at a Monday rally.

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As we head into election season, discussions are turning to politics more and more frequently.

Your mother may have warned you against talking about politics, but there's one occasion especially when this conversation should be avoided entirely: the job interview.

You may think asking a potential employee, "Who are you voting for?" is a harmless icebreaker question — but it can get you into hot water, William A. Herbert, chair of the New York State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section... Читать дальше...

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The SEC is investigating Valeant Pharmaceuticals. The stock fell as much as 20% on the news.

This comes after a whole slew of bad news. The company delayed its annual report last week and its fourth quarter earnings on Sunday night. Then on Monday Moody's announced that it was putting Valeant's debt under review for a downgrade.

“Valeant confirms that it has several ongoing investigations, including investigations by the US Attorney’s Offices for Massachusetts... Читать дальше...

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In 2013, Yahoo spent $990 million to acquire the microblogging site Tumblr ($1.1 billion if you include the $113 million in liabilities).

Last month, Yahoo wrote off $230 million of its value. And now, it's hinting that there's a chance it could write off the entire goodwill value that it paid to acquire Tumblr.

According to its annual 10-K filing Monday, Yahoo wrote (bolded for emphasis):

"Given the partial impairment recorded in the Tumblr reporting unit in 2015... Читать дальше...

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"Full House" fans will be pleasantly surprised by the ways in which the its spin-off, now available on Netflix, stays true to the style of the original show. That was the streaming giant's hope, but that doesn't mean the producers could entirely avoid updating the show for today's digital-enabled audience.

The spin-off takes the original concept, two single guys helping their widowed friend raise his three girls, and flips the genders.

On "Fuller House," newly widowed D.J. is joined by her sister... Читать дальше...

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A checking account is a necessity for most people and when it comes to paying bills or depositing your paycheck, it certainly makes life a little easier.

While it can be a great tool for managing your finances, you have to make sure you're using it wisely.

One thing people tend to do wrong with their checking accounts is treat it like a savings account. Keeping a huge stash of cash in your account can give you a sense of security but it can actually backfire if you're not careful. Читать дальше...

Google wants to make it easier for travelers to take detours during road trips by bringing its Pit Stop feature for Google Maps to the iPhone.

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CJTF Operation Inherent Resolve

On February 27 at 5 pm Damascus time, a US and Russian brokered ceasefire took effect in Syria between government forces and opposition.

However, the US-led coalition's efforts against ISIS (aka ISIL, Daesh) and al Qaeda targets in Syria and Iraq will carry on undaunted, as is evident by recent videos released from the Combined Joint Task Force's Operation Inherent Resolve.

"I want to make totally clear that there will be absolutely no cease-fire... Читать дальше...

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A new market report from the analysts at Futuresource indicates that despite the momentum of Google's low-cost Chromebook laptops, it's still Microsoft Windows that rules the school. 

In a blog entry, Microsoft trumpeted the results of that report, which indicates that in 2015, grade schools (kindergarten through 12th grade) purchased twice as many Windows devices as they did its closest competitor.

That competitor is presumably, but not officially said to be, Google... Читать дальше...

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From concerns about market liquidity to investing in clean energy, we answer the questions Canadian bond investors have been asking.

Is liquidity a challenge or an opportunity? It can be both.

Market liquidity has never been high in Canada, but its sharp decline in recent years is worrisome. Even as the provincial and corporate markets have grown, trading volume has shrunk—and trading costs have risen—partly because banks have reined in their risk-taking in response to heightened regulation. Читать дальше...

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FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.

Here's the new "must-have" for attracting quality executives (Financial Planning)

For advisory firms looking to attract a "top-tier wealth management executive," offering equity is "no longer optional — it's mandatory," writes Charles Paikert.

"In this market, equity is now table stakes if you want to hire the best and the brightest executives," Kathy Freeman... Читать дальше...

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It's impossible to know for sure why Justice Clarence Thomas chose Monday — when the Supreme Court was arguing a relatively minor case — to ask his first question from the bench in a decade.

However, one possible reason could have been that the subject matter at hand, the Second Amendment, moved the conservative justice to fire off several questions at the lawyer for the US government, Ilana Eisenstein.

"Justice Thomas is the strongest defender of Second... Читать дальше...

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Over 100 union construction workers have walked off of the job at Tesla's Gigafactory in Nevada, Bloomberg's Dana Hull is reporting:

Local labor leaders are upset that Tesla contractor Brycon Corp. is bringing in workers from Arizona and New Mexico, said Todd Koch, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada.

... Construction work at the $5 billion, 10-million-square-foot factory has been proceeding ahead of schedule. Читать дальше...

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Goldman Sachs has made some major changes to its equity capital markets (ECM) team.

The firm is promoting Pete Lyon and David Ludwig to coheads of that team in the Americas, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider and confirmed by a representative.

John Daly, who had been head of ECM in the Americas, will become chairman of global equity capital markets, according to a separate memo.

ECM bankers raise equity capital for companies for initial public offerings... Читать дальше...

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One of Google's self-driving cars hit a bus in Mountain View earlier this month, marking the first accident in which one of the company's robotic vehicles appears to be have been at fault. 

While Google's self-driving cars have been in various fender benders over the years, the accidents have until now always been the fault of other drivers or of the human drivers who occasionally take control of the Google cars, according to the company's previous self-driving car reports. Читать дальше...

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First off, you might wonder how I could reach you from the future. I can't tell you that. Stop asking.

Second, don't believe anything in this letter. This is not an advice letter. You don't need any advice from me.

After 22, you have some very happy moments and some very unhappy moments. Surprise!

I can tell you that there are three key things to being a calm, pleasant person:

• developing competence
• having good relationships with... Читать дальше...

We did it!! 12 straight months of challenging our bills and stuff, and here we are now with a nice pile of change :) And $5,484.07 at that! Only $15.93 short of maxing out our Roth IRA — woo!

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Syrian armed forces took territory east of Damascus on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, on the third day of a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting.

A Syrian rebel spokesman said this was a violation of the truce deal in place.

The Observatory said that Syrian government forces took control of a strategically important piece of land between two neighborhoods in the eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus.

The... Читать дальше...

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Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Ubben, the cofounder and CEO of $19 billion investment fund ValueAct Capital, has been investing in companies where there's an opportunity to cut out the so-called middlemen.

Also known as intermediaries, middlemen help facilitate transactions between companies and customers. They can be agents, brokers, or wholesalers.

These go-betweens can in some cases be cut out of the equation, or disintermediated. Companies... Читать дальше...