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Though he used to criticize President Barack Obama for overusing his power when he was in office, President Donald Trump issued nearly as many executive orders in his first 100 days as Obama used to average in a year.

Many Trump supporters defend the president's use of power by saying he was simply getting rid of Obama's egregious actions.

While nearly all of Trump's presidential actions have reversed Obama's policies, very few of them actually canceled orders his predecessor signed. Читать дальше...

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The Republican plan to overhaul the US healthcare system might be about to look very different.

Republican senators signaled they plan to almost completely gut the American Health Care Act and rewrite their own version of the bill after the AHCA passed the House on Thursday, a sign the fight over repealing and replacing Obamacare is far from over.

Sen. Chuck Grassley told the Washington Examiner that the upper chamber is "going to draft a Senate bill."

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Shake Shack's stock is down 7.3% at $30.50 a share after the company reported same-store sales that were less than analyst estimates.

Comparable sales for the quarter saw a 2.5% contraction, missing consensus forecasts of 0.2% growth. The fast-casual chain also said full-year 2017 same-store sales will be flat, trimming previous guidance for 2-3% growth.

"We are clearly dissatisfied with our comp result in Q1," CEO Randy Garutti said in a statement. "But as a reminder... Читать дальше...

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This week's topics include:

• Amazon' profit revelation: You don’t need to make money to create huge value.
• Fidelity Investment's Bill Irving on how bonds will fare in the changing economic landscape ahead.
• Can a new ad campaign save Crocs?
• Elon Musk's underground tunnel's versus Larry Page's flying cars. 

Hope you enjoy the show!

You can watch our premiere episode here, and here you'll find all of our stories so far. Читать дальше...

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The head of Amazon's fashion division is leaving the company. 

Cathy Beaudoin, the president of Amazon Fashion, is departing after eight years with the company. The news was first reported by Business of Fashion's Chantal Fernandez. 

"Cathy Beaudoin has decided to step down from her position as President of Amazon Fashion," an Amazon Fashion spokesperson told Business Insider in an emailed statement. "Given the momentum of the business and strength of the team... Читать дальше...

During the last few sessions, crude oil has tumbled through key support at $50.00, at $48.50, and today, at $46.60, which has triggered a plunge to a 5-month low at $45.63 so far. Let's notice on the enclosed weekly chart that my associated weekly momentum gauges are rolling over into an acutely negative slope that support continued weakness directly into key medium term support at $42-$39 next, which will leave behind a multi-month distribution top carved out from June 2016.

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(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has applied for a patent to compete with Amazon.com Inc's wifi-connected, one-button ordering device, Amazon Dash, according to data provider CB Insights.

The patent, filed in October, would be the first of Wal-Mart's more than 800 patents and applications to focus on Internet of Things (IoT) and branches into shoppers' homes, CB Insights said.

Wal-Mart's system would require less effort than Amazon's, a CB Insights blog post said.

"While... Читать дальше...

Facebook may have lost some of its cool factor over the years as newer networks like Instagram and Snapchat gained widespread fanfare — but it’s still the number one destination for sharing content among millennials. In fact, over half of millennials say Facebook is where they’re most likely to share content, according to BI Intelligence’s 2017 Digital Trust survey, head and shoulders above any other social platform. The fraction of users who fall into the demographic is relatively consistent across social platforms... Читать дальше...

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A big moment is a big deal, whether you’re a seventh-grader trying out for the school soccer team in front of your classmates or a Tenth Circuit judge trying out for a little ol’ promotion in front of the entire Senate Judiciary Committee.

Whatever your big moment — an interview, a performance, a race — it’s the culmination of your hard work, time, and energy.

You know you’ve prepared. You know you’re ready. But your anxiety is making you feel like... Читать дальше...

Obed Louissant

Obed Louissant doesn't waste time when he knows he's met a potentially great hire.

"I've had individuals who weren't applicants, who I just met at a cocktail reception, and I offered them a job," says the VP of HR for IBM Watson,

So, how can you get a job offer from a recruiter on the spot?

It's not just about loving what you do — in some circumstances, loving where you work can help seal the deal.

In certain conversations, Louissant says that... Читать дальше...

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The Houston Rockets have built a lot of their recent success by breaking down traditional theories and doing things differently than most teams. That apparently also extends to pitches to free agents.

Mina Kimes is a writer for ESPN the Magazine and a regular panel member on ESPN's "Around the Horn." She also has become known for one of her hobbies: drawing athletes on an Etch-A-Sketch.

Kimes was a guest on "The Dan Le Batard Show" on Thursday and explained... Читать дальше...

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Stocks closed little changed after the American Health Care Act passed through the House of Representatives.

However, oil got smashed on Thursday amid a flood of bearish news.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ticked slightly into the green, while the Dow ticked slightly into the red.

First up, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 20,951.47, -6.43, (-0.03%)
• S&P 500: 2,389.52, +1.39, (+0.06%)
• Nasdaq: 6,075.34, +2.79, (+0.05%)
• US 10-year yield... Читать дальше...

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House Republicans narrowly passed the American Health Care Act in a contentious vote on Thursday afternoon. 

The legislation passed 217-213, with 20 Republicans and all Democrats voting against it. The bill begins the process of repealing and replacing Obamacare, though it faces a tough battle in the Senate.

Last-minute negotiations between moderate congressional Republicans and the hardline House Freedom Caucus pushed the bill over the top, though not every Republican was on board. Читать дальше...

The wild swings in bitcoin continue.

The cryptocurrency rallied 9% to an all-time high above $1,652 a coin on Thursday morning, but has given up virtually all of those gains over the past hour. Bitcoin now trades up 1.5% at $1,537.41 a coin. It plummeted as low as $1,498 after putting in its record high.

Bitcoin's volatility comes as traders continue to wait on the US Securities and Exchange Comission's ruling on whether or not it will reverse its decision to the reject the Winklevoss ETF. Читать дальше...

US President Barack Obama endorsed Emmanuel Macron for president of France just three days before the French presidential election.

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Baristas who hated the Unicorn Frappuccino are about to enter a new stressful cycle as Starbucks launches its annual Frappuccino Happy Hour promotion.

On Tuesday, Starbucks said its Frappuccino Happy Hour would start Friday and last until May 14.

During the promotion, the coffee chain will sell half-priced Frappuccinos from 3 to 6 p.m. to encourage customers to purchase the icy, blended drinks as the weather warms up.

"Frappuccino Happy Hour is going to be... Читать дальше...

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The American Health Care Act passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday in a major win for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan after a series of fits and starts for the bill. The legislation to overhaul the US healthcare system passed by a 217-213 margin, with every Democrats  and 20 Republicans voting against it. As Republicans left the floor, Democrats broke out in song, singing "Na-na-na-na, goodbye."

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When Jaime Benner was a teenager, her mom took her to Planned Parenthood to get on birth control.

When she found a lump in her breast a decade later, a local provider told Benner it would take three weeks to see her. She again turned to Planned Parenthood, which saw her that day.

Near Benner's tiny town of Rodman, New York, which she describes as the "middle of nowhere," the Planned Parenthood center has been "part of the community" for decades.

Over... Читать дальше...

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The passage of the American Health Care Act was met with a shrug by investors in hospital companies. Turns out they have more important things to worry about. Namely, earnings.

A Bloomberg index of American hospital companies slipped less than 2% intraday before erasing that decline within 15 minutes. It then moved as much as 1% higher before paring back to little changed.

Those moves pale in comparison to Tuesday's price action, which saw the index surged as much as 10%... Читать дальше...

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The American Health Care Act just passed the House of Representatives in a close vote on Tuesday.

The bill is the latest iteration of congressional Republicans' attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

After the vote, members of the Obama Administration, which was responsible for the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2009, blasted the vote's outcome.

Sylvia Burwell, who served as secretary of the Department... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump on Thursday cheered the passage of the American Health Care Act in the House at a ceremony at the White House with Republican lawmakers.

He said the bill's passage meant that the end of the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law better known as Obamacare, was in sight.

"It's dead. It's essentially dead. Unless we pay a lot of ransom money to the insurance companies," Trump said in the Rose Garden. "What we have is something that is very... Читать дальше...

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At the beginning of June, millions of Chinese high school students will take the National College Entrance Exam, also called gaokao or "the big test." In 2016, 9.4 million students sat for the test.

Notoriously stressful, the big test has sparked harsh criticism for its high-stakes nature. It's considered a prerequisite to get into college that puts an incredible amount of pressure on students and has even been linked to student suicide.

This intense pressure spurs some students to cheat... Читать дальше...

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Food-replacement startup Soylent had a wild 2016.

In a bid to go mainstream, the company launched new products like "Coffiest," its coffee-flavored version, and the "Soylent Bar," its first solid-food product.

But it also had to deal with the fallout from some of its products making consumers violently ill. Soylent ended up temporarily halting some sales.

But 2017 appears to be off to a good start, as Soylent just snagged a $50 million Series... Читать дальше...