Former Goldman exec warns against curtailing HB-1 visas
Julissa Arce, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has her own immigration story.Arce is now a US immigration rights reform activist in Los Angeles. She...
‘La La Land’ could boost Lionsgate stock with Oscar win
HOLLYWOOD — If “La La Land,” the retro musical about two artists who choose fame over love, wins best picture, will Wall Street reward...
Which piggy bank’s the best for your money? | Toronto Star
The annual fight for your coin during RRSP season has noticeably tamed in recent years.It used to be at that at this point in...
Last BlackBerry-designed QWERTY phone to hit stores in April | Toronto Star
Fans of BlackBerry’s classic physical keyboard will have reason to celebrate when the last product designed in part by the former smartphone leader becomes...
Quebec entrepreneurs hope to add positive touch to Oscar nominees’ gift bags | Toronto...
MONTREAL—Along with luxury vacations, diamond bracelets and personal training sessions, celebrities who receive unofficial gift bags at the Oscars this year will also get...
Us Weekly changes course after five straight Trump covers
After five consecutive covers featuring at least one of the Family Trump on its cover, Jann Wenner’s Us Weekly has finally gone Trump-less.The unprecedented...
Big studios nearly struck out in Oscars’ Best Picture category
HOLLYWOOD — Almost all of this year’s crop of best picture nominees were financed not by big studios, but by independent companies, says Nick...
Don’t expect the Oscars to provide a break from politics
HOLLYWOOD — It feels like each year, a ceremony for what’s good about the movies becomes a cultural battleground. This year in particular with...
Planners approach Arnold Palmer Regional Airport expansion with caution
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 41 minutes ago When Arnold Palmer Regional Airport expanded in 1998, planners anticipated serving about 20,000...
Buffett’s firm says 4Q profit up 15 percent on investments
CaptionCloseOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company says fourth-quarter profit improved 15 percent, but most of the gains came from the paper value of...
Breitbart suffers extreme pain as ad dollars seek middle ground | Toronto Star
A couple of weeks ago, staffers at Klipfolio received word that their software company’s ads were being displayed on the far-right Breitbart News Network...
Why not get a real estate license?
The following are excerpts from the chapters on advice to real estate agents from my soon-to-be-written self-help book.Chapter 1 – Why Not Get a...
Bank ban misses the mark
Recently city council surprised the downtown business community with an "emergency" ban on new financial institutions opening on Pearl Street. The thinking of...
Airbnb: Why a fair tax plan for short-term home renters is good for N.J....
By Josh Meltzer In the coming-of-age movie "Garden State," Zach Braff's character Andrew Largeman...
5 Questions with CEO of Boulder’s PanTheryx
With two acquisitions, a Boulder company has become the world's largest manufacturer of a rare, nutrient-rich substance: bovine colostrum.The pre-milk discharge from nursing cows...
Apple, Intel and more oppose scrapping U.S. conflict-mineral regulation | Toronto Star
Apple doesn’t want to see it scrapped. Neither does Intel or Tiffany & Co.But the U.S. conflict-minerals law — which requires American public companies...
Inside Uber’s aggressive, unrestrained workplace culture | Toronto Star
SAN FRANCISCO—When new employees join Uber, they are asked to subscribe to 14 core company values, including making bold bets, being “obsessed” with the...
Back of a napkin: Longmont’s Colorado Tech Shop taking startups’ projects into full-on factory...
When a large, potential client decided to take its business to China, it spelled the end for Boulder-based Excel Outsourcing.Instead of watching yet more...
Anbang’s B.C. acquisition raises questions about Ottawa’s approach to foreign takeovers: Wells | Toronto...
If the prime minister is interested in taking a second crack at Rona Ambrose’s question, he would do well to call up Stephen Schwarzman.Schwarzman,...