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- D.C.'s ban on cashless businesses takes effect https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/09/29/cashless-business-ban 493 comments
- Pro-business reforms in the US would have little to no effect on economic growth http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/05/pro-business-reforms-have-very-little-effect-economic-growth 10 comments politics
- Ducey signs bill to let businesses ignore mask mandates; law won't take effect for months https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/04/09/arizona-businesses-wont-have-follow-mask-mandates-under-new-law/7165867002/ 22 comments politics
- The Trump effect in Palm Beach County: His presidency altered business and politics; his personality affected the people https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/31/trump-presidency-has-altered-palm-beach-county-politics-business/6039653002/ 10 comments politics
- Cashless business banned in NYC - effect on Fintech/Payment stocks (SQ) https://nypost.com/2020/01/24/cashless-businesses-are-now-banned-in-nyc/ 100 comments stocks
- Streisand effect: injoined café sees business pick up. We did it reddit? https://road.cc/content/news/265409-council-leader-meet-planning-staff-and-british-cycling-over-velolife-dispute 3 comments bicycling
- Businesses around Quicken Loans Arena are feeling the 'LeBron Effect' as playoffs near https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/businesses-around-quicken-loans-arena-are-feeling-the-lebron-effect-as-playoffs-near/95-a094057f-050a-436c-9083-0731f5866cf0 292 comments nba
- Government shutdown having a 'rippling effect on the community' as businesses, families adjust https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/politics/government-shutdown-rippling-effect-community-businesses-families-adjust/story?id=60444036 11 comments politics
- The Zinke effect: how the US interior department became a tool of big business https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/12/the-zinke-effect-how-the-us-interior-department-became-a-tool-of-industry?cmp=share_btn_tw 11 comments worldnews
- Effect of "Anthony Kennedy's" retirement on business. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/28/effect-of--anthony-kennedys-retirement-on-business.html 8 comments politics
- Business wants to sell the blood of young people to the rich so they can reverse the effects of aging https://www.aol.com/amp/2017/06/05/business-wants-to-sell-the-blood-of-young-people-to-the-rich-so/ 10 comments nottheonion
- Russia 'to revive the KGB' after Putin wins biggest majority: Russia plans effectively to revive the KGB under a massive shake-up of its security forces, a respected business daily has reported http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/19/russia-to-reinstate-the-kgb-under-plan-to-combine-security-force/ 40 comments worldnews
- Does anyone know how long of a notice government has to give before implementing a new policy that can effect businesses? https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/4zkhwo/does_anyone_know_how_long_of_a_notice_government/ 2 comments india
- Killer Mike Talks Transitioning Into Politics And Business Ownership On Domino Effect [VIDEO] http://hiphopwired.com/2016/08/11/killer-mike-talks-transitioning-politics-business-ownership-domino-effect-video/ 5 comments politics
- Critique my sound effect business site please! https://www.reddit.com/r/ecommerce/comments/4r25e3/critique_my_sound_effect_business_site_please/ 5 comments ecommerce
- Boehner Ally: Speaker’s style not “effective way to do business” - Ouch! A fellow Republican tells the Washington Post the speaker's not willing to break arms & get things done http://www.salon.com/2012/12/30/boehner_ally_speakers_style_not_effective_way_to_do_business/ 5 comments politics
- Ten Reminders for Effective Business Management http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2006/06/10-reminders-for-effective-management.html/ 4 comments business
- Leadership or luck: Randomization inference for leader effects in politics, business, and sports finds CEOs have little impact on their firms but coaches have significant impact on their teams https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/4/eabe3404 3 comments science
- Maine's Seasonal Businesses Feeling Economic Effects Of The Coronavirus https://www.npr.org/2020/05/16/856976458/maines-seasonal-businesses-feeling-economic-effects-of-the-coronavirus?ft=nprml&f=1001 4 comments politics
- The Australian state of NSW will introduce on-the-spot fines for anyone found to be breaking self-isolation or social distancing rules. The penalty of $1000 for individuals and $5000 for businesses comes into effect at midnight on Wednesday. https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/nsw-introduces-on-the-spot-fines-for-people-found-to-be-breaking-coronavirus-rules-c-762036 4 comments worldnews
- If you operate a hedge fund and care to structure your business around the gaping loopholes that the Supreme Court has implicitly endorsed, insider trading is now effectively legal in the United States. http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/making-insider-trading-legal 23 comments politics
- States Push Anti-Gay Bills That Would Allow Businesses To Turn Away Same-Sex Couples: Kansas, Tennessee, South Dakota & Oregon have put forward the most explicit...bills. Other states, such as Arizona, Idaho & Maine, have introduced "religious freedom" measures that would have a similar effect http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/20/state-anti-gay-bills_n_4823490.html 3 comments politics
- The side effects of a Cypriot haircut: IT business owner shows what's left in his company's account https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=160292 3 comments europe
- Businesses may thrive or die by online reviews. A new study considers a platform’s review moderation policies and their effect on reviews submitted. Transparency helps to position a platform as unbiased toward advertisers, but leads to a decrease in the number and length of reviews submitted. https://news.rpi.edu/2024/01/18/online-reviews-filter-fraud-dont-tell-us-how 2 comments science
- The New Deal’s Capitalist Lessons for Joe Biden | The most effective part of F.D.R.’s program wasn’t its direct spending. It was his use of U.S. financial might to reignite business. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/opinion/new-deal-biden-capitalism-recession.html 26 comments politics
- Guaranteed Publicity program for business consultants and medium size businesses that need cost effective publicity for their business https://www.stitchpublicity.com/ 3 comments business
- Google has suspended the secondary ticketing company Viagogo from its paid-for search results, globally and with immediate effect, in what could prove a huge blow to the controversial website’s ability to do business. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/jul/17/google-suspends-ticket-website-viagogo-from-its-search-rankings 3 comments worldnews
- 'If this tariff takes effect, we are out of business': Small companies warn of widespread layoffs and shutdowns if Trump doesn’t back down from a trade war with China https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/trump-tariff-trade-war-could-cause-layoffs-and-shutdowns-small-businesses-warn-2018-9-1027515000 10 comments politics
- The Obama administration announced it would delay for a year, until 2015, the ACA Employer mandate responding to business complaints and postponing the effective date beyond next year’s midterm elections http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/us/politics/obama-administration-to-delay-health-law-requirement-until-2015.html?hp 3 comments politics
- Free course on business continuity and effective backup strategy from Dell IT training portal http://www.delltrainingcenter.com/Main/Modules/Modules.aspx?moduleid=16 4 comments sysadmin
- The 4 Most Valuable Things I Learned in Business School by Josh Kaufman - 1.Always Consider Opportunity Costs 2.All Prices are Arbitrary 3.Never Forget the Expectation Effect 4.Actual Experience Beats Any Credential http://personalmba.com/business-school-top-four/ 102 comments business
- At Tax Time, Pot Merchants Don't Get a Break - "the law, passed in 1982, prevents companies from deducting business expenses related to trafficking in controlled substances...pot companies have effective tax rates far higher than the standard 35 percent... tax rate is 55 percent to 60 percent." http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-25/at-tax-time-pot-merchants-dont-get-a-break#r=hp-ls 51 comments business
- Chipmaking is being redesigned. Effects will be far-reaching. The semiconductor business is becoming at once more diverse and more concentrated.This brings opportunities and risks. The market capitalization of the listed semiconductor firms now exceeds $4trn, 5 times what they were worth 5 years ago https://www.economist.com/business/2021/01/23/chipmaking-is-being-redesigned-effects-will-be-far-reaching 95 comments hardware
- State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America: "[To solve this crisis] the state would need to get out of the business of imperial hubris, economic uplift and social insurance and shift its focus to managing and financing an effective, affordable, means-tested safety net." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/opinion/sunday/sundown-in-america.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& 3 comments politics
- Digital marketers and media platforms profit from the spread of disinformation. A conceptual paper analyzed the business models of three types of media markets (broadcasting, partisan, and digital). It argues that disinformation is an expected outcome, not a side effect, of the current media market. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448231207644 4 comments science
- Groupon S-1 Reveals Business Model Deteriorating --- Groupon is growing revenues. Fast. But what if you dig into the financials? This technical analysis suggests issues with margins, customer acquisition costs and "network effects". Not conclusive but interesting given all the hype http://blog.yipit.com/2011/06/03/groupon-s-1-reveals-business-model-deteriorating-in-oldest-markets/ 6 comments business
- Why Tax Cuts Don’t—and Won’t—Create Jobs. "...if banks and businesses have that record hoard of cash on hand why should their taxes be cut, in effect increasing even more that hoard of cash that isn't being invested? Won't they just continue to hoard the tax cut too?" http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/6726/ 21 comments politics
- Shops, cafes and businesses will offer free water refill points in every major city and town in England by 2021. Water UK says its scheme could cut disposable plastic bottle use by tens of millions a year. The move comes amid growing concern about the effect of plastic waste on the environment. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42808302 194 comments worldnews
- For Donald Trump, climate change is a 'hoax' — except when it threatens his golf business | global warming and its effects, such as sea level rise and the increased strength of storms, will make the erosion worse over the coming century and is one of the chief reasons they need to build the wall. http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-11/donald-trump-climate-change-hoax-except-when-it-threatens-his-golf-business 5 comments politics
- GM prospectus: "We have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting are currently not effective. The lack of effective internal controls could materially adversely affect our financial condition and ability to carry out our business plan." http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052748704648604575620982583079458.html 24 comments business