McDonald’s is ditching frozen beef for fresh in its Quarter Pounders

by synergycap1 | Mar 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

The fast food giant says it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its US locations.

Ford hires 400 engineers, mostly in Canada, as cars go high tech

by synergycap1 | Mar 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it was hiring 400 engineers, mostly in Canada, to work on connectivity software and hardware, part of a wider push to meet demand for more connected cars.

Wall St. opens little changed after GDP data

by synergycap1 | Mar 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

(Reuters) – Wall Street opened little changed on Thursday as the upwardly revised fourth-quarter GDP growth rate underscored strength in the domestic economy.

Inequality Isn’t Just Due to Market Forces — It’s Caused by Decisions the Boss Makes, Too

by synergycap1 | Mar 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital

In 1980, Jim Baron, now a professor at the Yale School of Management, and William Bielby, now a professor at the University of Illinois, published a seminal article on firms and inequality. In it, the authors, both sociologists, made a compelling argument that, to...

After sale to Intel, Mobileye’s founder raises sights on IPO for OrCam

by synergycap1 | Mar 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – With the ink barely dry on the $15 billion sale of his autonomous driving technology firm Mobileye to Intel , inventive Israeli entrepreneur Amnon Shashua now has his sights set on taking another start-up public by the end of next...

Who Knew There Is a Market for a $15,000 Vibrator?

by synergycap1 | Mar 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital

Yes, you read right. It’s a vibrator mostly (but not entirely) used by women for all the reasons you think it’s used – and it costs $15,000. But, it’s not just a vibrator. It’s a “smart” vibrator and, according to this report...