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Weight Watchers CEO calling it quits

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The Weight Watchers CEO is calling it quits.



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Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Passes go on...

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Olive Garden is super sizing its Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotion this year.

Starting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, 21,000 passes will go on sale online for all-you-can-eat pasta. The link goes live at 1:30 p.m.

After the sale ends this year, 21 passes will be auctioned to benefit the hunger…

Wells Fargo drops sales goals tied to scandal

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Wells Fargo will stop setting the sales goals that bank employees say led to pressure to open millions of fake customer accounts.



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8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, happy Tuesday. It’s going to be beautiful again today after a somewhat (dare I say it) chilly morning. Temperatures will be in the mid-to-low 80s for most of the day with no clouds in sight. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. The family of Korryn Gaines, a woman who was shot and killed by Baltimore County police officers in August, plans to sue the county and the officer who fired the fatal shot, according to court documents. CBS Baltimore After his speech in…

Under Armour co-founder advises startups to...

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Being an entrepreneur is a lifestyle. “There’s no clocking in and clocking out,” said Ryan Wood, co-founder of the $4 billion-a-year Under Armour clothing and footwear producer. Wood, who grew up in Colorado, was the keynote speaker Monday at the 2016 Denver Startup Week breakfast where 1,000 entrepreneurs attended. Wood has now launched his second startup, beef company Sweetwood Cattle Co., in Steamboat Springs, Colo. He said the story of Baltimore-based Under Armour, which went public in 2005,…

China to spend $1 trillion on 6,810 new aircraft

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Chinese airlines will spend more than $1 trillion on new aircraft over the next two decades as they seek to meet booming demand for air travel, according to a new forecast by Boeing. The massive spending spree will pay for an estimated 6,810 aircraft,…



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Walmart wants shoppers to be able to hail a cart

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Walmart is planning to eventually have self-driving shopping carts roaming its stores and herding themselves out of the parking lot.



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Electric Chevrolet Bolt to go 238 miles on a...

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General Motors’ all-electric Chevrolet Bolt compact car will be able to go 238 miles on a single charge, the automaker announced Tuesday.



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Johns Hopkins again ranks among best universities...

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Johns Hopkins University held on to No. 10 on U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of the top schools in the country for 2017. The Baltimore university jumped to tenth spot last year after 16 years of ranking below the top 10. It is the only Maryland school ranked within the top 50. The list ranks universities on several factors including faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, financial resources and student excellence. Princeton again ranks first on this year’s list, followed by…

5 building blocks of a middle market digital...

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As technology revolutionizes the traditional business model, middle market leaders are assessing innovations that use automation and networking to transform manual processes into instantaneous online functions. This movement, known as digitization, and often referred to as a part of a larger digital transformation strategy, centers on tools that can bring operational gains, improve employee efficiency, drive stronger customer and partner relationships, and boost the bottom line. Keeping up with…