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Walmart buying Jet.com to take on Amazon

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Watch out, Amazon.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/walmart-buying-jetcom-for-33-billion-to-take-on-amazon/41098644

Investors double their money in African takeover

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Wake up and smell the money!



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/investors-double-their-money-in-biggest-african-takeover-of-a-us-firm/41098216

Urban 'sky garden' could revolutionize Seoul

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It’s an abandoned eyesore that cuts through the heart of Seoul.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/this-urban-sky-garden-could-revolutionize-seoul/41098202

Trump, Clinton duel over economy, jobs

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are laying out their proposals for the economy this week – and wasting no time exchanging fire over whose plan is best for America.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/trump-clinton-duel-over-economy-jobs/41097862

8 things you need to know this morning — including...

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Good morning, hope you had a good weekend. Today should be beautiful — temperatures in the mid-80s with some clouds, but no rain. Here are eight things to get your day, and work week, started. Ellicott City and Howard County held a cleanup day, just a week after floods ravaged the city’s historic Main Street. Business and home owners were limited to only a few minutes at their properties as concerns over the structural integrity of some properties remain. You can see some video of the cleanup…

A look at Honest Tea's honest space in Bethesda...

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Honest Tea was built on transparency, social responsibility and environmental sustainability. Its leaders infused that ethos into the company — right down to its office space. The Honest Tea home at 4831 Bethesda Ave., just above the sweetgreen and Five Guys at Bethesda Row, is a bright, warm environment, blending the open-office layout with a nod to the company’s roots. Between 40 and 55 employees work in the 3,600-square-foot office at a given time. As you climb the stairs to the office,…

Delta: 'Large-scale cancellations' after crippling...

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The week is off to a bad start for Delta passengers.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/global-computer-glitch-grounds-all-delta-flights/41096788

Annapolis biodefense company: Government giving...

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Annapolis-based biodefense company PharmAthene Inc. filed a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services, claiming it is giving a de facto sole-source anthrax contract to competitor Emergent BioSolutions Inc. with its latest solicitation. In a protest filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, officials from PharmAthene said the solicitation was written in a way that eliminated competition and ensured that an award for a next-generation anthrax vaccine would go to Gaithersburg-based…

Podcast: BBJ staffers on women in business,...

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Everyone has heard the stereotypes of millennials: They’re lazy, they spend too much time on the internet and they only care about how many Twitter followers they have. These are all things that have been talked about in the media time and time again. But are any of these things true? In this week’s episode of the BaltBizCast — the BBJ’s weekly podcast — I venture to find out if these thoughts about millennials are true, and what positives can come from having younger employees. I spent time…

Delta Air Lines flights grounded worldwide

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Delta Air Lines reported early Monday that all its flights are grounded due to a worldwide computer systems failure. “Our systems are down everywhere,” the airline told customers via Twitter, according to the Associated Press, CBS and NBC News



from http://www.wbaltv.com/national/delta-air-lines-flights-grounded-worldwide/41096750