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New Year's resolutions are meaningless without the habits to help you stick to them

New Year's resolutions are meaningless without the habits to help you stick to them

Simplicity changes behavior. It's not enough to say you'll bring lunch every day. It's not enough to want to save more. You need to get in the habit of doing things differently. And the way to form a habit is by starting small. Keep changes small and expectations low, says a Stanford behaviorist.

6 years ago
Volkswagen's 2019 vehicle deliveries slightly above 2018

Volkswagen's 2019 vehicle deliveries slightly above 2018

Volkswagen Group said on Thursday its vehicle deliveries last year were slightly above the previous year's level, revising up an earlier forecast which predicted 2019 sales would be level with the year before.



6 years ago
Walsh hands over the controls after building British Airways parent IAG

Walsh hands over the controls after building British Airways parent IAG

Willie Walsh, who created British Airways' parent firm IAG by dragging old-fashioned flag carriers into the modern-age of budget flying, is to retire and will be replaced by Iberia boss Luis Gallego.



6 years ago
Stock futures back in record territory as Middle East tensions fade

Stock futures back in record territory as Middle East tensions fade

U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday after the United States and Iran pulled back from new military action, while firming optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal put Wall Street back on track for fresh records.



6 years ago
Financial firms want to make it easier to withdraw retirement savings

Financial firms want to make it easier to withdraw retirement savings

Financial firms such as Charles Schwab and Fidelity are trying to simplify one of the most challenging aspects of personal finance.

6 years ago
Weak holiday sales at Kohl's, J.C. Penney highlight growing online threat

Weak holiday sales at Kohl's, J.C. Penney highlight growing online threat

Kohl's Corp and J.C. Penney Co Inc posted weak holiday season sales on Thursday, affirming that traditional brick-and-mortar retailers struggled to compete with record-breaking online shopping between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.



6 years ago
Nearly all corporate CFOs say the economy is going to slow and the stock market is overvalued

Nearly all corporate CFOs say the economy is going to slow and the stock market is overvalued

Chief financial officers at big U.S. companies enter 2020 on a cautious note.

6 years ago
Lebanon bans ex-Nissan boss Ghosn from traveling: judicial sources

Lebanon bans ex-Nissan boss Ghosn from traveling: judicial sources

A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, judicial sources said, after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges.



6 years ago
Back from the brink, back on the bull ride

Back from the brink, back on the bull ride

World markets looked to have overcome their new year wobbles on Thursday, as the United States and Iran backed away from conflict in the Middle East.



6 years ago
Volkswagen says its 2019 vehicle deliveries were slightly above prior year

Volkswagen says its 2019 vehicle deliveries were slightly above prior year

Volkswagen on Thursday said vehicle deliveries for 2019 were slightly above prior year, revising upward an earlier forecast which predicted annual sales to be "on the level of prior year."



6 years ago
Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook gives users some control over how they see political ads

Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook gives users some control over how they see political ads

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but the updates stop far short of critics' demands and what rival companies have pledged to do.



6 years ago
How Big Tech is helping transform cars into smartphones

How Big Tech is helping transform cars into smartphones

Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car.



6 years ago
Ghosn is "very comfortable" with judicial path in Lebanon: lawyer

Ghosn is "very comfortable" with judicial path in Lebanon: lawyer

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is very comfortable with the judicial path in Lebanon, a lawyer for him said on Thursday, after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges.



6 years ago
Lebanon imposes travel ban on ex-Nissan boss Ghosn: judicial source

Lebanon imposes travel ban on ex-Nissan boss Ghosn: judicial source

A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, a judicial source said, after he was summoned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges.



6 years ago
Apple's iPhone sales in China up 18% in December: government data

Apple's iPhone sales in China up 18% in December: government data

Sales of Apple Inc's iPhone in China in December jumped more than 18% year on year, government data showed on Thursday.



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