Costco rings up solid sales, HP’s big split, Gwyneth Paltrow the entrepreneur

THE FORTUNE DAILY Wednesday, October 8, 2014

HP's big split: The good, bad, and potentially ugly The two new companies HP is creating may still elude the nimbleness current HP CEO Meg Whitman hopes for, but the company is moving in the right direction argues Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of The Value Alliance.

Gwyneth Paltrow: Actress and accidental entrepreneur The Oscar-winning actress and entrepreneur talks about building her company, Goop, inc and fires back at Martha Stewart after she made comments about the actress' move to the business sector.

Costco posts higher sales even as gasoline prices weaken The discount retailer has reported a 13% increase in profit for the most recent quarter.

Ebola outbreak could cost West Africa's economy $32.6 billion Immediate national, international action would lessen the impact, World Bank says.

Air France slashes profit forecast by E500 million after strike 14-day strike by pilots against in-house low-cost airline devastates traffic, outlook - and there's not even any mention of ebola risk.

By Erika Fry Ex-Obama economic aide: Fear the young unemployed Unemployment numbers may have fallen to a six-year low, but J.P. Morgan's Diana Farrell says there's reason to worry about the job market.

By Caroline Fairchild Megyn Kelly on power, Dr. Phil, and 'settling for more' Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg interviewed the Fox News anchor about what its like to be an 'aggressive' female journalist.

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt 16% of U.S. teens said they would pay $350 for an 'iWatch' The timing of Piper Jaffray's bi-annual survey, however, was tricky.

Why this mainframe pioneer loves mobile apps

Report: 168 million children worldwide were laborers in 2013

Earnings, overtime and the Fed — 5 things to know today

Could a 40-year-old bank collapse have saved the U.S. economy?

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