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Indian Motorcycle is growing at a faster rate than its motorcycle rivals, a welcome sign for Polaris (NYSE:PII) as it seeks growth in the U.S. and beyond.

Polaris is competing for a bigger piece of a market long dominated by Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG), which controlled about 51% of U.S. motorcycle sales in the first quarter. Globally, Harley-Davidson’s quarterly motorcycle revenue increased 5% to $1.3 billion, far exceeding Polaris’ sales total of $188 million including parts and accessories.

Still, Polaris says   …  More

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EB-5 foreign investor money was misspent, investors were misled by Stenger and Quiros, says SEC. Assets frozen. Court places Vermont resorts in receivership.

The beauty of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, Jay Peak co-owner Bill Stenger told SKI Magazine last year, was that it provided him with “patient capital,” the kind he and partner Ariel Quiros weren’t required to pay back on a set timeline as they went about developing Jay and Q Burke resorts in Vermont.

Their wealthy foreign investors did get one immediate return: U.S. visas, and a path to U.S. citizenship, for themselves and their families. And Vermont workers   …  More

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Shares of Harley-Davidson went into a skid after an analyst said he expected the bike maker to report a steep drop in sales.

Harley-Davidson’s stock tumbled 13% last week after Wall Street said it could no longer buy into the bike maker’s rosy outlook and that its main rival was stealing market share from it.

Harley-Davidson’s fourth-quarter earnings report gave the company a boost as it seemed to suggest that the company had managed to just make its numbers while providing investors with an outlook that perhaps the   …  More

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Most of us will never surf and the ranks of corporate boardrooms aren’t exactly crowded with surfers, so it probably strikes some as odd that surfing can teach us some powerful lessons. Despite the obvious lifestyle differences between those who wear power suits and those who wear wetsuits, surfing can teach us much about succeeding in business:   …  More

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