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Amazon is expected to show slowest sales growth in four years when it reports results after the bell
Amazon’s revenue numbers will likely show the slowest growth in four years when the company reports first-quarter results after the bell on Thursday,...
Herman Cain says he will not drop out of Fed Board consideration
Herman Cain will not drop out of consideration for the Federal Reserve Board even though he does not appear to have enough votes...
Activist investor Ancora rebukes restaurant chain for ‘inane’ decision to reject takeover bid
Activist investor Ancora Advisors on Wednesday condemned J. Alexander’s Holdings’ board for rejecting its takeover offer and threatened to wage a campaign against...
Apple accused in securities fraud lawsuit over iPhone sales in China
Apple was accused in a new lawsuit of securities fraud for concealing a slump in demand for iPhones, particularly in China, leading to...
US labor market remains tight, economy continues to grow, Fed says
Labor markets remained tight across the United States as businesses struggled to find skilled workers and wages grew modestly, the Federal Reserve said...
Amazon plans to close its marketplace for Chinese consumers
Amazon plans to close its domestic marketplace business in China by mid-July, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, focusing efforts...
Pete Buttigieg officially launches 2020 presidential campaign
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a rising star in the large pool of Democratic presidential hopefuls, officially announced a 2020 presidential bid on...
Adidas may have underestimated Tiger, and this small private equity firm could win big as a result
A few years ago, Adidas was struggling to find much interest in its TaylorMade golf clubs. After Tiger Woods’ historic Master’s win on...
Dow futures point to a modest open ahead of earnings
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Monday morning, as market participants awaited further earnings reports. At around 4:30 a.m. ET, Dow futures...
Treasury yields mixed ahead of auctions, data
U.S. government debt yields were mixed Monday morning, with investors pivoting toward stocks ahead of some key Wall Street earnings. At around 2:00...
Amazon Alexa is luring health developers, but it will be a while before we use it to call a doctor
If you want to schedule a doctor’s appointment or check on the status of a medication without picking up the phone, Amazon Alexa...
Google Assistant has been recording my voice since 2014, here’s how I deleted everything
Like Amazon, Google stores and collects the things you say to its assistant on your phone, computer or smart speaker, like the Google...
Uber is way more complicated than Lyft, and investors shouldn’t value them the same way
While Uber and Lyft, the top two ride-hailing services in the US, may comprise a duopoly the companies shouldn’t be valued the same...
How PagerDuty’s CEO survived the IPO roadshow: Karaoke, sneakers, oysters and protein shakes
On April 1, PagerDuty launched its IPO roadshow. CEO Jennifer Tejada had to assure employees, customers and investors that this was no April...
Stratolaunch, the world’s largest airplane and built to launch rockets, takes first flight
Aviation has a new number one in size, as a one-of-a-kind airplane completed its first test flight on Saturday morning above California’s Mojave...
