ThinkstockA decade ago, if someone said the word “fracking” in front of their mother, they might have gotten their mouth washed out with soap. Today, we know the term as a new way to…
ThinkstockReal estate website Zillow Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) announced Monday morning that the company will sell 2.5 million shares in an underwritten offering and existing shareholders will sell an additional 2.5 million shares at the…
Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), which already faces a handful of federal investigations for a variety of alleged bad behavior, now faces a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe of…
As many as 3.7 million Americans are classified as preppers or survivalists. Being a “doomsday prepper” is not easy — or cheap. These people prepare for different disasters for different reasons. Most think that…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsAccording to a programmer who tracks Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), one of its major features has been hacked. Khalil Shreateh writes that: Days ago i discovered a serious facebook vulnerability that…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Lincoln, the luxury division of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), remains in the basement of mainline luxury brands, with a market share of less than 6% so far this year. The company…
courtesy of ZyngaIs it any wonder that the video game/smartphone game/social media game market is so complex and has reached a level of warfare that analysts can barely follow? Super Data released its report…
ThinkstockIf an analysis of ESPN’s issued by Wunderlich Securities and published by The Atlantic is correct, the huge sports network has revenue of between $10 billion and $11 billion a year. No wonder Twenty-First…
courtesy of SamsungAccording to several press sources, Samsung will introduce the equivalent of a smartwatch that can surf the Web, make phone calls and even tell time. At first, the news would appear bad…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Based on a recent SEC filing by J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), William Ackman, who was until recently a board member and the firm’s largest shareholder, may be in a…
Tesla Motors blogThe companies on the list were something of a surprise, based on business prospects and layoffs. The Top 25 companies for Work-Life Balance as measured by Glassdoor was just released. Among them…
August 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following big down day on Thursday. In the U.S., the Census Bureau’s report on July housing starts put up a positive number, while labor…
ThinkstockIn 2011, state governments collected more than $50 billion in taxes and proceeds from vice: gambling, smoking and alcohol consumption. Some argue that state governments should not profit from residents’ vices. However, some states…
courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) is trading as though the entire risk to its business model has shifted from uncertainty to solid profits in 2014, 2015, and beyond. There remains a…
courtesy of General MotorsGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will recall nearly 300,000 Chevrolet Cruze models from model years 2011 and 2012 to replace a…