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Twitter will stream NASCAR races live, the CEO of Infosys was pushed out of the company, the AT&T deal to buy Time Warner has reached a milestone, and more important headlines.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Will an Outsider Restructure Time Inc.?
The restructuring of a troubled company is often led by its chief executive officer or another very senior executive. Apparently, this will not be the case with America's largest publisher.
Number of Americans With Equity-Rich Homes Rises, With San Jose, San Francisco and LA at Top
The number of houses considered equity rich are most concentrated among California's big cities. Many of these areas have been booming because of the strength of the tech industry.
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Apple reportedly will spend $1 billion to acquire outside content for its media distribution businesses, the value of home equity in the United States continues to rise, and more important headlines.
GE Shares, Down 20%, Put Drag on Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up handily this year, but its performance would be better if its worst performing component, General Electric, was not off more than 20%.
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The IMF warns about an increasing debt problem in China, subprime car loans have become a big problem, Wells Fargo names a new chairman, and more important headlines.
IBM Shares Down 14% in 2017, While Amazon’s Rise 31%
IBM has tried to take bragging rights about its cloud business. The reality is that it does not deserve them.
On Strength of MacBook, Apple Notebook Sales Surge
Overall notebook sales rose in the second quarter, but Apple still trailed five other manufacturers, which shows how heated competition is.
Over 7 Million People May Visit Areas to See Eclipse, Causing Traffic Jams
What has been dubbed the U.S. eclipse of the century could draw as many as 7 million people to the areas in which the sun will be 100% blocked out.
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The Commerce Department reports that more than 15 million jobs could be affected by self-driving cars, many major hedge funds have sold shares of Apple and Facebook, and more headlines.
Snap Gets 10% Dead Cat Bounce
Snap shares have been down, and by almost any measure should be. The company posted terrible earnings and several high-profile investors have exited.
‘Dunkirk’ Ticket Sales Top $150 Million
"Dunkirk" passed the $150 million domestic ticket sales level over the weekend, while several other films posted lackluster performance.
GoDaddy Dumps White Supremacy Site
GoDaddy said it would purge a white supremacy site for which it holds the domain, the latest move by companies that have the ability to block hate sites or communications.
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The European Union will tighten the screening process for foreign takeovers of companies, Bitcoin prices moved above $4,000 for the first time, and more headlines.
Bitcoin Surges Above $4,000 for First Time
Bitcoin's value continued its relentless march higher as it topped $4,000 for the first time. There is a great deal of anxiety about its gravity-defying improvements.
If Kevin Kisner Wins The PGA, So Does TaxSlayer.com
Almost no one who follows professional golf knows Kevin Kisler, who currently leads the PGA, one of the sport’s four major tournaments. If he does win, it will show how obscure sponsors of obscure…
Would Snap Merger With Twitter Solve Many Problems?
The two also-rans of social media have lost ground by standing still as competition grows. Could a merger of the two bring some level of benefit?
What Macy’s and Snap Have in Common
One of the nation's oldest and most famous retailers and one of tech's most recent IPOs have something in common. Both have been the victims of "disruption," another word for being trounced by larger and…
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Google's CEO canceled a planned meeting about gender equality and diversity, HBO has raised funds to pay a ransom to hackers who stool scripts to its hit "Game of Thrones" and more headlines.
US Postal System Continues to March Backward
The death of the U.S. Postal Service has been written about for years, and at least partially exaggerated. However, its new earnings report shows that it is marching in the wrong direction.