Amazon Offers Local In-Home Services
Buy something from Amazon.com and need help setting it up, installing it or just making it work at home? The world's largest e-commerce company will arrange to send an expert.
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Will an American Finally Reclaim the U.S. Open Title?
ThinkstockThe US Tennis Open, the single biggest tennis tournament to hit American soil each year at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, will be underway in less than four weeks. The US Open…
S&P Announcement As Argentina Rating Slashed On Pending Default
(July, 2011) Standard and Poor's State Credit Rating, Provided by The Tax FoundationAs far as S&P is concerned, holders of Argentina’s sovereign paper may as well burn it The press release: RATING ACTION On…
Chevy Volt Earns Top Safety Pick as Fiat, Nissan Falter
It may be difficult for GM to sell the Chevy Volt, but it is by one important measure a very safe car. It won the IIHS 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award for small cars.
Can Twitter Shares Return to All-Time Highs?
Twitter's earnings were so good that the stock rose 26% after hours to $48.55. That is still very far short of its all-time high of $74.73.
Yahoo Finance’s Jeff Macke on the Real Wolves of Wall Street
Jeff Macke is the host of Breakout on Yahoo Finance. Prior to that he was an original cast member of CNBC’s “Fast Money,” founder of Macke Asset Management and a hedge fund manager. His…
5 Industries Worried About Peak Oil
ThinkstockBy Chris Dalby for Oilprice.com The debate over the impact of peak oil has been raging for decades. Although few deny that the end of mass oil consumption is drawing nearer, educated estimates now…
Huawei Success Threatens iPhone Sales
Despite the success of smartphone sales, as is true with almost any other business, there are only so many customers to go around. Huawei announced its smartphone sales rose 62% in the first half.
States Where People Have the Fewest Debt Problems
ThinkstockDebt, as measured by share of debt in collection, is less of a problem in states with low unemployment, in many cases. According to the Urban Institute, the national average of households with a…
China and U.S. Boost Nissan
Nissan's surge in sales should be expected in China, but not as much in the United States. China has become the world's largest car market. The U.S. market does not have the same growth…
Americans Stop Drinking Soda
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyAmericans have become more conscious of the effects of what they drink and eat. This is particularly true with soda, a trend that is not good for branded soda companies,…
Is Sylvester Stallone Too Old for the Movies?
ThinkstockSylvester Stallone has been in the news lately, as a version of his new movie “The Expendables 3” has been illegally downloaded by 200,000 people. The first two versions of the movie were made…
‘The Expendables 3’ Leaked Online, Downloaded 200,000 Times
ThinkstockAccording to several media reports, upcoming movie “The Expendables 3” has been “leaked” online and downloaded by at least 200,000 people using file sharing system BitTorrent. The movie’s production company, Nu Image, sued those…
Detroit Allows Outsiders to Pay Past Due Water Bills
ThinkstockA Detroit resident with a past due water bill, facing a shut off of H2O, now has a chance for help. Someone other than himself can pay his water bill. As of Sunday morning,…
RadioShack Could Be Delisted From NYSE
RadioShack's stock has traded below $1 so long that it has received notice from the New York Stock Exchange that its shares may be delisted. The notice likely will cause investors to drive the…
Americans Overpay $44 Billion for Brand Name Products
Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive live off the consumer appetite for branded products. It turns out that this appetite costs these consumers an additional $44 billion a year.
How Twitter Helps Sell Movie Tickets
At a time when the movie theater business is in jeopardy because ever more people stream premium video into their homes, a powerful new generation technology may help these traditional outlets to sell tickets.
Xbox One to Be Sold in China, a Challenge for PS4
MicrosoftToday, China is a market that most software and hardware companies believe they must conquer if they are to expand what may be stagnant sales worldwide. The most recent example of this is that…
RadioShack CEO Should Not Join American Apparel Board
The CEO of one of the worst-run retailers in American is joining the board of another company in the same category. Joseph Magnacca of RadioShack is among the new board members of American Apparel.
Moody’s Cuts Atlantic City to Junk
ThinkstockAtlantic City, which at one point was supposed to rival Las Vegas as a gambling destination, has nearly fallen to pieces. One of the last bricks taken out of its wall is a new…