Amazon Launches Streaming Music Service
The rumors that Amazon.com would start a streaming music service are true. It is part of the e-commerce company's Prime bundle of free shipping, instant video and the Kindle lender's library.
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Can Best Buy Thrive After RadioShack Collapse?
RadioShack sits in a class by itself, insofar as it appears to be the next huge retailer that could fall into pieces, much as Blockbuster and Circuit City did.
Short Sellers Exit Social Media Stocks
ThinkstockAfter weeks of sell-offs, social media shares have started to recover. Another sign they are back in favor — their short interests for the period that ended May 30. Short sellers decreased their positions…
Why Volvo Can’t Win in the American Market
ThinkstockVolvo wants to reclaim some of the position it had as the safest car sold in America, a quirky family of vehicles that appealed to a relatively modest niche of drivers. Volvo’s series of…
Why McDonald’s U.S. Growth Has Ended and Will Not Recover
McDonald's posted another month of falling same-store sales in the United States for May, as competition has flanked it in terms of locations and menu.
Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers
ThinkstockGraduate from college with a major in business or computer science and the odds are strong there will be a job waiting. Graduate with a degree in fine arts or graphic design and begin…
Why Ford Focus Sales Are Down 15%
Among the 20 best-selling cars in the United States, one stands out in terms of a loss of sales though the first five months of the year -- the Ford Focus, the sales of…
Kraft Raises Price of Maxwell House by 10%
As the price of arabica coffee rises, more and more coffee makers are raising their prices, too. Kraft Foods has increased the price of its famous Maxwell House and Yuban brands by 10%.
Gas Prices Above $4 in California
ThinkstockThe price of an average gallon of regular remains above $4 in California, home to about 12% of Americans. While prices in general have leveled off, the trend has not done much to help…
F-Series Pickup Is 29% of Ford’s Sales
Ford Motor Co.As a measure of how dominant pickups have become for American car companies, Ford Motor Co.’s (NYSE: F) F-Series, the best-selling vehicle in the United States, is now 27% of the manufacturer’s…
Few Americans Trust Online Data Safety
After a series of high-profile data breaches, it should not be a shock that only one in five Americans have "a lot of trust" in businesses they regularly interact with to keep their personal…
Toyota Prius Sales in Trouble
Despite an uptick in sales in May, sales of the most popular hybrid sold in America, the Toyota Prius, have continued a sharp decline. More and more car brands are adding hybrid models.
Barnes & Noble to Build Nook With Samsung
Barnes & Noble's Nook could begin a resurrection after years of poundings by Amazon.com's Kindle and the Apple iPad. The deeply trouble book retailer will produce co-branded Nook models with Samsung.
U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High
ThinkStockThe standard of living in the United States reached its highest level since 2008, just before the recession caught hold, and the year that Gallup began to collect and report on the data. According…
China Defense Spending Hits $145 Billion
ThinkstockChina has ramped up a war machine second only to that of the United States. The military spending level of the People’s Republic sits well above its official estimates, according to a U.S. Defense…
Hacking Anxiety Grows as U.S. Hit in South Korea
ThinkstockIf anyone wants to know how skilled hackers are, both in terms of stealing personal data and corporate secrets, they only need to look at the cyberattack on the U.S. military in South Korea.…
Honda Dominates Best-Sellng Cars With Just Three Models
To figure out why Honda continues to be a threat to the market shares of Toyota, Chrysler and Ford, there is no need to look beyond its product line-up. It had three of the…
Amazon Phone’s Big Advantage? Customers
Amazon.com could release a new smartphone in the next few days that has been described as the first with a 3D screen, a Samsung Galaxy killer and its answer to the iPhone 6.
Corvette Sales Up 268%
Chevy Corvette targets a niche market, but it is a market crowded with super sports cars with huge engines that can go from zero to 60 MPH in four seconds flat, or less.
VW’s U.S. Sales Problems Continue to Worsen
Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen of America management says it is playing for the long term. Although current sales figures are important, it will take some time to improve the German company’s flagging fortunes in the…