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Banking, finance, and taxes
Oxfam Names ‘World’s Worst Tax Havens’
Oxfam International, the global poverty watchdog, has supplied companies with a list of the best places to park money to avoid taxes.
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Consumer Electronics
Apple Short Interest Surges by Over 14 Million Shares
A group of investors has increasingly bet that something is off at Apple. The number of its shares sold short surged in the most recent period.
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:01pm ET
Investing
Pfizer, Coca-Cola Lead Dow Higher Friday
December 9, 2016: Markets opened higher again Friday with little support from either economic data or corporate earnings. One big positive came from the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment report that posted…
7:50am ET
Economy
Counterfeit Items Plague Amazon, eBay Holiday Shoppers
With 90% of holiday shoppers planning to hit the online stores this year, consumers need to be conscious of the possibility that a bargain price that sounds too good to be true…
11:35am ET
Investing
The 11 Most Attractive Dow Stocks for 2017: Is DJIA 22,000 in the Cards?
It turns out that 11 of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have a consensus price target that calls for more than 10% upside in the coming 12 months, and that…
6:20am ET
Retail
Amazon’s 182 Million Visitors Among Its Huge Advantages
Among Amazon.com's seemingly endless arsenal of advantages over every other retailer is the 182 million visitors to its websites. No other retailer comes close.
11:20am ET
Retail
Amazon Destroys Competition, Taking 30% of Cyber Weekend Sales
Recent data poins out that the traditional wisdom about retail is true. There is Amazon, and then everyone else.
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Technology
Apple Takes Closer Aim at Google Maps
Apple wants to make its Maps program even better by using drones to collect and update new mapping information more quickly and by adding interior views of buildings.
6:15am ET
Consumer Electronics
Smartphone Shipments to Pass 1 Billion
Shipments of 4G smartphones will hit a milestone this year as they pass 1 billion. The future may not be as bright.
1:21pm ET
Technology
Apple Analyst Predicts Record Second-Half 2017 iPhone Sales
Less than a month ago, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that sales of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 7 line would decline in the first half of 2017 as a result…
Paul Ausick 7:55am ET
Consumer Electronics
Will Apple Add 3D Camera to the iPhone?
Apple and a subsidiary of LG Electronics reportedly are working on development of a 3D camera for a new iPhone. The camera could be available as soon as the second half of…
Paul Ausick 7:05am ET
Consumer Electronics
Short Interest in Apple Drops 19%
Shares of Apple sold short for the period that ended November 15 fell 19% to more than 44 million. Apple was the 15th most shorted stock traded on the Nasdaq.
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:34pm ET
Retail
Black Friday Sales Surge To Record $3.34 Billion
E-commerce sales continue to rocket higher as the Black Friday total reached $3.34 billion The move to mobile was even more rapid as sales reached $1.2 billion, up 33% from last…
8:39am ET
Energy
Target, Walmart Lead Top 10 Adopters of Solar Energy
Solar energy adoption among large U.S. corporations has grown from a total installed base of 300 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to more than 1,000 MW this year. The total represents 16% of…
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Retail
Best Buy Pushes Apple Products
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) will offer price reductions, or “promotions” as it calls them, on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products as a means to drive sales as the holidays start. The launch of…