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Can Oprah Help Apple Fight Amazon?
Apple has signed a multi-year contract with Oprah Winfrey as the tech company plows ahead with its plan to grow its services revenue with the help of some original programming.
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Rolls Royce, plagued by problems with its jet engines, will chop jobs. According to MarketWatch: British aircraft-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, facing investor pressure to boost competitiveness, said it would shed 4,600…
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As Comcast Offers $65 Billion, At What Point Is Fox Too Expensive?
Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) made an all cash offer for most of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX) for $65 billion. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) had previously agreed to purchase the same assets for…
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Investing
Technology Still Dominates the Current Top 10 Holdings in Hedge Funds
Four of the top 10 holdings that hedge funds are investing in these days are in the technology sector. Here's a look at 10 stocks that dominate RBC's Hedge Fund Hot Dogs…
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Amazon agrees to review its labor practices at Foxconn plant in China, Bitcoin falls to 2-month low, Ocean's 8 tops the weekend box office, and other important headlines.
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Consumer Electronics
Amazon’s Chinese Contract Manufacturer Faulted for Worker Treatment
The Chinese plant that builds consumer electronics products for Amazon has been criticized by a labor watchdog group for the treatment of the plant's workers.
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Technology
More Big Apple News and Projects as the Shares Hit All-Time Highs
Apple, like most of the mega-cap tech giants, looks to constantly expand its business, product and service lines. With Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference wrapping up last week, lots of big announcements have…
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Transportation
General Electric Announces Venture to Manage Drone Traffic
GE announced Thursday that it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary, AiRXOS, to provide mananement and control services for drones. The business is attracting both large and small players and may be…
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Technology
How Amazon Is Breaking Into Fashion With Machine Learning
Amazon.com saw its shares up marginally on Wednesday after the company announced a new product in its Echo line, a virtual assistant to help users manage their closets and image better.
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Technology
As Apple Climbs Toward $1 Trillion Market Cap, Huge New Announcements and Projects Continue
This week's Deutsche Bank data dump on Apple was extremely interesting as the company, like most of the mega-cap tech giants, looks to constantly expand its business, product and service lines.
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Retail
FCC Wants Amazon, eBay to Stop Selling Fake Set-Top Boxes
The FCC has sent a letter to both Amazon and eBay seeking the two companies' help in getting rid of electronic devices that are fraudulently using the FCC logo. Both companies have…
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Investing
Google Tops Apple as World’s Most Valuable Brand
A search product has passed a predominantly hardware product to become the world's most valuable brand, according to the latest BrandZ ranking.
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Retail
Best Buy Thought It Could Escape Amazon but Couldn’t
Best Buy's moderately poor quarterly results raised the specter of Amazon.com's relentless cannibalization of Best Buy, which some thought was slowing. They were wrong.
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United Continental has a new board chair, Apple wins a huge judgment against Samsung, the value of corporate mergers soars this year, and other important headlines.
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Tesla drops the prices of its cars sold in China, Amazon.com clamps down on buyers who return too many things, Las Vegas casino workers could go on strike, and other important headlines.