Speculation is that Amazon.com is preparing to launch a game console/TV set top type device that will resemble the so-called Chromecast dongle. That is, the device will be less like a set…
ThinkstockIf you do not have a pay TV subscription, do not count on watching most of the NCAA basketball tournament that gets underway Tuesday night. You will be unable to watch any…
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov reportedly has sold shares in Apple and Facebook to focus on Alibaba and other tech investments in China. He also may expand his stakes in Russian assets.
Google Drive has been considered overpriced, and thus not competitive, or at least not competitive on that single basis. So, Google has dropped the prices drastically. But has the decision has come…
Courtesy Alibaba GroupTwo of the most anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014 are coming from Chinese Internet companies, and both appear headed for U.S. listings. Weibo Corp. on Friday filed documents…
ThinkstockThe outlook for a long-sought federal fix of state sales taxation of online retailers looks dim after comments Wednesday by Robert Goodlatte, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, suggested…
After dropping a broad hint in its January conference call, Amazon.com issued a terse statement Thursday morning on its website that the price of its Amazon Prime service will rise from $79…
courtesy of Google Inc.Apps downloads for the month of February show that the Google Play store from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained another point of market share in the two-company battle with…
After Friday's market close, retailer Bed Bath & Beyond said miserable winter weather had forced the company to trim its guidance for fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. The statement said nothing about the effect…
Automobile classified ad site Cars.com is reported to be out seeking a buyer at an asking price of around $3 billion. The site is owned by Classified Ventures, a consortium of newspaper…
Wikimedia CommonsPoor results for the holiday quarter were supposed to injure Wall Street’s sentiment on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). On the contrary, it has continued to rise, leaving observers to ask whether…
ThinkstockAlong with everything else that has been said about the changes to the SAT college admissions test, now the College Board, which owns the test, has said that it will provide a…
Paul Ausick In a swipe at Amazon.com and Target, Walmart last October quietly launched a subscription service to members of its Sam's Club stores that allows those members to receive free shipping on about…
Activist investor Carl Icahn has "not yet begun to fight" according to his latest open letter to the shareholders of eBay. His impetus was an investor survey that showed 55% of respondents…
In a new report, the telecom service analysts at Cowen highlighted three stocks likely to benefit in the huge broadband and fiber infrastructure build-out that is underway.
