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Cars and Drivers
Mercedes and Honda Win KBB Best Auto Tech
Who puts the best technology in its cars? According to Kelley Blue Book, Mercedes and Honda do.
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Technology
Can Apple Hold Its Place as World’s Most Valuable Company Again in 2017?
For several years, Apple has been the world's most valuable company based on market cap. Its rise largely has been driven by the wild success of the iPhone family of products.
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Investing
IBM’s CEO Rometty Failed To Deliver Again In 2016
The best news IBM (NYSE: IBM) investors got in 2016 is that the stock was up 20%. That did not offset the fact that the tech company made little progress financially, and…
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Investing
The 6 Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks
Judging by the most shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq, sellers continued to take a wait and see approach. Overall, moves in those stocks were mixed and mild between the November 30…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Akamai, Microsoft, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, Red Hat, Wynn Resorts and More
Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Akamai Technology, Microsoft, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, Red Hat and Wynn Resorts.
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Investing
Microsoft, Intel Take DJIA Higher Monday
December 19, 2016: Markets opened higher again Monday as investors intent on driving indexes to new highs and the DJIA above 20,000. A look at the S&P sectors shows telecoms and real-estate…
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Investing
Fed Will Raise Rates This Week: 4 Dividend Stocks to Buy That Should Do Fine
The time has come for the Federal Reserve to start raising rates again. Certain sectors tend to either benefit from rising rates or are not affected much.
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Investing
The 6 Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks
Judging by the most shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq late last month, short sellers took a wait and see approach to the Trump rally.
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Retail
The Digital Future of Grocery Shopping
The supermarket of the future is here — at least in Europe. Italy's largest supermarket chain, Coop Italia, claims to have reinvented the customer experience in grocery shopping. Are Whole Foods and…
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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.
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Media
With 93 Million Visits, Breitbart Remains Web Giant
Breitbart.com had 93.2 million visits in November. That made it nearly two-thirds the size of Gannett’s (NYSE: GCI) USAToday.com and nearly three times the size of Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) MSNBC.com. Its size…
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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…
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Investing
Will Trump Tax Changes Motivate 5 Tech Giants With a Half Trillion in Cash?
It’s been a hot topic of discussion for years. When will the politicians in Washington D.C. wise up and lower the tax rate for companies that have billions stored overseas? Many have…
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Investing
Can Playstation Sales Catch Xbox Over Holidays
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) claims its Xbox flagship game platform outsells any of its console rivals. Sony (NYSE: SNE), at the top of that rivals list, needs to post strong holiday sales to keep…
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Consumer Electronics
Chinese Smartphone Vendors Gain Market Share as Apple, Samsung Lose
Worldwide smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2016 rose 5.4% year over year to 373.3 million units. Overall sales of mobile phones, however, dropped by 1.3% compared with the third quarter…