A Dozen or So Companies Amazon Is Slaying This Year
Its reach goes way beyond the retail sector. Amazon is now a player in logistics and shipping, pharmaceuticals, fresh food, and much more. Source: Investopedia […more]
Month: April 2019
Facebook overhauls design as it pivots to private messaging
Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and […more]
S&P 500 posts best four-month run in nearly nine years; Apple jumps after hours
The S&P 500 eked out another record high close on Tuesday and capped its best four-month stretch in nearly nine years after a recent rally […more]
Huawei partners with local retailers to sell flagship smartphones in Brazil
China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Tuesday launched two high-end smartphone handsets in Brazil, making its second attempt to penetrate the world’s fourth-largest smartphone market, […more]
EU belittles U.S. claims as 'frankly childish' at WTO Airbus hearing
A European Union trade lawyer fired withering put-downs at U.S. claims for damages due to subsidies for European planemaker Airbus in a recording of a […more]
Apple optimistic as iPhone price cuts help in China, watches pull in new buyers
Apple Inc on Tuesday forecast stronger-than-expected third-quarter revenue and Chief Executive Tim Cook said iPhone sales had started to stabilize in China, a sign that […more]
Trump's Fed pick Moore faces mounting lawmaker doubts
Doubts mounted on Tuesday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a vacant seat at the Federal Reserve, with one Republican senator saying she […more]
U.S. Treasury chief hopes for 'substantial progress' in China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he hopes to make “substantial progress” with Chinese negotiators in the next two rounds of trade […more]
Former Google executives Eric Schmidt, Diane Greene to leave board
Google parent company Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday former Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and former Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene will step down […more]
Nasdaq retreats as Alphabet falls but Apple gains after hours
The Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as shares of Google-parent Alphabet tumbled following a revenue miss and Apple dropped, though the S&P 500 eked out another […more]