Traders could be buying and selling stocks with just a voice command in the near future, Sandler O’Neill analysts predicted. It is “not too far off where ‘voice recognition’ technology is combined with ‘voice identification’ to produce the fully ‘automated voice trade’ (with no interaction with a customer service representative),” wrote Sandler O’Neill analysts Richard […]
Read moreAfter turning cautious on bitcoin earlier this month, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee told clients Wednesday to jump back into the digital currency. “A few weeks ago, we turned short-term neutral on bitcoin as the price level then (~$7400) exceeded our estimate of fair value,” Lee wrote in the report. “Last week, Bitcoin fell to $5,600 and […]
Read moreGoogle is ending a practice in which certain Android cellphone location information was captured, following an online investigation that raised questions about how the information might impact your privacy. The report, posted in Quartz, states that software on Android phones gathers location data and sends it back to Google, even if you’ve actively turned off […]
Read moreApple is preparing to launch a new lower-price iPhone during the first half of 2018, China’s Economic Daily News said Wednesday. The new iPhone SE 2 will cost about $450 and will be aimed at sales in emerging markets, according to the report, which did not cite sources. The report suggested that the iPhone SE […]
Read moreApple products are rarely discounted and almost never discounted directly by Apple. If you want to save on a new MacBook, an iPhone or another Apple product this Friday, follow some of these tips. Your best bet is to check retailers that sell Apple products instead of walking into an Apple Store, where you won’t […]
Read moreMeg Whitman expressed strong confidence in her successor to the helm of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, President Antonio Neri, Wednesday, just one day after announcing she would step down as CEO. “Antonio’s ready, the company’s ready, and it’s the right time,” Whitman said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “I’ve said for many […]
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The Nasdaq’s record run is nothing short of “amazing,” and it’s showing no signs of stopping, technical analyst Louise Yamada says. The tech-heavy index hit another record on Tuesday, closing at 6862.48 for its 66th high this year. According to Yamada, the charts are pointing to an even bigger breakout. “I think the Nasdaq has […]
Read moreAnd so it begins. Politicians are joining the angry gamer rebellion against Electronic Arts’ aggressive in-game money-making strategy inside its new “Star Wars Battlefront II” title. Hawaiian state representatives Chris Lee and Sean Quinlan vowed to take action to protect underage kids from the game’s monetization practices. “This game is basically a Star Wars-themed online […]
Read moreSamsung is planning to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) research center, it announced Wednesday. The center will be established between the mobile and consumer electronics businesses that form two of three of Samsung’s major divisions. The South Korean electronics giant said it was making these minor organizational changes in order to “quickly respond to […]
Read moreCheck out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Deere & Co. – The heavy equipment maker reported quarterly profit of $1.57 per share, beating estimates by 10 cents a share. Revenue also beat forecasts, with Deere saying the overall market improved and sales in South America saw a particularly strong rebound. Rockwell Automation […]
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