Twitter just had its worst day in more than three months on worries over rampant fake accounts. To investors worried the sky is falling, one chart watcher says these kinds of moves are nothing to sweat. “This is obviously a substantial decline. … Obviously alarming but at the same time not that rare,” Frank Cappelleri, […]
Read moreThe recent drop in Twitter’s stock is a great buying opportunity, according to J.P. Morgan. The firm reiterated its overweight rating for the social media company’s stock, downplaying the impact of Twitter pruning fake accounts. On Friday after the market close the Washington Post reported Twitter was ramping up its efforts in closing fake accounts. […]
Read moreLate last week, Israel’s state attorney’s office indicted a former employee of cybersecurity company NSO Group for reportedly stealing source code tied to a software product that’s sold as a surveillance tool for government clients. The NSO ex-employee, who hasn’t been identified because of privacy laws in Israel, tried to sell the stolen code to […]
Read moreMicrosoft announced its new Surface Go on Monday evening. It’s a smaller 10-inch Surface with a starting price at just $399, which makes it a really compelling laptop-tablet hybrid for folks who don’t want an iPad and who still want the full power of Windows. You might want to consider Microsoft’s larger Surface Pro instead, […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump has claimed the U.K. is in “turmoil” and his visit there this week could be more complicated than a follow-up meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has set off on a trip to Europe that will see him meet with NATO allies in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday and Thursday before he […]
Read moreThe Supreme Court’s ruling that gives states more power to collect sales tax from online transactions will hurt eBay’s business, according to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. The firm lowered its rating to hold from buy for eBay shares, predicting the additional tax compliance requirements will drive sellers away from the online auction platform. Last month the […]
Read moreA decade ago, Apple opened a store peddling iPhone apps, unlocking the creativity of software developers and letting users truly make their mobile devices their own. The resulting explosion of phone apps — there are now more than 2 million for the iPhone alone — has changed daily life for billions of people around the […]
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FOR years, online retailers in America have enjoyed an unfair advantage over their bricks-and-mortar competitors. Unless they were physically located in the same state as a shopper, they were not obliged to collect state and local sales taxes. Shoppers were still legally required to pay taxes on their online purchases, but not everyone did in […]
Read moreAmazon is bringing its Prime Day deals to Whole Foods Market this year, offering money back and significant sales on certain items for Prime members. The e-retailer’s annual discount shopping holiday — starting on July 16 this year — continues to break records, drawing “tens of millions of Prime members” to online listings. Amazon’s 2017 […]
Read moreOf the 20 finalists for Amazon’s coveted HQ2 project, only seven are in one of the top 10 states in this year’s America’s Top States for Business study. They are Atlanta; Dallas and Austin, Texas; Boston; Denver; Northern Virginia; and Raleigh, North Carolina. What does that tell us about who will win the $5 billion […]
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