Members of Congress blasted representatives from Facebook, Twitter and Google on Wednesday for what they said was their inadequate response to Russian mischief made on their platforms during the 2016 election. “I don’t think you get it,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., told the companies’ general counsels during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. “What we’re talking […]
Read moreThe iPhone X has a lot of new features you won’t find in any other iPhone, and one of the most fun is called Animoji. Animoji animated characters — a rabbit, a monkey, a robot and more — that come to life when you move your face. The new 3-D face sensors on the iPhone […]
Read moreWall Street is expecting Facebook to show a revenue rise of 40 percent from a year ago, though profit is expected to rise more slowly as the company again hired more workers and invested in new technologies. Revenue is expected to climb to $9.84 billion for the period, from $7.01 billion last year, based on […]
Read moreGlobal markets have started November with strong inflows and record highs. Several factors are causing investors to pour money into markets all over the world, including global economic expansion, improved earnings globally, pro-growth governments in Japan and India, hopes for moderate leadership at the Federal Reserve, and the long-anticipated U.S. tax reform legislation. In Asia, […]
Read moreThe prospect that Amazon will enter the pharmacy space has cast a pall over stocks of drug distributors and retail pharmacies, erasing hundreds of millions of dollars from their market value. But in another sector of the drug space, Amazon’s entry would be welcomed: pharmaceutical companies. “Just like science is disrupted with gene therapy or […]
Read moreThe increasing interconnection of devices and vast flows of data between machines are transforming factory floors around the world. From robots that work alongside humans to tracking components throughout the logistics system, the internet of things (IoT) is reshaping the way products are designed and made — and changing the role of humans in manufacturing. […]
Read more“Star Wars Battlefront II,” Electronic Arts’ biggest game this holiday season, is the big question mark for the high-flying stock. The video game publisher reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter earnings on Tuesday and raised guidance for the full year, but its December quarter forecast was slightly below Wall Street estimates. EA shares were down 4.8 percent […]
Read more[The stream is slated to start at 9:30 a.m., ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Facebook, Twitter and Google are back before Congress Wednesday, this time testifying in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. General counsels for the companies testified before congressional judiciary committees Tuesday, […]
Read moreFacebook is at record highs, and TradingAnalysis.com founder Todd Gordon says there’s something in the charts that leads him to believe that the stock has more room to run. The tech giant is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, and Gordon is expecting Facebook to rally based on the company’s previous reports. […]
Read moreBitcoin surpassed $6,500 on Wednesday to hit a new record high after the CME announced plans to launch bitcoin futures later this year. The price of the cryptocurrency hit a high of $6,552.11 just hours after breaking through the $6,400 barrier, according to data from industry website CoinDesk. Its market capitalization, or the total value […]
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