CNBC’s Jim Cramer says one would think a company such as Equifax would be more prepared for a massive data breach. Equifax knows “exactly what I don’t want the bad guys to get,” Cramer said Friday on “Squawk on the Street.” “I mean is there anything more than what they have in terms of the […]
Read moreEver wonder what it would be like to go back to the basics? A YouTube channel called Primitive Technology shows one man’s journey into the Stone Age as he makes weapons, clothing, shelter and other items — without ever uttering a word. John Plant, an Australian in his mid-30s, started Primitive Channel in May 2015. […]
Read moreI’m more excited for Google’s smartphone event on Oct. 4 than I am for the launch of the new iPhone X. Leading up into Apple’s event earlier this week, CNBC and most of the media knew all there was to know about what Apple had in store. Three iPhones were unveiled, including the iPhone 8, […]
Read more“Millennials have different priorities.” Well, that’s one way to put it. One financial research firm says that millennials aren’t as busy in bed. And cell phones may be to blame. Macquarie Research wrote Thursday that condom sales are falling because “young people (17-25 years old) are having less sex because they are distracted by their […]
Read moreBitcoin briefly dipped below $3,000 on Friday during a tumultuous week of trading. The cryptocurrency fell as low as $2,951.15, its lowest level since early August, before rebounding. It traded 2.99 percent higher at $3,322.74 in New York. For the week, however, bitcoin has lost about 20 percent of its value. Bitcoin this week Source: […]
Read moreOne Wall Street firm is getting even more excited about Nvidia, even after the stock’s stunning triple-digit performance the past year. Evercore ISI raised its price target for the chipmaker to the highest among analyst firms, saying the company’s products will dominate the artificial intelligence computing market. “We hosted NVDA mgmt. (CEO, CFO and IR) […]
Read moreThe Cassini spacecraft crashed into Saturn on Friday in a fiery demise that was planned to avoid harming possible life on the mysterious planet’s moons. The two-decade-long space trip yielded an unprecedented amount of knowledge that will be studied for years. Cassini continued collecting and transmitting data until the very end. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
Read moreOnline lender Social Finance, which is currently investigating claims of sexual harassment by employees, said on Friday its chief executive, Mike Cagney resigned, effectively immediately. The company had said on Monday that Cagney would stay on as CEO until a successor was found. Executive chairman Tom Hutton will become interim chief executive officer, the company […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday she has begun an investigation into Equifax’s massive data breach and, along with 11 other Democratic senators, will introduce a bill to give consumers the ability to freeze their credit for free. Warren, who has built a reputation as a champion of consumers and often challenges the finance […]
Read moreFinnish mobile games maker Rovio Entertainment Ltd set a price range on Friday for its planned listing that would value the maker of “Angry Birds” at up to $1.1 billion, well below potential values cited in media reports. The company, whose business is recovering after a tough couple of years, announced its long-awaited initial public […]
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