The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear another major case on digital privacy, this time pitting the federal government against Microsoft in a battle over emails held overseas. The justices already are scheduled to consider whether police can gain access without a warrant to cellphone location data held by wireless service providers, so the addition […]
Read moreAnalysts are expecting a robust earnings report from Netflix, including healthy subscriber growth. Revenue: $2.97 billion, according to a Thomson Reuters consensus estimate EPS: 32 cents, per a Thomson Reuters consensus estimate Netflix will report its latest quarterly earnings shortly after the bell on Monday. It is expected to post revenue of $2.97 billion according […]
Read moreNetflix should probably be worth way more than its market value, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “When I look at Netflix and I look at their scalable model, obviously people continue to think, ‘How could this company only be valued at $80 billion if it’s going to be your worldwide cord cutting play?'” Cramer said […]
Read moreBitcoin is already in retail and restaurants—so it was only a matter of time before the cryptocurrency took on real estate. That time is now. Bitcoin is slowly making its way into closings on everything from Lake Tahoe land in California to Manhattan condos to single-family homes in the heart of Texas. “Our buyer has […]
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Tech has been on a tear this year, and closely watched chart analyst Carter Worth is eyeing one name for an even bigger breakout: Facebook. Facebook along with Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon are the top five stocks in the S&P 500 by market cap. Despite the Nasdaq 100 ETF, QQQ, hitting record highs on […]
Read moreIf only Twitter, Facebook and Google could keep their stories straight. They thrive by mining the private information of the billions of people who use them, many of whom are naïve about the value of what they are giving up with each post or click. But the companies are grudging at best when it comes […]
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“Take a look at your coverage for auto, home, liability, etc. to be sure you have enough — and not too much — and that you’re not overpaying. Look at whether you could drop some deductibles to save on premiums or if you have some unnecessary ‘extra’ features in your policy that are adding up. […]
Read moreThe financial technology sector will continue to thrive in London, even as uncertainty coupled with Brexit continues to weigh on the economy, according to a study. Early Metrics, a global rating agency for start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), found that the British capital still outranked that of its European peers. Based on analysis […]
Read moreThe MSCI China Index is roaring this year, up 49 percent. Yet it has a long history of booms and busts. It soared almost 150 percent from 2006 through 2007, then fell 51 percent in the 2008 crash, then recovered 68 percent in 2009–2010, only to fall 18.2 percent in 2011. Since then, it’s bounced […]
Read moreFord is unlikely to surprise to the upside in the next year because new CEO Jim Hackett’s proposals may not have a measureable impact until 2020, according to one Wall Street firm. RBC Capital Markets on Monday reduced its rating on Ford to sector perform from outperform, saying the automaker is still “very early in […]
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