What will be the first native app that taps into the power of the blockchain, cryptocurrencies and tokens? That’s the provocative question posed last week by venture capital investor Chris Dixon and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam in Andreessen Horowitz’s tech podcast “Why Crypto Tokens Matter.” Although the extreme hype around blockchain and cryptocurrency today attracts […]
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If any of this happens, I’m sure I’d rather just have the more traditional and stable iPhone 8 Plus. Finally, given reports of supply problems for some key components, the iPhone X might not ship for many more months, and I’m not sure I’m willing to wait that long. I’m torn, but because of who […]
Read moreFewer customers want Apple’s newest iPhones than the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus when it was released last year, a Wall Street research survey shows. Results from a survey conducted by RBC Capital Markets found that 64 percent of prospective iPhone buyers want an iPhone X, 8 Plus or 8. That’s shy of the […]
Read moreProfits that companies are holding overseas would be brought back home at a tax rate that looks to be around 10 percent, according to current White House estimates. Gary Cohn, the chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump, said the tax reform plan the administration supports seeks to bring back what could be $3 trillion […]
Read moreEquifax‘s former chief executive waited nearly three weeks to tell the company’s board of directors about the now infamous data breach, as a group of company and outside security experts scrambled to figure out what had happened, according to written testimony prepared for his visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Richard Smith, Equifax’s former CEO […]
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General Motors shares climbed Monday after Deutsche Bank said a meeting with the automaker’s management “confirmed” expectations GM could launch self-driving vehicles “well ahead of competitors.” Shares rose more than 4 percent in morning trading. “GM confirmed that their [autonomous vehicles] are on track for a critical milestone… they will be safely driving passengers in […]
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The sharp declines in oil futures on Monday put the commodity on pace to confirm a trend that has held in many fourth quarters past: U.S. crude does not typically perform well in the final three months of the year. Oil prices have been on a tear lately, rising on the back of improved demand […]
Read moreU.S. factory activity surged to a more than 13-year high in September amid strong gains in new orders and raw material prices, pointing to underlying strength in the economy even as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are expected to dent growth in the third quarter. The economic outlook was also bolstered by other data on Monday […]
Read moreNordstrom‘s plan to go private is reportedly falling apart, sending the retailer’s stock tumbling. The New York Post reported Sunday, based on the publication’s conversations with sources familiar with the situation, that the department store chain hasn’t been able to secure financing following the Toys R Us bankruptcy filing. Nordstrom’s stock was falling more than […]
Read moreThe percentage of U.S. retailers with high-risk CCC ratings has doubled since the beginning of the year, according to a new report by S&P. Eighteen percent of U.S. retail ratings are in the CCC range, as the industry continues to grapple with increased competition, changing shopping patterns and steep discounts to attract shoppers. A CCC […]
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