The Amazon Echo now allows users play Spotify and SiriusXM on different Echos around their homes. Amazon rolled out the multi-room music feature earlier this year, which lets users play the same song on different Echo units placed around their homes. That feature was limited to Amazon Music Unlimited, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Pandora, however. Which […]
Read moreApple shares are surging so far this year as investors are bullish on the iPhone X product launch, but one Wall Street firm says the rally can continue through next year. Citi Research reiterated its buy rating for the smartphone maker’s shares Wednesday, citing several reasons why Apple stock will rise in 2018. “While we […]
Read moreWWE is coming to Facebook. The pro wrestling company signed a deal with Facebook to stream a new “single-elimination mixed tag-team tournament” directly on the social network. That means WWE will feature tag-team matches — one male and one female wrestler per team — for 12 straight weeks. These are not the highly touted pay-per-view […]
Read moreDeregulation and a global equity bull market will propel Morgan Stanley in the new year, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, which specializes in coverage of the financial sector. With major changes expected to the Federal Reserve’s financial crisis banking regulations, Morgan Stanley should be set for a stock swell in the next 12 months, […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, capping a months-long effort to purge the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns it was vulnerable to Kremlin influence. The ban, included as part of a broader defense policy spending bill that Trump […]
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Whether or not bitcoin is in a bubble, the cryptocurrency’s performance “dwarfs” nearly all bubbles, including the 1929 stock market crash, investor Ken Fisher told CNBC on Wednesday. Bitcoin, which has surged more than 1,500 percent this year, has many market participants warning of a bubble. Fisher suggested looking at the peak of prior bubbles […]
Read moreThis was a terrible year for the tech industry. That’s an odd thing to say at a time of record growth and profits. In 2017, large American tech companies have kept hauling in more money, more users, and — to a degree that might seem dystopian — they continued to expand their foothold in our […]
Read moreThe choice you make for how you want to receive professional financial advice can make or break your portfolio. Investors today have four main choices for how they want to receive financial advice, Ron Carson, founder and CEO of the Carson Group, said in an interview with CNBC.com. You can either go the traditional route […]
Read moreThe strategic rationale for Disney buying key media content assets from 21st Century Fox to compete with Netflix is sound, according to one Wall Street firm. 21st Century Fox and Disney are on a “glide path” for a Thursday deal announcement for Fox’s movie and television assets, according to a CNBC report Tuesday. “With media […]
Read moreCheck out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Honeywell– The industrial conglomerate said it expected adjusted 2018 earnings of between $7.55 and $7.80 per share, compared to the current consensus estimate of $7.79. It also narrowed current quarter earnings guidance toward the upper end of prior projections. Finisar – The manufacturer of optical […]
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