Former President Bill Clinton had some choice words about the new tax law. “The law basically is a bullet aimed at New York and California,” Clinton said Tuesday of changes to the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in December, caps state and local tax (SALT) […]
Read moreGoogle has a new version of Android coming to your phone with features that will make it act more like an iPhone X. Right now, most Android phones have three software buttons on the bottom of the screen. One returns users to the previous screen, one takes you right back to the home screen and […]
Read morePapa John’s shares are selling off Wednesday morning after its latest earnings report showed the company is struggling to find its identify in the wake of its founder and CEO’s departure in December. Sales at Papa John’s have been slumping for several quarters as the company struggled to get new promotional offers to stick and […]
Read moreWall Street analysts praised Walt Disney Co.’s quarterly results, which topped Wall Street’s expectations after blockbuster movies such as Marvel’s “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” fueled gains in revenue and profit. On a call with analysts Tuesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger said “with more than $1.3 billion in box office to-date, Black Panther makes […]
Read moreAmazon wants to show you how much you can rely on its Alexa voice assistant to control everything in your home, from thermostats to TVs. The company announced this morning that it’s partnering with home-builder Lennar to create model homes — so-called “Amazon Experience Centers” — with Alexa-controlled appliances built-in, with the hopes that the […]
Read moreWalmart shares slid Wednesday as investors learned a $16 billion deal to buy a majority stake in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart would hurt profits. The U.S. retail giant confirmed it would buy an initial stake of roughly 77 percent in Flipkart, while the remainder of the business will be held by its existing investors, including […]
Read moreI support net neutrality. I support rules that prevent blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization of internet traffic. I believe these principles should guide us on Capitol Hill as we work to expand broadband access to even the most remote and rural areas of the country. You might be surprised to learn that most of my […]
Read moreTech venture capitalist and former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya told CNBC on Wednesday that data privacy regulations will lead to a sea change in internet companies’ business models and how they are valued in the stock market. “If I had to forecast the next four or five years, we have European regulations around data privacy. […]
Read moreRoughly 10 million people in the United States suffer from some sort of tremor disorder, whether that’s essential tremor — the most common movement disorder — or the tremors resulting from Parkinson’s disease. The current treatment regimens are wide-ranging: medication and therapy are typically prescribed, with mixed results and their own side effects. For people […]
Read moreMark Zuckerberg is highly adept at addressing Facebook’s greatest threats. He spent $1 billion on Instagram because that’s where young people were posting photos. After getting rebuffed by Snapchat, he shelled out a whopping $19 billion for WhatsApp to make sure Facebook had a leading messaging platform. And to address Facebook’s weakness in consumer devices, […]
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