The negative implications of Germany, and other European countries, being too beholden to Russia for energy should concern President Donald Trump and the broader NATO alliance, according to a former diplomat who advised both Republican and Democratic administrations. But for the U.S. president to say “Germany is a captive nation of Russia, that’s just a […]
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I have a trick you should try if it seems like your phone is constantly dropping a data connection. Turn off your Wi-Fi. I know, it sounds silly, but let me explain. Here’s the scenario: you’re walking down the street trying to find directions in Google Maps or streaming music, when suddenly Google Maps won’t […]
Read moreShares of American Airlines tumbled more than 5 percent Wednesday after the world’s largest carrier trimmed its outlook for second-quarter revenue growth. Revenue for each seat it flies a mile, a key revenue metric, likely grew 1 percent to 3 percent in the three months ended in June, down from a previous forecast of 1.5 […]
Read moreOne of the greatest triumphs the United States has made in medical care is the steady progress in preventing and treating heart disease. It is still the No. 1 cause of death in America. That’s why any step in the wrong direction attracts expert attention. In 2015 heart disease deaths suddenly went up for the […]
Read moreGoogle parent company Alphabet just spun out two more subsidiary companies. Project Wing, its drone delivery system, and Project Loon, which makes internet-delivery balloons, both “graduated” from Alphabet’s X research division to become separate, independent businesses. Loon will be led by executive Alastair Westgarth, while James Ryan Burgess is the new CEO of Wing. These […]
Read moreJapanese regulators said on Wednesday Apple may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees, denying consumers a fair choice. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that the Japanese unit of Apple had forced NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank Group to offer subsidies and […]
Read moreAllen & Co’s invite-only annual conference kicks off this week, which means that some of the biggest names in tech and media are swarming Idaho’s lavish Sun Valley Resort. In the past, the so-called “summer camp for billionaires” has laid the foundation for mega-deals like Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo, Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington […]
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Semiconductor stocks headed lower Wednesday after the White House released a new list of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods on Tuesday evening, as President Donald Trump continued to broaden the trade war with Beijing. Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom were among those falling more than 1 percent in premarket trading. Each company […]
Read moreYou could say the recent run in airline stocks has been turbulent at best. Shares of Southwest, American Airlines, JetBlue and United fell Tuesday, with Delta the only name in the S&P 500’s airline industry group to close the day positive. So far this year, the sector has largely fallen out of favor; Southwest, Alaska, […]
Read moreA new wave of federal regulation across the technology industry will ultimately strengthen two of the globe’s biggest internet and social media companies: Facebook and Google-parent Alphabet. Nomura Instinet initiated coverage on both names with buy ratings Tuesday, arguing that any increased scrutiny should favor the largest tech juggernauts at the expensive of smaller companies, […]
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