Kuwait has reportedly handed a list of demands to Qatar related to a diplomatic spat that saw several Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic and commercial ties, Reuters reported on Friday, citing Al Jazeera television. The television network, based in Qatar, cited sources on the list, adding there were no immediate details . Saudi […]
Read moreWith its pair of launches on Friday and Sunday, SpaceX hopes to demonstrate its rocket services can be a cost-effective, rapid-turnaround means of reaching the final frontier. No private company has successfully launched two rockets in a 48-hour time frame since United Launch Alliance did so in March 2008 — and SpaceX aims to both […]
Read moreIn a market that has plenty to worry about, whether it be the Senate health care bill, retail’s demise, or impending deflation, Jim Cramer says it is preoccupied by one thing only: Amazon. “I think the undercurrent, or I should say the undertow, of Amazon, is such a dominant threat to so many consumer-related sectors […]
Read moreWhen alcohol giant Diageo decided to buy Hollywood actor George Clooney’s tequila brand, Casamigos, for up to $1 billion, Jim Cramer instantly took notice. “It’s not very often that I get to talk about one of my favorite subjects on air: tequila,” the “Mad Money” host said. At first glance, what intrigued Cramer most was […]
Read moreGoogle‘s YouTube unit says it now reaches 1.5 billion viewers every month — and its users watch more than an hour of mobile videos per day — as it expands its video programming to sell more digital ads. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shared the news in a blog post the same day she gave a […]
Read moreIn a market that has plenty to worry about, whether it be the Senate health care bill, retail’s demise, or impending deflation, Jim Cramer says it is preoccupied by one thing only: Amazon. “I think the undercurrent, or I should say the undertow, of Amazon, is such a dominant threat to so many consumer-related sectors […]
Read moreEuropean markets today are positioned much like U.S. markets were three years ago, creating a new sense of optimism overseas, an analyst said Wednesday. “They are seeing economic strength and earnings growth and with cheap valuations,” RiverFront Investment Group’s Doug Sandler said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” A recent shift in the European political landscape is […]
Read moreGoogle made headlines at the start of the Cannes Lions Advertising festival this week by announcing new measures to crack down on offensive and extremist content on the platform. And brand safety is an issue that’s top of mind for chief marketing officers meeting with various platforms over the course of the week-long gathering, as […]
Read moreOne event this week shows why digital currency markets still have a long way to go before they’re safe enough for large-scale trading. On Wednesday afternoon, a “multimillion dollar” sell order was placed on the GDAX exchange for the digital currency ethereum. That triggered a chain of events that resulted in ethereum briefly plunging to […]
Read moreExecutives from several drone companies who met with President Trump at the White House lobbied hard for looser rules for their industry and found him sympathetic, says one CEO who was there. “There were strong personalities expressing strong opinions” about de-regulating drone flights, Measure CEO Brandon Torres Declet told CNBC. “There were no shrinking violets” […]
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