The redesigned Honda CR-V stole headlines this year, with the segment king fighting to continue its reign. But quietly, and without the attention of the public, Mazda released one of the best crossovers on the market, the CX-5. It’s easy to forget about Mazda, because it tends to do the same thing over and over. […]
Read moreThe phone rings, pauses, and then a recording on the line says: “Hello! This is Rachel at cardholder services,” or “This is an important notice about your automobile.” If you’re like many Americans, you have probably received a robocall just like these, which have become a scourge for consumers despite increasing efforts to stop them. […]
Read moreApple chief executive Tim Cook made a lofty proposition this month: That Apple was working on “the mother of all A.I. [artificial intelligence] projects.” Cook tipped his hand in an interview with Bloomberg, when he confirmed the company is working on self-driving cars, something that had been reported by a variety of media outlets since […]
Read moreThis week, America witnessed the successful hunting down and bagging of a major company’s CEO. Too many of us seem to be just fine with it. But we shouldn’t be. That leader was Uber’s chief, Travis Kalanick, who announced on Tuesday that he was stepping down from the company he founded. Let’s get something out […]
Read moreA new court filing details which individuals have viewed a key document that Alphabet argues will prove Uber knew it was inheriting Alphabet’s technology when it acquired Otto. Current Uber board member Arianna Huffington and former board member Bill Gurley are among those who have seen the report, according to Friday’s filing. Uber came under […]
Read moreSome traders who lost money in this week’s ethereum “flash crash” are going to be credited for their losses, the GDAX cryptocurrency exchange announced on Friday. The price of ethereum, the alternative digital currency to bitcoin, crashed as low as 10 cents from around $319 in about a second in trading on the GDAX on […]
Read moreYou’ve seen all the headlines about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rising in value. Maybe you want to get in on the game. But how do you even start? We’ll show you. Before you do this, though, you should note that bitcoin isn’t universally accepted like regular currency. My colleague Seema Mody published a great video […]
Read moreIt’s that time again! Jim Cramer rang the lightning round bell, which means he gave his take on caller favorite stocks at rapid speed: Applied Optoelectronics: “Boy, you’re swinging for the fences with the optical plays, including that one. You know what? I’m going to send you back to the drawing board with Broadcom. People […]
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With the market trying to parse conflicting economic indicators, like strong employment but weak housing, auto, retail and oil sectors, Jim Cramer is looking for resolution. “I don’t even know if there is a market to care about now. There are just incredibly pronounced sectors and remarkably vicious rotations into and out of them,” the […]
Read morePayPal’s Venmo has been testing its own version of a physical debit card that would allow people who use its app to make purchases in brick-and-mortar stores using money stored in their Venmo account, according to multiple sources. The Venmo feeds of some employees seem to confirm public testing of these cards, showing Venmo purchases […]
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