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Cisco stock shoots up 3% after Amazon officially denies that it's going to become a competitor (CSCO, AMZN)
Business Insider - 19 Jul 2018 00:45
REUTERS/Mike Blake Amazon says it will not produce its own networking switches, contradicting a recent report. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy talked it over on the phone directly, says a Cisco spokespe...
What's behind the government's record income tax collection
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 04:32
Speaking of the economy: According to the Treasury Department's monthly statement, our government collected a record $1.305 trillion in individual income taxes through the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The figure, wh...
Steve Bannon: China will blink in trade war with US
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 03:31
Trade wars, while perhaps nerve-wracking, are winnable, according to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. "How [the trade war] ends is in victory," Bannon said Wednesday at a Manhattan investor conference. "...
Uber has a plan to help drivers make an extra $100 a month by letting them sell you snacks and other necessities straight from their cars
Business Insider - 19 Jul 2018 17:00
Ride-sharing behemoth Uber announced its global exclusive partnership with in-car commerce startup Cargo today, which will roll out to San Francisco and Los Angeles immediately. You'll be able to buy snacks and other nec...
Speakers, TVs, Kleenex in demand on Amazon Prime Day
Reuters - 19 Jul 2018 05:06
Online shoppers purchased more than 100 million products worldwide during Amazon.com Inc's annual Prime Day sale this week, despite glitches on its mobile app and websites that prevented several customers from placing or...
Powell's optimism could mean higher interest rates
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 04:33
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell told Congress this week that the economy is growing "considerably stronger." And while those words would warrant a hooray from Americans, that phrase coming from Powell is a litt...
Conservative media boss told Trump he opposed Sinclair-Tribune merger
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 04:07
The Federal Communication Commission's surprise move to block Sinclair Broadcast Group's $6.6 billion acquisition of Tribune Media came after the head of a rival conservative news outlet discussed his opposition to the d...
With Blankfein's exit, Goldman Sachs loses major DC influence
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 03:50
I'd like to wish Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein a happy retirement. God and I both appreciate -- and understand -- what he really did. If you didn't catch the sarcasm in that last line, you need a refresher course on Gol...
The Chinese yuan's slide is concerning but not systemic
Business Insider - 19 Jul 2018 03:00
Thomson Reuters The yuan has plunged 5% versus the dollar over the past three weeks. This has drawn comparisons to 2015 when China let its currency fall sharply, roiling global markets. But markets seem more comfortable ...
Trump tax cut gives U.S. workers a hard landing
Market Watch - 19 Jul 2018 02:28
American Airlines is an example of how employees must fight for raises while stock buybacks come easily.
Protests are threatening OPEC's 2nd biggest oil producer
Business Insider - 19 Jul 2018 01:38
Protests are erupting across Iraq. If Iraq has major production outages, oil prices could spike. Crude oil production has just begun to be disrupted. Iraq’s future is again tottering with protests erupting of the count...
'This is a pro-Amazon ruling': Here's what Wall Street is saying about Google's record-breaking $5 billion fine (GOOGL)
Business Insider - 19 Jul 2018 01:33
BI Graphics Google has been fined a record $5 billion by the European competition watchdog for abusing the dominance of its mobile operating system, Android. The search giant was accused of forcing smartphone makers like...
Bitcoin Prices Up 16% In Seven Days At $7400, Still Undervalued
Forbes - 19 Jul 2018 01:09
the Bitcoin Market Model places the Bitcoin price at $8,605.80.
Publishers warn of Brexit threat to record exports
BBC - 19 Jul 2018 01:00
The UK's publishing industry says leaving the EU could seriously damage its record-breaking export business.
The 7 biggest fines the EU have ever imposed against giant companies
Business Insider - 19 Jul 2018 17:11
Getty The European Commission recently handed Google a $5 billion fine for favouring its own apps on Android devices over those of competitors. This isn't the first time Google has been slammed with an antitrust fine by ...
The Latest: Tariffs would add $4,400 to car prices
Miami Herald - 19 Jul 2018 17:10
The Latest on a U.S. Commerce Department hearing Thursday into whether imports of cars, trucks and auto parts pose a threat to American national security that would justify hitting them …
1 killed, 1 injured in oilfield facility fire in New Mexico
Miami Herald - 19 Jul 2018 17:07
Authorities say one worker was killed and a second injured in a fire involving storage tanks at an oilfield facility in southeastern New Mexico. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that the …
Family sues companies over worker's electrocution
Miami Herald - 19 Jul 2018 17:03
The family of a utility contractor who was electrocuted on the job has filed a lawsuit claiming his employers failed to follow safety guidelines. The Hour reports that Marco Silva's …
CryptoWatch: A 30% rally in bitcoin in less than a month has bulls eyeing $10,000 and beyond
Market Watch - 19 Jul 2018 16:57
Cryptocurrency evangelists have come out of the woodwork as bitcoin enjoys a sudden change in fortune.
Analysis: 10 years after global financial meltdown, big banks still play with fire
USA Today - 19 Jul 2018 16:57
It’s been a decade since the global financial crisis rocked the world. In the years since 2008, the U.S. and other countries mended their broken economies. But today many factors that contributed to the implosion still...
Steel company to create 180 jobs in South Carolina
Miami Herald - 19 Jul 2018 16:57
A new steel manufacturing company says it will start operations later this year, creating 180 jobs in South Carolina. The South Carolina Commerce Department said in a news release Thursday …
Maine ambulance agrees to pay almost $17K in fraud case
Miami Herald - 19 Jul 2018 16:51
Federal prosecutors say a Maine ambulance company is entering into a settlement with the federal government and the state to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare. U.S. Attorney …