Alphabet’s latest Google X business is in cybersecurity. On Wednesday, Google’s parent company introduced Chronicle and described it in a Medium post as a “new independent business within Alphabet that’s dedicated to helping companies find and stop cyber attacks before they cause harm.” Getting its start in X — the […]
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Unilever and consumer rivals raise bets on Nigeria
A woman stands behind a machine that is part of a toothpaste manufacturing line at the Unilever factory in Lagos, Nigeria January 18, 2018. Picture taken January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde January 24, 2018 By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) – With Africa’s most populous country out of recession, and the […]
Goodbye yellow brick tours; Elton John announces farewell world concerts
Singer Elton John announces his final “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour after performing in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton January 24, 2018 By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elton John on Wednesday announced a three-year farewell world tour, saying he would quit traveling afterward to […]
Canada to unveil ideas to head off NAFTA impasse over autos
FILE PHOTO: A car hauler heading for Detroit, Michigan, drives on the lane to Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, Canada., April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo January 24, 2018 By David Ljunggren and Anthony Esposito MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian negotiators at the NAFTA talks will unveil on Wednesday ideas to […]
White House: Immigration framework coming Monday
CBS News January 24, 2018, 1:59 PM How to watch today’s White House press briefing live: Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Time: 2:00 p.m. ET Who: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Online: Watch live stream on CBSN, or in the player above Potential briefing topics: DACA deadline: Congress has its eyes set on […]
Why AU Optronics Stock Popped 14% This Morning
What happened Continue Reading Below AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) stock popped more than 14% in early trading Wednesday after analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley highlighted the Taiwanese LCD panel maker as one of two great big bargains in the tech space. (The other one being fellow LCD panel maker […]
Canadian National Railway Gathers Steam for 2018
Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) released its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2017 numbers on Jan. 23 after market close, and the market doesn’t seem too happy with the results. That’s despite the railroad giant reporting a whopping 156% year-over-year jump in its fourth-quarter net income. The market has become smarter to […]
Toys R Us stores closing at a glance
Toys R Us, squeezed by Amazon.com and huge chains like Walmart, will close 180 stores, or about 20 percent of its U.S. locations, within months. Here’s a list of the Toys R Us locations closing, by state and territory. Asterisks indicate multiple locations are shutting within a town or city. […]
Meg Whitman gets a new CEO gig at Katzenberg’s digital media start-up
Meg Whitman is headed to Hollywood. Whitman, who announced her departure from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in November, will be CEO of a Los Angeles media start-up founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, according to a press release. The working name of the company is NewTV. “I’m very excited to bring my experience […]
‘I just signed your death warrant’: Ex-USA doctor sentenced for sexual assaults
A Michigan judge sentenced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar on Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison, according to a statement from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office. “I just signed your death warrant,” Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said today. She added that “your decision to […]