A compromised passport number could be your ticket to identity theft woes. Marriott International announced Friday that hackers had accessed the reservation database for its Starwood Hotels brand, compromising data for 500 million guests. For 327 million of those affected consumers, the hotelier said, the information compromised “includes some combination […]
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Trump-Xi trade talks could spark ‘explosion’ higher for stocks like Apple – or lead to a bear market
Wall Street is convinced a ‘deal’ of sorts will be announced after President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday night to discuss the trade war that is creating issues for both nations’ economies. But the potential outcome could be very different than the truce and ceasefire envisioned […]
Apple loses spot as world’s most valuable public company to Microsoft
Microsoft is now the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, surpassing Apple for the title. Microsoft’s market cap was above Apple’s at the close of trading Friday. Microsoft surpassed Apple periodically throughout the week during intraday trading, but Apple consistently beat out Microsoft in market valuation at market […]
Investors are piling into boring defensive stocks like P&G as 2018 comes to an end
Wall Street is loading up on boring stocks as year-end approaches, a trend that could signal investors are worried the recent market volatility could continue. Net inflows into exchange-traded funds that track high-dividend, low volatility stocks are above $500 million on an eight-week rolling basis — the first time since […]
You can now watch ‘Buffy,’ ‘Angel’ and ‘Firefly’ on Facebook
Three of the most popular TV series from writer and director Joss Whedon are coming to Facebook. All episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” and “Firefly” will be available to stream on Facebook Watch, the company’s section for series and other premium video content, starting on Friday. Viewers will […]
Tesla reportedly achieves Model 3 production rate of 1,000 a day
Tesla has achieved a Model 3 production rate of 1,000 cars per day, according to electric vehicle blog Electrek. Producing cars at a rate of 1,000 per day would give a weekly production rate of 7,000 cars, assuming the factory is running everyday. Tesla now wants to maintain that rate […]
Embattled Interior Secretary Zinke calls Rep. Grijalva ‘drunken’ after ‘resignation’ demand
Embattled Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke on Friday angrily lashed out at a congressman who had called on him to resign, saying Rep. Raul Grijalva used tax dollars to pay off a staffer with “hush money to cover up his drunken and hostile behavior.” “It’s hard for him to think […]
Genius and affordable gifts for hard-to-please people
There’s always someone on your holiday gift list who’s hard to please. Here are gifts that will satisfy, even delight, the pickiest, Grinchiest and fanciest of people. New York City pizza delivery — anywhere in the countryBuy it now: Roberta’s on Goldbelly.com, with packages starting at $69 Who doesn’t love […]
FDA picks eight medical device firms to help battle opioid crisis
Eight medical device makers, including a startup that uses virtual reality to treat chronic pain, topped an innovation contest aimed at addressing the opioid crisis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Silicon Valley-based startup CognifiSense, which is developing the virtual reality therapy, and iPill Dispenser, which uses […]
If you invested $1,000 in General Motors in 2012, here’s how much you’d have now
President Donald Trump denounced automaker General Motors this week after the company announced plans to cut 14,000 jobs in the United States and Canada, and to cancel some of its popular car models, including the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt. He also threatened to cut the company’s subsidies, specifically a tax […]