Instagram is growing its user base rapidly and its advertiser base even faster. In September, Instagram announced it surpassed 800 million monthly active users, but the fact that it surpassed 2 million active advertisers was, perhaps, more interesting. Continue Reading Below Instagram is well ahead of the curve its parent […]
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New York Islanders may be returning from city to suburbs
MINEOLA, N.Y. – The New York Islanders hockey team may be returning to the New York suburbs after a move to Brooklyn floundered. Continue Reading Below Several news organizations including Newsday reported Tuesday that the team won a bid to build a new arena on the grounds of the Belmont […]
iRobot Wipes the Floor With Another Competitor
iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) is best known for a single product in its popular Roomba robotic vacuums, so it’s easy to forget the company has one of the strongest intellectual property portfolios in the world. But on Monday, the home robotics specialist reminded investors of as much. Continue Reading Below […]
Augmented Reality Stocks: What to Watch in 2018
Augmented reality made some huge strides in 2017. On the mobile side, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) updated iOS so that developers could build augmented reality (AR) apps and games, which instantly gave millions of mobile users access to AR like never before, all without having to buy a new device. Continue […]
Death in Louisiana is 20th caused by Takata air bags
An unidentified person in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the 20th to die worldwide due to exploding Takata air bag inflators. The person was driving a 2004 Honda Civic when the crash occurred on July 10, 2017, according to Honda. The inflator apparently had been salvaged from a 2002 Civic and […]
Honda reports 20th death from exploding Takata air bag
DETROIT – A faulty Takata air bag inflator has killed another person, this time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Honda said Tuesday night. Continue Reading Below The unidentified person is the 20th death worldwide attributed to the faulty inflators, which can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel into car […]
Stitch Fix shares plunge as post-IPO momentum slows
Stitch Fix’s shares plunged in after-hours trading on Tuesday after its first public earnings report missed analyst expectations, reversing gains the subscription shopping company made after booming sales on “Cyber Monday.” Continue Reading Below The online-based clothing styling service also said it expects to make less money from some of […]
Federal regulators approve ‘living wills’ for 8 big banks
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have approved the “living will” plans for the nation’s eight largest and most complex banks. Continue Reading Below The decision by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was in contrast to actions taken in April 2016 when the two agencies said that plans […]
Analysis: GOP’s tea party promises dashed in tax cut embrace
WASHINGTON – The tea party class of 2010 vowed to usher in a new era for the Republican Party, one where conservatives clamoring for fiscal discipline would roll back government spending to rein in trillion-plus budget deficits. Continue Reading Below Not anymore. Republicans are returning to their Ronald Reagan-era roots […]
Given 2nd chance, former prison chef opens new eatery
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A former New Jersey prison chef is making the most out of a second chance. Continue Reading Below Candido Ortiz was serving a 49-year federal sentence for drug-related crimes when he was released last December through an executive order by President Barack Obama along with other […]