Remember Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Go? Continue Reading Below Launched nearly a year ago, this concept store was supposed to represent the future of retail. The Seattle location was outfitted with a network of cameras and other devices to automatically detect what customers took off the shelves and charge them through a smartphone […]
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The Latest: New Republic publisher resigns after allegations
NEW YORK – The Latest on sexual harassment and abuse allegations against powerful men in the entertainment and media industries (all times local): Continue Reading Below 3:30 p.m. The publisher of The New Republic, Hamilton Fish, resigned Friday amid allegations of sexual harassment. In a company memo shared with The […]
October’s “Rule Breakers” Mailbag: Should We Break Up the Online “Yankees”?
On this week’s Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner answers a question from… himself. He’s seeing a growing sentiment among people who believe that the big three internet powerhouses — Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) — hold too much sway over online advertising and other aspects of […]
October’s “Rule Breakers” Mailbag: 4 Questions on Bitcoin
On this week’s Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner brings in a special guest — Aaron Bush from the Motley Fool Rule Breakers team– to help him field some follow-up questions to their Oct. 18 tour-de-force episode on cryptocurrencies. The topics include how international government regulations will impact the currencies, […]
New Republic publisher resigns after harassment allegations
NEW YORK – The publisher of The New Republic, Hamilton Fish, resigned Friday amid allegations of sexual harassment. Continue Reading Below In a company memo shared with The Associated Press, magazine owner Win McCormack wrote that Fish’s resignation was effective immediately and that an internal investigation would continue. Fish, who […]
Disney bars LA Times film coverage after critical piece
LOS ANGELES – In response to a Los Angeles Times series about the relationship between the Walt Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim that Disney claims is “biased and inaccurate,” the company is barring the paper from advance screenings of its films and access to its talent. Continue Reading […]
General Communication Bleeds Subscribers
Alaskan telecommunications company General Communication (NASDAQ: GNCMA) reported its third-quarter results after the market closed on Nov. 1. Revenue continued to decline as the company shed video, voice, and wireless subscribers, with growth in data revenue unable to fully offset that weakness. The state of the Alaskan economy continues to […]
3 Ways to Boost Your Social Security Benefits if You’re Single
Though single folks get the benefit of calling the shots and getting to live life on their own terms, they are at a key disadvantage when it comes to Social Security. That’s because singles only get one source of Social Security income to rely on in retirement, whereas married couples […]
Travelport Falls Short After Investing for the Future
Travelport Worldwide (NYSE: TVPT) released third-quarter 2017 results on Thursday, highlighting the continued outperformance of its eNett commercial payments segment and several moves to improve its balance sheet. Continue Reading Below However, the travel commerce platform company also missed bottom-line expectations for the quarter, and reduced its earnings expectations for […]
EPA chief set to meet privately with chemical industry execs
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s top environmental regulator is set to speak privately to chemical industry executives next week during a conference at a luxury oceanfront golf resort. Continue Reading Below Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is listed as the featured speaker at a board meeting of the American […]