A truck pulling an Amazon Prime branded cargo container waits beside the entrance gate at Amazon.com Inc.’s new fulfillment center in Kolbaskowo, Poland, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Bartek Sadowski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has been testing a new online service that matches truck drivers with shippers since last year, taking its first
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European stocks are set to open mixed Tuesday morning, after weaker-than-expected data in China underscored lingering concerns about the global economy. The FTSE 100 is seen 3 points higher at 7,443, the CAC is expected to open 12 points lower at 5,568, while the DAX is poised to start down around 20 points at 12,308,
Entergy Corp.: “Entergy’s terrific. It’s been a big winner. I think it continues to win. I like that company very much.” Novocure Ltd.: “Novocure is a good company. I don’t understand why it’s independent. I think that one of these big drug companies or device companies should just go buy it, ’cause it’s got great
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – NOVEMBER 16: A sign is posted in front of a Marriott hotel on November 16, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Marriott International announced plans to purchase Starwood Hotels & Resorts for $12.2 billion. The deal would create the world’s largest hotel company. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan | Getty
European stocks are set to open mixed Monday morning, amid lingering concerns over the outlook for the global economy. The FTSE 100 is seen 11 points higher at 7,439, the CAC is expected to open 2 points lower at 5,567, while the DAX is poised to start up around 4 points at 12,319, according to
Tim Cook Andrew Burton | Getty Images When Apple reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell, sales will be down from the same time last year. That’s according to Apple’s own guidance. Apple has been pummeled in the headlines all year. On January 2, Apple said that its critical holiday quarter revenue would be
“Avengers: Endgame” has done the impossible. In just five days, the Marvel film hauled in more than $1.2 billion at the global box office. This shatters the previous record for the highest weekend total of $641 million set by “Avengers: Infinity War” last year. This has never happened before and marks the fastest a film
Karen Gillan in “Avengers: Endgame” Source: Null Only days ago, it seemed impossible that “Avengers: Endgame” could haul in even close to $300 million domestically during its opening weekend. Now, it seems inevitable. By Saturday, analysts had revised their estimates to suggest the film could track closer to $400 million in its debut. The film,
Dara Khosrowshahi, now CEO of Uber, on July 7, 2016 in Sun Valley, Idaho Drew Angerer | Getty When Uber starts trading publicly in the coming weeks, it will join a very exclusive but less-than-desirable club — companies worth at least $50 billion that are losing money. Of the 110 U.S. companies with a market
In late June the 400,000 women in the U.S. affected each year with postpartum depression will no longer be forced to endure the extreme sadness, anxiety, exhaustion and other symptoms that define this debilitating, often misunderstood condition. That’s because that’s when Zulresso, the first and only medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration to
The Kroger Co.: “It’s a tough one. I’ll tell you why it’s so tough: because you’re up against Amazon and Walmart and you’re up against Target. It’s too much. Uncle! I’m gonna have to say Uncle when it comes to Kroger. Uncle Kroger. “ Akamai Technologies Inc.: “The comeback continues with Akamai. They’ve got the
Jim Hackett, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co., center, speaks to members of the media at an event during the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Jan. 14, 2018. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images For the last several years it seemed like Ford Motor could do nothing
As if promising two-day delivery wasn’t enough, Amazon just raised the bar for retailers across the U.S. — chiefly Walmart and Target — to offer even faster and cheaper shipping for online purchases. Or to lean into their bricks-and-mortar stores, something Amazon can’t do, even more. The e-commerce company announced on Thursday it will be
European stocks are set to open mixed Friday morning, as market participants prepared for another flurry of corporate earnings. The FTSE 100 is seen 2 points higher at 7,436, the CAC is expected to open 7 points lower at 5,550, while the DAX is poised to start 14 points lower at 12,268, according to IG.
As Slack gears up to hit the markets through an unconventional direct listing, stock activity is increasing on the private markets at a price that values the company at nearly $17 billion, according to Forge Global, a firm that matches private companies and their employees with investors. In Slack’s last financing round in August, the
Despite attempts to prevent pirated versions of “Avengers: Endgame” from reaching fans ahead of the film’s release, a 1.2 gigabyte torrent of the movie recorded in a Chinese theater has found its way online. Sometime between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. China time on Wednesday, users in China began sharing a file of the illegally
CVS Health is about to make it easier to straighten your teeth. The drugstore chain will open “hundreds” of SmileDirectClub locations inside its stores this year, with plans to open more than 1,000 locations over the next two years, the company announced Thursday. Called a SmileShop, customers can receive a 3D scan of their teeth
Lululemon has a new strategy for its stores. The athletic apparel retailer, known for its yoga pants business, during a meeting with analysts in New York on Wednesday said it has four different types of shops that it’s looking to open today, compared with just one prototype five years ago. Those four are: A temporary,
Salesforce invested $100 million in Zoom‘s IPO, and it’s paying off quickly, almost doubling in value in just three trading days. It’s the result of an unconventional investing approach for Salesforce Ventures. Like other corporate venture arms, Salesforce typically backs earlier-stage companies, but since early last year the venture group has been buying shares in
CarGurus Inc.: “Well, I gotta tell you my viewers, including you Scott, are smarter than I am. I like Carmax, but we are going to do a deep dive on Cargurus because of exactly what you just told us. Because you teach us.” Iamgold Corp.: “Well, you know what, I am not gold. I am