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Accenture Awarded For Its Contribution In Deploying SAP Enterprise Software
Three SAP Pinnacle Awards have been given to Accenture. These include SuccessFactors Partner of the Year for big enterprise firms, Ariba Partner of the Year, and Hybris Partner of the Year for big enterprise firms. Receiving any of... More of this article »
Coach Buys Up Kate Spade
Investors in the Coach brand of luxury handbags think they are getting quite a bargain out of a recent acquisition. Coach Inc just spent $2.4 billion to acquire competitor Kate Spade & Co, sending Coach on one of its biggest stock... More of this article »
Qualcomm Planning To Lodge Appeal Blocking U.S iPhone Imports
A bitter feud between Apple and Qualcomm over royalty payments is threatening to get out of hand. Reports indicate that the chip giant is considering asking the International Trade Commission to block iPhone sales in the U.S over the... More of this article »
AT&T Might Turn To Debt Markets To Finance Time Warner Purchase
Reports indicate that AT&T will turn to the bond market in Europe in order to finance its purchase of Time Warner. The acquisition will cost AT&T $85.4 billion. In that regard, AT&T is said to be holding meetings in Europe... More of this article »
Details Of The Upcoming Fitbit Smartwatch Leaked In Photos
Photo leaks of the Fitbit smartwatch that is set to be unveiled in the near future have revealed that the device will closely resemble the Fitbit Blaze. The launch of the smartwatch, which sources say has been codenamed Higgs, has... More of this article »
US FDA Approves New Drug For Very Rare Childhood Disease
There is a group of birth defect disorders known collectively as Batten disease. It is a rare condition that, mostly, affects the nervous system; initial symptoms include language delay, epilepsy, and ataxia. Secondary symptoms include... More of this article »
FDA Cracks Down on Fake “Cancer Cures” Marketed Online Without Regulatory Approval
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced, yesterday, that it has issued warning letters to 14 US-based companies who sell or distribute more than five dozen products, collectively, which claim to cure cancer.... More of this article »
Caterpillar Shares Jump Even as the Company Cuts 2017 Earnings Guidance
On Tuesday, heavy industrial equipment maker Caterpillar reported stocks are up more than 6 percent in premarket trading, though they may have to cut full year forecasts on earnings per share due to higher than expected restructuring... More of this article »
Facebook To Have An Ethics Board For Its Brain-Computer Interface Technology
An ethics board will be assembled by Facebook in order to monitor the development of technology aimed at interfacing the brain with the computer to prevent ethics violations. This was disclosed during Facebook’s F8 conference. Plans... More of this article »
Elliott Management Calls Foul When Arconic CEO Quits Via Letter
Shares of Arconic Inc rose nearly 10 points on Monday to reach $28.44 in early trading after chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld resigned from the US-based specialty metals maker, amid great attempts by the Elliott Management hedge fund... More of this article »
Passenger Who Was Forcibly Removed From A United Airlines Flight To Sue
Attorneys of David Dao, the United Airlines passenger who was forcibly dragged out of a plane, have gone to court seeking to have the carrier preserve all the evidence that relates to the incident that occurred in Chicago, Illinois.... More of this article »
Major Ski Resort Companies To Merge In $1.5 Billion Deal
Aspen Skiing Company LLC is teaming up with KSL Capital Partners LLC to buy up Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc, a company that owns six ski resorts across the whole of North America. The deal is reported to be worth approximately $1.5... More of this article »
Flu-Related Death Toll In America Is Up This Year
In case you didn’t know, this flu season has been quite a tough one, with more deaths than average being reported across the United States. Just last week, another six deaths were reported in South Carolina, bringing the statewide... More of this article »
Trump Administration Working To Prevent Chinese Takeover Of Westinghouse
President Donald Trump’s administration is leaving nothing to chance as it tries to find a buyer for the U.S. nuclear engineering firm that has slipped into bankruptcy, Westinghouse, before it falls into the hands of the Chinese.... More of this article »
Could An Electrical Cap Really Treat Cancer?
The fight against cancer has long been a medical benchmark always hard to hit, but we are coming a long way. From a better understanding to its molecular behavior to vast advances in medical technology, humans definitely have the best... More of this article »
Will Philly’s New “Soda Tax” Effectively Discourage Sugary-Drinks?
Beverage giant PepsiCo has just announced plans to cease sales of its six-pack cans and two-liter bottles in the city of Philadelphia, thanks to the city’s new—and controversial—“soda tax.” At the beginning of the year,... More of this article »
Scientists In Germany Are Testing An Artificial Sun
Scientists at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), in Jülich, Germany have created the world’s largest artificial sun. According to researchers at the center, this experiment aims to find new—and creative—ways to make solar... More of this article »
Just How Many Jobs Are At Risk to Automation In the Coming Decades
blood sample Over the past decade (or three)–and, actually, since the days of Romantic literature—the fear of technology getting out of hand has long been an awareness but maybe never a reality. Well, we are not quite there... More of this article »
Absent Comma Sets Off $10 Million Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Grammar snobs have something to rejoice about today, though the reason is not a pleasant one for those on the short end of a new punctuation snafu. Apparently, a single missing comma means that route delivery drivers for the Oakhurst... More of this article »
General Motors Corp To Add and/or Retain a Total of 900 Jobs
On Wednesday, General Motors Co announced a plan to add roughly another 220 jobs and to hold onto another 680 jobs at its Michigan facilities within the next year. The company makes this resounding pledge as President Donald J. Trump... More of this article »
Americans Now Drink More Bottled Water Than Soda
Last year, bottled water consumption in the United States reached 39.3 gallons per capita, which might sound impressive on its own but it is a crucial statistics as the number has surpassed that of carbonated soft drinks, which fell... More of this article »
The United States Private Sector Added Nearly 300,000 Jobs Last Month
The Roseland, NJ-based ADP Research Institute has just released its US employment report, and apparently there is good news to be celebrated. According to the report, businesses in the United States added roughly 298,000 jobs in the... More of this article »
Planned Parenthood Supporters Rally, Saturday, To Protest Pending Federal Funding Cut
Health care providers from Planned Parenthood, along with patients, supporters, and even elected officials are meeting up for a rally in the Boston Common, Saturday, to protest against the congressional attempts to cut funding for... More of this article »
Bridgewater Associates CEO To Execute Corporate Leadership Transition
Wall Street The founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, began his exit strategy 7 years ago. Upon turning 60, the high-flying hedge fund investor realized that, perhaps, retirement was nearing and began to work on a succession... More of this article »
Family Christian Retail Store Chain To Close All of Its Stores
Christian retail store chain Family Christian has just announced a plan to close all of its stores. After 85 years in business, the self-proclaimed (and it is probably true) “world’s largest retailer of Christian-themed merchandise”... More of this article »
Macy’s Profits Beats Estimates, but Sales Still in Decline
The department store chain, Macy’s Inc, has a long history of success in the United States but despite higher-than-expected quarterly profit the company continues to struggle. Indeed, perhaps the only reason the company managed... More of this article »
Humana Pulls Out of HealthCare Exchange; Will They Start a Trend?
Insurance provider Humana has chosen to leave the ObamaCare health care exchanges by the end of this year, a decision which industry experts warn could be somewhat devastating for a massive population of Americans come 2018. Of course,... More of this article »
Hologic Inc to Snatch Up Cynosure in New $1.65B Acquisition
Hologic, Inc (Nasdaq: HOLX) may be typically best known for its breast imaging devices and diagnostic products but this week they are making waves with the announcement to sign an agreement with leading medical aesthetics systems company,... More of this article »
Long-Term Male Contraception May Be Just Around the Corner
You may be aware that Vasalgel™ is a non-pharmaceutical agent, recently developed, as a method of long-term male contraception. This gel works by forming a non-toxic hydrogel when injected into the vas deferens. This is the duct... More of this article »
Facebook Adds new Community Help Tool To Existing Safety Check Feature
Social media has become a place not only of community of safety. These days, everyone checks into apps like Facebook to check in on people and let others know we are safe in addition to talking about common interests. Typically, though,... More of this article »
Kaleo Boosts Price of Naloxone Auto-Injector to $4500 (a Pair)
Naloxone has been on the market since 1971. That’s pretty remarkable when you consider that it really has only gained in public awareness over the past few years. Of course, the only reason we are more aware of it, these days,... More of this article »
Pending Home Sales Up, Slightly, in December; Will This Spark A Recovery?
In December, more Americans signed new home contracts than had been originally anticipated. Experts are saying, then, that the increase could reflect that more people are scrambling to take advantage of lower mortgage rates as they... More of this article »
Starbucks (and Others) Announce Plans to Hire or Assist Refugees Affected by US Muslim Ban
Starbucks is only one of a handful of notable American companies that has just announced plans to hire—and even house and support—people who have been affected by President Trump’s sweeping immigration ban. The plan is to... More of this article »
Sales on Existing Homes Slip in December
Existing home sales in the United States fell, in December, by nearly 3 percent to reach an annual pace of 5.49 million. This is slightly higher than had been estimated in November and the highest level since 2006’s peak of 6.48... More of this article »
Merck, Bristol-Myers, Ono Pharmaceuticals Agree to Settle Keytruda Patent Infringement Suit
Known as MSD outside of North America, Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) has been long celebrated as a global health care leader that now operates in more than 140 countries to deliver modern, innovative medical treatments and new health solutions. This... More of this article »
Female Leopard Shark Spontaneously Bears Young Despite Absence of Mate
Life finds a way. The singularly iconic phrase from the original Jurassic Park movie is both trite and true in terms of unexpected evolution, but there is evidence of this everywhere. Today, the evidence comes in the form of a female... More of this article »
Wells Fargo Looks Forward To Recovering From A Tough Year
Towards the close of 2016, Wells Fargo faced an unprecedented scandal when an investigation determined that bank employees created millions of unauthorized—fake–bank accounts in the names of customers in order to reap various... More of this article »
Banks and Oil Stocks Hold Dow Industrial Average Just Shy of 20,000 Benchmark
The Dow Jones Industrial Average may have come closer than ever to clearing the historic 20,000 benchmark—within only a single point, on Friday—but even though investors were looking forward to moving on from this expectation and... More of this article »
US Mortgage Activity Stable and Should Continue To Improve
New US mortgage applications may have slowed towards the end of 2016 but that does not necessarily mean the housing market is in for a slowdown. Data released from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that borrowing costs fell from... More of this article »
Run-DMC Sues Amazon and Wal-Mart Over In Trademark Dispute
Hip-hop pioneers and moguls Run-DMC have filed a $50 million lawsuit in New York, on Thursday, which accuses several retailers of selling products under the group’s trademarked name. More specifically, the lawsuit alleges that... More of this article »
Cancer Immunotherapy Shows Promise As Possible Brain Cancer Treatment
Glioblastoma is, in brief, a brain cancer has long been considered “untreatable” by traditional cancer treatment standards. The deadly condition is characterized by tumors in the brain and along the spinal cord and does not respond... More of this article »
Dollar Still Pushes Up Through Holiday into Year To Close Strong on the Year
Heading into the Christmas holiday, the US dollar appears to still be running pretty strong, only down about a half a percent after this month’s US Federal Reserve meeting after several months of highs. While there is a bit of... More of this article »
Frontier Airlines Suffering Perfect Storm of Poor Performance Stranding Fliers in Denver, this Week
Long lines at crowded airports are common in December, as busy working families head across the country to spend the holiday season with loved ones. But things at Denver International Airport got a little out of hand this week when... More of this article »
Nintendo Continues to Dominate with Hottest Holiday Item: the mini NES Classic Edition
The next- / new-generation gaming industry is massive, but it runs on extremely tight schedules and even tighter bottom lines. Programmers, builders, engineers, and more are strained to the hilt to deliver the biggest and best, top-of-the-line,... More of this article »
Cronologics Will Team up With Android Wear
Wearable technology has been an upswing lately, as more and more people grow interested in the fusing of various technologies to improve its practicality. The watch, then, has made a bit of a comeback after years of sitting back... More of this article »
Bill Gates Leads Clean Energy Transformation Fund
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is heading the charge of a $1 billion fund aimed at fighting climate change through clean energy innovation investments. Gates leads a veritable all-star cast of investors who plan to announce, today, the... More of this article »
Wanna Improve Your Heart Health? Go A Little Nuts!
Nuts’ mixture No, really, researchers have compiled data from nearly 30 studies, observing approximately 819,000 participants to determine that people who consume about 20 grams of nuts every day have a lower risk for developing... More of this article »
Amazon Partners with Intel On Smart Speaker Reference Design for Smart Home Tech
The race to the top of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) world has begun and, as could be expected, Apple and Google are leading the charge on the mobile front, though Microsoft should not be discounted. However, we should not count out... More of this article »