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Macy’s Sales Down, Retailer Scrambles to Restructure

Macy’s Sales Down, Retailer Scrambles to Restructure

Posted by on May 15th, 2017 // No Comments

Shares of popular retailer Macy’s were down 10 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the department store operator reported yet another in a trend of dismal results that... 
Accenture Awarded For Its Contribution In Deploying SAP Enterprise Software

Accenture Awarded For Its Contribution In Deploying SAP Enterprise Software

Posted by on May 13th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Coach Buys Up Kate Spade

Coach Buys Up Kate Spade

Posted by on May 10th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Qualcomm Planning To Lodge Appeal Blocking U.S iPhone Imports

Qualcomm Planning To Lodge Appeal Blocking U.S iPhone Imports

Posted by on May 8th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
AT&T Might Turn To Debt Markets To Finance Time Warner Purchase

AT&T Might Turn To Debt Markets To Finance Time Warner Purchase

Posted by on May 5th, 2017 // No Comments

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,... 
Details Of The Upcoming Fitbit Smartwatch Leaked In Photos

Details Of The Upcoming Fitbit Smartwatch Leaked In Photos

Posted by on May 3rd, 2017 // No Comments

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,... 
US FDA Approves New Drug For Very Rare Childhood Disease

US FDA Approves New Drug For Very Rare Childhood Disease

Posted by on May 1st, 2017 // No Comments

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,... 
FDA Cracks Down on Fake “Cancer Cures” Marketed Online Without Regulatory Approval

FDA Cracks Down on Fake “Cancer Cures” Marketed Online Without Regulatory Approval

Posted by on Apr 28th, 2017 // No Comments

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,... 
Caterpillar Shares Jump Even as the Company Cuts 2017 Earnings Guidance

Caterpillar Shares Jump Even as the Company Cuts 2017 Earnings Guidance

Posted by on Apr 25th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Facebook To Have An Ethics Board For Its Brain-Computer Interface Technology

Facebook To Have An Ethics Board For Its Brain-Computer Interface Technology

Posted by on Apr 22nd, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Elliott Management Calls Foul When Arconic CEO Quits Via Letter

Elliott Management Calls Foul When Arconic CEO Quits Via Letter

Posted by on Apr 19th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Passenger Who Was Forcibly Removed From A United Airlines Flight To Sue

Passenger Who Was Forcibly Removed From A United Airlines Flight To Sue

Posted by on Apr 16th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Major Ski Resort Companies To Merge In $1.5 Billion Deal

Major Ski Resort Companies To Merge In $1.5 Billion Deal

Posted by on Apr 12th, 2017 // No Comments

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.... 
Flu-Related Death Toll In America Is Up This Year

Flu-Related Death Toll In America Is Up This Year

Posted by on Apr 9th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Trump Administration Working To Prevent Chinese Takeover Of Westinghouse

Trump Administration Working To Prevent Chinese Takeover Of Westinghouse

Posted by on Apr 6th, 2017 // No Comments

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,... 
Could An Electrical Cap Really Treat Cancer?

Could An Electrical Cap Really Treat Cancer?

Posted by on Apr 3rd, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Will Philly’s New “Soda Tax” Effectively Discourage Sugary-Drinks?

Will Philly’s New “Soda Tax” Effectively Discourage Sugary-Drinks?

Posted by on Mar 31st, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Scientists In Germany Are Testing An Artificial Sun

Scientists In Germany Are Testing An Artificial Sun

Posted by on Mar 28th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Just How Many Jobs Are At Risk to Automation In the Coming Decades

Just How Many Jobs Are At Risk to Automation In the Coming Decades

Posted by on Mar 25th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Absent Comma Sets Off $10 Million Overtime Pay Lawsuit

Absent Comma Sets Off $10 Million Overtime Pay Lawsuit

Posted by on Mar 22nd, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
General Motors Corp To Add and/or Retain a Total of 900 Jobs

General Motors Corp To Add and/or Retain a Total of 900 Jobs

Posted by on Mar 19th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Americans Now Drink More Bottled Water Than Soda

Americans Now Drink More Bottled Water Than Soda

Posted by on Mar 13th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
The United States Private Sector Added Nearly 300,000 Jobs Last Month

The United States Private Sector Added Nearly 300,000 Jobs Last Month

Posted by on Mar 10th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Planned Parenthood Supporters Rally, Saturday, To Protest Pending Federal Funding Cut

Planned Parenthood Supporters Rally, Saturday, To Protest Pending Federal Funding Cut

Posted by on Mar 5th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Bridgewater Associates CEO To Execute Corporate Leadership Transition

Bridgewater Associates CEO To Execute Corporate Leadership Transition

Posted by on Mar 2nd, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Family Christian Retail Store Chain To Close All of Its Stores

Family Christian Retail Store Chain To Close All of Its Stores

Posted by on Feb 27th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Macy’s Profits Beats Estimates, but Sales Still in Decline

Macy’s Profits Beats Estimates, but Sales Still in Decline

Posted by on Feb 22nd, 2017 // No Comments

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.... 
Humana Pulls Out of HealthCare Exchange; Will They Start a Trend?

Humana Pulls Out of HealthCare Exchange; Will They Start a Trend?

Posted by on Feb 19th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Hologic Inc to Snatch Up Cynosure in New $1.65B Acquisition

Hologic Inc to Snatch Up Cynosure in New $1.65B Acquisition

Posted by on Feb 16th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Long-Term Male Contraception May Be Just Around the Corner

Long-Term Male Contraception May Be Just Around the Corner

Posted by on Feb 13th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Facebook Adds new Community Help Tool To Existing Safety Check Feature

Facebook Adds new Community Help Tool To Existing Safety Check Feature

Posted by on Feb 10th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Kaleo Boosts Price of Naloxone Auto-Injector to $4500 (a Pair)

Kaleo Boosts Price of Naloxone Auto-Injector to $4500 (a Pair)

Posted by on Feb 6th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Pending Home Sales Up, Slightly, in December; Will This Spark A Recovery?

Pending Home Sales Up, Slightly, in December; Will This Spark A Recovery?

Posted by on Feb 3rd, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Starbucks (and Others) Announce Plans to Hire or Assist Refugees Affected by US Muslim Ban

Starbucks (and Others) Announce Plans to Hire or Assist Refugees Affected by US Muslim Ban

Posted by on Jan 31st, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Sales on Existing Homes Slip in December

Sales on Existing Homes Slip in December

Posted by on Jan 28th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Merck, Bristol-Myers, Ono Pharmaceuticals Agree to Settle Keytruda Patent Infringement Suit

Merck, Bristol-Myers, Ono Pharmaceuticals Agree to Settle Keytruda Patent Infringement Suit

Posted by on Jan 24th, 2017 // No Comments

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,... 
Female Leopard Shark Spontaneously Bears Young Despite Absence of Mate

Female Leopard Shark Spontaneously Bears Young Despite Absence of Mate

Posted by on Jan 20th, 2017 // No Comments

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.... 
Wells Fargo Looks Forward To Recovering From A Tough Year

Wells Fargo Looks Forward To Recovering From A Tough Year

Posted by on Jan 15th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Banks and Oil Stocks Hold Dow Industrial Average Just Shy of 20,000 Benchmark

Banks and Oil Stocks Hold Dow Industrial Average Just Shy of 20,000 Benchmark

Posted by on Jan 11th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
US Mortgage Activity Stable and Should Continue To Improve

US Mortgage Activity Stable and Should Continue To Improve

Posted by on Jan 7th, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Run-DMC Sues Amazon and Wal-Mart Over In Trademark Dispute

Run-DMC Sues Amazon and Wal-Mart Over In Trademark Dispute

Posted by on Jan 2nd, 2017 // No Comments

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... 
Cancer Immunotherapy Shows Promise As Possible Brain Cancer Treatment

Cancer Immunotherapy Shows Promise As Possible Brain Cancer Treatment

Posted by on Dec 30th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Dollar Still Pushes Up Through Holiday into Year To Close Strong on the Year

Dollar Still Pushes Up Through Holiday into Year To Close Strong on the Year

Posted by on Dec 26th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Frontier Airlines Suffering Perfect Storm of Poor Performance Stranding Fliers in Denver, this Week

Frontier Airlines Suffering Perfect Storm of Poor Performance Stranding Fliers in Denver, this Week

Posted by on Dec 22nd, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Nintendo Continues to Dominate with Hottest Holiday Item: the mini NES Classic Edition

Nintendo Continues to Dominate with Hottest Holiday Item: the mini NES Classic Edition

Posted by on Dec 18th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Cronologics Will Team up With Android Wear

Cronologics Will Team up With Android Wear

Posted by on Dec 15th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Bill Gates Leads Clean Energy Transformation Fund

Bill Gates Leads Clean Energy Transformation Fund

Posted by on Dec 12th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Wanna Improve Your Heart Health? Go A Little Nuts!

Wanna Improve Your Heart Health? Go A Little Nuts!

Posted by on Dec 7th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
Amazon Partners with Intel On Smart Speaker Reference Design for Smart Home Tech

Amazon Partners with Intel On Smart Speaker Reference Design for Smart Home Tech

Posted by on Dec 4th, 2016 // No Comments

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... 
President-Elect Donald Trump Vows to Reform Energy Regulation

President-Elect Donald Trump Vows to Reform Energy Regulation

Posted by on Nov 30th, 2016 // No Comments

With the election already long behind us (with many still calling for a recount), attention has turned to what President-elect Donald Trump will do. Of course, the tradition is for... 
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