Coverage: Facebook launches Reactions worldwide
Facebook released its Reactions feature worldwide Wednesday, giving users for the first time the ability to do much more than simply “like” a post. Users’ options now include the following emotions: Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry. Hayley Tsukayama of The Washington Post explained the social media site’s newest feature: Facebook announced Wednesday that it is […]
Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 25, 2016
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal HP earnings fall on weakness in printers, PCs, by Don Clark Beyond the oil-industry bloodbath, by Bradley Olson Bloomberg Google gives publishers what Facebook, Apple haven’t: a paywall, by Gerry Smith Apple’s Cook says unlocking iPhone would be ‘bad for America,’ by Dina Bass The Associated Press Judge: NYC […]
Coverage: U.S. demands Apple unlock more devices
Unsealed court documents revealed Tuesday that the U.S. government is trying to compel Apple to extract data from its products in at least a dozen undisclosed cases. The revelation comes after the company publicly refused to override the privacy system in an iPhone 5c that belonged to a shooter in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist case. […]
Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 24, 2016
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Office Depot reports weaker-than-expected profit, revenue, by Joshua Jamerson United Technologies CEO says Honeywell merger ‘ain’t going to happen,’ by Ted Mann Bloomberg Bill Gates ‘disappointed’ by reports he backs FBI over Apple, by Jing Cao Saudi Arabia won’t cut crude output, oil minister Al-Naimi says, by Javier […]
Coverage: Valeant stock plunges on earnings revision
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International confirmed it would revise its earnings after months of specualtion about the company’s accounting practices and its relationship with distributor Philidor Rx Services. The news caused the company’s stock to plunge, dropping 13% on Monday alone. Liz Hoffman and Jacquie McNish of The Wall Street Journal had the day’s news: An internal […]
Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 23, 2016
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Stricter alcohol guidelines rattle U.K. booze makers, by Saabira Chaudhuri Boeing beats out Bombardier, Embraer for coveted United orders, by Jon Ostrower Bloomberg Apple calles to Congress to form committee for privacy issues, by Ville Heiskanen and Dina Bass The U.S. states where recession is already a reality, […]
Coverage: Mayor of London joins Brexit camp
Things became a bit more difficult for Prime Minister David Cameron as popular London Mayor Boris Johnson came out in support of a potential “Brexit” from the European Union. The news caused the sterling to fall to its lowest point since 2009. Patrick Graham of Reuters had the day’s news: Sterling sank against the dollar […]
Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 22, 2016
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal For Silicon Valley, the hangover begins, by Rolfe Winkler Wireless industry tends to its plumbing, by Thomas Gryta Bloomberg ‘Deadpool’ is indestructible at box office for second weekend, by Anousha Sakoui Samsung unveils new Galaxy S7 in latest phase of Apple battle, by Jungah Lee, Selina Wang and Nate Lanxon […]
Coverage: South Korean prosecutors raid Volkswagen’s office
Problems continue to pile on scandal-ridden, automaker Volkswagen. On Friday, South Korea prosecutors raided the company’s local headquarters in connection with the country’s investigation into VW’s emissions case. Meanwhile, new internal memos and emails were released in Germany that indicate former CEO Martin Winterkorn knew about the emissions cheating earlier than he admitted to. Hyunjoo Jin […]
Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 19, 2016
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Wal-Mart lowers sales outlook, by Chelsey Dulaney and Sarah Nassauer Yahoo cuts digital magazines, closes Burbank, Calif., office, by Douglas MacMillan Bloomberg IBM to acquire Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 billion, by Jing Cao Apple gains Silicon Valley’s backing in government fight, by Tim Higgins The Associated Press Making soda cool: Coke, […]
