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Drew Angerer | Getty Images An image of Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is displayed outside the Disney Store in Times Square in New York City. With the new theme park Star Wars Land opening this year and the Fox acquisition nearing the finishing line, …
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General Motors is investing $22 million to make fuel-saving V-8 engine
Rebecca Cook | Reuters Members of the media look at General Motors 2020 Cadillac XT6 SUV after it was revealed on the eve of press days of the North American International Auto show in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2019. General Motors said Thursday it will invest $22 million in its …
Read More »Texas Instruments, Xilinx earnings boost chip stocks
Jason Janik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert Neely prepares to load a silicon wafer machine in a clean room at the Texas Instruments semiconductor fabrication plant in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Texas Instruments Inc., the second-largest U.S. semiconductor maker, reported sales and profit that beat …
Read More »Trump has lost more than 90 percent of deregulation court battles
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump participates in a discussion on immigration proposals with conservative leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, January 23, 2019. President Donald Trump has been hailed as the greatest rule-cutter in modern American history. But despite his administration’s efforts to …
Read More »Microsoft acquires Citus Data, open-source database start-up
Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella smiles at a meeting of the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2017. Microsoft on Thursday said that it’s acquiring Citus Data, a start-up that has commercialized open-source database software called PostgreSQL. Terms of the …
Read More »Analysts preview Intel earnings
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Intel logo is displayed outside of the Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Increased competition, a slowing China economy, and uncertainty about the next permanent CEO are a just a few of the things analysts will be watching out for when Intel reports after …
Read More »Coca-Cola, Pepsi agree plastic is a problem, but a solution is complex
Adam Galica | CNBC Transforming the Plastics Economy panel with (L-R) Sara Eisen, moderator, Tran Hong Ha, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam, James Quincey, Coca-Cola Company, Brune Poirson, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of France, Ramon Laguarta, PepsiCo Chairman-elect & CEO, and Jim Fitterling, …
Read More »How to clean up your iPhone using Marie Kondo’s methods
Gary Gershoff | WireImage | Getty Images NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 18: Organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo visits the Brit+ Co #CreateGood Wellness event at Build Studio on October 18, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage) By nature of my job as CNBC’s gadget reviewer, …
Read More »There isn’t a good reason for GE’s stock comeback
Aly Song | Reuters A man takes a picture of a General Electric (GE) engine during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China November 6, 2018. General Electric shares are up more than 16 percent to begin the year but Wall …
Read More »Craigslist posts annual revenue of $1 billion: Study
Source: Bleacher + Everard Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist Craigslist could be raking in $1 billion a year, according to one researcher’s estimates, signalling strong growth for the online classifieds company despite new challenges from tech giants. Craigslist has seen threats to its core business in recent years, with the …
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