Stocks fall after jobless claims come in worse than expected
Stocks fell, with a selloff accelerating into Thursday afternoon as investors focused on the U.S.’s unchecked coronavirus crisis and a new rise in jobless claims. Tech shares led declines, with each of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Alphabet and…
Europe Proves Contact-Tracing Apps Aren’t A Coronavirus Cure-All
When the StopCovid contact-tracing app was unveiled in France at the beginning of June, its rollout had already been hampered by problems and setbacks. The release had been delayed by nearly a month, and its launch was met with widespread concerns that…
Tesla, Microsoft, Chipotle and Whirlpool
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HBO To Adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between The World And Me’ As Event Special
Click here to read the full article. Between The World and Me, the stage show based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New York Times bestseller is getting a television adaptation at HBO. The premium cable network is adapting the show and book to air as a special…
New York Times CEO sees risk in regulating Google, Facebook to help news media
By Helen Coster (Reuters) – Regulation intended to address the news industry’s problems with Google and Facebook could have adverse consequences, said outgoing New York Times Co <NYT.N> Chief Executive Officer Mark Thompson in an interview…
Have a headache? Doctors say more people are experiencing them during pandemic
If you’ve been experiencing more headaches since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, you’re not alone. Doctors say they’ve seen an uptick in patients suffering from headaches and migraines. “These times are stressful, and I’m sure those who get…
Tesla’s ‘Home-Run Quarter’ Leaves Even the Bears Praising Elon Musk
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. shares extended their meteoric gains as even the most pessimistic analysts struggled to find faults in the electric car-maker’s quarterly earnings report. It was a “home-run quarter” for Elon Musk, according to Wedbush’s…
Will Big Tech Enable or Destroy Small Business? Feat. Sahil Bloom
More than 50% of COVID-19 related business closures in the US are now permanent. Can tech platforms provide a new avenue for small biz entrepreneurship? For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe…
The 5 best Amazon deals you can buy this Thursday
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Elon Musk’s Dodger Stadium Tunnel Was Supposed to Be Ready By Opening Day
(Bloomberg) — Two years ago, Los Angeles Dodgers Chief Financial Officer Tucker Kain talked up a plan to whisk baseball fans to the team’s stadium in minutes using an electric-car filled tunnel, built by Elon Musk’s Boring Co. It would be ready, he…