Dow rises as vaccine hopes, better than expected earnings buoy stocks
Stocks rose Wednesday after a strong set of earnings results before market open added to earlier hopes for a coronavirus vaccine. The Nasdaq traded choppily, however, as the big-tech FAANG stocks wavered. Cruise line, air line and other travel stocks…
Amazon just took 43 percent off this mini laptop soundbar—snag it for $40
Yahoo Life is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Save 61 percent on this Insmart Laptop Sound Bar. (Photo:…
Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO – TechCrunch
Secretive big data and analytics startup Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel, said late Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. Its statement said little more. “The public listing is…
Dow on track to end 4-session winning streak after jobless claims, retail sales
Stocks fell Thursday, as investors digested a deluge of earnings results and new economic data on the state of the consumer and labor market as the pandemic continues. The ongoing economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic will be captured in two key…
Burnt Banks Claim Fraud, Fabrications in Asian Oil-Trading Web
(Bloomberg) — Fabricated documents, suspicious transactions and $192 million in the hole. That’s the predicament two banks claim they’ve found themselves in after funding crude oil deals in the midst of Singapore’s commodities trading meltdown. The…
Fahim Saleh — the tech CEO found dismembered in his New York apartment— was an ambitious dreamer who was proud of his family and success
Fahim Saleh was found dismembered in his New York apartment on July 14. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja Fahim Saleh, a 33-year-old entrepreneur, was found dismembered at his Manhattan apartment this week. A founder of ride-share and delivery technology, Saleh…
The Chromebook Duet Is Lenovo’s Most Surprising Laptop Yet
Photo credit: Lenovo From Best Products We judge laptops on a scale of 10, analyzing the categories we think are most important: design, display, and performance. Here’s how the Lenovo Chromebook Duet stacks up. I’ve always been a firm believer…
Dell Reports Steady Sales, Profit on Corporate PC Demand
(Bloomberg) — Dell Technologies Inc. reported quarterly revenue and profit that were better than projected on greater sales of personal computers to businesses with employees working from home, even while server demand waned. Shares jumped 7% in…
Biden’s Green Plans Put the Best Ideas of His Rivals to Work
(Bloomberg Opinion) — It’s clear that the U.S. economy needs an enormous overhaul, similar in scale to the New Deal. America’s health-care system is famously dysfunctional, rent is unaffordable for too many people, infrastructure is falling…
Electric touring car series still on course for demo race in 2020
The Pure ETCR electric touring car series remains on course for a first demonstration race this year, despite delays resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Series founder and TCR architect Marcello Lotti has revealed that the plan is now to have a…