Saturday, January 31, 2015

What Super Bowl? The Ad Bowl has already begun

The Super Bowl is Sunday evening, but the Ad Bowl is already underway.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Uber sued in U.S. over alleged India rape

Uber has been sued in U.S. court by a woman who alleges she was raped by one of the company's drivers in New Delhi.

Shake Shack IPO prices above expected range

Hamburger chain Shake Shack has priced its initial public stock offering at $21 per share, above its proposed range of $17 to $19 per share.
     
 
 

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Amazon stock soars after earnings beat

The holidays were kind to Amazon.

Fox's 'Empire' defies TV trends, ratings rise again

It looks like "Empire" has struck back, according to TV ratings on Wednesday.

McDonald's up 3.4% afterhours on CEO's exit

McDonald's says that Don Thompson is out and Steve Easterbrook is in as CEO.
     
 
 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Greek banks plunge as new government challenges bailout

Greece's banks were slammed Wednesday as the country's new anti-austerity government abandoned commitments made to its international lenders.

Consumers are giddy; businesses, not so much

Consumer confidence surges, while business investment falls
     
 
 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Dow ends down 291 on earnings misses

Big name companies like Microsoft, Caterpillar, P&G, DuPont take a hit.
     
 
 

Monday, January 26, 2015

NFL (officially) comes to YouTube

The NFL has finally come to YouTube. Well, at least officially.

Stocks end up, Dow flat after Greek vote

Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.3%. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed a fractional 0.03%.
     
 
 

Wolff: Murdoch's Sun sets

The British tabloid phases out topless women on Page 3, another Murdoch property reports.
     
 
 

Banks compete on free credit score offers

New programs this year will give millions of consumers access to their score for free.