PayPal Acquires Payments Company iZettle in Deal Worth $2.2 Billion

PayPal Acquires Payments Company iZettle in Deal Worth $2.2 Billion

Posted by on May 18th, 2018

PayPal is placing a huge bet on point-of-sale transactions, markets outside the United States and small businesses as it attempts to grab a bigger foothold against Stripe, Square and other payments companies. PayPal confirmed on Thursday it would acquire iZettle,... 
Employees in China at ZTE Cheer Tweet by Trump

Employees in China at ZTE Cheer Tweet by Trump

Posted by on May 14th, 2018

Employees at telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp, based in China, cheered on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet that suggested resolution was in sight for the ban on sales to the telecom company. In a reversal, which was unexpected,... 
Dropbox Stock Drops Despite Beating the Street

Dropbox Stock Drops Despite Beating the Street

Posted by on May 11th, 2018

On Thursday, stock at Dropbox was up and down before eventually falling after the company posted its results for the first quarter that were better than had been expected for its first earnings report since becoming a public company. Dropbox... 
Nordstrom Rack Makes Apology for Wrongly Accusing Three Black Teens

Nordstrom Rack Makes Apology for Wrongly Accusing Three Black Teens

Posted by on May 9th, 2018

The Nordstrom Rack president was going to fly personally to St. Louis in order to apologize to three teens who are black that were falsely accused of stealing in one of the chain’s stores. Eric Rogers II, Dirone Taylor and Mekhi... 
Conoco Moving to Take Over Assets of PDVSA in Caribbean

Conoco Moving to Take Over Assets of PDVSA in Caribbean

Posted by on May 7th, 2018

Conoco/Phillips the oil giant based in the U.S. is moving on taking over Caribbean assets of PDVSA the state-run Venezuelan oil business to enforce an arbitration award of $2 billion over a nationalization of its projects more than... 
Twitter Tells 336 Million to Change Passwords

Twitter Tells 336 Million to Change Passwords

Posted by on May 4th, 2018

On Thursday, Twitter said that a bug was found that unmasked its encrypted passwords in an internal log, and that it suggested its more than 330 million users reset their passwords. The CTO of the company Parag Agrawal said that it... 
Restaurant in Toronto Must Pay $10,000 for Racial Profiling

Restaurant in Toronto Must Pay $10,000 for Racial Profiling

Posted by on May 1st, 2018

A popular restaurant in Toronto was fined $10,000 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Toronto for racial profiling that was determined to be in violation of the human rights code of Ontario. The Tribunal ordered that Hong Shing Chinese... 
PepsiCo Tops Estimates on Earnings

PepsiCo Tops Estimates on Earnings

Posted by on Apr 27th, 2018

On Thursday, PepsiCo posted earnings for the first quarter that beat the Street, but its core beverage business of North America continued struggling. PepsiCo earnings per share reached 96 cents on an adjusted basis, while forecasters... 
New rodenticide guidelines bring concerns for pest control companies 

New rodenticide guidelines bring concerns for pest control companies 

Posted by on Apr 26th, 2018

The world of rodent pest control changed on 1 March 2018. It was on this date that anticoagulant rodenticides were re-classified. The changes have brought about concerns for pest control companies about how to effectively manage rodent... 
Harley-Davidson Investors See Possible Recovery Signs

Harley-Davidson Investors See Possible Recovery Signs

Posted by on Apr 25th, 2018

Harley-Davidson Inc. reaffirmed its shipments forecast for the full year and said it is expecting dealers to sell more of its motorcycles in markets overseas, offering hope to the struggling business with a customer base that is aging... 
Tech Companies Push to Solar and Wind, Hurting Coal

Tech Companies Push to Solar and Wind, Hurting Coal

Posted by on Apr 23rd, 2018

Each time you purchase something through Amazon, or open a photo on cloud, stream a movie or work on a Google doc, you are likely pulling electricity that has been generated by a Virginia solar farm or Texas wind turbine. Since 2008,... 
Margaret Georgiadis Steps Down from Mattel CEO Post

Margaret Georgiadis Steps Down from Mattel CEO Post

Posted by on Apr 20th, 2018

Mattel Inc. said Thursday that Ynon Kreiz a member of the board and an executive in digital media would replace CEO Margaret Georgiadis, who is resigning after just 14 months in charge of the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels. Mattel,... 
IBM Shares Fall on Guidance That Disappoints

IBM Shares Fall on Guidance That Disappoints

Posted by on Apr 18th, 2018

Shares of IBM were down over 6% after the company posted earnings that were better than had been expected on Tuesday for the first quarter. IBM posted per share earnings of $2.45 while analysts were expecting per share earnings of... 
Movavi Screen Recorder to record anything from Google Hangouts

Movavi Screen Recorder to record anything from Google Hangouts

Posted by on Apr 17th, 2018

Google Hangouts, like Skype or Facebook, is a communication platform that offers its users the ability to receive and send instant messages and make voice / video calls with one or more friends simultaneously. Google Hangouts allows... 
Latest Business Modernization Strategies

Latest Business Modernization Strategies

Posted by on Apr 17th, 2018

For businesses in today’s fast-paced, globally driven economy, modernization is essential. Businesses have to face immense competition, and even mid-sized organizations have to remain competitive with large-scale corporations.  There... 
Ripple Invests Its Own Cryptocurrency into Blockchain Capital

Ripple Invests Its Own Cryptocurrency into Blockchain Capital

Posted by on Apr 16th, 2018

Blockchain technology has taken the world by storm, and Ripple has just invested $25 million into this growing industry, according to CNBC. The company’s investment takes into account an old adage: To grow your business, you must...