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courtesy of General MotorsJust 5% of new car shoppers in a recent survey said that they would not consider buying a General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) car as a result of the massive recalls on the...
When Bank of America reported first-quarter earnings less than two weeks ago, it said the results of its Federal Reserve stress tests would allow it to increase its dividend. That's not going to...
ThinkstockCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a second emergency proclamation to help the state come to grips with its ongoing drought problems. The state’s snowpack water content has been...
ThinkstockA lot of pixels have been burned since last Thursday’s release of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler’s defense of his draft for proposed rules for...
courtesy of Tesla MotorsWe have written before about the difficulties that electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is having with car dealers in several states who are objecting to the...
ThinkstockMost of us are so accustomed to having the Internet around and on 24/7, that we hardly give it a second thought. From the connection in our home to the Wi-Fi in the Starbucks to the data...
ThinkstockSina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA), one of China’s largest Internet companies and the majority owner of Weibo Corp. (NASDAQ: WB), has had the two of its publication and distribution licenses...
courtesy of philip morris internationalThe U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has come out and proposed to extend its tobacco authority to additional tobacco products, including e-cigarettes....
Adding to the woes at GM, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun an investigation of Chevy Impala models for "inappropriate activation of the emergency braking system."
ThinkstockThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case involving a start-up called Aereo on one side and virtually every major TV network and entertainment company producer on the...
When Amazon.com charges state and local sales taxes for its online purchases, shoppers spend about 10% less, according to researchers at The Ohio State University. And large purchases fall even more.
ThinkstockIn July of 2012, a New York court ruled that a TV-rebroadcasting start-up named Aereo did not violate copyright law by using its miniature antennas to capture over-the-air signals and...
ThinkstockComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) know they will have to part with some parts of the companies if the proposed merger is going to receive regulatory...
U.S. State DepartmentIn an announcement Friday, the U.S. State Department said that it will provide more time for the eight federal agencies that have a legal responsibility to review the proposed...
ThinkstockHerbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) has had more than a normal share of investigations and probes of late. Now it turns out that it is confirming a probe from the State of Illinois, following...