HTC Expects Brighter Second Quarter Taiwan's HTC expects its second-quarter revenue and operating margin to rise from the first quarter, as sales of the new HTC One smartphone pick up. More
Mobile Efforts Help Propel Facebook’s Earnings Facebook was once a darling of investors, then a turnoff. Now, a year after going public, the social network seems to have settled into a more stable relationship with Wall Street. But the company has still been taking pains to prove that it can make more money from its base of more than a billion users, especially from those using Facebook on mobile devices. More
Sears Didn't Move Fast Enough, CEO Says Sears continues to struggle to get a "decent" return on its assets and the retailer didn't move fast enough to cut expenses after the financial crisis, the CEO said at the annual meeting. More
All Eyes On Facebook's Mobile Growth And Graph Search Progress Quick Take Facebook will release its Q1 2013 earnings on May 1. We expect healthy advertising revenue growth driven by improved mobile monetization and a growing user base. Margins will shrink due to higher headcount related costs and infrastructure investments. We’ll also look for any color on the success of Graph Search, which could be one of the key features of Facebook going forward. More
The New York Times Company Reports a Drop in Profit While advertising continued to fall, The New York Times Company, which is repositioning itself for a digital age, said circulation revenue rose 6.5 percent in the first quarter. More
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A Century-Old Company The Government Owns Wants To Solve A Big Energy Problem At $35 billion, the two new Westinghouse AP-1000 reactors at Southern Company’s Plant Vogtle project comprise the most expensive power plant ever built in the U.S., and experts believe those reactors ... 05/4/2024 - 5:31 am | View Link
Berkshire Hathaway Adds to Cash Stockpile, Operating Income Improves in Q1 Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway released its first-quarter earnings ahead of its annual meeting on Saturday, reporting increased operating income and gains in its insurance and railroad business. 05/4/2024 - 1:51 am | View Link
23 Most Profitable Stocks of the Last 12 Months In this article, we discuss the 23 most profitable stocks of the last 12 months. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these stocks, go directly to 5 Most Profitable Stocks of the Last 12 ... 05/4/2024 - 12:50 am | View Link
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Matt and Karen Smith visiting Glacier National Park. Courtesy of Matt and Karen Smith. A Gen X couple who has been to all 63 national parks says some are better than others in the summer. Matt and Karen Smith would avoid parks like Death Valley because of killer summer temperatures.
Downtown Los Angeles. ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty ImagesLos Angeles' downtown has become a hot spot for residential growth in the city. The neighborhood's office market, however, continues to languish. Downtown LA is expected to be a major draw for residential living over the next few decades. For generations, downtown Los Angeles was the region's nexus of commerce, as vast office spaces and old-line department stores made the neighborhood a business powerhouse.
ElevenLabs cofounders Mati Staniszewski (left) and Piotr Dabkowski (right) built a unicorn just a year after launching in beta. ElevenLabsAI voice tech company ElevenLabs is grappling with deepfakes. The technology, while innovative, has the potential for misuse, leading to concerns from lawmakers. ElevenLabs CEO said digitally watermarking synthetic voices is a solution.
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Clive Rose - Formula 1/Getty ImagesThe third-annual Miami Grand Prix is taking place this weekend. The Hard Rock Beach Club featured high-priced items, like a $280 Maine lobster roll, for the event. Formula 1 has a reputation for luxury and spectacle. Luxury was on full display during the Miami Grand Prix, especially at the Hard Rock Beach Club, where an order of wings cost nearly $200.
Former Colorado Rep. Ken Buck. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesOnetime Rep. Ken Buck didn't have a very good impression of Capitol Hill upon his arrival in 2015. Buck told The New York Times that he wanted out of Congress "about three weeks" into the role. But the ex-congressman remarked that it took him a while to map out a plan to leave the House.
A crypto trader lost nearly $70 million in an "address poisoning" scam. Business InsiderA cryptocurrency trader lost nearly $70 million in an 'address poisoning' scam. Scammers made spoof accounts to trick the victim into sending funds to the fake address. Crypto-related scams are on the rise, costing investors almost $4 billion last year, the FBI says.