When it was announced that Yahoo! Inc. would be acquiring the blogging platform Tumblr this week, an Internet firestorm was ignited. Twitter was aflutter with news of the deal, which …
SeamlessGrub?
Online food-ordering services Seamless and Grubhub announced their merger on Monday, with the latter’s CEO Matt Maloney taking over as head of the new company. Valuation details remain undisclosed, but …
Amazon’s Q1 Earnings Reveal Continued Internal Investment
Having made several capital investments designed to spur long-term growth, Amazon.com, Inc.’s (AMZN) earnings fell 37 percent from last year’s first quarter, but still managed to surpass analyst projections for …
Starbucks Makes Record Second Quarter Revenue
Ever expanding its market of coffee consumers, Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) outperformed the estimate by securities analysts with an impressive second-quarter feat of a 26 percent increase to $390 million in …
Is The Texas Tribune the Future of Journalism?
At a time when even The New York Times is experimenting with new ways of financing its operations, a publication based out of Austin, Texas is writing the book on …
3 Up, 3 Down: Week of 5/17
Three Up Google Inc. (GOOG) Shares of the tech giant surpassed $900 for the first time last week as they reached an all-time high of nearly $920 Thursday morning. These …
Cell Phones Being Used to Track Store Visits
Imagine a world where receptors are able to detect people coming into a place without the tracked person’s knowledge, perceiving and recording their motions every time they move. Big Brother …
Tesla Poised to Transform Auto Industry
In an industry that is not welcoming to startups, Tesla Motors is turning heads, taking on the big auto companies and leading us to a world with electric cars. For …
ESPN Reporter Adam Schefter on Rejection
Adam Schefter has regrets, like skipping his Medill graduation so that he could start his job at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer early, but he’s pretty content about where life has taken …
3 Up, 3 Down: Week of 5/10/13
This is the first installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, a quick review of the stocks that made waves in the previous week. 3 Up, 3 Down will appear every …
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