Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon Alexa Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is expected to announce plans next week to make its Siri voice assistant work with a larger variety of apps, as the technology company looks to counter the runaway success of Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) competing Alexa service. […]
Wal-Mart reassures employees as it touts tech investments Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) executives on Friday reassured workers they remained integral to the company's success as they highlighted investments in online sales and other technology to compete with rivals like Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O). Wal-Mart is successfully using e-commerce to boost sales […]
Toyota sells all shares in Tesla as their tie-up ends Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Saturday it had sold all shares in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) by the end of 2016, having canceled its tie-up with the U.S. luxury automaker to jointly develop electric vehicles. Japan's biggest automaker had bought […]
U.S. job growth slows unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent U.S. job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two months were not as strong as previously reported, suggesting the labor market was losing momentum despite the unemployment rate falling to a 16-year low of 4.3 percent. Nonfarm […]
Big U.S. companies stay on White House panel despite climate jolt Several major U.S. companies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N), JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and IBM Corp (IBM.N), on Friday said their CEOs will remain in an influential presidential advisory group despite objecting to President Donald Trump's withdrawal […]
As large cap gets larger, can the tech rally continue? Technology shares have led U.S. stocks to record highs and are expected to continue to rise, but as market value becomes concentrated in the largest companies, some are beginning to look for the next rally leader. The technology sector of […]
White House Waivers May Have Violated Ethics Rules The Trump administration may have skirted federal ethics rules by retroactively granting a blanket exemption that allows Stephen K. Bannon, the senior White House strategist, to communicate with editors at Breitbart News, where he was recently an executive. The exemption, made public […]
GOP senators offer downbeat predictions on Obamacare repeal Senate Republicans remain publicly pessimistic about their prospects of repealing and replacing Obamacare this year with several raising concerns this week about the party’s central campaign promise even as one of their leaders vowed to pass such a bill this summer. Sen. […]
Trump needs quick wins, but Congress not poised to deliver In a conference room near his office last Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan gave conservative activists some unwelcome news: He wanted the Senate, House and White House on the same page before a tax reform bill was introduced, according to […]
Donald Trump Russia problems are getting worse If President Donald Trump thought hiring outside counsel and trying to redirect the press corps' questions to lawyers was going to turn down the heat on his Russia scandal, he miscalculated, to put it mildly. Consider what has occurred in the last week and […]
