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New York Festival Season Begins With a Passport to Taiwan

It’s an event that not only features installation art and night market foods, but also folk dancers and ...

Arts & Culture May 23, 2015

Uber Alternative That Offers $10 Flat Rate Going After B2B Market in NYC

Black taxi company Gett is expanding to B2B services in New York City, the company announced Thursday morning. ...

Business May 15, 2015

Indian Business Guru Teaches Wealth Creation Through Mentoring

Silicon Valley insider Venk Shukla has enjoyed a colorful past. “I only involve myself in things that I’m ...

Business May 7, 2015

MAC Cosmetics Transforms 30 Formerly Convicted Women for Mother’s Day

Videos of homeless people undergoing make-overs to become well-trimmed men in suits have gone viral, changing the way ...

Beauty May 7, 2015

How a US Hedge Fund Exec Got Lumber Liquidators to Drop China

Lumber Liquidators shares were up 5.28 percent to $28.67 Thursday morning at ten a.m., following the news they ...

Business May 7, 2015

Warren Buffett on Who Should Replace Warren Buffett

Saturday was the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, a colossal event, which meant packed hotels and reservations at ...

Business May 3, 2015

Finally Someone Explains What Our Emojis Mean

Since last week, Instagram users have been able to use emojis as hashtags, as the yellow-colored emoticons increase ...

Social Media May 3, 2015

Is LinkedIn Counting Its Chickens Before They Hatch?

Rather than rely on ad revenue like Facebook, LinkedIn is gambling that its numerous new acquisitions will pay ...

Business April 30, 2015

Yelp Earnings Per Share Down More Than 19 Percent After Q1 Results Disappoint

Yelp earnings per share fell to its lowest level for intraday trading since 2013, after Q1 results released ...

Business April 30, 2015

This New Music Streaming Service Promises Artists 100 Percent of Album Sales

As critics continue to doubt the long-term survival of music streaming service Tidal in a saturated market, Jay-Z ...

Business April 26, 2015

Your Apple Watch May Soon Be Able to Order Room Service

The Apple Watch had a quiet release in boutiques on Friday, in major cities like Tokyo and Paris.

Business April 26, 2015

Google Falls Short of Investors’ Expectations, Blames Strengthened Dollar

Google announced first quarter earnings Thursday that fell short of expectations. But, revenue was up 12 percent from ...

Business April 23, 2015

Petrobras Reveals $17 Billion Financial Loss, Costly Corruption

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras put a number to its losses Wednesday, showing an overall loss of $7.2 billion.

Americas April 23, 2015

Here’s Why Facebook’s Profits Dropped 20 Percent in Q1

Facebook hinted at a big year of investment ahead into innovative technology such as virtual reality videos.

Business April 23, 2015

Want to Know Who’s Slacking on Your Team? There’s an App for That

Next week, intriguing productivity app Taskflight by software start-up Vantagon will be ready for mass consumption, promising to ...

Business April 20, 2015

The Most Useful 3-D-Printed Item Out There Yet

At the 3D Printing conference in Jacob K. Javits Center last week, life-size weapons, cars, blocks of art ...

Business April 19, 2015

DJ App Lets You Hear Everyone’s Spotify Playlists Together in a Room

Free mobile app DJ-51 promises to make the music streaming service Spotify a lot more fun, if it ...

Business April 17, 2015

After Going Public, Etsy Faces New Balancing Act

The handmade crafts fair outside of Nasdaq could serve as a metaphor for Etsy, which depends on its ...

Business April 16, 2015

SoundCloud Partners With Rights Managing Company

Audio platform SoundCloud announced a partnership Thursday with rights management company Zefr, the same company that YouTube uses.

Business April 9, 2015

Apple Watch and the Strategy of Exclusivity

Apple enthusiasts will need to make an appointment to preview and try on one of Apple's smartwatches before ...

Business April 7, 2015

University of Virginia Fraternity to Sue Rolling Stone After ‘Journalistic Failure’

The Rolling Stone magazine article about an alleged gang rape at UVA was a “journalistic failure that was ...

US April 6, 2015

Bernanke: Germany Has a Problem

What is often seen as a sign of a strong economy is criticized by Bernanke as a problem, ...

Business April 5, 2015

Beyoncé’s Tidal Exclusive a Hint at Company’s Obstacles

Beyonce's new ballad has been quickly passed around media sites, social media sites, and SoundCloud.

Business April 5, 2015

Insider Trading Prosecution Threatened by Court Decision

As there is no precise legal definition of insider trading, it is largely up to the courts to ...

Business April 5, 2015

Tidal Offers Artist Exclusives, High Fidelity, but Will Audiophiles Shell Out?

Jay Z acknowledged the critiques that Tidal might only appeal to the minority of audiophiles among people: “We’re ...

Business April 2, 2015

Yellen Defends Fed’s Interest in Income Inequality

Yellen fought back Thursday, saying that “economic inequality has long been of interest within the Federal Reserve.”

Business April 2, 2015

SEC Charges Underwriter of Fraudulent Chinese Firm

“If a company’s financial reports seem too good to be true, they probably are, particularly for Chinese reverse ...

Business March 29, 2015