That’s right, Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has entered the banking business. The nation’s biggest retailer is partnering with Green Dot Bank to offer customers a low-cost checking account, according to a press release. Named GoBank, the checking account will come with a MasterCard debit card … [Read more...]
News Corp ‘Everything is Google Inc.’s Fault’ Mentally
News Corp seems to be bent on destroying the internet giant and the most popular search engine around the world. The press will and always has been biased against Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) but News Corp seems out of touch with reality and has decided that everything bad that ever … [Read more...]
Google Inc. Android L and HTC Built Tablet Coming Soon
Google Android phone called the Android L is a highly anticipated gadget especially in the the United States. Now that Apple's iPhone 6 are out in the market, all eyes are on this Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) phone and its specifications. This is again good news for the buyers who will … [Read more...]
Regulators Tighten the Noose on Corporate Tax Inversion Loophole
The United States Treasury Department issued new rules Monday that it calls the “first, targeted steps” toward solving the problem of corporate tax inversion deals, an issue that has plagued Washington politics over the past year and one matter that U.S. officials say is hurting the … [Read more...]
Kickstarter Revises ‘Terms of Use’ to Protect Project Investors
Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding website that gives businesses and entrepreneurs with new ideas the opportunity to raise funds for their venture, has updated its terms and conditions in order to give backers more protection. Under the new terms of use, when a project’s … [Read more...]
3 Days and 10 Million iPhone 6’s Later Apple Inc. Sets New Record
Customers have shown an amazing response to the new iPhone; one of the major reasons is the way its marketing was handled – mysterious and appealing. That is why it did not come as a surprise when it was revealed that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 sales hit the staggering mark of … [Read more...]
Student Punished for Sharing Chicken Burrito
Sharing is a Good Thing, Right? Once upon a time, it was considered good, and moral, and right to teach our children to share. If our child saw another child doing without, and shared what he or she had with that child, it was praised, rewarded, or definitely not frowned upon. … [Read more...]
Problems with Social Security Continue to Grow
New reports have been released in the past couple of days analyzing the various problems facing Social Security, beneficiaries and overall retirement. A number of institutions have compiled data that covers an array of issues, from Social Security statements continuing to be mailed … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Announces Encryption of Personal Data on iOS 8
Considering the recent high wave of cyber crime, which has caused many companies a lot of trouble and embarrassment, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced that its latest iOS 8 will have a special feature to deal with this issue; the operating system will encrypt user data and this … [Read more...]
White House Arrests 2 Intruders in Under 24 Hours
Fence Jumper Makes it Into White House A story from WSAV tells of a man who “jumped over the fence of the White House on Friday and made it through the front door before officers managed to apprehend him, just minutes after President Barack Obama had departed, the Secret Service … [Read more...]
End is Near for Google Inc.’s Social Media Platform
Google has abandoned all efforts to push the Google+ social network onto new Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) users. A new report from Marketing Land suggests that the search engine juggernaut has ended the requirement that new Google account holders must also establish a Google+ profile … [Read more...]
700 Babies in Texas Potentially Exposed to Tuberculosis
Employee Diagnosed, Others Maybe in Danger After an employee at an El Paso hospital was diagnosed with tuberculosis, health officials determined that as many as 706 babies and 43 employees may have been exposed to the deadly disease. On August 25, an employee of Providence Memorial … [Read more...]
Marines Demand Obama Help Imprisoned Comrade
Major Networks Accused of Ignoring Story According to a report from News Busters, “On Wednesday night, it was reported that two Marine Corps veterans are walking from northern North Carolina to Washington D.C. and the White House to demand that President Obama take action to ensure … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Weekly Roundup: iPhone 6, Security & U2
This week’s stock market activity for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was relatively stable, mainly due to the release of its flagship smartphone iPhone 6. The latest iPhone by Apple received overwhelming response from its customers who waited in long lines outside Apple stores hours before … [Read more...]
Google Inc. Weekly Roundup: Android, New Exec & Happy Investors
Google had a great week at the stock market; it gained profits and ended the week on a high note, giving its investors plenty of reasons to smile. Google’s highlight from the past week was the release of Android One in India. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shook hands with local low-end … [Read more...]
Lacker Opposes Fed Plan to Hold Mortgage-backed Securities
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted in favor Wednesday to reduce its monthly bond-buying program by another $10 billion, keep its interest rates to near zero and continue to reinvest the returns from maturing bonds as the balance sheet reaches to an … [Read more...]
Google Inc. Issues New App Developer Policy
Google because of the recent controversies and developments is making sure that no stone is unturned to protect its credibility. For that matter, Google has sent an email to all the app developers that they will have to give a genuine postal address (which can be reached whenever … [Read more...]
American Flags Snatched From Student Vehicles
Flags Confiscated by Principle On September 11, 2014, a group of Spartanburg, South Carolina High School students decided to honor those lost on September 11, 2001 by driving to school with American flags waving from their pickup trucks. Tragically, as WSPA-TV reports, “Principal … [Read more...]
Long Lines for Apple Inc. iPhone 6 Worth the Wait?
All rise! Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 is available for sales! September 19th, the day Apple fans finally get to buy their iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Apple has finally given its latest iPhone to its customers; both versions of the smartphone - iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus – made … [Read more...]
U.S. Household Net Worth on the Rise
The Federal Reserve released a new report this week that found the net worth of American households is now 20 percent higher than it was prior to the financial collapse in 2007. At the second of the quarter this year, households put together were worth $81.5 trillion, up 10 percent … [Read more...]
