Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. 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
J.C. Penney ad apologizes to customers The ad comes after the Plano, Texas-based company last month fired its CEO, Ron Johnson, after 17 months on the job and rehired his predecessor Mike Ullman. Johnson's ambitious changes included getting rid of most sales and bringing in new, hip brands. 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
Discover Pushes PayPal Payments; First Data Holds Out Discover makes headway in bringing eBay's online-payments service to physical retailers, but First Data, one of the country's largest merchant processors, has opted not to support the service. More
Hey, look at that! Another year has flown by, and I suspect many people would say "good riddance" to 2024.
The 2020s have been quite the decade so far. No matter what insanity has transpired by a particular December 31, the following year has shown up and promptly said, "Hold my beer."
The biggest news at Ars in 2024 was our first site redesign in nearly a decade.
Each child had already undergone at least three open-heart surgeries.
They’d endured countless hours in doctors’ offices and hospitals after being born with a serious heart condition.
But this fall the kids tried a new, very different tactic to boost their wellness: They joined a choir. Fourteen children from ages 8 to 16 with a condition called single ventricle circulation, or “Fontan” circulation, met once a week for two months to learn singing and breathing techniques and practice songs for a winter concert at Northwestern University.
Watch a lot without spending a dime, courtesy of Tubi, Roku TV, Xumo TV, and other great options.
Was YouTube TV’s recent price increase the straw that broke the camel’s back for you? When does the cost of streaming TV stop going up? When?!!
The new year could usher in new AI iterations, far beyond generative artificial intelligence.
Over the past two years, generative AI has dominated tech conversations and media headlines. Tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, and Sora captured imaginations with their ability to create text, images, and videos, sparking both excitement and ethical debates.
AP Photo/G-Jun YamThe Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $1 billion ahead of a Christmas Eve drawing. If someone wins on Tuesday, they will score the seventh-largest prize in the game's history. The lump sum cash option is about $448.8 million, according to the Mega Millions website. One lucky lotto player could wake up to a billion-dollar Christmas morning this year.