Large-cap stocks are those the market values the most: It would take billions to buy all the shares of a large cap. BRYAN R. SMITH / Contributor/Getty Images Large-cap stocks are companies that have a market capitalization value of over $10 billion. Large-caps are usually mature, well-established companies that have been consistently successful and pay…
Howard Schultz. Stephen Brashear / Stringer / Getty Images Starbucks CEO Schultz said more stores would close in leaked footage. The chain announced 16 store closures in major cities due to safety issues. Starbucks union organizers say the closures are about retaliation for organizing. After announcing that 16 Starbucks locations would close because of what…
Equity crowdfunding lets the general public in on private-market investing. Halfpoint Images/Getty Equity crowdfunding allows startups and early-stage companies to issue ownership stakes to many investors in exchange for capital.Shareholders stand to profit if the company does well, but can lose all of their money if the company fails.The Securities and Exchange Commission oversees equity…
Delta Air Lines has ordered Boeing aircraft for the first time in more than a decade. Insider An order from Delta Air Lines for at least 100 Boeing aircraft shows supply-chain challenges. Boeing’s CEO said shortages limited the pace of production on the 737 Max planes. Low availability of key production materials continue to roil…
Amazon Amazon Prime Video is getting a redesign — and it looks a bit like what we see on Netflix. It’ll include a navigation sidebar, less cluttered carousels, and a Top 10 list. The news comes as Prime Video, HBO Max, Netflix, and others compete in the streaming race. The streaming wars are raging on,…
Google announced back at Google I/O that we would soon be welcoming back an old friend, Google Wallet. They didn’t provide any sort of specific timeline, but as of today, a small group of folks have begun receiving the update that rids their phone of Google Pay and replaces it with this new Google Wallet…
Despite being serious electronics users, we had never heard of this Amazon Recycling Program in which Amazon will pay the shipping fees for electronics recycling. The accepted electronics items are sent to Re-Teck, an Amazon partner certified (ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004), to recycle electronics using responsible practices, unlike many other options abroad. Amazon accepts a list…
Snapchat is now accessible from outside a smartphone, and it will bring a better and more productive experience for heavy users. Like any other social media app, being able to chat and video-call from a computer is extremely useful sometimes. Interestingly, this Snapchat web app only runs on Chrome, but not Apple’s Safari. Fortunately, Mac…
Want to throw better parties? Maybe Thursday nights at your local hangout could be more fun. Whatever your situation, get everyone to ditch their phones and interact with each other by preordering some of this week’s best board games on Kickstarter. Overall, this week’s titles are super fun to play in a group and include…
With more carriers around the world adopting the eSIM standard we may soon get phones without physical SIM slots. As per a report published on The Wall Street Journal, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 series may arrive in eSIM-only versions for some markets. Apple is not expected to make the full switch from physical SIM to…