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Gap CEO Art Peck said he’d be open to selling on Amazon or other third parties.

Gap CEO Art Peck said he’d be open to selling on Amazon or other third parties.

Gap CEO Art Peck said he’d be open to selling on Amazon or other third parties.

Ethereum, the world’s second-most valuable cryptocurrency, has seen its value skyrocket as investors and developers have sought new and different ways to use the technology introduced by bitcoin.

Google on Wednesday revealed new products and software that uses machine learning to help users better perform simple tasks, access information and entertainment, and communicate with others.

Google on Wednesday revealed new products and software that uses machine learning to help users better perform simple tasks, access information and entertainment, and communicate with others.

Google on Wednesday revealed new products and software that uses machine learning to help users better perform simple tasks, access information and entertainment, and communicate with others.

More fund managers are keeping their money in cookie jars rather than investing, pushing cash levels toward a multiyear high witnessed earlier this year, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey.

More fund managers are keeping their money in cookie jars rather than investing, pushing cash levels toward a multiyear high witnessed earlier this year, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey.

Foot Locker Inc. said late Wednesday that its chief executive will take on the additional role of chairman. The shoe retailer said that CEO Richard Johnson will become chairman effective immediately, succeeding Nicholas DiPaolo, who has served as chairman for a year. Shares of Foot Locker were unchanged at $57.12.

Shares of Salesforce.com Inc. climbed in Wednesday's extended session after the cloud software company posted quarterly results ahead of Wall Street's estimates. Salesforce reported its first-quarter earnings rose to $38.8 million, or 6 cents a share, from $4.1 million, or a penny a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the company earned 24 cents a share. Revenue grew to $1.78 billion from $1.41 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 23 cents a share on revenue... Читать дальше...

Disney has enjoyed a good business in offering content to third-party platforms such as Netflix Inc. and Hulu, but the media giant may be considering a future where it keeps a tighter hold on its content.

Disney has enjoyed a good business in offering content to third-party platforms such as Netflix Inc. and Hulu, but the media giant may be considering a future where it keeps a tighter hold on its content.

Disney has enjoyed a good business in offering content to third-party platforms such as Netflix Inc. and Hulu, but the media giant may be considering a future where it keeps a tighter hold on its content.

Tesla Motors Inc. has filed to sell about $2 billion of common stock to grease its way to the Model 3, the $35,000 mass-market electric car it hopes to sell by late next year. The Silicon Valley electric-car maker said it will offer about $1.4 billion of shares, with the remaining shares to be sold by Chief Executive Elon Musk to cover tax obligations associated with his exercising of more than 5.5 million stock options, the company said in a press release. Net proceeds from the offering will... Читать дальше...

Sales and earnings are up, while the shares are trading lower to profit estimates compared with a year ago, says Phil van Doorn.

A federal watchdog agency on Wednesday slammed so-called auto-title lenders, arguing the companies take advantage of short-term borrowers and leave them financially worse off.

Prepare to be shocked at just how little Americans know about even the most basic financial concepts.

Cisco Systems Inc. stock gained in late trading Wednesday after the company reported earnings and gave a forecast that beat analysts' expectations. The world's largest networking company reported net income of $2.3 billion, or 46 cents a share, on sales of $12 billion for its third fiscal quarter; after adjustments for share-based compensation and other effects, Cisco claimed profit of 57 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet on average expected Cisco to report adjusted profit of 55 cents... Читать дальше...

Tesla to sell $2 billion in common stock; shares fall nearly 4%

Cisco shares rise more than 5% after results beat estimates

U.S. stocks were little changed with the S&P 500 fractionally up Wednesday after the Federal Reserve minutes showed that policy makers are keeping their options open to hiking interest rates in June. The minutes of the April 26-27 Federal Open Market Committee meeting also suggested that officials are concerned that the markets are too complacent over the Fed's stance on tightening the monetary policy. S&P 500 added less than a point to close at 2,047 and the Nasdaq gained 23 points... Читать дальше...

Dow ends in red after choppy session; S&P 500, Nasdaq close off highs

‘Most’ Fed policy makers say a June rate hike would be appropriate providing the economic data cooperate, according to the minutes from the central bank’s April meeting.

Data show an increase in employees testing positive for cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines.