Новости за 29.07.2015

Tesla Motors is launching a $2,000 referral program for buyers and owners, attaching a rare direct financial incentive to a Model S sedan lineup that typically carries a waiting list.

Mullah Mohammad Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, has been dead for two years according according to Afghanistan’s Intelligence Agency.

U.S. private equity firms racked up $125 billion of exits during the second quarter, the highest level on record and an 80% increase from first-quarter exits, according to industry trade group Private Equity Growth Capital Council.

Members of the Right to Rise executive committee have raised big money for Jeb Bush's super PAC and have big ties to the Bush family. Here's a look at who some of them are. Photo: AP.

New software developed at Stanford will allow digital archivists to sort through thousands of emails.

There are times when you can’t video chat – whether it’s in the office or riding public transport. Yahoo Inc. announced Wednesday that it is releasing an app that combines live video and texting, sending a silent message that it is upping its mobile game.

Facebook Inc. shares are sliding after the social-media giant reported a surge in expenses, even as earnings beat expectations.

There are times when you can’t video chat – whether it’s in the office or riding public transport. Yahoo Inc. announced Wednesday that it is releasing an app that combines live video and texting, sending a silent message that it is upping its mobile game.

Wall Street’s credit giants face slim pickings in their search for cheap bonds and loans to buy, but they’re still finding opportunities in European real-estate and the commodities-related sectors like oil-and-gas.

Asset management can pay pretty well -- especially if you found your own firm.

Key market data for July 29, 2015.

With less than a year to go until its products hit shelves, Facebook’s Oculus VR is trying to jumpstart Hollywood’s interest in virtual reality by making short films of its own.

Microsoft’s first-ever offer of free Windows upgrades looks like a big bet. On one hand, it will keep eligible users happy by giving them the freshest software and keeping it up to date with new features and fixes. On the other, it will siphon off a previously reliable revenue stream.

Watch a film clip from "The Gift," starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Joel Edgerton. Photo: STX Films

House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) brushed off a challenge to his leadership, but showed some irritation.

With less than a year to go until its products hit shelves, Facebook’s Oculus VR is trying to jumpstart Hollywood’s interest in virtual reality by making short films of its own.

Commentary Magazine Senior Online Editor Jonathan Tobin on the politics of a federal commission’s decision to release Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. Photo credit: Associated Press.

Uber Chief Adviser and Board Member David Plouffe on the fight with New York City and how the ride-sharing company is changing transportation. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Jason Riley explains why local police forces aren’t cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Secretary of State John Kerry plans to meet with the department's internal watchdog about the finding that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had classified material on her personal server, the White House said Wednesday.

Institute for Justice Strategic Research Director Dick Carpenter on a new White House report on the costs of occupational licensing. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Facebook posted a 39% rise in second-quarter revenue, a fresh sign of how deep-pocketed big brands are spending more to advertise across the social network

Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Michael Keaton star in the upcoming film about the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe team.

Sen. Lindsey Graham made a video recently of himself burning, dropping, slicing and crushing cellphones. Now another candidate, Ben Carson, has gotten in the video act, with the retired pediatric surgeon playing a game of Operation.

House panel grills administration officials about Iran deal, the problem with closing GITMO and Mr. Walker goes to Philly.