The final days of Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America’s employees didn’t see it coming. They thought they had more time. The cable news channel was always a gamble. Everyone knew that…
Economy
How Much Will Markets Fall? Top Investors See No Bottom Yet
Investment managers are warning that markets probably have further to fall as China’s growth slows, oil prices plunge and central bankers lack tools to prop…
Your ATM And Overdraft Fees Made Big Banks $6 Billion Last Year
America’s three biggest banks continued their ongoing joke on poor people last year by collecting $6 billion from overdraft and ATM fees, and 2016 is…
The CEO of the world’s largest investor thinks layoffs are on the way
Markets have been going haywire. And according to Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, that has the potential to lead to layoffs through the first half…
Wal-Mart to shutter 269 stores, 154 of them in the US
Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being…
Broadband use is on the way down
Fewer Americans have high-speed Internet at home than in 2013. Those who don’t have broadband service say it’s too expensive and that smartphones can help…
Hyatt warns of malware on its payment-processing system
Hyatt Hotels Corp. says it found malicious software on the computer system that processes customer payments, raising the possibility that hackers may have obtained credit…
My hack stole your credit card
He says he hacks for justice, taking down websites of Nazi sympathizers and bigots. But he may also help hackers steal your credit card information….
Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy
As the world gathers in Paris for the daunting task of switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy, one small country on the other side…
Should Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer be fired?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has repeatedly preached that it will take time for her to turn the company around. But analysts and investors are increasingly…