The Latest on TV shooting: Shooting survivor doing better
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The latest on the on-air killing of two TV station employees in Virginia (all times local):
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Virginia Shooting Victims Alison Parker & Adam Ward's WDBJ7 Co-Workers Hold Moment of Silence on TV: Watch
Roanoke, Virginia TV station WDPJ7’s morning team honored fallen colleagues Alison Parker and Adam Ward with an on-air moment of silence on Thursday, a day after a former employee…
Google says EU antitrust charges are unfounded
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google, the world’s most popular Internet search engine, rejected on Thursday European Union antitrust charges that it abused its market power, saying they lacked any economic or legal basis. “Economic data spanning more than a decade, an array of documents and statements from complainants all confirm that product search is robustly competitive,” Kent Walker, Google’s general counsel, wrote in a blog. …
Apple fast closing in on wearable device maker Fitbit: IDC
(Reuters) – Apple Inc, which launched the Apple Watch in June, is within striking distance of leader Fitbit Inc in the wearable devices market, market research firm IDC said. Apple shipped 3.6 million Apple Watches in the second quarter of 2015, just behind Fitbit’s 4.4 million wearable fitness and health trackers, IDC said. The Apple Watch, which sports many health-related features and apps, is seen as the biggest rival to
Apple Watch sales surprise and protecting yourself in a wild market
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Stocks fly after Fed official cools Sept rate hike talk
Stocks surged on Thursday, following the biggest gains on Wall Street in four years, after a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker said the case for an interest rate increase next month “seems less compelling” than it was a few weeks ago.
Christie: Obama has made inequality worse than ever
President Obama is responsible for making America’s rich richer, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells CNBC.
Apple moved a lot more watches than Wall Street thought, IDC says
Apple may have shipped 3.6 million of its new watches last quarter, much more than Wall Street analysts estimated.
Uber China closes $1 billion fundraising round: sources
Uber Technologies Inc’s China arm has closed its $1 billion fundraising round early, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, with investors still hopeful for the U.S.-based ride …
US pending home sales rose modestly in July
Slightly more Americans signed contracts to buy homes in July, as pending sales edged up after dipping in June. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its seasonally adjusted pending home …