Memorial Day weekend drivers have a new tool in fighting congested traffic this year thanks to Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Just before this year’s weekend travel rush, Google Maps launched a new traffic alert feature that is aimed at keeping drivers more informed about what’s going on ahead, why it’s happening, and which…
According to TheStreet, Wells Fargo & Co WFC 0.02% is going against the recent trend in banking by opening new branches across the country. While “Big 4” U.S. banking rivals Bank of America Corp BAC 0.12%, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 0.27% and Citigroup Inc C 0.24% are all closing branches as part of the growing…
It’s no secret that the energy sector has been hit hard by the collapse in oil prices since mid-2014. Despite a recent bounce-back in oil prices, shares of the United States Oil Fund ETF USO 1.22% remain more than 46 percent lower than they were priced this time last year.
According to Reuters, UC Browser, which is owned by Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA 0.65%, has major security issues. A study by Canadian technology research group Citizen Lab has shown that the English and Chinese-language versions of the popular mobile web browser put users’ sensitive personal data at risk.
For each of the past 12 years, Kelly Blue Book has released its annual “Coolest Cars Under $18,000” list, a subjective ranking of the coolest and most affordable new cars on the market according to KBB editors. Here’s a rundown of the top five coolest cars according to this year’s list.
According to a report by Reuters, the Russian government has issued warnings to Google Inc GOOG 0.44% GOOGL 0.41%, Facebook Inc FB 0.07% and Twitter Inc TWTR 0.22% about violations of Russia’s Internet laws. In order to comply with Russian legislation, Internet companies must regularly turn over data on users to the Russian government.
Bank of America released a new report this week with its updated take on the energy sector. According to the report, analysts now believe that the bottom is in for crude oil prices, and it’s time to start selectively buying back into energy stocks.
There might be good news on the way for iPhone users who prefer phones with smaller screens. A webpage for Apple Inc. AAPL 0.88%‘s new iPhone Lightning dock was the center of discussion on Reddit on Thursday because the page could contain a photo of an unreleased iPhone model.
The Texas state legislature announced this week that it will not pass a bill allowing Tesla Motors Inc TSLA 0.86% to sell its automobiles directly to consumers in Texas. If Tesla wants to sell cars in Texas, it is going to have to do it via local franchise dealers.
In a new report, analysts at Morgan Stanley looked at Tesla Motors Inc TSLA 0.86%‘s campaign to fight local state laws in the U.S. that ban automobile manufactures from selling directly to consumers. According to Morgan Stanley, Tesla is winning the battle against these antiquated laws, and the changes that Tesla’s efforts bring about could…