The president described negotiations between Washington and Beijing in positive terms but said, “Without the tariffs, we wouldn’t be talking.” Source: NYT > Business
Why LeBron James is greater than Steph Curry, according to a 3-time NBA champion
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images LeBron James is greater than Steph Curry, according to the man tasked with defending him in the 2007 NBA Finals. Three-time NBA champion Bruce Bowen, a former small forward for the San Antonio Spurs, recently told Business Insider that James can drag teams to success, while Curry still relies on […]
Canopy CEO sees ‘many tens of billion dollar opportunity’ for the Canadian pot company in the US
The 2018 Farm Bill is a first step for the marijuana industry because "we can actually operate with a federally controlled program," Canopy CEO Bruce Linton says. Source: Business News
It’s time to break up the FAANGs (FB, APPL, AMZN, NFLX, GOOGL)
Andrew Harnik/AP; Mark Wilson/Getty; Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP; Denis Balibouse/Reuters; Joan Cros Garcia/Getty; Skye Gould/Business Insider The term "FANG" was first used by CNBC analyst Jim Cramer in 2015, referring to high growth stocks —Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. Investors added Apple to the basket about two years later. Back in early to mid-2018, FAANG stocks […]
Jeff Bezos says Alexa was ‘very busy’ over the holiday after Amazon sold more Echo Dot’s than anything else in 2018
Amazon Amazon said on Thursday that the Echo Dot was the top-selling item on Amazon last year. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos lauded the progress of Alexa, saying the smart assistant was kept busy over the holiday. Amazon has been racing Apple and Google for dominance in the smart assistant market. Alexa was fielding a wild […]
Why This Jobs Report Will Be a Mess
The lengthy government shutdown will make the Labor Department’s employment data for January hard to interpret. Source: NYT > Business