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Google, Twitter face new lawsuits alleging discrimination against conservative voices

The 161-page complaint, filed on Monday on behalf of James Damore and another former Google engineer, depicts Google as an elitist company that shuns employees ...

Berkshire Hathway succession plan takes shape, Jain gets board seat

Berkshire said Wednesday that it is expanding its 12-member board of directors by two and naming Gregory Abel and Ajit Jain to fill the spots. Buffett and C...

A Look At Recent Insider Trades For Realty Income Corporation (O)

The company was downgraded on Tuesday, June 13 by Morgan Stanley. ( NYSE:C ), 19 have Buy rating, 3 Sell and 16 Hold. Robert W. Baird has "Outperform" rating an...

Tesla's new Gigafactory aims to revolutionise rooftop solar

They were first presented in October 2016, while the U.S. company started taking orders at the beginning of May 2017. But like numerous Tesla products, the ti...

Sainsbury's profits boosted by 'record' Christmas trading

United Kingdom grocer Sainsbury's says it has experienced a record week of trading during the Christmas period with "excellent" operations across the whole gr...

World Banks projects higher index of GDP growth for Armenia in 2018

The World Bank sees potential growth slowing to around 2 percent between 2018-2027, compared with 2.5 percent between 2013-17. This year will be the first sin...

UK Baby retailer Mothercare announces plummeting profits in run up to Christmas

Mothercare said global sales were down 3% year-on-year when the impact of currency movements were stripped out and 6.8% lower in actual currency. The mother ...

India woman kills self over relationship with Muslim man

Dhanyashree from Chickmagalur district committed suicide on January 6 after she was allegedly hounded by activists because she said on a WhatsApp group that she...

Pakistan frees Islamist cleric who helped Taliban against US

The Trump administration said Pakistani authorities are knowingly ignoring militants in their country, while the USA had "foolishly" given Pakistan more than ...

BMW Designer Creates Fisker - A New Electric Car To Take On Tesla

Now, we have a lot more details about the auto, though Fisker is still keeping some of his company's tricks under his hat. The wheels are similarly huge: 24s as...

Allegiant to add two new destinations

Indianapolis via Indianapolis International Airport (IND) - beginning April 11, 2018 with introductory, one-way fares as low as $56. The new seasonal route...

JP Morgan CEO Dimon softens tone on bitcoin

The blockchain [technology which underpins cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin] is real. " You can have cryptodollars and yen and stuff like that", he said....

Microbeads, unsafe to marine ecosystems, banned in United Kingdom

Shower gels , face scrubs and toothpaste which use microbeads and will be included in the ban, but ministers are planning to exempt make-up, suncream and ho...

Rowett signs new contract to dash Stoke's hopes

Rowett, who has taken charge of 38 matches since his appointment in March of previous year, added: "I am thrilled to extend my contract with this great club thr...

Starbucks introduces Blonde Espresso option in U.S. stores

For the first time in 43 years... a second espresso. According to the press release , it is described as "smooth and subtly sweet" and serves as a lighter vers...

Discovery Channel Tells Employees It Is Moving Headquarters to NYC

The company that runs the Discovery Channel and multiple other networks will leave its headquarters in Silver Spring , Maryland, the company told employees in ...

NY Assemblywoman Charged With Conspiracy, Accused of Stealing Hurricane Funds

Attorney for the Eastern District Richard Donoghue. said in a statement released Tuesday. And in 2016, while she was a sitting assemblywoman, she submitted ...

Kodak creating its own cryptocurrency, KodakCoin

Rich Cigars, a tobacco company, and Vapetek, an e-cigarette firm, each declared they were suddenly blockchain businesses. The stock has been slumping over the a...

Jeff Bezos Is Now Richest Person In History

According to multiple reports , John D. Rockefeller was the richest ever, with a net worth of an estimated $340 billion (inflation-adjusted) in 1937. 2 on both...

This Roku Sound Bar Is Part Smart Speaker And Part Remote Control

The first partnership is with TCL, which most recently coordinated with Roku on its P-Series line, one of TechRdar's favorite TVs of 2017 . TCL has had big tur...

Hyundai NEXO Fuel-Cell Crossover Revealed at CES 2018

Hyundai is continuing to spearhead the development of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles with a follow up to the Tucson FCEV it launched in 2014. When the Nexo a...

Bitcoin Cash price surpasses $3800 mark in South Korea

Market capitalization has become an obsession with many cryptocurrency watchers. Prices continued to drop in what could have been fear-induced sell offs, bef...

Jet Airways India flight attendant held for smuggling money

Amit Malhotra has been arrested as well and Rs 3 lakh in cash and United States dollars 1,600 has been found at his home in Delhi. The money was being used for ...

Dirty diesel onslaught is killing sales, says Jaguar

But showing red were the United Kingdom and Europe where sales were flat at 117,748 and 138,600 respectively. For Land Rover the best seller for the year wa...

Tesco wins Big Four Christmas food battle

Laith Khalaf, a senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown , said: " Morrison maintained its sales momentum towards the end of past year, and witnessed some partic...

Girl Scout cookie sales beginning soon

Now until February 25, 60 Girl Scout troop booths will be located throughout Brownsville as the troops sell their famous cookies that are on sale once a year. M...

Guillermo del Toro wins the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Director

January 8, 2018: Donald Trump may be pushing hard for a wall between Mexico and the United States, but a Mexican-born director , known for his dark fantasy pie...

How Donald Trump spends his three hours of "executive time" every morning

The examination is merely a custom that has become the norm for presidents in recent years, rather than a constitutional or congressional requirement. She said...

Kia Niro EV shows brand's electric future

For instance, since the traditional grille is no longer required for cooling the engine, Kia's designers have replaced it with an interactive display panel. W...

TODAY'S FORECAST: Cloudy, chance of snow

Rain will continue through tonight with amounts between one inch to a half-inch accumulations possible, forecasters said. Low: 45. High: 67. South southeast w...

Twitter says it won't bar world leaders from platform

Twitter has explained its stance around the accounts of global political figures. The company representatives believe the blocking will not silence the politici...

USA energy regulator rejects plan to aid coal, nuclear

President Donald Trump promised to aid the coal and nuclear industries, which have suffered shutdowns resulting from a glut of cheap natural gas. "If it wer...

Wintry mix could make for rough Monday evening commute

Snow, freezing rain and sleet is in store for Monday, starting with an 80 percent chance of precipitation between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and a 30 percent chance bef...

'World's most expensive vodka' bottle found after Danish bar theft

Police said the bottle remains intact, though it was found empty, the New York Times reported . An ornate bottle of vodka valued at about $1.3 million, has...

US job growth cools as labor market nears full employment; wages up

Last month, blue collar hiring showed solid gains: Manufacturing and construction added 25,000 and 30,000 jobs , respectively. Employers added 148,000 worker...