Join Us Now Tech Stocks Recover From Sell-Off After a rough start to the week, markets appear stronger and are trending upwards. “U.S. stock futures clawed back their earlier losses and traded higher on Thursday as tech shares continued their rebound following a torrid three-day sell-off,” write Fred Imbert and Jesse Pound of CNBC. “Apple shares were…

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Join Us Now Salesforce Replaces Exxon in Dow Jones Industrial Average In another clear indication of the rising economic strength of the technology sector, Salesforce will replace Exxon in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. “Exxon is now losing money for the first time in decades. Its long track record of raising the dividend is in doubt. Exxon is the poster child for…

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Join Us Now Tesla Shares Soar in Advance of Split Shares of Tesla have skyrocketed since company announced its stock split last week. “Shares cracked the $2,000 barrier Thursday and, of course, are rising again on Friday,” writes Al Root of Barron’s. “What’s going on? We’ll admit it: We don’t know. There is the stock split…

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Join Us Now Tech Elevates S&P 500 Back to Nearly Record High Markets surged in mid-week, driven by the strong performance of major technology companies. The markets opened slightly lower this morning, however, unable to hold onto their previous gains. Despite today’s soft open, the mid-week surge was a good sign, and I’m generally optimistic…

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Join Us Now Nintendo Profits Soar 428 Percent Nintendo has reported spectacular earnings, highlighting the truly amazing popularity of video games in difficult times such as these. “Nintendo’s operating profits skyrocketed 428 percent in the fiscal first quarter, the company said Thursday, a wild jump that reflects just how much the video game industry has…

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Join Us Now Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Report ‘Blowout’ Earnings Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple reported better-than-anticipated quarterly results on Thursday, demonstrating the continuing strength and reach of the technology sector on the wider economy. “Apple reported a blowout quarter, sending shares up 6% in premarket trading. The company said its overall sales expanded by 11%, and Apple also announced a…

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Join Us Now Tesla Reports Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Profits Tesla has now achieved four consecutive quarters of profitability. Initially, Tesla shares rose after reporting second-quarter results surpassing expectations, but later sank. “Investors expect a lot from Tesla these days,” writes Al Root in Barron’s. Indeed, this is an instance in which a great performance wasn’t enough to calm…

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Join Us Now We’ve all had this happen: You’re on your laptop in some public or semi-private place. And while your document might not exactly be national security, it is certainly sensitive enough to warrant viewing by your-eyes-only. But then you happen to notice that person – the one seated next to you, or who comes over…

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Join Us Now Twitter Accounts of Uber, Apple, Buffet and Musk Are Simultaneously Hacked by Scammers  Twitter suffered a series of simultaneous cyber attacks Wednesday in which the accounts of prominent businesses and celebrities were hacked. “The unknown attackers tweeted identical messages promising that they were ‘giving back 5000 BTC ($45,889,950) to the community’ on…

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Join Us Now Facial Recognition Firm Under Global Scrutiny A U.S. firm that scrapes data from social media sites and other Internet platforms is under investigation by regulators in the U.K. and Australia.   “Privacy regulators in the U.K. and Australia have announced a joint probe into Clearview AI’s ‘data scraping’ practices,” writes Sam Shead of CNBC.  “The New…

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