by Roberto Capocelli | Dec 22, 2016 | IBM, News |
Ginni Rometty, left no room for doubt in drafting International Business Machines’ path to the future: “I believe we have reached a turning point in our journey,” the CEO said, addressing the company’s investors in March of this year. “IBM is now emerging as a...
by George Goss | Dec 19, 2016 | Companies, News |
Investors liked Google’s new CFO from the get-go. For starters, Ruth Porat was one of them — a Wall Street lifer. And, even more important, she would know how to address the Achilles’ heel of the Mountain View, California tech giant: its lack of financial...
by Kara Chin | Dec 18, 2016 | Companies, Netflix, News |
When Netflix arrived in Australia last year, Tony Sanchez immediately signed up for it, expecting good content. “When I first got it, it was disappointing,” said Sanchez, a 34-year-old American living in Australia. “I thought there would be a bigger movie selection.”...
by Megan Cerullo | Dec 13, 2016 | Companies, Marriott, News |
Alex Besant hasn’t stayed in a hotel in years. That’s not because he’s been staying at home though. It’s because Besant, a screenwriter in his 30s who has travelled to more than 10 countries in recent years, has begun to eschew hotels. Instead, he relies on Airbnb for...
by maryhanbury | Dec 2, 2016 | Companies, News |
In the not too distant future, teens will hang around malls in the outskirts of towns just as we did, only this time instead of buying Fro-Yos and hitting the shops with friends, they’ll be rollerblading through derelict buildings. The future for department stores...
by jeremysmith | Nov 30, 2016 | B&N |
Barnes and Noble, the last remaining US bookstore chain, ran into the buzzsaw that Amazon created with its online, discounted book marketplace and dominance in the e-book space. But a strengthening hard-copy book market has created an opportunity for the bookseller...
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