GE completes Alstom acquisition
General Electric has closed its $10 billion deal with Alstom, a European power company, leading GE to control one-third of the globe’s power supply.
White House calls Ryan’s immigration remarks ‘preposterous’
“That’s going to work itself out”.
Bitcoin to become world’s 6th largest reserve currency
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular digital currency, has been on a roll – but no one is really sure why.
HEB to Give Bonuses, Stock to Thousands of Employees
There were no Maseratis in the parking lot, at least not yet, but there was plenty of excitement as H-E-B partners gathered at the McCreless store on the south side to celebrate the firm’s surprise grant of non voting stock to 55,000 partners, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Greens: USA on track for 20-year low in carbon emissions
Or, put another way, the 600 million ton revision to China’s 2012 coal consumption is, by itself, more than 70 percent of what the US burns as country in an entire year.
Four United States debt collectors shut down for illegal practices -FTC
Nov 4 The US government has shut down four debt collection companies that used abusive tactics, in a few cases to pursue people who owed nothing, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. The group cited 115 actions this year. You can learn more about what rights you have under
Gmail gets new ‘Smart Reply’ tool that auto replies to your emails
“The short replies sent back by the “Smart Reply” feature in response to users” emails can be used either for replying quickly to a message or for initiating a longer message.
Expedia to buy HomeAway for $3.9B
Travel booking site Expedia has agreed to buy publicly traded vacation rental company HomeAway for $3.9 billion, the companies announced today. That was worth 37.86 at Wednesday’s close, but closer to 39 after hours. “Bringing HomeAway into the Expedia Inc. family … is a logical next step”. Following the completion
Alcoa to curtail three smelters in 2016
Alcoa will begin the curtailments before the end of the year and will complete them by the end of the first quarter of 2016. Alcoa’s decision to eliminate 503,000 metric tons of smelting capacity accounts for about 31 percent of the United States’s total for primary aluminum, but less than
Mobile commerce vertical added to the Apple app store
Haystack TV has been available on iOS for a few time now, and even comes with an Apple Watch companion app. The app’s user data has consistently shown, though, that viewers stay engaged with the news longer when they watch it on their television set. We still don’t know if