Brazil’s World Cup was the biggest social media event on record involving 350 million Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) users worldwide, the company claimed today, as Facebook makes strides into the so-called “real-time” market dominated by Twitter. People increasingly are using social networking to comment on global events seen on television, like the month-long soccer tournament…
In light of the recent European court ruling, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has started removing some search results in the European Union. This was as a result of people requesting for the “right to be forgotten”. Google has received more than 41,000 requests, and each request is being handled individually and assessed in a timely manner….
Recently, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) took a softer approach toward its policy on virtual currency by allowing Bitcoin wallets and in-app Bitcoin payments. And now, to take advantage of the currency, the apps facilitating Bitcoin are live in the App Store. According to Coindesk, Coin Pocket is the first Bitcoin app for iOS to re-enter the…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is one of the 26 businesses which have joined the government’s new SupplierPay initiative. The program is similar to the already existing “QuickPay” initiative, which makes sure federal employers pay contractors in a reasonable amount of time. The “SupplierPay” program, the White House says, is intended to be “private-sector counterpart” to…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) are among banks that pulled forward their predictions for the first Fed rate increase to the third quarter of 2015 from as late as 2016. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) stock performance was 0.84% in last session and finished the day at $164.80. Traded volume…
Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), the largest US retailer focused on apparel, had a down week after it reported a 2 percent drop in June for sales at stores open at least a year, including online orders. Retail Metrics, a researcher that tracks the industry, had estimated a gain of 0.8 percent. Sales at Gap’s flagship chain…
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