TED: Uber and AirBnB defend operations
Uber and AirBnB defend the sharing economy that they helped shape, at the TED conference in Vancouver.
‘Grammy bump’ means artists who lose still win
At the Grammys, even artists who don’t get a statue get a consolation prize of higher record sales.
Second bid tabled for Argos owner
Home Retail Group receives a £1.4bn rival bid for Argos, from a South African retailer, after supermarket Sainsbury’s offered £1.3bn for the company.
The real wild card for oil prices to stabilize
Whether oil prices are actually close to stabilizing after months of painful declines depends on one wild card factor.
‘Bad Goldilocks’ could be the market’s worst enemy
Remember “Goldilocks,” where growth was strong but not so strong as to induce tighter Fed policy? Meet her evil twin.
James Bond’s favorite car goes electric
The manufacturer struck a deal with China’s LeEco to make an electric version of the luxury car by 2018. NBCNews reports.
Yahoo looks to separate its Alibaba stake
The US search engine Yahoo has confirmed it is looking at “strategic alternatives” for its business – including splitting off its stake in Chinese online retailer Alibaba.
The million-dollar bet on emerging markets
One trader appears to be very confident that emerging markets are about to surge.
Author Harper Lee dies at 89
Her death was confirmed by her publisher, HarperCollins, according to The New York Times.
Smartwatches overtake Swiss watch shipments: Study
Smartwatch producers shipped out more of their devices than top-notch timepieces at the end of last year.