Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) is one of the biggest global retailers with more transactions than both Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) combined. The ecommerce giant has signed a deal with the U.S. consumer watchdog, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to block the sales of dangerous toys in the U.S. What…
Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN) Opens 6,000 Full-Time Positions in Europe
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) created 6,000 new full-time jobs in Europe last year as a response to growing demands. The internet retailing giant reported that the new jobs opened covers 50 different locations in the fields of logistics, customer service, software development, as well as supply chain management and design. The company now counts a total…
CENTCOM Twitter Inc (TWTR) Account Hacking Dismissed As ‘Cybervandalism’
At 12.30 pm EST, on Monday, 12th January, 2015, US Central Command (CENTCOM)’s account on Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) began to display the name ‘CyberCaliphate’ against a black background followed by the slogan ‘i love you isis’ in white lettering. Signed by ISIS, synonymous with Islamic State, it also featured military documents believed to have been…
Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW) Opens Fire at McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) in Chicken Nuggets War
Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) is again selling its chicken nuggets for 15 cents a piece, in a sales promo where customers can buy 10 nuggets for the price of only $1.49, about 50 percent off the regular price of $2.99 The promo, which the Ontario, Canada-based burger restaurant chain has initially rolled out earlier…
Twitter Inc (TWTR)’s Sudden Spike Sparks Curiosity
After a fairly difficult 2014, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) augured 2015 with plenty of hopes and plans and much of this optimism stood vindicated when the stock registered a sharp rise of 2% during Friday’s trading session. ‘ClassCurious’ was how this increase was termed on CNBC and questions were posed to Aaron Kessler, senior analyst with…
J C Penney Company Inc (JCP) Targets More Store Closures, Shares Soar Amid Positive Performance Data
The shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) jumped in excess of 20 percent after the company announced positive same-store sales and more closures in the line of improvement. One of the recent announcements from the company indicated closure of up to 40 more stores in the country. Joey Thomas, spokesman for J C…
T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS) Exceed Targets for 2014 Subscriber Growth
T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS) is the smallest of the US’ main mobile phone carriers, but it certainly is not the smallest in terms of subscriber growth. The network has reported it has acquired post paid subscriptions from 1.3 million new customers as of the fourth quarter, with 1 million of the new subscribers being on…
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Entice Advertisers With Interactive Presentation at “Tweet Suite”
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is keen on winning advertisers to use its platform, and the social media network’s latest effort towards that goal is through a presentation made at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Through the “Tweet Suite”, which is actually a hotel suite decked with Twitter’s bird logos as well as giant screens…
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD)’s Food Safety Nightmare Continues, Plastic Found in Nuggets Sold in Japan
It seems like the food safety issues are going to linger around a bit longer with McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) as the world’s largest fast-food chain served fries with human tooth and chicken nuggets with plastic in one of its Japan retail outlets. The past one year has not been great, both in terms of sales…
AT&T Inc. (T) Fights Back With Rollover Data Plans For Over 50 Million Subscribers
In an attempt to get back to its smaller rival, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has launched a rollover data plan for nearly 50 million customers of the company. The Mobile Share Value Customers of the company, both new and existing, would be able to enjoy the data rollover services starting January 25. Earlier last month, its…