Black Friday's shift to mobile
Re/code's Kara Swisher provides her outlook on the e-commerce landscape and how mobile shopping is influencing app developers in Silicon Valley.
Re/code's Kara Swisher provides her outlook on the e-commerce landscape and how mobile shopping is influencing app developers in Silicon Valley.
Today the force is with fans around the world with the first trailer arriving for "Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens." And the J.J. Abrams directed sequel brings with it an entirely new cast to join the old school heroes for the next adventure in the saga. As you'll probably remember, no shortage of names were rumored for the movie as casting got underway, and it's likely many of those folks got phone calls to read for the movie. But for Eddie Redmayne, things didn't go well. Recently stopping by the podcast Happy Sad Confused... Читать дальше...
Discussing Google Express pricing and its functionality, with Brian Nowak, Susquehanna.
On Monday, the New York Film Critics Circle will their annual awards, launching the Oscar season into high gear. Other critics groups will soon follow and December will be filled with no shortage of lists and accumulated opinions on what was cinema's finest offerings in 2014. But overseas, Sight & Sound has got the jump on everyone, with the release today of their top twenty films of the year. To be certain, this has pretty much little bearing on any awards season talk, and it should be noted... Читать дальше...
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Discussing crude oil's impact on consumer spending and U.S. stocks, with Jack Ablin, BMO Private Bank chief investment officer, and Dan Greenhaus, BTIG chief global strategist.
Want to avoid throwing away your Thanksgiving leftovers? Now, there's an app for that.
Dennis Gartman has questioned whether the Dutch repatriation of their gold reserves will damage the U.S.'s reputation.
Discussing Black Friday profitability and what stocks are impressing today, with Joe Feldman, Telsey Advisory Group..
Alright, it’s finally here. It’s been debated about as premiering in from of “The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies” and Disney’s “Into The Woods,” but Disney/LucasFilm decided to go their own way and debut the first brief teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in theaters first, perhaps as a way to encourage audiences to actually attend one. Lucky for us they also decided to release it online. And it’s pretty short. Just under a minute long, the J.J. Abrams-directed film’s trailer... Читать дальше...
CNBC's Courtney Reagan takes an early look at Black Friday mall traffic and discusses the weekend shopping outlook.
Germany's BMW is not interested in buying a stake in Tesla Motors, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported on Friday, citing a BMW statement.
Cash may be the most-requested Christmas gift, but there are smarter ways to give financial assets.
Discussing Target's online engagement and initial Black Friday sales results, Brian Cornell, Target chairman & CEO, explains how the combination of mobile shopping and free shipping gives them a unique advantage.
What do jihadi militants crave on break at the battlefront? Pringles are one frontline favorite. Another is Red Bull.
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As he approaches his tenth year as creative director, the designer describes his professional – and personal – mission at the French luxury label
The FT Alphaville reporter takes ballroom dancing lessons, talks to author John Lanchester and learns fintech jargon
Memories of battle and destruction, and the effects of time passing, are the themes of a new, thought-provoking exhibition in London
Simon West’s directing career started promisingly with the wicked action pleasure that is “Con Air,” but 15 directing credits later (many of them in TV), the filmmaker hasn’t really come close to matching those heights. But his latest film, “Wild Card” sounds at least promising. It’s remake of “Heat,” book and screenplay written by the great William Goldman (“All The President’s Men”), not to be confused with anything Michael Mann ever made. "Heat" was a 1986 action-thriller starring Burt Reynolds... Читать дальше...