Along with the New Year came new laws. Oregon is now the first state in the U.S. to issue a law allowing pharmacists to write prescriptions for birth control pills. The law began as of January 1 and women living in Oregon can now receive birth control pills from pharmacists which means they do not […]
On Wednesday, at 6 p.m. the Toy “R” Us flagship store at Times Square in New York City closed its doors for the last time. For over 14 years, the store on Times Square offered some scale, awe and a bit of chaos to all its many tiny visitors. The Ferris wheel and its themed […]
Tesla Motors recently released the Model X SUV a much-awaited vehicle and soon will open its Nevada battery factory. To keep up with operations Tesla said it would be hiring thousands of new employees in the upcoming years said a report from a national publication. During the upcoming four years, Tesla will add approximately 4,500 […]
If users thought the iPhone 6S Plus from Apple or the Galaxy S6 Edge+ from Samsung were big, Samsung has officially debuted its Galaxy A9 across China and the smartphone has a screen of six inches. All the size of the new A9 is not only for screen space. Samsung has stuffed inside a 4,000 […]
Search engine behemoth Google is building another mobile-messaging service that will tap into its know-how in artificial intelligence and its chatbot technology in an attempt to catch up to rivals, including Facebook in the rapidly growing arena, said people who are close to the situation. Messaging services are amongst the most popular mobile apps in […]
Demand from brewers of craft beer led to an increase of 11% in hop production in the U.S. during 2015 in comparison to last year. The Department of Agriculture in the U.S. says that the production of hop totaled over 78.8 million pounds. The state of Washington produced more than 59.4 million pounds of hops, […]
Best Buy once again is doubling down with fast delivery in what is now the final home stretch before Christmas Day one week from today. The electronics retailer will tried to rein in the last minute shoppers for the holidays by offering the two-day shipping for free for their online orders that are placed by […]
Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International announced on Wednesday that it has slashed its current quarter as well as full year outlook and issued an earnings guidance that was downbeat for all of 2016. The drug maker is dealing with fallout from a relationship it had with a controversial pharmacy that specialized in mail order. Valeant shares […]
Newell Rubbermaid the maker of consumer products said on Monday it was acquiring Jarden Corp a rival for $13.2 billion in a deal involving cash and stock. This will merge brands like Yankee Candle, Graco strollers and Sharpie markers. For each share of Jarden, Newell Rubbermaid, based in Atlanta, will pay cash of $21 and […]
If the upcoming split at Yum Brands from its China division were called a divorce, the company’s CEO would want everyone to know it is the type of parting that will make both parties thriving following the break up. In fact, the CEO thinks each of the companies could in time triple their number of […]
On Wednesday, Lululemon Athletica posted a decline of 12% in its profit for the third quarter, lowered its forecast for earnings for its full year and gave guidance that was downbeat for the ongoing current. Though its results for the most recent quarter had met and or beat expectations, its new outlook pushed shares lower […]
Amazon has announced that will launch its Fire tablet across China as it attempts to compete against the big tablet makers in that region. The inexpensive tablet will be preloaded with apps from Baidu, including its video player, search engine and other apps for mobile devices. In return, it is likely that Baidu will promote […]