The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a $135,000 fine against two Christian bakers, who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, Melissa and Aaron Klein filed a petition to overturn a ruling by the state’s labor commissioner, claiming…
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Shoppers reap benefits of a stable economy MasterCard Inc announced that shoppers have spent over $800 billion during the holiday season. While sales increase, shares of American department stores rocketed on Tuesday. Mastercard Advisors released a report that said sales in stores and online between Nov 1…
I know literally every single video you probably see talking about investing in cryptocurrencies is someone who seems completely crazy. For some reason there is a strong correlation between Bitcoin investing and believing the earth is flat. But what is the deal with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies anyways. Just…
Fast-food giant Arby’s Restaurant Group announced it has reached a deal to acquire Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW), for $2.4 billion in cash. The deal comes as casual dining is declining. Leading to that decline are Americans spending more time cooking at home and new food delivery options. Buffalo…
Meredith Corp is in the process of buying Time Inc, in a nearly $3 billion cash deal. Time Inc. is the publisher of Time, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Meredith had previously held talks to buy Time but the talks fell through earlier this year and also…
Black Friday shoppers left their digital mark on the busiest shopping day of the year. Digital sales reached a record $5.03 billion, among the top sellers were Roku and the Nintendo Switch. Online holiday sales are expected to reach $107 billion, rising more than 13% from…
Late Thursday night, Dish Network and CBS reached an agreement, hours after more than three million customers were unable to watch the LA Chargers and Dallas Cowboys game. The blackout severely impacted several major markets including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Atlanta and Boston. Both companies…
Port of Long Beach introduces their second new technically advanced fireboat, “Vigilance” Monday morning with a dockside ceremony at the Joint Command and Control Center (JCCC). “Vigilance” joins her sister vessel “Protector,” dedicated in June 2016, as the two most powerful fireboats in the world. …
Marissa Mayer still can’t explain the massive data breach that affected all users Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee and admitted that they have not been able to determine who was behind the massive 2013 data breach. Every single user was…
NEW YORK, November 7, 2017 – Social media giant Twitter announced that they are expanding to 280 characters today in several languages including English. The plan was first announced in September, explaining that it would allow users to express their thoughts more clearly without running out…