Economy

How Virtual Reality Can Help Businesses Succeed

Virtual reality experiences give customers a new way to interact with businesses. With virtual reality headsets becoming more affordable and accessible to consumers nationwide, businesses are finding ways to use virtual reality technology to deliver special experiences to their customers.

Cuba Businesses Still Struggle Despite Better US Relations

The thaw in United States and Cuba relations is a major step for both countries, but the business landscape is still a work in progress. Both domestic and foreign entrepreneurs are still gauging the opportunities available to them in the country and trying to find their place in the evolving social and economic community.

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Returns to Save Ailing Airline

United Airlines will once again have Oscar Munoz as its president and chief executive officer. Even while on recovery, Munoz is performing his duties as the company's CEO.

'Google Posts' for Celebs & Businesses a New Approach for Search: Will It Work?

The tech company just launched Google Posts, which in its current infant stages allows chosen individuals or a certain group, like a business entity to post content that will directly appear in the search results. For now, the 2016 US presidential candidates are the only individuals who were given access to the latest feature, which Google dubbed as "an experimental new podium."

Tesla Model 3: Price, Specs & Preorder Details to Know Before March 31 Launch

While there are some who are skeptical whether the company that offers all-electric vehicles can sustain the move to offer more affordable road machines in the long run, it seems like Tesla is already dead set on creating a wider consumer base. This is a strategy that the automaker has to make if it wants to reach its goal of having 500,000 units sold by the end of 2020.

Social Media Sunday: Facebook Backed Apple, Apple Joined Twitter, Snapchat Got More Money

This week in social media, Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp backed Apple in its encryption fight with the FBI, the same week that a WhatsApp executive was briefly jailed in Brazil in a similar case.

Here's Why Pre-Peeled Oranges are 'Hated' by the World

Whole Foods' latest offering of Sumo mandarins that come pre-peeled and packed inside a plastic container came under fire from a number of people online.

Microsoft Reportedly Wants Slack, But Not Bill Gates

Microsoft, which owns Skype via a 2011 acquisition amounting to a whopping $8.5 billion, had set its sights on rival Slack and was willing to shell out almost the same sum of money at $8 billion just to acquire the company.

Are Immigrant Jobs the First to Be Taken by Robots?

What happens to immigrants if their labor is no longer needed, as robots rise to take their jobs? What happens to immigrants if their labor is no longer needed, as robots rise to take their jobs? I've you've ever seen a video of an Amazon fulfillment center in action, you're aware of how automated blue-collar work has become.

US Jobs Report 2016: Latino Unemployment Rate Slips, but Millions Remain Jobless in February

The U.S. Latino unemployment rate dropped during February as labor force participation increased. The U. S. Latino unemployment rate dropped during February as labor force participation increased.

Social Media Sunday: Ads Coming to Your Facebook Messenger Soon, Twitter Smacks Down ISIS

This week in social media, word leaked out that Facebook will start showing ads in Messenger very soon. Meanwhile, Twitter executives bought millions in their company's stock in a move to boost confidence, and Snapchat is rumored to have started delivering detailed ad analytics, possibly resulting in a dip in prices.

5 Careers That Could Match Your Skill Set

Here are some career choices that could match your skill set. Finding a career that you really love and enjoy can be hard these days. Some days, pursuing your passion seems like a far-fetched idea and the more pressing demand to earn money becomes the priority.

5 Facts About Comparably - The Next LinkedIn, Glassdoor

A new startup called Comparably is trying to make a name for itself when it comes to delivering a more accurate and comprehensive salary and work culture data.

Consumers, Workers Call for Wendy's National Boycott - Here's Why

For years, Wendy's has turned a blind eye to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' call to join The Fair Food Program. Now, the group is bolstering its campaign to put a mounting pressure on the fastfood chain giant.

Diversity in Tech: Pressure Mounts on Rest of Silicon Valley as Intel, Apple Hit Gender Pay Equity Goals

Within Silicon Valley's diversity problem -- the underrepresentation of minorities and women in the technology industry -- is a larger issue that has affected women across business for a long time: the gender pay equity gap.

Latin American Economic Downturn Forces Private Equity to Stick Around, for Now

Latin America is going through quite a tough recession, but the private equity that flooded the region before the downturn hit is there to stay -- at least, for now.

Latin America's Facebook Obsession, by the Numbers

Facebook is beyond popular in Latin America. Facebook is beyond popular in Latin America. Latin Americans are very fond of using social media as a doorway into the Internet at large.

Will Starbucks Change the Way Italians See Coffee?

Starbucks is planning to enter the Italian coffee market in 2017. Starbucks is planning to enter the Italian coffee market in 2017. Starbucks is considered to be one of the world's biggest coffee chains and is planning to open an outlet in Milan in early 2017.

Nestlé May Have Been Using Coffee Beans Cultivated by Slave Laborers in Brazil

Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts admitted that their companies may have been using coffee beans cultivated by slave laborers in Brazilian plantations.

New AT&T App, Others Provide Alternatives to Cable and Satellite TV

AT&T will be offering an app with cable programming. The newest option for cord cutters is coming from AT&T. The service would work similar to the popular streaming service Netflix, allowing customers to stream programs right to a compatible device, CNN Money reports.
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