This chart shows iPhone RAM growth over time
Getty Images Here’s a chart that shows how RAM for the iPhone has grown over time, courtesy of Graphiq: Follow: Live coverage of the Apple event More from MarketWatch The post This chart shows...
View ArticleThe end of deep-sea oil drilling as we know it
Shutterstock I have been talking about how the advent of hydraulic fracturing would change the world since 2011. Among the things I have said is that "fracking" would lead the United States to being...
View ArticleTesla ‘gigafactory’ construction progress seen in drone-shot video
A screenshot of a video showing Tesla’s ‘gigafactory’ A new video showing a built-up Tesla Motors Inc. battery factory outside Reno, Nev., has emerged. YouTube user Black66 said they flew a DJI...
View ArticleAnalysts still see Yahoo moving forward with Alibaba spinoff
Bloomberg Marissa Mayer, chief executive officer of Yahoo Inc. Analysts continue to see a possibility of Yahoo Inc.’s Alibaba spinoff a day after the Internal Revenue Service issued a private letter...
View ArticleMcDonald’s chases trends as Egg McMuffins go cage-free
Sep 9, 2015 02:52 PM McDonalds The Egg McMuffin will be made with cage-free eggs — within 10 years. How do Americans feel about eggs? Look at consumption and buying patterns over several decades and...
View ArticleIs Apple’s iPad Pro stylus outclassed by a $10,000 pencil?
Sep 9, 2015 04:37 PM ET Bloomberg The Apple Pencil is seen on a screen during a product announcement. When it comes to pricey pencils, Apple’s new writing instrument has more than a few rivals....
View ArticleEverything from Apple event: iPhone 6S, Apple TV with Siri, iPad Pro
Sep 9, 2015 04:41 PM ET Reuters Apple executive Phil Schiller speaks about the new iPad Pro during an Apple media event in San Francisco on Wednesday. Apple Inc. unveiled a suite of product upgrades...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble shares crater as loss widens
Sep 9, 2015 04:41 PM ET Bloomberg News/Landov Executives are considering a new store prototype Barnes & Noble Inc. stock closed down a startling 27.7% on Wednesday, after the company posted a loss...
View ArticleWhy Jeb Bush’s attack on ‘carried interest’ matters
Sep 9, 2015 04:55 PM ET Getty Images Jeb Bush’s joining Donald Trump in attacking ‘carried interest’ raises odds the issue will be included in tax reform legislation, analysts say. Get ready to hear a...
View ArticleApple says ‘future of TV’ is apps, but what about original content?
Getty Images Tim Cook and Apple believe that apps are the future of TV. Apple Inc. made its case on Wednesday for its highly-anticipated, new and improved Apple TV, which will hit stores in October....
View ArticleHere’s how the new iPhone 6S and iPad Pro stack up against their predecessors
MarketWatch illustration/Shutterstock At new toy for companies and consumers Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, unveiled at the company’s hardware event Wednesday, look like their...
View ArticleCopper may be headed for a significant upside move
Bloomberg Copper, which dropped from a May 5 high of 2.95 down to an Aug. 24 low of 2.20, has since climbed about 11% to 2.44 in the nearby futures contract Having traversed from the top of its...
View ArticleEllen Pao: Kleiner Perkins ‘wanted me to be silent on issues that were...
Bloomberg Ellen Pao Ending a three-year legal battle that came to symbolize Silicon Valley’s painful issues of sexism, Ellen Pao said on Thursday that she has agreed not to appeal the trial loss to...
View ArticleTreasury yields move higher as market adjusts to new supply
Shutterstock.com Treasurys sold off Thursday as U.S. stock indexes climbed, pushing yields higher, as the market adjusted to an influx of new bonds. Yields dipped after an auction of 30-year notes...
View ArticleCasper mattresses go mobile amid plans to expand
Casper Each pod in the Casper “napmobile“ has a phone that nappers can pick up to listen to bedtime stories. With boats outfitted with mattresses and a soon-to-travel “napmobile,” mattress startup...
View ArticleDemocratic candidate goes largely unrecognized in liberal bastion
YouTube Martin O’Malley has a message for Wall Street — you can’t make an honest buck there. But in his video, “How to make an honest buck on Wall Street with Martin O’Malley,” the former Maryland...
View ArticleWith iPad Pro, Apple bets on tablets beating PCs in the workplace
MarketWatch illustration/Shutterstock Apple envisions a future workplace where PCs cease to exist thanks to its giant tablets. Apple Inc. is known for a consumer-first strategy that has reared years...
View ArticleLululemon shares tank as earnings show inventory at sky-high levels
Getty Images Lululemon beat estimates but its shares took a beating Lululemon Athletica, Inc. shares closed down 16.4% on Thursday, after the company’s second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street...
View ArticleGreece will likely remain in intensive care for years without more help
Reuters Protesters in front of the Greek parliament in Athens in February. Taking the long view, Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart noted that Greece has been in a cycle of excessive...
View ArticleBrazil’s economy will likely get worse before it gets better
Getty Images View of a U.S. dollar coin and Brazilian Real notes and coins. Brazil is experiencing its worst economic downturn in 25 years. And, analysts say, it’s going to get worse before it gets...
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