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  • Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

    The Big Threat That's Sending Tesla Shares Lower

    By Michael McDonald, Oilprice.com

    Elon Musk is a genius and a visionary who is almost single handedly changing the future of mankind through three different industries at once. With that said, it’s not clear if investors can easily...

  • Here’s the Type of Gun Americans Are Buying at a Record Pace

    By Chris Morris, CNBC

    Gun sales have never been hotter in the United States. In the past eight years, the number of people who own firearms has nearly doubled — with 2015 setting records, as 23.1 million people applied...

  • A sale sign is seen inside a Target store in Delta, British Columbia January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

    Why Retailers Still Can’t Get Cyber Monday Right

    By Krystina Gustafson, CNBC

    It's been 365 days since retailers last had their sites flooded by bargain-crazed Cyber Monday shoppers. But sometimes, all the stress tests in the world aren't enough to prevent their pages from...

  • A camera drone operated by a civilian flies near the scene where two buildings were destroyed in an explosion in New York, in this file photo taken March 12, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

    Chasing Amazon, Walmart Takes to the Skies

    By Nathan Layne, Reuters

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with...

  • Larry Born, a former Walmart employee from Park Forest, Illinois, takes part in a demonstration for higher wages and better working conditions, outside of a Walmart during Black Friday shopping in Chicago November 28, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Nelles

    Here's Why Wal-Mart's Stock Tumbled This Week

    By Brian Sozzi, The Street

    "Now, when it comes to Wal-Mart, there's no two ways about it: I'm cheap," wrote Wal-Mart ( WMT - Get Report ) founder Sam Walton in his 1992 memoir "Sam Walton: Made in America." If the notoriously...

  • A McDonald's sign is shown outside one of their restaurants in Encinitas, California January 29, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake

    7 Reasons Why McDonald’s Is in Trouble

    By Hayley Peterson, Business Insider

    McDonald's is making drastic changes to save business. The fast-food chain's chief executive, Steve Easterbrook, revealed a massive turnaround strategy on Monday, following years of lagging sales and...

  • Sales stumbles raise fresh worry for corporate America

    Sweet Move? Pepsi Will Stop Using Aspartame

    By Katie Little, CNBC

    Bowing to consumer demand to ditch aspartame, PepsiCo will debut Diet Pepsi free of the sweetener in the U.S. later this year, the company confirmed Friday. "Diet cola drinkers in the U.S. told us...

  • Yahoo's Alibaba stake takes heat off weak forecast

    Here’s How Bad Yahoo’s Main Business Has Gotten

    By JAY YAROW, Business Insider

    Yahoo reported bad earnings Tuesday night . Here are the ugly numbers, via various analyst reports: Revenue was $1.04 billion, down 4% year-over-year, and below analyst expectations of $1.06 billion...

  • A McDonald's 10 piece chicken McNuggets box is photographed at the Times Square location in New York March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

    Is McDonald’s Planning a McDelivery Service?

    By Katie Little, CNBC

    While McDonald's investors will have to wait until May 4 to get a full picture of the chain's turnaround plan, a recent trademark application reveals what could be up the fast food giant's sleeve...

  • Teva plant is seen in Jerusalem

    Teva, World's Largest Generic Drugmaker, Looks to Get Even Bigger

    By Tova Cohen and Caroline Humer, Reuters

    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Tuesday made an unsolicited $40 billion offer for smaller rival Mylan NV, a bold bid for growth as its lucrative Copaxone drug faces generic competition. The...