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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...

  • Wal-Mart Warns of ‘Challenging’ Outlook as Sales Slip

    By Reuters

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted disappointing quarterly sales on Thursday after shoppers worldwide proved cautious, prompting the discount retailer to lower its revenue and profit forecasts for the year.

  • Apple Moving Closer To Deal With China Mobile

    By LEE CHYEN YEE and YIMOU LEE, Reuters

    The stars may be aligning for a long-awaited deal between Apple Inc and China Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest mobile carrier, that could help the iPhone maker claw back lost ground in its most...

  • JPMorgan Traders Charged with ‘London Whale’ Fraud

    By Reuters

    Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Wednesday criminally charged two former JPMorgan Chase & Co employees with wire fraud and a conspiracy to falsify books and records related to the bank's $6.2...

  • 40 Percent Surge Lifts Facebook Near $38 IPO Price

    By Reuters

    Facebook's stock on Tuesday came within a hair of reclaiming its $38 debut price for the first time since going public in 2012, a milestone in the social networking company's effort to wipe away Wall...

  • Apple Broke Antitrust Law in E-Book Pricing: Judge

    By Reuters

    In a decision that could reshape how electronic books are sold on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that Apple Inc conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and ordered a trial on damages.