May 10, 2019 5:41 pm ET Major U.S. stock indexes declined this past week as the trade dispute between the U.S. and China heated up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.1% on the week to 25942.37; the S&P 500 closed at 2881.40, down 2.2%; and the Nas…
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Uber, Lyft losses keep competitors at bay
A fare war between Uber and Lyft has led to billions of dollars in losses for both ride-hailing companies as they fight for passengers and drivers. But in one way it has been good for investors who snatched up the newly public companies’ stock: The losses ha…
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RAY MASSEY: Mercedes joins the battery battle charge as sales of pure electric cars soar
A stream of new electric cars is now accelerating into the British market, from luxurious 4x4s to sporty saloons and SUVs. This week, figures for April showed sales of pure electric cars soared by 63 per cent, and Volkswagen announced its first new electric …
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Normalizing engineers’ rockstar status is destroying tech companies
The door handles on the Tesla Model S are exceptionally terrible. Until you get used to them. Until you become an insider. Because no one really wants to wait for an actuated door handle that pops out in deference only to those who are worthy. For the mainst…
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These are the top 25 people who will have the most influence in tech this year, according to a survey of over 30,000 developers (TSLA, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL)
Stack Overflow, a site where you can get answers to even the trickiest programming questions, recently released its annual developer survey. This annual survey of nearly 90,000 developers looks at demographics, what types of work programmers are doing, the…
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