Facebook Scores Deal With Last Major Record Label
Social networking giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been hard at work making licensing deals with the three major record labels. Universal Music was the first to sign on the dotted line in December, followed shortly by Sony/ATV Music Publishing in January. The third and final label to get onboard is Warner Music, which has just […]
Here’s Why Shares of Cirrus Logic Slid 10% Last Month
What happened Shares of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) tumbled 10.6% in February, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company’s third-quarter fiscal 2018 sales failed to meet Cirrus’ own guidance. So what The company’s revenue for the quarter was $482.7 million, which was a 7.7% year-over-year drop, and fell far […]
RRSP Investors: 3 Top Canadian Stocks to Hold for 30 Years
Young Canadians are searching for top stocks to add to their RRSP portfolios. Let’s take a look at three top Canadian companies that should be solid buy-and-hold picks until you retire. Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) Nutrien might not be well known to many investors, but its predecessors certainly were, and the company it created through the […]
Better Buy: Square, Inc. vs. American Express
By 2026, global credit and debit card payment volume is expected to reach $52.39 trillion, a greater than 150% increase of today’s total, according to the Nilson Report. If anything, that might be underestimating the future total. Regardless if that projection is slightly more or less than the actual 2026 total, what cannot be denied […]
MoviePass: The new face of unbridled data greed
In a presentation during the Entertainment Finance Forum last week, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe bragged to the attendees about his company’s app saying, “We know all about you.” “We know your home address, of course, we know the makeup of that household, the kids, the age groups, the income.” he continued. Once more, we’re reminded […]
Motorola’s next Moto Mod may be a VR headset
New Moto Mods are becoming rather de rigueur lately, with tons of interesting if not completely practical gadgets made to snap onto the company’s compatible phones. Moto Z users have had keyboards, snap-on Polaroid photo printers, 360-degree cameras and Alexa speakers to add on to their phones. Now the company is reportedly set to release […]
‘Wave’ ring is the latest to turn your hands into MIDI controllers
Ring-shaped music controllers aren’t anything new. IK Multimedia released the iRing back in 2014, and the Enhancia made its debut at CES this year. Now we’ve got the Wave, an adjustable MIDI controller ring that can adjust sounds and effects with gestures and taps. Genki Instruments has a working prototype of the device, and is […]
Microsoft Pix can scan business cards to your contacts, find people on LinkedIn
LinkedIn used to have its own business card scanning app, CardMunch, which served a useful purpose in a world where paper cards simply refuse to die. But that app was shut down back in 2014, with LinkedIn suggesting users move to Evernote instead. Today, Microsoft is bringing back business card scanning – but this time, […]
B.C. continues to lead country in employment numbers
Province’s jobless rate down 1/10th of a point to 4.7% over past month Statistics Canada figures released this morning shows that British Columbia continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in Canada. B.C.’s jobless rate for February was pegged at 4.7 per cent, down one-tenth of a point since January and well below the national […]
War veteran finds forgiveness on return to Vietnam
‘I was expecting it to be like 1970’ Kier Kenny thought he would never return to Vietnam, but after a friend talked him into it, he is so glad he did. “[It] made me realize that these people have totally moved ahead and it’s about time for me to do the same,” Kenny said. Kenny, […]