Why Helios and Matheson Stock Popped 35% Today
What happened After falling steadily for most of the week — a fall finally broken by yesterday’s $0.02 hopscotch higher — shares of MoviePass owner Helios and Matheson Analytics (NASDAQ:HMNY) surged definitively higher on Friday, closing up 34.7% and completing a round trip back to the price it fetched precisely one week ago. So what […]
General Mills Finally Sees Growth In Its Future
The food business is more competitive than ever, and General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) has felt the squeeze from a variety of sources. It wasn’t prepared for the wave of natural and organic products hitting the market; it’s facing competition from smaller, more nimble companies; and expenses like rising fuel costs are hurting its bottom line. […]
Bed Bath & Beyond Keeps Searching for a Path Forward
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) is about as exposed as a company can be to the negative trends impacting the physical retailing world. Its store base is focused in malls that are seeing falling customer traffic, and its home furnishings categories are under assault from online rivals. Those challenges didn’t let up in the specialty […]
A Close Look at Kroger, Co.’s Double-Digit Dividend Increase
If Kroger’s (NYSE:KR) momentum wasn’t already evident when the company reported its better-than-expected results earlier this month, management just gave investors another reason to believe things are going well at the grocer. On Thursday, Kroger announced a 12% increase to its quarterly dividend — a significant step up from its 4% dividend increase last year. […]
Qualcomm’s latest chip will power affordable wireless earbuds
At CES this January, Qualcomm introduced the QCC5100 chipset built to improve battery life, reception and processing power of wireless earbuds. Now the company has announced a cheaper version, the QCC3026, intended to make it easier for device companies to make their own entry-level and mid-tier Bluetooth-connected audio devices — especially as proprietary buds bundled […]
This device will literally tell you how much you stink
There’s so much bad technology in the world that Japan even has a beautiful word for pointless gadgets: “chindogu.” There’s another splendid Japanese term, one that companies are apparently holding training sessions on how to combat: “sumeru harasumento,” or in English, “smell harassment.” To help keep offensively stinky people in check, Tanita is releasing a […]
This electric taxi service only accepts payment in song
An electric vehicle is the perfect space for a car singalong. Belting out a Journey classic from the passenger seat goes hand-in-hand with an electric vehicle, mostly because the cars are super quiet, thanks to those emission-free battery-powered motors. Everyone can hear and appreciate your lyrical skills. Or your passion that makes up for those […]
A robotic astronaut named CIMON is on its way to the ISS
There’s a new astronaut on its way to the International Space Station this morning aboard SpaceX’s most recent resupply launch, and it’s only the size of a medicine ball. CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) is an artificial intelligence assistant designed by Airbus and IBM to assist the European Space Agency’s astronauts in everyday tasks aboard […]