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After British Prime Minister Theresa May's Thursday announcement that she will step down June 7, the race is on to replace her — and reports are emerging Boris Johnson is a lead candidate. Johnson is a member of parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. He's proving to be the first...

"Avengers: Endgame," produced by Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) subsidiary Marvel Studios, has shattered several box office records since its April 26 release.   "Endgame"  was the fastest to collect $1 billion worldwide, taking merely five days to reach the milestone...

Around 30 percent of new vehicles in the U.S. are leased, according to Statista. That number is up from just 17 percent in 2002. As car leasing becomes more popular, it's important for any potential car buyer or lessee to know what it means to lease a car and understand the pros and cons of...

One sector that has been a silent contributor to the U.S. labor market — but hasn't been recognized yet due to the stigma of being a federally illegal business — is the cannabis industry, according to a report by Leafly. A Major Industry Left Out Of Jobs Data  The number of...

With the reporting season being over for social media companies, it may be time to take stock of how the major platforms performed through the lens of key metrics. After a wave of scandals in 2018, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) redeemed itself credibly by reporting forecast-beating fourth-...

Gaming has evolved into the world's favorite form of entertainment, edging out the likes of television, films and digital music, according to Oppenheimer Funds. This has relevance for multiple stakeholders such as game developers, gaming device manufacturers and chipmakers.  Among...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) delivered a blowout fourth-quarter earnings report this week that sent the stock soaring. But while Facebook is clearly doing plenty of things right, there are a couple of trends that could be troubling for Facebook investors in the long term. Facebook added 1 million...

Gun stocks are not immune to the broader market meltdown driven by geopolitical and macroeconomic developments. And the sector has more reasons to fret beyond broader marketwide factors. Point-Blank Statistics Gun deaths are on the rise in the U.S., with the latest statistics from the Centers for...

The sell-off seen in the broader market since October is showing no signs of abatement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index are in the red for the year, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has lost over 11 percent from the year's closing high of 8,109.609...

Epic Games' blockbuster online combat game "Fortnite" is showing no signs of a slowdown. Most recently, the closely held company confirmed it has 200 million registered users for the game, a 60-percent increase from 125 million in June and 40 million in January. This widely...

Tech stocks, which led the rally for much of the current stock market bull run, are also leading the market sell-off that's occurred since the start of October.  The crème-la-crème of the tech space — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN),...

Technological obsolescence, which has swept many once much-sought after products into oblivion, could come to haunt tablets, according to data from market researcher IDC. Tablet PCs are wireless portable computers with a touchscreen interface and a form factor that's smaller than a notebook...

Pinduoduo Inc (NASDAQ: PDD) is the latest Chinese e-commerce sensation in the spotlight due to superlative growth in its three years of existence. Despite the highly consolidated nature of the Chinese e-commerce market, the startup has exhibited enough spine to not only thrive,...

Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) is approaching a key milestone.  The Stockholm, Sweden-based company was founded in 2006, and the music streaming service was first publicly released in Oct. 2008. In the U.S., the service was launched in July 2011. What...

While weak iPhone unit shipments and sour December quarter guidance were partly responsible for negative sentiment toward Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s shares following its fourth-quarter results, much of the blame could be traced to Cupertino's decision to drop its practice of reporting...