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Report: Amazon Makes A Play For Disney's Regional Sports Networks
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 3:25pm | 578Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is making a bid to expand its live sports coverage through an acquisition of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s 22 regional sports networks. What Happened Disney is fielding offers to sell 22 regional sports networks it acquired as part of its recent transaction with...
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Broadcom Says A Fraudulent DoD Memo Circulated Among Senators, Congress
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 2:10pm | 477Read More...Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) in July announced a $19-billion acquisition of CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) (formerly known as Computer Associates Technologies) in an attempt to build a leading infrastructure technology company. Earlier this year, President Trump blocked Broadcom's acquisition...
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Report: Airbnb Wants SEC Rules Changed To Give Hosts Company Equity
Friday, September 21, 2018 - 5:22pm | 449Read More...Hospitality service Airbnb provides an online marketplace that allows users to rent out their houses, properties and spare rooms to travelers. The service reported 29 million users in the U.S. and Europe in 2017, and 33 million so far in 2018, according to a study conducted by Statista....
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Why Paul Ryan's Retirement Could Signal 'An Increased Opportunity' For Impeachment Proceedings In 2019
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 2:44pm | 444Read More...Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has announced his retirement, a decision that has sparked talk that President Donald Trump could be vulnerable to impeachment prior to the 2020 election. With Ryan on the way out the door, some experts say Republicans may have trouble raising money ahead of the...
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Report: Trump Is 'Obsessed With Amazon' — And The Stock Is Falling
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 10:43am | 490Read More...Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission, but a new report from Axios suggests President Donald Trump is much more concerned with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Axios cites five sources who have discussed Amazon with Trump, all of whom describe the...
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Sean Parker On Social Media: 'God Only Knows What It's Doing To Our Children's Brains'
Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 1:41pm | 429Read More...Social media platforms are hurting your brains, at least according to the founding president of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) Sean Parker. The 38-year old member of Facebook's startup team told Axios in an interview that he's evolved into "something of a conscientious objector" on...
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Travis Kalanick Sued For Fraud By Benchmark Capital, An Early Uber Investor
Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 4:01pm | 419Read More...Benchmark Capital filed a lawsuit against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Thursday for fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, an attempt by the venture capital firm to boot Kalanick from his seat on the board. The complaint, filed in Delaware Chancery Court and first reported by...
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The Paris Climate Agreement's Most Surprising Defender: Exxon Mobil
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 12:59pm | 839Read More...President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Axios reported in a story quoting sources with direct knowledge of the decision. For his part, the president tweeted he would announce his decision in the coming days, leaving open the possibility for a change of mind. EPA...
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What The New Gig Economy Bill Means For Workers, In Layman's Terms
Friday, May 26, 2017 - 3:35pm | 613Read More...“Gig workers” make up almost 34 percent of the workforce, and Recode expects this number to double in four years. Gig workers are the Uber drivers, AirBnB property owners, the freelance writers, the self-employed musicians — the workers who make their own schedule and find their...
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The Trump Diet: Fried Chicken, Diet Coke And Big Macs Served On A Silver Platter
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 11:25am | 632Read More...Less than a month into Donald Trump’s term in office, there are already countless distinctions between the Trump administration and the Obama administration. Americans are passionately debating the implications of the policy distinctions Trump is drawing on a daily basis. However, Axios...
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The Trump Impact On Apple
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 9:54am | 327Read More...If Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) wants to open retail stores in India, it will need to satisfy the government's demands of manufacturing some of its devices locally. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research commented in a research report that President-elect Donald Trump's domestic economic policies...












