Los Angeles Times |
Roku IPO: Shares jump 68% as investors bet the firm can fend off Amazon, Apple and Google
Los Angeles Times Investors brushed aside concerns about Roku's stiff competition in the video streaming business, sending the company's shares up 68% on its stock market debut Thursday. Roku stock closed at $23.50 after pricing its 18 million shares at $14 apiece … Roku IPO: Company sets 2017 record as shares soarThe Mercury News Why the Roku IPO Was One of the Market's Hottest Stocks TodayFortune Roku IPO Is Year's Best for Tech Stock Debut With 68% JumpBloomberg TheStreet.com –CNBC –KOMO News –Forbes all 112 news articles » |
New York Times |
Ikea Enters 'Gig Economy' by Acquiring TaskRabbit
New York Times An Ikea store in Emeryville, Calif. The retailer said in a statement that TaskRabbit services could someday be extended globally. Credit David Paul Morris/Bloomberg. Ikea, the Swedish home goods retailer, said on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire … IKEA Makes a Power Move to Fight Off AmazonVanity Fair Behind Ikea's purchase of Taskrabbit, Amazon loomsSFGate Ikea buys odd jobs firm TaskRabbitBBC News Quartz –Los Angeles Times –Recode –USA TODAY all 82 news articles » |
Reuters |
US economy accelerates in second quarter; hurricanes expected to slow growth
Reuters FILE PHOTO: Customers shop at a Whole Foods store in New York City, U.S., August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy expanded a bit faster than previously estimated in the second quarter, … More Relief for Hurricanes Irma and HarveyCSPDailyNews.com Chubb: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma Losses to Top $1 BillionInsurance Journal Pawtucket, Central Falls to jointly bid for Amazon's HQ2Turn to 10 Accounting Today –World Politics Review –Bloomberg –SaharaReporters.com all 86 news articles » |
CNBC |
Final reading on Q2 GDP up 3.1%, vs 3% rise expected
CNBC The growth rate was expected to remain at 3 percent according to a survey of economists from The Wall Street Journal. The economy at its core remains stable, as steady job growth and a booming stock market encourage households to spend. Published 16 … US Second-Quarter Growth Revised Upward to 3.1% Annual PaceBloomberg US economic growth hits a 2-year high on strong business and consumer spendingBusiness Insider GDP revised up to 3.1 percentAlbany Times Union BBC News –The Straits Times –Houston Chronicle –GuruFocus.com all 52 news articles » |
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