by Thom Forbes on May 31, 7:49 AM
Just because you made it, you don't control its destiny forever. That's not your tweenager talking; that's the U.S. Supreme Court.
by Thom Forbes on May 30, 7:52 AM
With the "Baywatch" big-screen debut and the fifth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" getting pounded by critics and flopping - at least domestically - over the long weekend, Hollywood already has its eyes on "Wonder Woman," which is garnering very positive first reviews this morning. It opens Thursday with Gal Gadot in the title role.
by Thom Forbes on May 26, 7:53 AM
After much gnashing of hype and angst, Amazon opened its physical bookstore in New York's Columbus Circle yesterday to reviews leaning toward three stars, maybe.
by Thom Forbes on May 25, 7:55 AM
As the summer season opens in the Hamptons this weekend, all eyes are not so much on J.Crews' hemlines as they are on its bottom line.
by Thom Forbes on May 24, 7:50 AM
Target yesterday agreed to pay $18.5 million to 47 states and the District of Columbia for a data breach in November 2013 that allowed hackers to obtain supposedly secure information about millions of its customers, including credit card numbers, expiration dates, CVV codes and encrypted debit PINs.
by Thom Forbes on May 23, 7:49 AM
Patent trolls - entities or individuals who buy up patents with the sole intent of suing someone who invents something similar - were issued travel restrictions yesterday by the Supreme Court that are expected to reduce the amount of nuisance litigation.
by Thom Forbes on May 22, 7:37 AM
Ford CEO Mark Fields will be put to pasture this morning and replaced by former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett, according to numerous reports. Hackett, 62, has been leading Ford Smart Mobility, the subsidiary that is developing its autonomous capabilities among other endeavors, since March 2016.
by Thom Forbes on May 19, 7:54 AM
After years of floundering while Amazon and other e-commerce innovators ate its lunch, Walmart yesterday reported a 63% spike in online sales for its latest quarter, building out on a 29% improvement in the previous quarter. "We're transforming to become more of a digital enterprise," says CEO Doug McMillon.
by Thom Forbes on May 18, 7:44 AM
Ford Motor Co. yesterday said that it would lay off about 10% of its salaried workforce - a total of about 15,000 white-collar jobs with about 9,600 of them based in the U.S., 1,000 in Mexico, 600 in Canada and 4,141 in the Asia Pacific region. The cuts will include employees working in communications, corporate staffing, finance, government affairs, marketing, purchasing and sales.
by Thom Forbes on May 17, 7:41 AM
Biz Stone, one of the four co-founders of Twitter way back in 2006, is returning to the company "to guide the company culture, that energy, that feeling," as he writes in a post on "Medium," which he also co-founded. "I'm not replacing anyone at Twitter. Somebody mentioned I'm just filling the 'Biz shaped hole' I left. You might even say the job description includes being Biz Stone," he continues.