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Chief Executive Sanjay Mehrotra told Reuters in an interview the expansion aims to meet increasing demand for chips in automobiles, which are gaining more computer power for features such as collision avoidance systems or lane departure warning systems. The money will be spent to build about 100,000 square feet of additional “clean room” space for making memory chips at Micron’s existing Manassas, Virginia factory, which employs about 1,500 people. Boise, Idaho-based Micron, the world’s fourth largest semiconductor firm by revenue according to research firm Gartner, differs from much of the chip industry in that it still makes its …read more […]

Some employees within Facebook say the company does not welcome diverse political views. Yahoo Finance’s Dion Rabouin, Dan Roberts, Rick Newman and David Pogue discuss. …read more […]

Conservative Facebook employees are reportedly complaining internally about the company’s “intolerant” liberal culture. Facebook has grappled with dissenting conservative employees before, and banned an anonymous group used by them in 2016. More than 100 politically conservative Facebook employees have formed a new internal group to complain that the famously liberal company is “intolerant” of opposing political thought, according to a report from The New York Times on Tuesday. …read more […]

There are big reasons these stocks could be worth including in portfolios now. …read more […]

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) closed the most recent trading day at $25.05, moving -0.91% from the previous trading session. …read more […]

In the latest trading session, Alibaba (BABA) closed at $178.19, marking a -1.36% move from the previous day. …read more […]

On Tuesday, The Information published a report detailing the struggles that Waymo, the self-driving car company spun out from Google, has gone through during its lifespan. In a Twitter thread detailing some background information about the Waymo program (which was initially a Google project before becoming a subsidary under Alphabet), Efrati mentioned one little-known moment in Waymo’s history that the company is unlikely to boast about. …read more […]

President Donald Trump doubled down on efforts to pressure Canada into concessions. After agreeing to compromise with Mexico on key NAFTA issues Monday, President Donald Trump doubled down on efforts to pressure Canada into concessions. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto immediately pushed back on comments excluding Canada, which was set to begin high-level meetings with the Trump administration in Washington a day later. …read more […]

Ryan McQueeney recaps the morning’s top market headlines, including President Trump’s criticism of Google, the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, and another batch of retail earnings reports. Later, he investigates why Microsoft is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). …read more […]

Leading the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) rumor mill today is news of plans for 3D Touch. Today, we’ll look at that and other Apple Rumors for Tuesday.Source: Apple …read more […]

Intel stock has a low valuation and a decent dividend yield. Intel could have another quarter or two of weakness, but its long-term outlook remains quite positive. Technology will improve and become more efficient, but we’ll need Intel chips for years and years to come. …read more […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google’s search engine was hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he would address the situation, taking a swipe at the internet giant without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. The company, part of Alphabet Inc, denied any political bias in its search engine. Trump’s criticism and threat of action to somehow restrict Google was his latest attack on a major tech company, following a series of tweets about Amazon.com, which he accused of hurting small businesses and benefitting from a favorable deal with the U.S. …read more […]

Members of online communities of credit-card super users have been freaking out over the past year after hearing stories from some JPMorgan Chase cardholders that the bank shut down their credit-card accounts. Since the credit-card rewards arms race ramped up a couple of years ago following the Chase Sapphire Reserve launch, credit-card enthusiasts who make a hobby of accumulating points for free travel and other perks have swelled in numbers. Like card sharks in a casino, these customers tend to be very savvy, know all the rules and angles, and can eat away at a bank’s credit-card profits. …read more […]

US-Mexico trade pact gives American auto plants an upper hand over Mexican facilities, where workers earn far less. Railroads also gain as the deal eases risks of big tariffs. …read more […]

The two blue chips may have peaked a couple of years ago, but the future remains brighter for one of the companies. …read more […]