Business Stories from January 30, 2016 (Change date)
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The big myth Facebook needs everyone to believeJan 31, 2016 6:47 am - In the middle of January, in a change noticed nowhere but Spain, Facebook added six words to a single dialogue box - and inadvertently stumbled into a tortuous national ...
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Facebook gets even closer to moving beyond the LikeFeb 02, 2016 5:46 am - If you feel limited by Facebook's emotional range, then you're really going to like what's coming next. The company announced that it would expand its set of in-network ...
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The Internet's favorite conspiracies would involve too many people to stay secret, says scienceFeb 02, 2016 5:46 am - If NASA really faked the moon landing in 1969, about 411,000 people would have worked together to keep that information from the public, and the whole thing would have b...
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A $640 Uber ride for a 30-mile trip to the airportJan 31, 2016 6:47 am - Bonnie Lieb said she expected to pay more than usual for an Uber ride from her Sterling, Virginia, home to Reagan National Airport Monday morning. With her car still cov...
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New drone racing league wants to be next NASCARJan 31, 2016 6:47 am - Competitive video gaming is a professional sport that generates more than $700 million a year, so why not drone racing? That's the bet Nick Horbaczewski is making by sta...
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This is the biggest threat to Apple's business around the worldJan 31, 2016 6:47 am - When is selling an iPhone not the same as selling an iPhone? Easy: when you're selling it in a country whose currency is declining in value. So how many is that? Well, i...
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3 female chauffeurs win $130K each in discrimination caseJan 30, 2016 1:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has awarded damages to three Minnesota women who sued after they were dismissed from their chauffeur jobs because a Saudi prince wante...
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Sunday night deadline for 2016 health insurance enrollmentJan 30, 2016 9:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sunday night is the sign-up deadline for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law. Administration officials s...
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Malaysia prosecutor, fund will help in Swiss graft probeJan 30, 2016 2:31 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's top prosecutor said Saturday he will cooperate with Swiss authorities, whose investigation into an indebted Malaysian state inve...
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Longshoremen back at ports in NY, NJ after surprise walkoutJan 30, 2016 10:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Longshoremen are back at work in New York and New Jersey after a walkout that temporarily halted work at the busiest port on the East Coast. The Internat...
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