Op-ed: Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are acting more like celebrities than company execs

by | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg are busy doing things quite atypical for top executives of a high-profile public company. Zuckerberg has been criss-crossing the country — in the Deep South in February, then the Midwest...

This tech stock was downgraded after doubling in a year because that’s ‘as good as it gets’

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Jefferies lowered its rating on Western Digital to hold from buy, citing the risk of too much flash memory supply in the coming year.The company reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday. Western Digital manufactures hard drives and flash...

U.S. casino stocks with Macau exposure rally after Macau revenue beats

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Wynn Resorts stock is up more than 3 percent intraday after Macau’s April casino gross gaming revenue rose 16.3 percent, ahead of analysts’ consensus for 15 percent growth. Also, shares of MGM Resorts and Las Vegas Sands were each up more than 1 percent...

McDonald’s invents ‘supremely superfluous’ Frork utensil to pitch its new burgers

by | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

McDonald’s wants to get the word out that sandwiches in its new Signature Crafted Recipes line-up are so packed with toppings that you’ll need a special utensil to deal with it — the Frork. The burger giant is touting its Frork, basically a fork with...