Amazon To Hire 80,000 Holiday Workers
An increase in customer demand is prompting Amazon to add 14 percent more temporary workers this holiday season than it hired last year at this time.
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Turmoil Continues In Financial Markets As Dow Plunges
Stocks took a beating on Wednesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 falling more than 2 percent before bouncing back slightly. Money flowed into safe haven investments such as U.S. Treasuries.
New GMOs Get A Regulatory Green Light, With A Hint Of Yellow
Farmers will be able to plant types of corn and soybeans that can tolerate doses of two weedkillers. It may be one of the most significant developments the world of weedkilling in more than a decade.
Snapchat And Dropbox Breaches Are Really Third-Party-App Breaches
While troves of data from the ephemeral messaging app Snapchat and the cloud storage provider Dropbox were leaked, the companies put the blame elsewhere.
HBO Without Cable, Coming In 2015
HBO has announced that beginning in 2015, it will offer what many have long wanted: access to HBO without having cable.
The Holidays Bring A New Season For Credit Card Breaches
Shoppers are heading into the heavy-spending season with no new credit safeguards in place. Experts say it'll be at least another year before the U.S. system moves beyond technology from the 1970s.
Microsoft Windows Flaw Let Russian Hackers Spy On NATO, Report Says
A weakness in Microsoft Windows has been exploited by Russian hackers to spy on Western governments, NATO, European energy companies and an academic organization in the U.S., according to a report.
Customers Can Keep The Tip — Which Might Please Restaurant Workers
A handful of restaurants are experimenting with no-tipping models, guaranteeing their servers a base level of pay. So far, satisfaction is up and turnover is down.
Movie Theaters Hope To Add Another Dimension To Their Profits
Domestic movie ticket sales seem to have topped out. Now, cinema owners are trying to lure customers — and justify higher ticket prices — with innovations like panoramic screens and so-called 4-D.
How College Students Battled Textbook Publishers To A Draw, In 3 Graphs
The price of new textbooks has gone through the roof. But what students spend on books has barely budged.