In its biggest acquisition yet, tech giant Facebook has snapped up popular messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition finally makes Facebook a big player in the world of mobile messaging, a sector
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Gap Is Hiking Its Minimum Wage
Workers at the retail store will now make at least $9 an hour
Facebook To Buy WhatsApp for $16 Billion
The mobile-messaging service sees 450 million users a month
Google Is Making a Major Play to Provide Your Internet
Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, and San Jose are on Google’s list
Rise of Ride Sharing Could Mean Pricier Auto Insurance for Everyone
That’s what forces pushing new regulations on sharing are suggesting anyway. Ride-sharing services see the situation quite differently, of course.
Feds To Craft New ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
Regulations would prevent Internet service providers from favoring or slowing down certain websites
Retailers Are Tracking Your Every Move. Use This Website to Opt Out
Increasingly data-hungry retailers have been quietly leveraging customers’ smartphones to track their movements within stores in recent years. But a new website will allow you to opt out if you’d rather not have these
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Cold Weather Freezes House-Building Nationwide
Construction on new homes down 16 percent in January
Americans Are Taking on Debt at Scary High Rates
Overall debt levels rose at the fastest rates seen since 2007, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve of New York
Here's Why Your Netflix Streaming Is Slowing to a Crawl
Financial disputes over peering are threatening the video service
Snow Removal This Winter Is Costing Your Town a Fortune
We have a lot more winter—and potentially lots more brutal cold, snow, and ice—to go through before the arrival of spring. The problem is many states and towns have already run through a season’s worth of the money and …
Jewelry Giant Signet To Acquire Zale For $690 Million
Merging the two largest jewelers in the country