Gold fell more than 1 percent to a five-year low on Wednesday as a bounce in the dollar fueled downside momentum, with investors continuing to pull away from the metal after its dramatic slide earlier this week.
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Apple reports strong sales but disappoints Wall Street
Apple may have exceeded internal targets for third quarter of fiscal year 2015, but Wall Street is not impressed. In its earnings report, the company announced that sales of iPhone, which represents more than half of Apple's business, had increased.Apple sold 47.5 million iPhone units.
AT&T will charge additional fees for new installation and upgrades starting August 1
Starting August 1, AT&T will charge $45 for new installations and upgrades to those who are under a one to two-year contract. AT&T will also charge another $15 activation fee for the new subscribers of AT&T Next even if you bring your own phone.
Qualcomm slashes jobs and costs, says may split itself
Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said it may break itself up as it delivered its third profit warning this year and announced plans to slash jobs and spending in the face of rising competition.
New York moves to raise state minimum wage to $15 for fast-food workers
New York moved on Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour by the end of 2018 in New York City and by mid-2021 in the rest of the state.
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Since the alleged approval of "Project Titan" by Apple CEO Tim Cook in 2014 has been leaked last February, rumors about the company developing an autonomous car have persisted. This week, thoughts about the confidential electric car project are again reinforced with the appointment of new car experts.
ZTE, a Chinese mobile device company announced the launching of the Axon Watch in Water Cube Beijing, China. The first smart watch from ZTE can track your health data, including the heart rate. The watch had passed the IP67 certification, which means it is tested to be water resistant.
Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission declared that he's supporting the $48 billion merging of AT&T and DirecTV. Though, the approval from five of his colleagues is still pending.
Aaron Johnson, a co-inventor of the Circuit Cutting Machine is launching Shotbox on Kickstarter. Shotbox is a handy tabletop photo studio that comes in the form of a box which lit its inside surface by the use of LED lights to achieve perfect shots with any type of cameras including smart phones and tablets.
Evernote has a new chief executive officer. This was announced by Phil Libin, co-founder and longtime CEO of the productivity and note-taking app.
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for all Windows-based systems in order to address a recently-discovered critical flaw in the operating system.
Greek depositors lined up outside banks Monday as banks reopened three weeks after closing their doors. But while people can now withdraw money, restrictions remain and, with new taxes, they will have to shell out more for goods and services.
Adding electronic drums and drum machines can give a digital kick to your music track, but nothing can replace the old school skins. Now, crowdfunding Sensory Percussion offers the best of both worlds.
A NASA-funded study shows that humans could get back to the moon in the next ten years, and could live there in another ten years.
