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  • Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

    The Big Threat That's Sending Tesla Shares Lower

    By Michael McDonald, Oilprice.com

    Elon Musk is a genius and a visionary who is almost single handedly changing the future of mankind through three different industries at once. With that said, it’s not clear if investors can easily...

  • Here’s the Type of Gun Americans Are Buying at a Record Pace

    By Chris Morris, CNBC

    Gun sales have never been hotter in the United States. In the past eight years, the number of people who own firearms has nearly doubled — with 2015 setting records, as 23.1 million people applied...

  • A sale sign is seen inside a Target store in Delta, British Columbia January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

    Why Retailers Still Can’t Get Cyber Monday Right

    By Krystina Gustafson, CNBC

    It's been 365 days since retailers last had their sites flooded by bargain-crazed Cyber Monday shoppers. But sometimes, all the stress tests in the world aren't enough to prevent their pages from...

  • A camera drone operated by a civilian flies near the scene where two buildings were destroyed in an explosion in New York, in this file photo taken March 12, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

    Chasing Amazon, Walmart Takes to the Skies

    By Nathan Layne, Reuters

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with...

  • Larry Born, a former Walmart employee from Park Forest, Illinois, takes part in a demonstration for higher wages and better working conditions, outside of a Walmart during Black Friday shopping in Chicago November 28, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Nelles

    Here's Why Wal-Mart's Stock Tumbled This Week

    By Brian Sozzi, The Street

    "Now, when it comes to Wal-Mart, there's no two ways about it: I'm cheap," wrote Wal-Mart ( WMT - Get Report ) founder Sam Walton in his 1992 memoir "Sam Walton: Made in America." If the notoriously...

  • Remington Guns to Get New Triggers in Settlement

    By Scott Cohn, CNBC

    America's oldest gun manufacturer, Remington, has agreed to replace millions of triggers in its most popular product, the Model 700 rifle. The company has been riddled for years with claims the gun...

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    The Starbucks Plan for $1 Billion from Beer, Wine and Snacks

    By Lisa Baertlein, Reuters

    Starbucks Corp., aiming to give cooling U.S. traffic a jolt, on Thursday announced it will add beer, wine , and evening snacks to thousands of domestic cafes, widen lunch offerings and roll out...

  • GOP-Obama Compromise Would Mean a Scary Win for Big Business

    By David Dayen

    I’d be surprised if a single voter cast their ballot on Tuesday so multinational corporations could exempt themselves from national laws. I don’t remember one TV ad framing the election as a chance...

  • Google’s New No. 2: An Empathetic Team Builder

    By Jillian D'onfro, Business Insider

    Google just made a major management shift that has CEO Larry Page stepping back to focus more on the "bigger picture," while former Android and Chrome SVP Sundar Pichai gets way more responsibility...

  • What’s Wrong with McDonald’s

    By Ashley Lutz, Business Insider

    McDonald's is struggling to get back on top. The fast food giant reported Tuesday that global same-store sales dropped 3.3 percent in the third quarter. The company has lost market share to fast-...