Facebook Inc. has a new payment group with a familiar face. David Marcus, co-creator of the company’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead Facebook Financial, an initiative to run all payment projects, including Facebook Pay, a feature it plans to build in all has apps. Former Upwork Inc. UPWK, -2.94% Chief …
Read More »Woman who destroyed the mask exhibit at Target: “Mental illness has really been something that has not been addressed as a result of this pandemic”
Stress and fear of COVID-19 can take its toll. Melissa Rein Lively, the woman who was filmed destroying a mask in early July on a Target TGT, + 1.18% in Scottsdale, Arizona, and posted it on social media, says he spent a week at a mental health center after the …
Read More »Albertsons shares are falling because strong earnings were not enough
Text size Digital candles increased 276% in the quarter, while sales in the same store rose 26.5%. Matthew Staver / Bloomberg News Albertsons Cos. He released an optimistic first-quarter fiscal report on Monday, but his shares were falling because investors may have been waiting for more from the supermarket operator, …
Read More »Snap ‘is performing better than its social media peers’ as it moves into the second half of 2020
After Snap Inc. shares initially sank in the news of its second-quarter results on Tuesday, they recovered quickly once analysts read the fine print and dug deep into the numbers. Quarterly losses increased, but so did daily active users and revenue, with strong indications that the current quarter is shaping …
Read More »Disney World guests can no longer eat or drink while walking
Be our guest, with a few exceptions. That appears to be the motto of the Disney World pandemic, as the beloved theme park struggles to keep visitors safe and socially aloof, while providing a fun and memorable experience after a partial reopening on July 11. Some restaurants and attractions remain …
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