The statewide average price for a gallon of gas is now $1.89, whereas the national average is $2.13, and it looks like it may soon get even cheaper. Colorado’s average price was $2.19.
The LA Times lauded Obama’s speech, saying it was “personal and inspirational, touching and soaring”. Given Obama’s popularity among the party faithful, Kaine was relegated to speak before him.
Amazon reported another surge in revenue for its cloud business last quarter, though the growth is slowing as the division gets bigger. Investors sent the stock up more than 2 per cent in after-hours trading.
Net cash flow provided by operating activities of $438.9 million, down 51%. The company’s revenue was down -.9% compared to the same quarter past year.
During the Television Critics Association press tour, per Screencrush, Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos noted that the current schedule for Marvel-Netflix shows will be two a year – so we’ll fill that quota for this year with the September 30 release...
China will cut off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, days after an global tribunal ruled against Beijing’s broad claim to the waters.
The global team of experts searched museums and other sources for DNA samples to determine the existence of the new whale, which is smaller and darker in color than the more common Baird’s beaked whale.
In the next year, Facebook’s revenue will probably top US$26 billion – even more – while the revenue growth in every major media company slows or falls (in the case of print).
Google parent Alphabet said Thursday its second quarter profit jumped 43 percent from past year to $4.9 billion, in results that lifted shares of the internet giant.
The alert by the California Independent System Operator asks residents to cut back their power use, especially during peak hours of 2 to 9 p.m. The alert was initially issued only for today, but Cal-ISO later extended it through Thursday.