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China Asks Taiwanese Rock Band Mayday To Express Pro-China Sentiments Ahead Of Crucial Elections
Thursday, December 28, 2023 - 7:17am | 591Ahead of crucial elections in Taiwan, China is reportedly asking Taiwanese rock band Mayday to voice pro-China sentiments. The move appears to be part of China’s attempts to influence the outcome of the elections. What Happened: According to a Taiwan security note and sources cited by Reuters...
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'Mayday' Protest Underway At Nation's Capitol As Truckers Protest Low Rates
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 11:38am | 792A convoy of around 70 small-business truckers convoyed to the nation's Capitol around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, to protest low freight rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The group plans to remain parked along Constitution Avenue until May 4 in hopes of attracting the attention of President Donald...
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Amazon Up 4% After In-Line Q3 Results
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 4:29pm | 367Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is up more than four percent after reporting its third-quarter results. The online retail giant reported a Q3 EPS of $(0.09), in-line with Wall Street's expectations. Earnings per share were 85 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue arrived at $17.09 billion versus the...
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Amazon Quietly Unveils $229 Kindle Fire HDX, $379 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9"
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 11:24am | 915Instead of hosting a press conference with cool invitations and endless amounts of pre-show hype, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) chose to unveil the next-generation Kindle Fire with a press release and a homepage announcement. The introduction may have been quiet, but Amazon has been making quite a bit of...