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End of year stock roundup: How did Amazon perform in 2018?

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Reinventing the World of Banking


Amazon has been a good performer in 2018, and is up nearly 40 percent in the year. In September, the share price for it hit $2,000. The Seattle-based American electronic commerce company, whose CEO and founder is Jeff Bezos — America’s richest as noted by Forbes —was created in 1994. Back in 1997, when it issued its initial public offering of stock, shares were trading at $18. At the time of writing, Amazon shares are now worth $1,658, according to Yahoo! Finance. Its market cap is currently worth more than $810 billion, up from around $564 billion at the start of the year.…

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The best and worst gaming stories of 2018

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


2018 has been a year with some awesome games, and some not-so-awesome things happening in the gaming industry. Here are the biggest stories we saw in gaming this year. The Jacksonville shooting We can’t bring up this year’s events in the gaming industry without bringing up the tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. Two gamers lost their lives and several others were wounded during a Madden tournament when a competitor entered the venue with a gun and opened fire. Several viewers, watching the tournament gameplay live on Twitch, could hear the sounds of the gunfire. This is a horrible situation, and our…

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The best and worst gaming stories of 2018

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


2018 has been a year with some awesome games, and some not-so-awesome things happening in the gaming industry. Here are the biggest stories we saw in gaming this year. The Jacksonville shooting We can’t bring up this year’s events in the gaming industry without bringing up the tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. Two gamers lost their lives and several others were wounded during a Madden tournament when a competitor entered the venue with a gun and opened fire. Several viewers, watching the tournament gameplay live on Twitch, could hear the sounds of the gunfire. This is a horrible situation, and our…

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We stopped using these apps in 2018 — here’s why

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


We all have that app on our phone we’ve been meaning to delete. You might be wasting too much time on it, its creators might be morally corrupt, or it simply hogs up too much space on your phone. It’s a difficult process to take the final step and let it go, but anything’s possible with a little emotional support. That’s why our writers have gathered a list of the apps they’ve stopped using in 2018 — if we can do it, then you can too. Google Chrome Már Másson Maack picks: It’s unsettling to think of exactly how much…

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