Brownstone Brooklyn home prices fell off a cliff in the first quarter

Spencer Platt/Getty Images The median home price in Brownstone Brooklyn fell more than 11% year-over-year in the first quarter. The Financial District saw a big drop in home sales.  Hospitals have emerged as one of the largest real estate owners in the country.  The median price of a home in Brownstone Brooklyn (Boerum Hill, Brooklyn […]

Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 1.4% in Q1 2018, 14th straight quarter of decline

The PC market has now been in decline for 14 quarters in a row, according to research firm Gartner. The streak, if you will, dates back to the second quarter of 2012. For Q1 2018, Gartner found PC shipments were down globally year-over-year, while IDC reported they were flat. So far, 2018 doesn’t look like […]

Holiday secrets: Quarter of Britons admit to taking THIS bizarre item abroad

Britons heading on holiday often pack the usual items, such as suncream and sunglasses. The reason for a break away is often to relax and catch up on some much sleep. A staggering 74 per cent admitted a comfortable bed is one of the top priorities when choosing where to stay. Yet the study found […]

Phone Reps Sharing Chase Freedom Bonus Categories for 2nd Quarter 2018

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“Always Connected” Windows on ARM machines coming this quarter

Enlarge / The Asus NovaGo. (credit: Asus) Always Connected Windows 10 PCs that use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 ARM processors will work on all four major US networks, the chip company has announced today, with T-Mobile and AT&T joining the previously announced Sprint and Verizon. In total, 14 different network operators across 10 countries have pledged […]

Microsoft 2Q18: Trump tax hit turns strong quarter into $6.3B loss

(credit: Julien GONG Min) Microsoft has posted the results of the second quarter of its 2018 financial year, running up until December 31, 2017. Revenue was $ 28.9 billion, up 12 percent year-on-year, and operating income was $ 8.7 billion, a 10 percent increase. Net income was, however, a loss of $ 6.3 billion, with […]

How Square’s CFO exercises financial discipline to grow the $16.5 billion public company by 40% each quarter (SQ, TWTR)

Square Payments startup Square has had a massive year, with its share price trebling and the firm on track to post around $ 1 billion in adjusted revenue for 2017. Chief financial officer Sarah Friar guided the firm through its IPO and told Business Insider that Square’s success boils down to financial discipline and considered […]