Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Pandora Media Inc. hinted on Monday that their proposed merger will allow the combined company to reach millions of users who have decided that Sirius XM is not worth the money. A Sirius-Pandora combination has been viewed as largely inevitable for more than a year, but…

WASHINGTON — Days after the Trump administration instituted a controversial travel ban in January 2017, Google employees discussed ways they might be able to tweak the company’s search-related functions to show users how to contribute to pro-immigration organizations and contact lawmakers and…

Nebulous cloud growth at Oracle Corp. may not come as a shock this quarter, with investors and analysts anticipating that the enterprise software giant won’t break out cloud numbers, following the surprise omission of that metric three months ago. Oracle ORCL, +0.59% is scheduled to report its…

Would you spend up to $1,500 for the iPhone XS Max? Or even $750 for the iPhone XR? With most trade-in offers, it’s possible to sell an old iPhone to a resale site or online retailer for half the cost the iPhone XR, although you will still need to sign a two-year contract. Apple AAPL, -1.24%…

Think twice the next time you’re hailing a ride to the airport. Have you ever gotten the feeling a taxi driver is taking you for a ride? Consider taking a Lyft or Uber instead, researchers say. Taxis take unnecessarily long detours on about 7% of routes from airports, a study distributed this month…

Whatever else we can say about recent tech sector weakness — and there is no shortage of commentary on the subject — I doubt it’s signaling an imminent bear market. That should provide some solace to nervous bulls for whom memories of the bursting of the internet bubble are still fresh in their…

Liu Qiangdong, the billionaire chief executive of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. JD, +0.97% , was arrested Friday in Minnesota on suspicion of sexual misconduct but released after what the company said was a false accusation. “During a business trip to the United States, Mr. Liu was questioned…

Some of these people are not like the others. The median American household currently holds just $11,700 in savings, according to a new analysis of Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data by personal-finance site Magnify Money . Median balances (the midpoint value) are lower than…

Millions of people are expected to travel for the last weekend of summer. The last time AAA measured the number of cars on the road was 2015, when 35 million people traveled over the Labor Day weekend. This weekend could see even more traffic, as 2018 has been a record year for road travel. Memorial…

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The Democratic National Committee, which was hacked by Russian intelligence officers during the 2016 presidential campaign, has contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation after an unsuccessful attempt to access a voter database maintained by the organization. The DNC was alerted on Tuesday by the…

There is a new boldface name in the #MeToo crosshairs—and this time it’s a woman. Italian actress Asia Argento, the former girlfriend of the late Anthony Bourdain and one of the most vocal leaders of the #MeToo movement that has held powerful men to account for their own actions, paid off her own…

Companies everywhere, in every business, are paranoid about Amazon.com. This sort of paranoia is healthy for the long-term well-being of our investment portfolio, as it is creating interesting buying opportunities. A case in point: My firm spent a lot of time thinking about pharmacies when we were…

Happy Tuesday, MarketWatchers! Don’t miss today’s top personal finance stories. Royal Caribbean reportedly bans emotional support animals from all cruises The cruise line is the latest company in the travel industry to take a stand against emotional support animals. Scam robocallers are getting…

IBM Chief Human Resource Officer Diane Gherson Diane Gherson/IBM When it comes to the forefront of the global human resources landscape, Diane Gherson is someone you want to know. As Chief Human Resource Officer at IBM, Diane has helped to revolutionize IBM over the past 13 years. Under her…

Somewhere out there a cybercriminal is lining his or her pockets with cryptocurrency. Whoever it is isn't using powerful computers to do the mining. Instead, this individual is using an ever-growing army of enslaved routers to do the dirty work. Shutterstock Researchers at Trustwave have found a new…

Blue Apron Blue Apron is trying to make adjustments to its business model as revenue slides and competition heats up. Blue Apron Holdings Inc. shares have plummeted nearly 30% this week after the meal-kit company reported a wider losses and reduced revenue, but KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts are…

La Jolla, Calif.–based Triton Funds LLC is preparing to approach shareholders of MoviePass parent Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. in an attempt to assume control of the troubled company, according to the venture fund’s co-founders. Helios and Matheson HMNY, -30.00% has been struggling to stay…

Shutterstock Facebook, Twitter and Google and lots of other social media sites and services are under attack for hosting fake news, conspiracy theories and lots of just plain lies. First, we must agree that Facebook, Twitter and Google and other social media sites and services do host fake news,…

Nora, a 30-year-old waitress at a high-end New York City restaurant, has been working as a server on and off for the past 12 years and struggling with depression and anxiety for seven. The long hours, inconsistent wages, and constant pressure to keep up appearances have taken a toll on her mental…

George Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer of Crowdstrike Inc. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Companies of all sizes and spanning all industries are aware of the security risks that are out there. They understand security best practices and invest heavily in the tools and…

iPhone malware made by Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group has "abusively targeted" as many as 175 individuals, according to cybersecurity and human rights researchers. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Israel's NSO Group makes some of the most invasive, powerful spyware on the…

This March 28, 2018, file photo shows the Facebook logo at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Credit: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) The world's social media champion says it recently purged 32 pages linked to misinformation and 'inauthentic' behavior on its platforms, but…

Mayank Prakash was a chief information officer multiple times over at private sector companies such as Avaya, Sage UK, and iSOFT. He also was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he was responsible for Global Wealth and Investment Management Technology. Four years ago, he pivoted…

If you’re concerned about cybersecurity , and you’re not up to speed on illicit crypto mining, aka ‘cryptojacking,’ then it’s time to get with the program. Cryptojacking is now more prevalent than ransomware, 2017’s most popular cyberattack method. As I explained in my March 2018 article Top…

Is the market rout at Facebook Inc. just an extreme example of short-term thinking by stock investors? Even with new, lower revenue growth expectations, Facebook FB, -0.78% is still one of only 11 companies in the S&P 500 that have notched year-over-year revenue growth of 20% or more in the last…

iStock These and many other insights into the escalating costs of security breaches are from the 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study sponsored by IBM Security with research independently conducted by Ponemon Institute LLC. The report is downloadable here (PDF, 47 pp. no opt-in). The study is based on…

MarketWatch rounds up 10 of its most interesting topics over the past week. 1. What comes after Facebook’s pounding The 19% plunge in Facebook’s FB, -0.78% share price on Thursday after the company said it expected slower sales growth and faster increases in expenses may already seem like old news.…

Summer is here. While many folks are enjoying vacations, that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting new consumer products appearing on the scene. In this week’s column, I look at 2 products: one in the security space, and one in the hearing enhancement category. Both of them are easy to use, and…

For Your Benefit Gift Cards Cook Holiday Turkey’s Goose as Employee Incentive Noncash rewards are on the rise, but there are legal and practical considerations to keep in mind. July 23, 2018 , Cash isn’t always king. Employees can feel the love when they receive noncash rewards from their employer.…

Nowadays social scorings are commonly used to limit frauds. When you log in to the banks' website from social media platforms, banks have backend algorithms that analyze how long you spent in that medium. Pixabay.com The news about a pilot of the social credit system (社会信用体系 shèhuì xìnyòng tǐxì)…

Ron Baron’s local library was a critical lifeline when he was unemployed. The 20-year-old resident of Grand Junction, Colo., often found himself hanging out at the library when he was jobless. “It’s one of the only places I could go to without the expectation of spending money,” Baron said. But the…

HONG KONG — China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. has struck a deal to provide WebMD’s health-care content to the more than 1 billion users on its WeChat social network, according to both companies. The content-licensing deal includes WebMD articles, videos and slideshows covering medical and health topics,…

IRS needs to do more to prevent fraudsters from swiping taxpayer personal information to steal refunds, the General Accountability Office urged today Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg The Internal Revenue Service is not doing enough to prevent ID theft, the General Accountability Office charged…

Qualcomm is going on the offensive in its wireless business, attacking rival products from Intel and the Apple iPhones that integrate them. A collection of new data from Ookla , the largest and most prominent internet-speed-testing service, shows that Android phones integrating Qualcomm QCOM, +0.18%…

Benefits Beat A New Look at Caregiving Benefits blogger Jennifer Benz argues for organizations to rethink their benefits programs to better support caregivers, a population that makes up increasingly more of the workforce. July 20, 2018 , This past spring, I got that phone call no one ever wants to…

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - JUNE 15: As a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Litecoin (LTC), Monero (XMR), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP) and Dash on June 15, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by S3studio/Getty Images) You know we are at the top of the hype cycle on…

Hackers are constantly scouring the Internet for their next target. One of their favorite things to attack is a vulnerable database server. That's because such servers store all kinds of data that could be useful in future attacks. They're after personal data like names, addresses... and passwords.…

The Practical Employer Employees With Intermittent Explosive Disorder — Your Workplace IED Many of us have worked with a hothead. But what if that hothead has a doctor's note that they are being treated for intermittent explosive disorder? July 19, 2018 , Most every workplace has had THAT employee.…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. (Photo credit: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images.) The intelligence and security worlds were left…