Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks

Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks

Only days after Spotify announced its foray into physical book sales, which included an audiobook feature that lets you sync your listening and your offline reading progress, Amazon-owned Audible has launched a feature that brings ebooks together with audiobooks. The company announced on Wednesday an “immersion reading” feature in the Audible app, which allows readers…

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Electronic Arts, 550억 달러 상당의 투자 컨소시엄에 인수, 비상장 기업으로 탈바꿈

Electronic Arts, 550억 달러 상당의 투자 컨소시엄에 인수, 비상장 기업으로 탈바꿈

Barron’s의 알렉스 율 부편집장과 ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ 패널은 온라인 도박 입구와 금주의 주식 추천에 대한 우려 증가에 대해 토론합니다. Sims, Madden NFL, Plants vs. Zombies 등으로 유명한 비디오 게임 회사인 Electronic Arts가 약 550억 달러 규모의 계약으로 개인 회사가 될 예정입니다. 사우디 아라비아의 공공 투자 기금, 사모 펀드 회사인 Silver Lake, Jared Kushner의 Affinity Partners는 EA를…

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Trump announces $100B oil investment plan for Venezuela following Maduro's capture

Trump announces $100B oil investment plan for Venezuela following Maduro’s capture

O’Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O’Leary joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to weigh in on the White House considering paying Greenland residents, what U.S. control of Venezuela’s oil means for Canada and job creation under the Trump administration.  President Trump on Friday said major U.S. oil companies will invest $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s energy sector after…

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Can the decline in population be fought with steroids? The Enhanced Games is looking to discover the answer.

Can the decline in population be fought with steroids? The Enhanced Games is looking to discover the answer.

The Enhanced Games, a novel sports event explicitly allowing performance-enhancing drugs, seems like a publicity play for the techno-macho age: Olympic-caliber athletes on steroids vying for million-dollar prizes in Las Vegas. Yet, co-founder Aron D’Souza envisions a telehealth business with a 90% gross margin and a proposal for governments grappling with aging populations.  Set to…

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Papa John's to close hundreds of restaurants

Papa John’s to close hundreds of restaurants

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Pizza chain Papa John’s said it plans to close hundreds of underperforming restaurants in North America by the end of next year. “We have identified approximately 300 underperforming restaurants across North America that are not meeting brand expectations or lack a clear path to sustainable financial improvement, as well…

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Francesca's files for bankruptcy, launches closing sales at all locations

Francesca’s files for bankruptcy, launches closing sales at all locations

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Women’s specialty retailer Francesca’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and launched going-out-of-business sales across all of its stores. The company, founded in Houston in 1999, announced Friday that it voluntarily filed for protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The retailer said the…

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