A varied group of companies including hot health and fitness device maker Fitbit (FIT) and luxury electric carmaker Tesla Motors (TSLA) will report quarterly earnings after the market close Wednesday. Also in the group are top-rated specialty-drug maker Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) and burger chain Habit Restaurants (HABT), a newly public company. Tesla Motors The automaker and energy storage battery system developer is among the most closely
In a move that will boost user activity on Facebook (FB), thus making it more attractive to advertisers, the social networking giant launched a new live broadcast channel that celebrities can use to interact with fans. Facebook on Wednesday announced Facebook Mentions , an app that athletes, musicians, politicians and other influencers can use to present live videos, viewable to users who follow them. Facebook’s celebrity offering comes months
Crowdsourced review site Yelp (YELP) is making a bigger move into health care. Consumers can already look up consumer ratings of doctors and other providers on the site. Now, Yelp says, it is adding health care statistics and consumer opinion survey data into the Yelp business pages of more than 25,000 medical treatment facilities. As a result, consumers will be able to use Yelp to find a hospital emergency room’s average wait time, see the number