Apple acknowledges that it deliberately slows down some older iPhones as their batteries age. The company sayd its software "throttles" apps and processes, such as Snapchat filters, that require more computing power, in order to keep the phones from unexpectedly shutting down.
Another day., another health scare at Chipotle. The Los Angeles health department is investigating reports that customers got sick after eating at one of the chain's restaurants. Concerns sent Chipotle stock down more than 3 percent on Wednesday.
Some major corporations are already making good on President Trump's promise that corporate tax cuts will help middle-class Americans.
AT&T and Comcast say they will give employees a thousand dollar bonus following the passage of tax reform. Meanwhile, banking giants Wells Fargo and Fifth Third bank saying they'll raise the minimum wage they pay employees once the bill is signed into law.
The cost of financing a home surged again this week as the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to its highest level since December 2000, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers.
A commercial fisherman accused of conspiring with others to sell 200,000 pounds (90,000 kilos) of fish in excess of legal quotas has been convicted in federal court in New York.
