HP is reinventing the retail space with its new HP elitePOS product. HP's General Manager and Vice President of Retail Aaron Weiss explains how this technology can transform the retail industry.
"Digital is not new but it is accelerating," says Weiss. "The expectations of consumers as shoppers is changing." Now, consumers are expecting a lot more from their brick-and-mortar experience explains Weiss.
HP is featuring its elitePOS at the 2018 National Retail Federation conference. Weiss says this is a complete rethinking of a traditional point-of-sale device. "Security is critical to our retailers, and is going to grow in importance," says Weiss.
General Motors and Honda are teaming up to produce more affordable electric vehicles. The two carmaking giant are looking to hit a price point of less than $30,000, a much lower price when compared to most other electric vehicles priced toward luxury buyers..
Tensions from the Russia-Ukraine war have spilled into space. The head of Russia's space agency has threatened to pull the country out of the International Space Station if sanctions aren't lifted on the country — but that doesn't seem to be happening any time soon. What would it mean if Russia really did leave the ISS, who would it harm the most, and what would the consequences be both for the other ISS partners, and private space travel? Casey Dreier, Chief Advocate & Senior Space Policy Adviser at The Planetary Society, joins Closing Bell to discuss.
Elon Musk is set to join Twitter's board of directors. This comes shortly after the Tesla CEO purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter, sending shares surging as much as 27% and making him the largest shareholder in the social media company. Angelo Zino, Senior Industry Analyst at CFRA Research, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to gives his take on the social media saga.
