Amazon Japan on Thursday said it would start offering within-the-hour delivery on 18,000 items for membership customers in parts of central Tokyo. … [Read more...]

Fundrise, the real estate crowdfunding site, is offering up to $50 million in shares to the public, for the launch of its online real estate investment trust.  … [Read more...]

The major U.S. stock indexes were mostly higher in midday trading Monday as investors weighed the economic implications of the terrorist attacks in Paris. European markets shook off an early loss and ended mixed. Telecommunications companies were among the biggest gainers. Travel-related stocks were down, while defense contractors moved higher. … [Read more...]

Stock market indexes wavered in afternoon trading Wednesday. A weak report from Macy's pushed retail stocks lower, and energy stocks retreated as the price of oil fell. … [Read more...]

ClassPass, the fitness startup that lets you pay $125 for unlimited fitness classes from dozens of gyms and boutiques, has just confirmed to TechCrunch that it raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Google Ventures. … [Read more...]

SeaWorld will reportedly be phasing out killer whale shows at one of its parks in exchange for more animal-friendly entertainment. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, earlier today SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced its trademark killer whale shows will gradually come to an end at its San Diego park beginning next year. … [Read more...]

Asian stock markets extended losses Tuesday as investors fretted over the fragile outlook for global growth and the Federal Reserve's plan to raise U.S. interest rates soon. … [Read more...]

D.R. Horton, the largest U.S. homebuilder, reported a near 44 percent jump in profit for the fourth quarter as the company sold more homes and it said orders rose 19 percent. Orders, an indicator of future revenue for homebuilders, rose to 8,477 homes, increasing in all regions except the U.S. Midwest, where they fell by one unit. … [Read more...]

DuPont's board of directors named Edward D. Breen as chairman and CEO after a month of holding those positions in an interim capacity. Breen was named as an interim leader last month after the sudden retirement of Ellen Kullman, 59, after she had fought off a bruising challenge from activist investor Nelson Peltz. … [Read more...]

California-based smartpen maker Livescribe has a big announcement today: it’s being acquired by Swedish digital-writing solutions company Anoto Group AB, which operates globally in such industries as consumer, healthcare, banking and finance, transportation and logistics, and education. … [Read more...]