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Iraq's Over, But the Economic War Continues
As President Obama declares the official end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, he says his "central responsibility" will be to revive the economy. But his call won't do much to change the political war at home.
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Personal Finance Daily: The jaw-droppping pay gap between workers, CEOs
In the past couple of years, men's median weekly wage started decreasing. A new study finds that, among men and women workers aged 25 and over, the only group that saw wages rise in the past year was women with college degrees, though men's median ...
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News Wrap: Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 25
HARI SREENIVASAN: Bombs tore into crowds of Shiite Muslims in Lahore, Pakistan, today. At least 25 people were killed, and 150 others were wounded. A camera captured the first explosion, a timed bomb that went off amid 35,000 people in a religious ...
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Hurricane Earl: A Lost Weekend for Airlines and Insurance Companies
As Hurricane Earl nears the East Coast, airlines and insurance companies brace for a costly weekend. Continue reading Hurricane Earl: A Lost Weekend for Airlines and Insurance Companies Hurricane Earl: A Lost Weekend for ...
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News Wrap: Petraeus Acknowledges Slow Progress in Afghanistan
HARI SREENIVASAN: Five more American troops were killed in Afghanistan today. That made 19 U.S. deaths in the last four days, bringing the total to 55 for August. The total killed in July is 66. Word of the latest casualties came as General David ...
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Briefs:Ex-Lehman chief critical of regulators
WASHINGTON Ex-Lehman chief critical of regulators The former chief of Lehman Brothers told a panel investigating the financial crisis that the Wall Street firm could have been rescued, but regulators refused to help even though they later bailed out .
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Energy Stocks: Energy stocks flatten; Petrobras gains
at MarketWatch] - Energy stocks trade flat to higher after having scored big gains in Wednesday s session, while investors attention fixed on Petrobras as the Brazilian company firms up plans for a massive stock offering.
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Closing Bell: Choppy But Solid Day Ahead of Unemployment (HPQ, DELL, PAR, ME, BKC, OREX, AAPL)
Filed under: After the Bell , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) , Burger King Hldgs (BKC) , S and P 500 , DJIA , NASDAQ Today was up most of the day but it felt choppy compared to yesterday's gains. A strong gas supply, a tick up in housing ...
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Hurricane Earl Losses To Hit Allstate, AIG
Hurricane Earl is poised to hit North Carolina, and insurers there could feel the losses.
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Asia Higher, But Caution Prevails
Asian stock markets closed higher Thursday. In Tokyo, tech plays and auto makers drove the market higher, pushing the Nikkei up 1.5%
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Hurricane Earl Upgraded To Category 4 Storm Again
Hurricane Earl Upgraded To Category 4 Storm Again
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Apple Wants To Friend You
Apple gets into the social media business with Ping - where 160 million iTunes users can be friends.
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Apple TV swings hard but misses
Apple 2.0 Google 24/7| Enterprise Financial Mobile PCs Social Tablets Apple TV swings hard but misses September 2, 2010 2:28 PM The previous version of Apple TV was dubbed`` take two. '' Will the new model be known as`` strike three''? By John Patrick ...
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Netflix Adds Polish With Apple
Apple's decision to include a streaming video service from Netflix is another sign the DVD rental company may be able to weather a shift to Internet video that is challenging others.
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A look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:
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Deals wrap: Whopper deal sealed
A snapshot of the day's top stories.
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Apple Ping: Social network for music
Apple Inc. introduced Ping today, a new social music network, included with iTunes 10. Here is a play-by-play of Steve Job's introduction of Ping to the public. Read more about Apple's fall product line on Faster Forward. Apple - iTunes - ...
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Nikkei rises 1.17% off 16-month lows, China PMI lends support
Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday, with the key Nikkei stock index gaining 1.17 as robust Chinese manufacturing data and strong economic growth in Australia, coupled with easing fear about the yen's rise lifted investors sentiment. Australia's ...
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Apple's Stealth Plan to Conquer the Media Industry
Poor Apple. Steve Jobs and Co. have lined up all the pieces to take over the media industry, but the big music labels and movie studios keep standing in its way. So Apple has been forced to build its media empire in a stealthy, piecemeal fashion. It ...
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Apple revamps iPods for fall product line
Apple Inc. introduced a new line of iPods today, touting new colors, improved camera functionality and better battery life. Here is a play-by-play of Steve Job's demonstration of the music players to the public. Read more about Apple's fall product ...
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Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005
The UK should have addressed its public deficit back in 2005, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC.
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Crude Oil Prices Ease Back Thursday
October delivery crude oil prices dropped 47 cents to $73.44 per barrel in New York.
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Stocks stay close to home ahead of Friday data
MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks stay close to the flat line ahead of Friday s jobs data.
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Asian factories beat out Europe's (2)
China's ever-growing influence showed up in Australia, which grew 1.2 percent in the second quarter, beating market forecasts largely due to China's and India's huge demand for Australia's resource riches, from coal to wheat. The Institute of ...
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August Retail Sales Beat Expectations as Stores Get Smarter
Despite heat waves, penny-pinching parents and a weak job market, stores posted generally solid sales in August. They benefited from a sharper focus on inventory control, giving locals stores more say in merchandising and by using well-timed ...
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Cassidy: David Newman captures the artists of Silicon Valley
David Newman is an artist armed with an iPad. He finds inspiration in the developers and designers of Silicon Valley who build the tools that allow him to do his art and allow the rest of us to do much more.
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World stocks, oil prices up
LONDON - WORLD stocks hit a two-week high on Thursday and oil prices rose as optimism from strong US and Chinese manufacturing data extended into a second day ahead of a euro zone interest rate decision and key US jobs data. Wall Street posted its best ...
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Lehman: Fed Should Have Saved Bank
Former Lehman Brothers head Dick Fuld said the Federal Reserve should not have let his bank fail in September 2008, saying that as the financial crisis began, the Fed expanded access to its credit facilities to other banks but excluded Lehman. In...
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Stocks Rally On News Of Pickup In Manufacturing Activity
Stocks saw substantial gains to open the traditionally downward trending month of September on Wednesday, as data showing a pickup in manufacturing activity in both the U.S. and China recharged some hopes of a continued economic recovery. The rally was ...
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Reheating Burger King wont be another LBO whopper
It's easy to see why private equity firms might salivate at the prospect of another bite at Burger King. The fast-food chain has made a fortune for a trio of buyout barons who acquired the company in 2002 and flipped it onto public markets four years ...
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