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Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Opposition In The U.S. And Greece Want Tax Cuts

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 6:33 am

Greek opposition leader Antonis Samaras wants the parliament there to approve tax cuts. He believes it will shock the economy back into a period of growth, he told the WSJ. ...
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A Note About CellPhones And Cancer

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 6:28 am

A brief note about the seesaw scientific and medical debate over whether cellphone use causes cancer. A new study from the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Standing Committee on ...
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The iPad’s 100,000 Apps

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 6:26 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now offers 100,000 apps for the iPad, according to MacStories. The iPhone has four times that many, but the iPad has only been on the market for ...
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What Does Microsoft Give Up With China Baidu Deal?

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 6:23 am

24/7 Wall St. wrote Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) about their new English search joint venture and the response was “Baidu and Microsoft announced that Bing, Microsoft’s decision ...
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Media Digest (7/5/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 6:17 am

Congress and the Administration are closer to a conclusion of negotiations on the debt cap (Reuters) The finance minister of Greece said its viability is essential to the euro zone ...
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The Eight Outrageous Costs Of The War On Terror

Posted: July 5, 2011 at 5:40 am

For the first time in U.S. history, America is fighting wars -- in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan --  funded almost entirely by U.S. government borrowing. This is according to Catherine Lutz, ...
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The Ten States Running Out Of Children

Posted: July 4, 2011 at 6:07 pm

The portion of the U.S. population that is under 15 years of age has dropped slightly during the last decade, and the ripple effect of this already has repercussions on ...
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Fake Fox Tweets Claim Obama Killed

Posted: July 4, 2011 at 11:45 am

The site FoxNewsPolitics.com, part of the online presence of the huge Fox and Fox News online presences was hacked. Malicious tweets said President Obama had been killed. Obama is actually ...
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HTC Results Crush RIM

Posted: July 4, 2011 at 7:42 am

HTC announced fiscal third quarter results. The information was good for HTC but not good for rival smartphone firm, Blackberry maker Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). HTC said revenue more ...
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Media Digest (7/4/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 4, 2011 at 7:23 am

S&P warned Greece of default risks tied a rescue plan set by French banks (Reuters) Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) said one of it pipes leaked into a Yellowstone river (Reuters) ...
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Greece’s Last Stand: S&P Rejects Bank Rollover

Posted: July 4, 2011 at 6:10 am

The will of Greece's parliament to institute austerity measures was tested to the break point last week. Plans to reduce the deficit carried by a razor thin margin. It turns ...
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Rare Earth Industry Could Be Transformed Be Deep Sea Discovery

Posted: July 3, 2011 at 8:38 pm

The largest deposit of rare earth metals have been found underneath the Pacific Ocean. Its presence could eventually break China's grip on inventories which have worried industrialists worldwide. The Nikkei ...
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Exxon’s Weekend Holiday Gift: Oil Spill Hits Yellowstone River (XOM, COP, CHSCP, TRP)

Posted: July 3, 2011 at 11:07 am

In the early morning hours Saturday, July 2nd, a 12-inch crude oil pipeline owned and operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) ruptured, spilling an estimated 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) ...
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Which Companies Really Won The June Car Sales War (TM, GM, F, HMC)

Posted: July 3, 2011 at 8:42 am

June domestic car sales were a disappointment. GM (NYSE: GM) and Ford's (NYSE: F) results were particularly tepid. GM's sales were up 10.6% to 215,335. That was below its 17.1% growth ...
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The Week’s Market Losers: Best Buy, Altria, And More

Posted: July 2, 2011 at 8:29 am

Investment bank UBS suggested that smartphone sales have slowed and the the weakest companies in the sector, which includes Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) , might be crippled long-term Best Buy ...
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