ThinkstockElectric vehicles, whether all-electric or hybrid, enjoy subsidies and incentives in nearly every country where they are sold because they are widely believed to reduce carbon emissions by enough to justify the costs of…
courtesy of Google Inc.For the first time in months, the most popular free app from the App Store at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not Candy Crush Saga. The honor in June goes to…
ThinkstockSouth African miners at two platinum mines owned by Anglo American PLC’s Anglo American Platinum subsidiary (known as Amplats) have begun a wildcat strike, demanding that the company lift its suspension on 19 union…
ThinkstockThe latest data from Lender Processing Services Inc. (NYSE: LPS) shows that the total U.S. mortgage loan delinquency rate has fallen from 6.21% in April to 6.08% in May, and that mortgages in foreclosure…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCItalian automaker Fiat SpA, which already owns 58.5% of Chrysler Group, has now exercised a third option on another 3.3% of the U.S. carmaker’s shares. The catch is that Fiat and…
ThinkstockClaiming to be the world’s largest digital coupon marketplace, RetailMeNot Inc. has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) and set an offering price range of $20 to $22 a share. The firm expects…
courtesy Boeing Co.The stock and bond markets are anticipatory. Witness the sharp rise in interest rates when the Federal Reserve has not even tapered its bond buying program, let alone raised key lending rates.…
ThinkstockWith hackers and whistle-blowing vendor employees continuing to threaten not only national security but business security as well, American and international companies continue to prioritize security within their overall information technology (IT) budgets as…
thinkstockA review of the Greek economy has concluded that the struggling country needs to make more changes if it is to meet the economic targets that will keep bailout funds flowing. The so-called troika…
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsFor some automakers, building a base of new customers is very important. These are often new brands with smaller market shares. For other automakers, often the more…
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ThinkstockCorporate earnings are expected to be poor for the second quarter, perhaps the worst in three years, or the worst since the end of the recession. Each of these predictions has been made with…
ThinkstockGreece may have made some economic progress, but it has not made enough for its major financial supporters to claim it is worthy of more bailout money. That is the conclusion of a statement…
ThinkstockThe price that Softbank has agreed to pay for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has killed its credit rating, which will make it more difficult to raise money. S&P cut its Softbank rating to…
ThinkstockBad news about the global economy and that of the world’s largest nations continues to rush out. Germany’s exports plunged 4.8% in May, compared to the same month last year, according to its Federal…