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Why a Boeing 737 Costs up to $110 Million

The FAA last Friday ordered Boeing to modify the technology included on its current models of the 737 single-aisle, narrow-body passenger jet that has been the company's bread-and-butter product since going into service in…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Have Consumers Given Up on Hybrids?

SUV sales in the U.S. (and elsewhere) are soaring, while hybrid sales have fallen from their peak. What’s going on? Are hybrids past their peak?

247sarah · 12 years ago

Cybercrime Costs Hit $445 Billion

ThinkstockThe nominal global cost of cybercrime may be reasonably estimated at $445 billion, but the overall cost could be much greater. In the United States, for example, the impact of cybercrime on the people…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Conference Board Confirms Stronger Job Trends for May

ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its Employment Trends Index (ETI) for the month of May, and it confirms what TrimTabs and the Labor Department showed for May last week. That is strength that was…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

What Icahn Sees: Dollar Stores vs. Discounters

Now that Carl Icahn has taken a large stake in Family Dollar Stores, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what sort of value this might imply for activist investors and value investors alike.

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Pentagon Awards $409 Million in Defense Contracts

The Department of Defense awarded $409 million in defense contracts Friday. Hewlett Packard won the day's largest award. The company will continue to providing information technology services at nearly 2,500 Navy and Marine Corps…

247sarah · 12 years ago

What Microsoft Is Bringing to the E3 Show

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) kicks off Tuesday in Los Angeles, and the first big deal of the week is the Microsoft news conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET on Monday.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Tyson Wins Hillshire for $8.55 Billion

The bidding was fast and furious, and from the point of view of Hillshire Brands, very satisfying. Tyson Foods announced Monday morning that it has submitted a "unilaterally binding offer" to acquire all the…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

ThinkstockGraduate from college with a major in business or computer science and the odds are strong there will be a job waiting. Graduate with a degree in fine arts or graphic design and begin…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago