The Congress will try to reach an agreement to fund the government short-term–through March 4. (Reuters) Now that the tax package has been approved, the political battle will change to government expenditures. (Reuters) Housing…
Free shipping has begun to draw more and more customers to online retail sites. The surge of consumers could continue into 2011 and next holiday season. Large store chains like Best Buy (NYSE: BBY),…
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) may begin to pay US employees in stock if its plans in the UK are any indication. Starbucks shares have gone from $8 in March 2009 to $33 recently. The company…
The prices of goods sold online has moved up sharply according to data from MIT. The movement higher has outpaced the Consumer Price Index recently, a possible sign of inflation in the cost of…
nationsonline.orgMany of the EU nations have adopted such severe austerity programs that unions and students have taken to the streets in protest. Greece recently had riots that shuttered the national transportation system. There have…
Unemployment in December may have worsened. The federal government posted joblessness data for November which disappointed most analysts and politicians. These are people who have supported platforms which they believe will help create employment.…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Hulu is no longer in the top ten video sites based on data for November from online research firm comScore. It had been on the list for months. A rise in the number of…
Data from Reuters shows that global M&A activity rose to $2.2 trillion in 2010. The 2010 improvement was the first since 2007. Most comments about the news said that 2011 should be an even…
Capital markets investors may say that the downgrade by Moody’s of Ireland’s debt by a full five notches does not matter much now. The Ireland government has put its austerity measures in place. The…
The future is uncertain. That may always be the case, but getting down to specifics Congress has passed the $858 billion tax cut bill. No one knows what the effects of the legislation will…
Congress passed the Obama tax program. (Reuters) Global M&A moved above $2.2 trillion in 2010. (Reuters) Moody’s cut Ireland to Baa1. (Reuters) NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate, which protects US data, assumes that any data…
Earlier this month, Canadian agribusiness giant Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) completed its purchase of Australia’s AWB LTD for $1.24 billion. That deal was announced in August, shortly after Agrium lost out on its bid…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
RealtyTrac, the mortgage research firm, reports that foreclosures fell sharply in November. It may be a sign that the housing market has hit bottom. The company said, “its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for November…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the second largest company in America based on its market value after oil giant Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM). Apple is ahead of other public corporations with higher revenue, including Wal-Mart…
The siege towers have been moved to McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) headquarters. Some cities want the company to stop using toys to entice children to eat high-calorie fatty food. Others want the fast food firm to cut…
President Obama hosted 20 CEOs from major corporations in Washington. Many of the chief executives wanted to speak about trade policy and taxes. The president wanted to talk about jobs. He had no leverage…
The Obama $858 billion tax plan moves to the House for a vote. (Reuters) Twitter raised money at a rate which valued that company at $3.7 billion. (Reuters) Eurozone debt problems pushed down the…
Although all the countries which attended the recent Climate Summit in Cancun, Mexico claimed to care about the environment, they have an odd way of showing it. The challenges are more profound in the…