Image via Navin75, FlickrFantex is making a name for itself as the only brokerage that allows users to trade stock in professional athletes, and now, it’s adding another NFL player to its books. Earlier…
ThinkstockIf there needs to be any proof that obesity is an epidemic and probably the most serious threat to the health of the American population, one only has to turn to the results of…
For all the discussion about the bright future of online video advertising and subscriber-based premium video delivered over the Internet, Google's YouTube towers over all other video sites.
There is a perception among businesses and people that nothing kept online is secure anymore. A major cyberattack on Facebook would only serve to tremendously reinforce that.
Credit: Lockheed MartinThere are Russians running around Crimea. Chinese warships are prowling the Pacific and doing doughnuts around the Indian Ocean. Drug cartels boast military-grade weapons in their arsenals in Mexico. And in Iraq, the…
Thinkstock After 40 years of allowing customers to “Have It Your Way,” Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) wants you to know it identifies with self-expression and individualism, so now it’s OK to “Be Your Way.” Online ads…
ThinkstockDesalination projects. Global warming monitoring. Green energy. These are just a few of the new lines of business that the world’s biggest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been exploring in recent years as a way…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded nine defense contracts in its Tuesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $340 million. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts: United Technologies’ (NYSE:…
(Credit: CBS)Recently the business of television was on full display as the networks spent tons of money trying to convince advertisers, investors, and audiences that their new slate of programming is the most profitable. Now…
(Credit: NBC)With the end of the “upfronts” comes the concluding days of the 2013-2014 TV season, and for the first time in a while three of the big networks each have something important to…
As its recall troubles deepen, the GM's board has to question whether its new, young CEO is the right person to head America's largest auto manufacturer. And who could replace her?
To appreciate the level of GM's total car recalls this year, the best measure is they have nearly matched all U.S. car and light truck sales of any kind in 2013. GM's financial future…
Courtesy of Fiat ChryslerThe horsepower arms race among auto manufacturers that make powerful sports cars just jumped up a notch. Chrysler’s Dodge division has released a new Challenger with a 6.2-liter V8 engine that…
ThinkstockA bad day for Wall Street’s only gotten worse in the afternoon, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has led a precipitous market slide by shedding more than 160 points, or right…
ThinkstockBy now, you’ve probably heard the news: The U.S. Department of Justice filed indictments Monday charging five Chinese military officers with hacking into computer systems at five U.S. companies — and hacking the International…
ThinkstockGas prices at the pump have barely budged in the past week, according to an Energy Information Administration report released Monday. The national average price for regular gasoline clocked in at $3.665 per gallon…
Recently the business of television was on full display as the networks spent tons of money trying to convince advertisers, investors, and audiences that their new slate of programming is the most profitable. Now…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 13 defense contracts in its Monday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $583.4 million. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts: Roche Holdings…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 13 defense contracts in its Monday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $583.4 million. But one single company, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), claimed…
ThinkstockDemand for gold jewelry in the first quarter reached its highest level since the initial quarter of 2005, as price drops and demand in China spurred the increase. Much of this was attributed to…