fotopediaThe declining number of marriages gets criticized as a lack of commitment between people, or a challenge to the moral belief that people should not simply live together. Economists argue that marriage also tends…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIf Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) had posted a long string of quarters similar to its most recent one, Steve Ballmer might not be on his way out the door as…
Short sellers have decided that the run up in Internet company stocks has reached a peak and they have increased their bets against the sector substantially. Many of the public corporations in the sector…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsIn its short lifespan, Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) always has been an odd company. The idiosyncrasies of its management have been offset by the success of its product. The rock star…
courtesy of XeroxIf there was ever a time that the Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) board needed to throw out CEO Ursula Burns, it is now. The overpaid executive has failed again to make the…
courtesy of Daimler Global MediaDaimler, the parent company of Mercedes, posted good third-quarter earnings. Unfortunately for the car maker, the improvement was made largely on the back of sales of its cheapest cars. The…
By Tkgd2007 at en.wikipedia , from Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) expects December 2 to be its peak shipping day this holiday season. Most analysts believe this means e-commerce will rob bricks-and-mortar companies of sales. The activity…
ThinkstockWhy bother to retire when you can die at work? A new survey from Wells Fargo finds that, among middle class Americans, “37% Say ‘I’ll Never Retire, but Work Until I’m Too Sick or Die.'” …
ThinkstockAs recently as a month ago, the consensus among economists was the Federal Reserve would cut back its $85 billion a month asset purchasing program. The economy appeared to be doing well enough that…
ThinkstockThe positive impact of shale on U.S. energy production has been forecast for years, to the extent that many experts believe America could be energy independent soon and may become a net exporter of…
courtesy of McDonald'sThe “2013 World’s Best Multinational Workforces” report has just been released by the Great Place to Work organization. Among the list of the top 25 companies are several that make products that…
courtesy, Apple Inc. October 22 | 2:30 – Conference Over, First Impressions via Twitter October 22 | 2:25 – New iPad mini Announced, Stock Sells Off The new iPad mini will be available late…
ThinkstockGasoline prices have started to head back toward $3, mostly because of falling oil prices and the anticipation that fracking will make the global inventory of petroleum grow. The drop many not help Americans as much as could…
ThinkstockMartha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) recently went on Bloomberg TV to explain how she went from “her humble beginnings as a working class girl from New Jersey to…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is sick of playing defense in China, where the nation’s big broadcaster criticized the coffee shop chain for what it charges for coffee. China has to make the…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), which has been the victim of censorship and cyber attacks in China, has decided to help smaller organizations to exist without similar attacks — at least to…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release what is likely to be several new versions of its wildly successful iPad on Tuesday. It does so into a hailstorm of competing products. Analysts…
ThinkstockThe Chinese government agency that handles environmental issues told the residents of the huge city of Harbin to keep their cars and trucks garaged, as air pollution overwhelmed the city. It is the kind…
ThinkstockLinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNDK) did what few firms have been able to, at least with any believability. It has ranked the most “in-demand employers,” based on a huge sample size. The research comes from “billions…
courtesy of IBMOracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison will use just about any excuse he can to brag about the company he founded. He discovered a new path, as Oracle used International Business…