courtesy of AOL, IncApple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new dividend will allow management a period to recover earnings growth while offering investors a return. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may use its consumer database to…
ThinkstockThe American Lung Association is out with its 2013 “State of the Air” report. It has issued the document for 14 years. In general, the news from the report is good, but for some…
ThinkstockGermany’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) faltered in April, as the nation could not escape the troubles across the European Union that have done more damage than can be measured by this sort of statistic.…
ThinkstockChina, one of the world’s power houses, has not done much better than Germany, as measured by its Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The fact that both stumbled reinforces the notion that the economy of…
courtesy of AppleThe patent and intellectual property lawsuits among the world’s leaders in consumer hardware and software products may never come to an end. They have involved, at the very least, huge legal actions…
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsTim Cook has had a hard time since he took over from Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) founder Steve Jobs as the firm’s chief executive officer.…
ThinkstockWhile people run around New York and America’s other major cities frantically seeking success and money, residents of Hawaii barely experience any stress at all. It does not take much evidence to understand why.…
thinkstockThe battle over whether broadcast television can be streamed over the Internet has become more complicated. Television companies have started to spread their risk. This is because the move from broadcast to Internet TV…
ThinkstockGerman Business Activity Germany’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) faltered in April, as the nation could not escape the troubles across the European Union that have done more damage than can be measured by this…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The European Commission indicates that it will lower pressure on spending cuts among several nations as Spain and France miss budget targets. (Reuters) The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index for April…
courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) may have received approval from the FAA for a fix to its 787 Dreamliner battery problem, but now the company has to figure how making the changes can…
ThinkstockBloomberg added to the flow of negative press about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with a forecast for the results of Apple’s current quarter: Apple Inc.’s quarterly profit is projected to shrink for the first time…
ThinkstockThe United Kingdom has hit a tripled-dip recession, as its gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in the March quarter. The Telegraph reports on the U.K. GDP contraction: The Office for National Statistics said…
ThinkstockThe recession is not over in several states where unemployment remained well above 9% in March. Against a national rate of 7.6%, these states are locked at levels that still erode state tax income,…
ThinkstockSpain’s deficit-to-GDP ratio was 10.6% in 2012 and Greece’s 10.0%. These figures are so large that no other nation in the euro area approaches them. With unemployment at levels above 25% in Greece and…
ThinkstockAmericans do not want to pay state taxes on driving so that they can have better roads, or bridges for that matter. That means the single most logical source of funds to improve America’s…
Thinkstock The Boeing Battery Fix Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) may have received approval from the FAA for a fix to its 787 Dreamliner battery problem, but now the company has to figure how making…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The Nikkei is close to a five-year high. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) begins to fix Dreamliners, now that the FAA has approved its battery repair. (Reuters) LG Display Co. Ltd.’s…
Courtesy General Motors Co.General Motors Coo. (NYSE: GM) discussed its present situation in China and pointed to its future plans. GM has been the leading car company in China for eight years, based on…
By International Monetary Fund , via Wikimedia CommonsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the world’s nations must invest more money in their economies or risk a tip back in the direction of a…