Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is mad as hell and can’t take it anymore. Though there is no sign that Papandreou is about to lose his mind like the character Howard Beale did in…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC), Silgan Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SLGN), and Vodafone Group Plc…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 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…
Updated throughout the day. IBM (NYSE: IBM) has started the process to choose a new CEO (WSJ) Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC rose on rumors it would be bought by Glencore (WSJ) Spotify will…
NokiaAll Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has to do is hang on for a few years and it will have a huge share of the smartphone market due to its partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). IDC…
It is likely a safe assumption that the support of government spending in nations with high tax rates is lower than support in countries where tax rates are low. A new study from UHYand…
The President’s Jobs and Competitiveness Council made one of its first public statements on how the pace of US economic growth could be accelerated. The document is not useful because its recommendations are vague…
A blue ribbon jobs council told Obama to put fewer restrictions on construction and make it easier for tourists to visit the US. (Reuters) Indonesia backed LeGarde for IMF chief. (Reuters) Trouble with the…
The drumbeat of negative economic news has continued at an alarming rate. For residents of some regions in the U.S., the noise is even louder. These are the areas where the already tottering recovery…
Gary M. Pfeiffer holds a remarkable number of important jobs on the board of directors of retailer The Talbots. He is chairman, head of the compensation committee, and a member of the corporate governance…
American Electric Power received bad press because it shuttered some coal facilities and will lay-off workers. Toyota said its profits will fall 35% The Washington Post’s Kaplan division will cut staff as revenue falls.…
Debates over austerity oftentimes get nasty and personal. In Iowa, the fiscal dust-up has taken a turn for the silly. Democrats in the state Legislature say they are outraged that Gov. Terry Branstad (R)…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 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…
Updated throughout the day. Hillary Clinton may be the next president of The World Bank (Reuters) Ally Financial may delay its IPO (Reuters) Anglo Irish Bank may sell its $10 billion US commercial real…
Short sellers must not agree with the conventional wisdom that high gas prices and unemployment will keep Americans out of stores and malls this summer. These investors decreased their negative bets against many major…
The Ivy League MBAs who go to work at consulting firm McKinsey & C0. may not have to worry about employment, but a new study by the firm shows that nearly everyone else should.…
Do not tell Americans that they should worry about the deficit or the battle over the debt…
Hilary Clinton may become the head of the World Bank. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) said it expects profits to fall by 35% due to the effects of the earthquake. (Reuters) PIMCO’s Bill Gross said…
In the 1990s, Kevin Mitnick was the most wanted cyber-criminal in the world. These days, Mitnick is wanted for another reason — his expertise. Demand for Mitnick’s services as security consultant — a legitimate…
Just when things look like they couldn’t get any worse for Greece comes word that the Southern European nation grew at a mere 0.2% in the first three months of the year. That is…