courtesy of AOL, IncCarl Icahn may join Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) in a joint effort to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 begins test flights…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a plan submitted by The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) that provides up to $62 million in compensation for investors who lost…
ThinkstockCloud software company Marin Software Inc. (NYSE: MRIN) held its initial public offering (IPO) this morning, and the shares priced at $14, above the projected range of $11 to $13. The company…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsA 1994 Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate, Craig Berkman, was charged with fraud today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a “Ponzi-like scheme” around last year’s…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Facebook Inc.BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) will lay off 300 people. (Reuters) Electronics Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) chief executive departs as the firm missed earnings. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) ramps…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsInternet jobs site Glassdoor has released its list of the top 50 U.S. CEOs, based on employee feedback, for the past 12 months through February 27. The company…
ThinkstockThere has been a bruising battle over how much America’s largest corporations should pay in taxes, especially as the size of the federal budget deficit grows. While on paper the federal corporate…
ThinkstockBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets permission from the FAA to test fly its troubled 787. (Reuters) Job openings rose in January, according to the Labor Department. (Reuters) President Obama will meet with…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.A new study by Cambridge University professors shows that “undisclosed” private data that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) might collect could be used to predict extremely sensitive information about members. Does Facebook use…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of Facebook Inc.If Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) redesign succeeds at improving user engagement and marketing dollars, it will provide an benchmark for other large websites, even if they are not social media…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of AOL, IncThe European Central Bank cuts its growth forecasts for group members and says inflation is not a threat. (Reuters) The Motorola division of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will cut…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and trickled lower most of the day as there was little news to follow generally good data from around the globe. In Japan, the central…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has admitted, in it own way, that people do not spend as much time as they used to on the social network, as well as…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockAdidas Full-Year Sales The running shoe business continues to hold its own, particularly if the running shoes are used for golf or sold in China. Adidas Group, which owns Reebok and other…
ThinkstockTime Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) will spin off its Time Inc. publishing unit. (Reuters) The National Transportation Safety Board will release a report on Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner battery problems.…