Since the first officially recognized land speed record in 1898, there have always been daredevils who aimed to push the boundaries of speed, driving cars faster and faster. Drivers have set records...
On Monday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry a supercomputer that has not been specially designed for use in space to the International Space Station for a year-long experiment.
Source: ThinkstockWhen oil services firm Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in an investigation of the causes of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11...
Opinion EditorialWalmart needs to hire a woman to be its CEO in order to convince the world that it is serious about changing its old-boy network and instances of turning a blind eye to conduct that...
John Tamny of RealClearMarkets When asked who his favorite economist was, Ronald Reagan used to say Fredric Bastiat. Bastiat was a 19th-century economic philosopher from France, and while his...
It is time for Ben Bernanke to descend from Mount Olympus and join the Croesus of the administration, Henry Paulson, in the the trenches, or the tranches, depending on your perspective.Late word is...
In a response to investors clamoring for new revenue streams, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today announced that it would begin to charge businesses for posting offers to consumers. Until now,...
Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Macbook Pro can cost as much as $2,299 with a 17 inch monitor. That is not with  additions that can push the price to more than $3,000. The computer uses Intel...
By Frank Lara, Correspondent to 24/7 Wall St. ZipRealty, Inc. (NASDAQ::ZIPR) finished the day at $5.74 a share, a fry cry from its 52-week high of $8.49. Today (10/11) they cut their revenue outlook...
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Along with Intel (INTC), Linear Technology (LLTC) reported lower than expected earnings and guided for sales to drop in the coming quarter, compared with...
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From The Accounting Observer Huron Consulting Group, the forensic accounting firm, has put together an interesting study on the presence of accounting types on the audit committees of publicly-traded...
AT&T has signed a deal to spin off its U.S. video business, including DirecTV, the satellite pay-TV service it paid $48 billion for just six years and 9 million more subscribers ago.
Battles between current creditors could put American Apparel in the untenable position. It may need to find a merger candidate or a retailer to buy it out to avoid being sold.