Business News
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Monday
News Observer - 1 Apr 2013 23:30
Stocks fell on Monday after an industry group reported that U.S. manufacturing growth cooled in March and was weaker than economists had forecast. Industrial companies fell the most in the...
Daily Wrap: 4/1/13
Forbes - 1 Apr 2013 22:52
Stocks fell on thus first day if April, with the tech heavy Nasdaq losing the most, about 1%. Shares of Apple (AAPL) gave up over 3% after its CEO issued and apology to Chinese consumers for customer service issues there...
Commercial Metals Profit Drops
Forbes - 1 Apr 2013 22:30
Commercial Metals Company (CMC) announced that it earned 4 cents per share, or $4.6 million, for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 versus earnings of 25 cents in the same period last year, missing estimates by 16 cents. ...
Analyst Moves: CLH, BIIB
Forbes - 1 Apr 2013 22:29
Clean Harbors (CLH) was upgraded by Oppenheimer (OPY) from perform to outperform with a price target of $72 due to higher end market demand.
India Is Taking On Pharmaceutical Giants With This Patent Law
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2013 23:46
India's Supreme Court has set an important precedent in refusing to grant a patent to Novartis for an updated version of its cancer drug Glivec. The verdict will allow generic drug makers within the country to continue s...
Reinventing You
Forbes - 1 Apr 2013 23:28
First time author, Dorie Clark has hit the ball out of the park with her new book, Reinventing You. So much so, that I couldn't help but send off several e-mails to friends who are a bit lost these days suggesting that t...
Daily Dividends Report: ANH, ATNI, CSCO, CHCO, KED
Forbes - 1 Apr 2013 21:38
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH) maintained its quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The dividends is payable on April 29 to shareholders of record as of April 8.
Welcome to The App Store of 2020
Forbes - 1 Apr 2013 23:53
In 2020, we'll be talking about cloud. You might be thinking, "Seven more years of this?" My view of 2020 is that, yes, we will be talking cloud, but not in the same way we do today.
Stocks to Watch: GM, Ford poised to report robust March auto sales
Market Watch - 1 Apr 2013 23:07
Shares of General Motors and Ford Motor are expected to be active on Tuesday with major auto makers scheduled to release U.S. sales numbers for March.
Singapore Property Prices Cool in the First Quarter
CNBC - 1 Apr 2013 06:14
Private property prices in Singapore rose at a much slower rate in the first three months of this year compared to the quarter before, as government property curbs announced in January to cool the market dampened demand.
Gulf Spill Settlement Administrator Fights BP Lawsuit
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2013 23:51Facebook Is Close To Rolling Out Its New Profile Design To Everyone (FB)
Business Insider - 1 Apr 2013 23:50
Capping off a busy few months of product launches, Facebook appears to be rolling out a promised change to its user-profile pages widely. Just under three weeks ago, Facebook announced a new look for its so-called Timeli...
Despite setbacks, pay for boards at major banks rises
News Observer - 1 Apr 2013 23:48
Wall Street pay, while lucrative, isn't what it used to be - unless you are a board member.
Corn prices plunge again on high supplies
News Observer - 1 Apr 2013 23:30
Corn prices tumbled for a second straight trading day on Monday, following a government report last week that corn supplies are higher than expected.
FPA publishes 'Merck manual' of planning
Investment News - 1 Apr 2013 23:28
735-page book targeted at students, profs and practitioners
Comcast Bans Commercial For Showing Guns, Archery
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2013 23:24Pizza Hut Unveils Mind-Blowing New Pizza
The Huffington Post - 1 Apr 2013 23:23Want to resell your MP3s online? Too bad, says New York judge
Venture Beat - 1 Apr 2013 22:55
ReDigi is on the losing end of a battle for the future of used digital goods. Will Apple and Amazon stand a chance?
Coursera resurrects the lost art of underwater basketweaving
Venture Beat - 1 Apr 2013 22:20
In honor of April Fools Day, Coursera releases a class on underwater basketweaving, making education about this spiritual, artistic, and functional practice accessible to anyone with internet and a tub.
Make the mobile web better by NOT making these 4 responsive design mistakes
Venture Beat - 1 Apr 2013 21:43
Guest Post Here are four common mistakes that could plague your responsive project.
Tell My Friends aims to turn music sales into an affiliate marketing scheme
Venture Beat - 1 Apr 2013 21:22
Tell My Friends, currently in beta testing, wants to encourage digital music sales by giving fans a percentage of every sale they facilitate.
GDC drew more than 23,000 attendees to hear diverse perspectives on games
Venture Beat - 1 Apr 2013 21:05
Here's a roundup of the GDC. This year, the parties generated as much buzz as the sessions.