Business News
How To Stand Up To A Bad Boss
Fast Company - 17 Jul 2014 11:30
You can't avoid this forever: If you have a bad relationship with your boss, Here's how to speak up for yourself without getting fired. Your relationship with your boss is the most important factor in your working life. ...
One Of The Most Crucial Air Routes In The World Goes Right Through Ukrainian Airspace
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2014 20:15
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 reportedly crashed over the volatile region in Ukraine where government forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists. Ukrainian officials have said the plane was shot down by the separa...
Siemens To Acquire Dresser-Rand Group In Bid To Expand Energy Assets
Bidness etc. - 17 Jul 2014 20:39
German business publication, Manager Magazin, reported today that Siemens AG (SIEGY) is readying an offer to buy out US oilfield-equipment maker, Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (DRC).
Why Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Is Higher Today
The Street - 17 Jul 2014 23:16
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Microsoft stock is up 0.82% to $44.44 as the company revealed it will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios as part of its restructuring, as it focuses on strengthening its core videogame bu...
Oil rises past $103 on geopolitical turmoil
Miami Herald - 17 Jul 2014 23:28
The price of oil rose 2 percent Thursday on lower U.S. inventories and concerns that geopolitical tensions could disrupt global supplies.
Fox's Bid Was Made Possible by Time Warner Chief's Revival Program
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2014 05:06
Since Jeffery Bewkes took over a struggling company in 2008, he has shed noncore assets to transform it from a media conglomerate to a pure entertainment business.
Rackspace's Answer to Amazon: Higher Price, Better Service
Business Insider - 17 Jul 2014 22:42
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google might think price cuts are the way to go in the highly competitive public cloud sector, but the San Antonio-based Rackspace seems to think otherwise. It rolled out a new managed cloud servic...
Why the Wheels May Come Off for China Internet Investors
Boston - 17 Jul 2014 07:17
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CHINA EDITOR, REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS, JOHN FOLEY, SAYING: "Alibaba does it. So do Baidu, Tencent, and Weibo. It's the VIE, or variable interest entity, a legal loop hole that
Jailhouse insider reveals beefy details on black market
New York Post - 17 Jul 2014 04:04
Read this column before you commit a crime. If you are unlucky enough to end up in prison, it could cost you up to $20,000 a year to make your...
Google Growth Continues in Second Quarter
Time - 17 Jul 2014 22:56
Google continued to show large year-over-year revenue growth in its quarterly earnings report. The search giant generated nearly $16 billion in revenue for the quarter, a 22 percent increase over the same period last yea...
Penny stock bust includes ex-husband of 'Sopranos' star
Investment News - 17 Jul 2014 21:09
One of those arrested, Abraxas 'A.J.and#8221; Discala, was married to Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Lessons from Michael Sam's ESPY Awards Speech
inc - 17 Jul 2014 19:28
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in the National Football League, received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during ESPN's annual sports awards show.
Fiat Surges On Volkswagen Merger Talk, Shares Subside After Rumors Denied
Bidness etc. - 17 Jul 2014 18:16
The rumor mill was in full swing today after a report in German business publication "Manager Magazin" said that the family controlling Fiat SpA (FIATY) was engaged in talks with Volkswagen AG (VLKAY) to discuss a possib...
Futures Movers: Bullish U.S. stockpile data support oil futures
Market Watch - 17 Jul 2014 09:29
Crude-oil futures move up slightly in Asia after weekly oil supplies show a bigger-than-expected drawdown.
Currencies: Yen higher vs. rivals as euro-area bonds fall
Market Watch - 17 Jul 2014 09:11
The yen hits a five-and-a-half month high against the euro in Asia after bond yields fall in the euro-zone and the U.S.
Fox-Time Warner deal could bring the game to ESPN
Reuters - 17 Jul 2014 06:44
(Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox's plan to buy Time Warner could create an upheaval in the sports television world, creating the first meaningful challenge to Walt Disney Co's ESPN.
Here's the next venture from Gurbaksh Chahal, the CEO who pled guilty to domestic violence
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2014 23:54
Could reports that a tech entrepreneur hit his girlfriend 117 times over half an hour --- leading to his firing from a company he founded --- affect the reception of his new company? That's not a rhetorical question.
The Great Tax Inversion Death Spiral
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 23:13
Congress and corporate America are in a dangerous and mutually destructive race: The more lawmakers threaten to ban the practice of inversions—where U.S. based multinationals merge with foreign firms to lower their ta...
Twitter buys mobile payment infrastructure CardSpring
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2014 23:10
Late Wednesday night, Twitter announced it acquired mobile payment system CardSpring. Twitter’s advertising team says CardSpring will fit nicely into the company’s framework for recommending products and services, an...
Google rolls out a new monitoring API for devs using its cloud
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2014 22:56
Yet another tool is available for developers deploying applications on the growing Google Cloud Platform.
AMD slightly misses second-quarter earnings targets as PC market chugs along
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2014 22:37
AMD's PC chip business is slowing, but game console revenues are healthy.
Why B&G Foods (BGS) Stock Is Down Today
The Street - 17 Jul 2014 22:31
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- B&G Foods Inc. shares are lower by -3.34% to $29.79 in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company released its 2014 second quarter earnings results which were below analysts' expectation...