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Kim Dotcom Tried And Failed To Stop The Attacks On The PlayStation Network And Xbox Live (SNE, MSFT)
Business Insider - 26 Dec 2014 17:59
Kim Dotcom, an internet entrepreneur who became famous after authorities raided his New Zealand mansion in 2012 for running a file-sharing site called MegaUpload, attempted to restore service to Sony and Microsoft's onli...
Adidos and Hotwind? In China, Brands Evoke Foreign Names, Even if They're Gibberish
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2014 23:33
Eager to glaze their products with the sheen of international sophistication, many homegrown retail brands use a non-Chinese name to suggest being foreign.
The Best and Worst Bosses of 2014
inc - 26 Dec 2014 16:00
2014 has had some excellent examples of good leadership, along with some notable fails.
Dunkin' Brands Stock Down 10% On Revised Guidance
Forbes - 26 Dec 2014 15:42
The company started the year with a decline in comparable store sales growth in the U.S. to 1.2%, due to adverse weather conditions in North America. The company then reaffirmed its performance guidance for the 2014 fisc...
6 Things You Should Definitely Do Before New Year's Eve
Time - 26 Dec 2014 14:46
Don't forget to do the following before you unplug
Chinese entrepreneurs aim to become technology power players
L.A. Times - 26 Dec 2014 03:09
-- Alibaba was just the beginning: Get ready to hear a lot more about Chinese tech companies.
The Workologist: A Boss Who Shares Too Much
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2014 23:58
A writer asks the Workologist what to do about the C.E.O. of a small company who divulges personal details about her employees.
Meet The Little-Known Cowboys Of Southern France
Business Insider - 26 Dec 2014 21:01
Located in southern France, south of Arles and west of Marseille, the Camargue is a little-known region that's full of marshy wetlands teeming with wildlife. Here, cowboys -- called gardians -- ride white horses on the b...
RBC Capital: Gilead Sciences Inc Should Initiate Share Buyback
Bidness etc. - 26 Dec 2014 18:26
RBC Capital analyst Michael J. Yee provided coverage on Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) after the research-based biopharmaceutical company's stock price sharply declined Monday.
Christmas Sales Unable To Help RadioShack Corporation (RSH)
Bidness etc. - 26 Dec 2014 17:20
Lately, RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) has struggled to avoid bankruptcy with burning cash reserves, high debt levels, declining sales, and customer traffic.
How Kim Dotcom Saved Christmas From The Lizard Squad
Forbes - 26 Dec 2014 17:18
A week ago, I read an article that claimed the infamous Lizard Squad had been dismantled for good, taken down not by the FBI, but by a rival group of "whitehat" hackers, Finest Squad. It's a rather good piece, chroniclin...
Missouri puts costs of security for Ferguson protests at more than $12 million
Market Watch - 26 Dec 2014 17:15
The cost of security for protests following the fatal shooting in August of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer in suburban St. Louis is now estimated to exceed $12.5 million.
Brent Crude Maintains $60 Level In Light Christmas Trading
Bidness etc. - 26 Dec 2014 16:12
Brent crude futures for February delivery traded above the $60 per barrel level in early Asian trading today, as signs of lower demand and oversupply remain in the market. On one hand, the Japanese import data showed tha...
U.S. Stock Futures Extend Christmas Cheer in Holiday-Shortened Week
The Street - 26 Dec 2014 15:19
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were drifting upwards to close out a holiday-shortened week at record highs. Markets, opening after the Christmas Day break, have little to push the needle in either direction with ...
Many Unhappy Returns: Retailers Combat 'Wardrobing'
NBC News - 26 Dec 2014 15:02
The nation's retailers are bracing for the annual post-Christmas surge of return fraud that will eat away at their profits.
Haggen chain to buy 146 Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons, Safeway stores
L.A. Times - 26 Dec 2014 15:00Why Twitter Inc Might Be Heading Toward A Price Crash
Bidness etc. - 26 Dec 2014 14:46
Twitter Inc (NASDAQ:TWTR) seems to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. Most of the factors that keep its stock even remotely high are ungrounded rumors at best, and individual investors and institutions are more th...
Russia's Finance Minister Sees Economy Shrinking 4% In 2015
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2014 14:31
(Reuters) - Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday that the Russian economy could contract by 4 percent next year and that the budget could have a deficit of more than 3 percent of gross domestic product if oil p...
Insider Selling: Yahoo! (YHOO), Twitter (TWTR), Gilead Sciences (GILD)
Bidness etc. - 26 Dec 2014 14:30
This week, a number of insiders took part in insider trading and sold stocks of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD).
The Wall Street Journal: Citibank sells Japan retail unit to Sumitomo Mitsui
Market Watch - 26 Dec 2014 06:31
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Japan's second-largest lender, is set to purchase Citi's Japanese retail operations, leaving the New York bank to focus on corporate banking, investment banking and other institutional busi...
Japan no longer nation of savers, for first time ever
Market Watch - 26 Dec 2014 06:05
Japan's swing to a negative savings rate in the most recent fiscal year may have implications for interest rates, though not just yet.
The Wall Street Journal: Japanese bond yields hit historic low
Market Watch - 26 Dec 2014 06:04
Japanese government bond yields sink to their lowest-ever level, defying an upswing in U.S. yields over the last week and demonstrating the Bank of Japan's overwhelming influence on the market.