Articles in the Business Category
Apple bought a chip company, Intrinsity, putting Steve one step closer to his dream:
I want a computer factory that takes raw beach sand in one end and outputs fully assembled computers on the other
Steve …
The 130-turbine wind farm off Cape Cod that Ted Kennedy worked so hard to block for ten years finally got approval. Kennedy, worried over it spoiling his views off his Cape Cod retreat, claimed he …
In February 2010 Silicon Valley start-up Bloom Energy debuted what it believed was a true revolution in the electricity industry. Its creators heralded the small, elegant energy “server” as a modern marvel the likes of …
Apple today previewed its iPhone OS 4 software and released a beta version of the software to iPhone Developer Program members. The iPhone OS 4 beta release includes an updated Software Development Kit (SDK) with …
Arguing against the conventional wisdom that America lags in wireless and broadband, Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon’s chairman and CEO, said that the country stacks up well in today’s global market in terms of choice, usage and …
Apple today announced that it sold over 300,000 iPads in the US as of midnight Saturday, April 3. These sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple …
Some of our friends here in Utah are doing something great for entrepreneurship called BoomStartup. I’m excited to see where this goes. BoomStartup has the makings of something that could really add to the great …
Dozens of chief executives from America’s leading innovation companies today urged quick action on the recommendations to come this week on the National Broadband Plan from the Federal Communications Commission.
In a letter to FCC Chairman …
Travel site Skyscanner reveals which countries like to flash their cash the most when travelling and where in the US they plan on going in 2010 – Germans are in the lead, but China is …
In today’s world, companies must tend their brands more diligently and painstakingly than ever, according to The Conference Board Council on Corporate Brand Management in a report published today.
“When the world emerges from the depths …
U.S.-based companies led the world in completing merger-and-acquisition (M&A) deals with emerging or high-growth market companies in the second half of 2009, nearly tripling the number of acquisitions made by the second-ranked country, according to …
Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models …
A survey of leading U.S. insurance companies has identified improvements to internal technology and integration in several key cash management areas — notably electronic billing, remote deposit capture and integration with banking systems — as …
The Boeing Company today announced that it will offer the Boeing NewGen Tanker in the competition to supply the U.S. Air Force with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft that will meet all the warfighter’s mission …
Audi today reported its February U.S. sales rose 33.6% from a year earlier, led by strong demand for the brand’s best-selling A4/S4 models and the continuing popularity of the Audi Q5 crossover, TDI clean diesel …
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., today reported February sales of 100,027 vehicles. With equal selling days in February 2009 and 2010, sales were down 8.7 percent from the year-ago month on a daily selling rate …
Today at RSA Conference 2010, Microsoft Corp. outlined how the company continues to make progress toward its End to End Trust vision. In his keynote address, Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing …
Higher sales for every brand and in every product category propelled Ford Motor Company to a 43 percent sales increase in February versus a year ago. Compared with January, Ford’s February sales are up 22 …
The American Consumer Institute released today a study on innovation by companies in the Internet ecosystem. The study, which surveyed available data and literature, found that broadband network providers are a leading source of both …
As markets continue to stabilize, 45 percent of CEOs interviewed for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Private Company Trendsetter Barometer survey are optimistic about the U.S. economy over the next 12 months (up two points from the previous quarter), …
IBM today announced the findings of a major new study of over 1,900 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and senior finance executives from 81 countries and 35 industries worldwide, which reveals that more than 60 percent …
In light of President Obama’s recently announced $30 billion small business lending program, the American Bankers Association is offering tips for small business owners. The following white paper, written by a former commercial banker, gives …
By Eswar Prasad (Brookings)
The Indian economy proved resilient during the global financial crisis, partly as a result of aggressive measures to boost government expenditures and cut taxes. These measures, which pushed the central government deficit …
PepsiCo announced today that it has completed the $7.8 billion strategic acquisitions of its two largest bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas, Inc.
With the completion of the mergers, PepsiCo today is the largest …
One Saturday afternoon while my wife and daughter were grocery shopping I was sitting in my home office thinking about Twitter. I had begun to find some business related utility in it and feeling as …
