Exclusive: Paula Smith of Hinesville, Georgia has a company called Stickatude.com. And they're selling their own version of an anti-Obama bumper sticker that reads "Don't Re-Nig 2012." Ms. Smith told me in a telephone conversation on Saturday afternoon that the bumper sticker has been in their inventory since June 2010, [...]

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 21:57

If you’ve been following the news about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teen who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer claiming he acted in self defense, you may be wondering why the man thought the teen was armed. The 17-year old evidently had nothing in his hands except [...]

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 21:35

Apple starts selling its new iPad on March 16, but some reviewers have had a chance to play with the third version of the company's best-selling tablet, known only as the iPad (no numbers or modifiers this time around.) The verdict: they love it — though they do acknowledge that if [...]

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 06:15

Iran and India are only growing closer together.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 18:09

The company wants to return excess capital to its shareholders, but its plan for $2 billion in stock repurchases and a dividend increase from $0.74 per share to $1.10 per share was rejected by the Fed.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:14

Think Lawsuit? (Image via Wikipedia) Mike Daisey’s lies about Foxconn’s Chinese factories emerged because Rob Schmitz, a Public Radio reporter based in China, thought Daisey’s account sounded fishy and investigated for himself. Since Schmitz’s account—based mostly on discussions with Daisey’s interpreter—and This American Life’s retraction of an [...]

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 01:09

We learn in “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson that the college-age son of the most iconic American businessman of his era wants to be a cancer researcher. There is no mention he wants to follow dad into the business he co-founded, Apple, or anything like it.  It turns out that [...]

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 02:36

The best presentation I saw at SXSW Interactive this week had nothing to do with digital technology. It was a talk by Matthew Diffee, a cartoonist for The New Yorker and other outlets, titled "How to Be An Idea Factory." After sharing a fascinating and hilarious view of his creative process with a standing-room-only crowd, Diffee graciously sat [...]

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 14:51

Instead of pandering, he should crusade against real evils like child trafficking.

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 13:15

U.S. equities have experienced a week-long rally. But is now the time to take profits? Image by Getty Images via @daylife For those who stuck with equities, now may be a good time to lock down profits. The pleasant ride you've seen this year may be less a bull market growing [...]

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 16:29