At Innorobo 2012 in Lyon, France there were a lot of robots running around. Robots dancing in sync, the ubiquitous cleaning robots and a handful of large robots gliding around the exhibition hall. Toyota was even there with their urban scooter, which they call a personal transporter, the Winglet. Announced in 2008, but still no ...

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 14:55

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund (AMEX: IWN) where we have detected an approximate $193.1 million dollar outflow ? that?s a 4.6% decrease week over week (from 58,500,000 to 55,800,000). Click here to find out ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 16:25

Jabil Circuit posted financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended February 29 that were about in line with Street estimates. The contract electronics manufacturer reported revenue for the quarter of $4.2 billion, up from $3.9 billion a year ago, and ahead of the Street at $4.1 billion. Core EPS of 58 cents a share ...

pubblicato il: 20/03/2012 - 23:25

One of the most interesting newcomers to the Carlyle Group is not a billionaire. The private equity firm has long been dominated by Forbes 400 members , . and . This week, in preparation for its IPO, the company filed documents listing several new director nominees. Best known are William Shaw, former vice chairman of ...

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 15:49

Guest post written by Linda Conrad Linda Conrad is director of strategic business risk management at Zurich Financial Services. One year has passed since the tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami ravaged north-central Japan causing nearly 20,000 deaths, sparking a nuclear crisis and generating total economic loss of more than $300 billion. The alarming, heartbreaking images ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 01:24

Jay Leno's obsession with wheels went into overdrive with his "Tonight Show" fame. Now, 200 stunning, museum-quality cars later, he takes us into his automotive inner sanctum.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 15:55

?s bold overhaul, driven by CEO and former and exec Ron Johnson, has been polarizing, spurring equal parts support and criticism. ?They had to do something,? many have said of the retailer?s move to abandon sales and coupons in favor of ?fair and square? low prices, which were coupled with fun new advertising with clean ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53

In trading on Friday, shares of Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $33.02, changing hands as high as $33.11 per share. Johnson Controls Inc shares are currently trading off about 0.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of JCI shares, versus its 200 ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 16:53

There was a lot of concern about brand Linsanity when the fired head coach Mike D?Antoni on March 14. But the value of Lin?s brand, which I estimated to be worth $14 million in mid-February, keeps growing as the guard has continued to play well under new coach Mike Woodson and Knicks appear likely to ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 16:55

Jerry McQuire built his business using brute force; identifying a trigger event has been hit or miss. The amount of heavy lifting required to find enough of these clues to fill a salesperson's pipeline is daunting. To survive Sales needs to sell smarter; social tools and a 7 step approach can be today's "Help me help you".

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:25