Amazon.com announced that it has agreed to buy Kiva Systems, a North Reading, Mass.-based provider of material handling technology, for $775 million in cash. "Amazon??has long used automation in its fulfillment centers, and Kiva's technology is another way to improve productivity by bringing the products directly to employees to pick, pack and stow," said Dave ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:24

Disney shares are sagging after hours on news that the company will take a $200 million writedown in the current quarter related to director Andrew Stanton?s gigantic science fiction flop, John Carter. As a result of the charge, he company sees an operating loss for the fiscal second quarter ending March 31 in the $80 ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:24

The attorney involved thinks it?s a long-shot, but he?s going to try to take a fight to allow private school scholarships to high school athletes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Then again, this attorney isn?t some starry-eyed barrister ? he?s Teddy Gordon, the Louisville attorney with the solo practice who argued the ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:24

Automobile retailers continue to see improvement as the American consumer comes out of its deep freeze. Asbury Automotive Group grew earnings by the double digits in 2011 and is expected to again in 2012.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:23

With Mitt Romney now holding a 14-15 point lead over Rick Santorum in Illinois ? according to two most recent telephone surveys of Illinois primary voters - it is all but certain that the former Massachusetts Governor will at the very least hold his own, if not increase his lead over Santorum in tomorrow's Illinois ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:23

?Text messages, tweets, e-mails, iChats are never gone. Be careful. I've already told my kids, be careful. If you're going to put something in writing, be able to back it up.? ? Lynn Audet, one of the jurors who found Dharun Ravi guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, and witness/evidence tampering after he spied ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:17

In December 2006, I posted a piece titled ?The Nouveau Niche Media? about all those new blogs and their growing influence over more traditional media, and commensurate allure to PR pros. Below are some of the we found back then on myriad blogrolls (remember those?) in in many subscribers RSS feeds (remember RSS?). Here?s what ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:10

Yes, there?s a brand new Starship Troopers film on the way, entitled Starship Troopers: Invasion. And yes, the trailer is officially out!?? Check it out? The teaser was unveiled at WonderCon. The movie is entirely rendered in computer animation. ?

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:05

The 1099 form is a way to report certain non-payroll income to the??IRS, and it is often used by contractors and??investors. If you?ve never received one of these forms, then you need to prepare yourself for the possibility. However, if you have received a 1099 form before, then expect to see some changes in 2012. ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:01

After a flat open, the markets managed to make some impressive gains, continuing last week's rally. [...]

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 23:00