After a flat open, the markets managed to make some impressive gains, continuing last week?s rally. The Nasdaq got a boost from Apple (AAPL), after the company announced plans for a quarterly dividend and also said it would buy back $10 billion of its own shares over 3 years. In economic news, the National Association ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

So it wasn?t a runaway hit with viewers (or critics). NBC?s latest reality show Fashion Star did spark the kind of buying frenzy that its creators James Deutch and E.J. Johnston were hoping when they sold the concept to retail chains , and Saks.?Sales of Fashion Star merchandise exceeded expectations,? says Macy?s spokesperson Holly Thomas. ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

Brazilians dump Orkut for Facebook. Country likely to become No. 2 Facebook population within a few weeks, surpassing India and Indonesia.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:45

Last week, cloud operator Apptio announced a $50 million Series D funding (the company has raised a total of $91 million). T. Rowe Price Associates led the round, with follow-on investors??like Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Shasta Ventures. Apptio has pioneered a new category in technology known as Technology (TMB). Think of ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:42

In South Carolina a teacher has been placed on administrative leave for reading excerpts of Orson Scott Card?s science fiction classic??Ender?s Game to his middle school students. ?The??parent that reported him to the school district complained that the book was pornographic,? Tod Kelly writes. ?[T]hat same parent also asked the local police to file criminal ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:39

The decision by New York City's Mayor Bloomberg to stand behind Goldman Sachs (GS) ? in the wake of the negative news commotion raised when former GS employee Greg Smith damned the firm?s culture in a major New York Times op-ed piece ? was neither unexpected nor inappropriate. The question is: was it was handled ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:32

Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney on Monday cut his rating on eBay to Neutral from Buy on a valuation basis. He maintains his $39 target price on the stock. ?With??eBay approaching our price target, we see the risk-reward as less compelling,? he writes in a research note. ?We do view the recent share price surge as ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:26

It was 1997 ... "Why would I buy Apple when the company is a mess, the analysts hate it and Steve Jobs hasn't proven himself as CEO ??? plus, a lot has changed since 1985".

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:17

Patients are the ones who pay for medicines, payors are. The new social compact: drug companies can charge what they want so long as everybody gets their meds.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 20:28

Prometheus will be up against the new Spider-Man, 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'The Avengers' to be the film of the summer.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 20:24