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U.S. House Budget Plans Would Jeopardize National Scientific Research Facilities (FULL TEXT)
It is important that the United States begin to live within its means and address the federal deficit. But the American Physical Society (APS) believes that as a nation we need to be smart about how we do it. Cutting spending across the board without a clear understanding of what it means for America's future jeopardizes the very future we want to secure for our children.
Five Things Cisco Should Do To Boost Stock Price
Cisco is acknowledging that it's made some missteps and is working to move forward and address its organizational complexity, lack of competitive products, focus, and time to market.
Cisco CEO's Internal Memo To Employees [FULL TEXT]
Following is the full text of an internal memo sent by John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) to the employees, where he talked about the company's execution issues, loss of credibility and making bold changes.
IBM, Universities Talk Of Watson's Next Steps
Students, scientists come together to figure out the next step for Watson.
US stocks rise on data and tech earnings
US stocks rallied on Friday on positive economic data and another good earnings report from the technology sector.
Oracle jumps as outlook points to market share gains
Shares of Oracle Corp rose 5 percent on Friday, a day after the world's third-largest software maker forecast solid sales of new business software, signaling strength against Hewlett-Packard and IBM in data center and cloud computing businesses.
Bernanke says new rules benefit smaller banks
New financial regulatory reforms should help reduce the edge that large banks have over smaller ones because of their implicit support from government, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.
IBM pays $10 million to settle bribery complaint
IBM has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a complaint its employees tried to bribe South Korean and Chinese officials with cash, gifts and entertainment in return for business for more than a decade.
Three Moves HP's Apotheker Should Consider
Credit Suisse has outlined three moves the Leo Apotheker-- new Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) -- should consider.
World Market Update 17/03/2011
U.S. stocks declined to 2011 lows on Wednesday as worsening crisis at Japan nuclear reactor and weaker-than-expected housing data weighed on the sentiment.
US stocks decline to 2011 lows amid Japan nuclear fears
U.S. stocks declined to 2011 lows on Wednesday as worsening crisis at Japan nuclear reactor and weaker-than-expected housing data weighed on the sentiment.
Top-Five Investor Concerns Over HP
Léo Apotheker, the Chief Executive Officer of PC giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), is expected to hold an investor briefing on March 14 in San Francisco where he may unveil his much anticipated vision for HP.
Global Markets overview 11/03/2011
U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic reports from both domestic and overseas coupled with fears over the impact on oil price by pervasive unrest in the Middle East and North Africa weighed on the sentiment.
US stocks plunge on disappointing economic news?
U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic reports from both domestic and overseas coupled with fears over the impact on oil price by pervasive unrest in the Middle East and North Africa weighed on the sentiment.
Harvard computer scientist wins Turing Award
Leslie Valiant, professor of computer science and applied mathematics at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received the 2010 A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his contributions to the theory of computation.
US stocks end lower as Libya tensions weigh
U.S. stocks ended modestly lower in choppy trading as unfolding events in Libya and their impact on oil prices seem to be the overriding factors to most investors.
Some SEC officials in dark on lawyer's Madoff link
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted on a method to compensate victims of swindler Bernard Madoff with some commissioners and staff unaware that the SEC's then general counsel had personal ties to the fraud.
Stocks weaken in erratic trading as Libya/oil news dominate
U.S. stocks weakened a bit in choppy trading and unfolding events in Libya and their impact on oil prices seem to be the overriding factors to most investors.
Chip sector losses hit Nasdaq; IBM supports Dow
A weak outlook from Texas Instruments weighed on the Nasdaq on Wednesday and pushed an index of chip makers below a key technical level in a worrisome sign for the market's six-month uptrend.
IBM stock hits all-time high as it backs upbeat target
Shares of International Business Machines Corp hit a lifetime high on Wednesday as analysts welcomed the tech giant's commitment to double its profit by 2015.
IBM helps Dow but chip sector hurts Nasdaq
The Dow rebounded on Wednesday with a jump in IBM's stock on its 2015 outlook, but the Nasdaq fell as a weaker-than-expected earnings target from Texas Instruments weighed on the chip sector.
NVIDIA To Push Into Supercomputing
The company is looking to create supercomputers with 1,000 times more power than today's machines.
IBM Analyst Day Likely to Focus on 2015 Roadmap
IBM would be hosting its Analyst Day today at its Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York at 10 am EST that is likely to focus on 2015 roadmap, according to Barclays Capital.
Top hedge funds sell some Apple, Google
Nervous analysts have worried for years that the stellar stock prices of technology giants Apple Inc and Google Inc could tumble back to earth.
US stocks surge on jobs data; oil drops
U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as stronger than expected initial jobless claims data and an easing of oil prices after reports of a possible peace deal in Libya buoyed sentiment.
Magazine names 100 best corporate citizens in America
Johnson Controls Inc., the Wisconsin-based automotive interiors giant, came out on top on the most recent list of the 100 best corporate citizens in America.
Five-time Jeopardy champ and New Jersey Congressman topples Watson
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey has defeated IBM supercomputer Watson in a Jeopardy-style match held in Washington.
AMD Could Be An Acquisition Target For Oracle, Broadcom: Analyst
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) could be an attractive acquisition target for companies, including Broadcom Corp. and Oracle.
Watson Gets First Post-Jeopardy! Assignment
IBM announced an agreement with Nuance Communications, a speech recognition provider, to develop and commercialize Watson's advanced analytics capabilities in the health-care industry.
Game Over Humanity. Watson Wins Jeopardy!
In the end Watson tripled the score of his competitors and proved machine is better than man on Jeopardy!