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Sour Tech: 5 Signs Industry Growth is Slowing Down
Poor sales for chips. PCs, network equipment and chipmaking products sends a warning that tech growth is easing
Fat camp shows China battling the bulge
On the grounds of the Bodyworks weight loss campus in Beijing, 30 tubby men and women sweat profusely, gasping for air as they pound the treadmills in an exercise room.
Steve Jobs Resigns: Was Jobs to Apple What Sam Walton Was to Wal-Mart?
The news Apple's Steve Jobs Resigns this week caused many to ponder if the high-flying tech company will ever be the same. So far, the company's stock hasn't taken a downward hit after Wednesday's news, but one only need to look at another legendary leader and company example for the answer. It's likely that Steve Jobs was to Apple what Sam Walton was to Wal-Mart. Both were company founders with product impact on company cultures. Both, also, were unique leaders, who perha...
HP TouchPad Availability Update: More $99 Tablets This Week
There's still time. The availability of HP TouchPads will become a reality as HP promised that a second wave of $99 table computers will be available for sale this week.
HP TouchPad Sells Out, Gadhafi Whereabouts Unknown: Daily Scoop
HP creates a TouchPad buying frenzy, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown, Hurricane Irene is headed to the United States, and more in today's Daily Scoop.
HP TouchPad Sale: How Many Discounted Items Have Been Sold?
Best Buy reportedly had 270,000 units in its inventory.
USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?
Genna Saucedo supervises cashiers at a Wal-Mart in Pico Rivera, California, but her wages aren't enough to feed herself and her 12-year-old son.
Bank of America Layoffs: Top 10 Things Brian Moynihan Should Have Said
Here are the top ten things the bank’s chief executive, Brian Moynihan, should have said about the massive job cuts he is proposing.
Five Headless Bodies Found in Acapulco
Authorities in Mexico found the decapitated bodies of four men and a woman in Acapulco on Saturday, the latest in a string of slayings in the popular Pacific resort this week.
HP Discontinues TouchPad: Rest in Peace Tablet, Your Had a Short, Miserable Life
HP is killing its TouchPad, intended to compete with Apple's iPad. HP said it will no longer support the TouchPad, focusing in other areas.
Court Sets Deadline for Womens' Wal-Mart Claims
Women who were part of a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc will have until the end of October to file individual lawsuits against the company, a judge ruled.
HP Kills TouchPad: Rest in Peace Tablet, You Had a Short, Miserable Life
Rest in peace, HP TouchPad. You had a short, miserable life. Some consumers liked you, but it wasn't enough -- so HP is giving up, putting you to swift death.
OuchPad: HP's Big TouchPad Problem: It Isn't an Apple iPad
The new TouchPad tablet has become the "OuchPad" for HP. The product isn't selling because consumers have shown they prefer the iPad.
Consumers Aren't Touching HP's TouchPad; Best Buy Sits on 200,000
Consumers aren't touching HP's TouchPad tablet. Best Buy is sitting on 200,000 unsold TouchPads and wants to send them back to the company.
Wall Street Set for Lower Open; Earnings Reports Awaited
Stock futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street Wednesday, with investors believing that Tuesday's meeting between French and German leaders failed to make significant progress on the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
US STOCKS-Sarkozy, Merkel Plan Fails to Inspire Wall St
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after three days of gains when a meeting between the heads of France and Germany failed to quell fears about euro zone leaders' ability to contain the region's sovereign debt woes.
Wal-Mart's Big Box Challenge: Consumer Shopping Habits are Changing
Wal-Mart's big box retailing strategy has peaked as consumer shopping habits are changing.
Wal-Mart Posts Higher Profits; Says U.S. Economy Challenging
Wal-Mart posted higher profits, but the company is dealing with a protracted slump in U.S. same-store sales, as shopping habits shift.
Wal-Mart changes e-commerce leadership
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is shaking up its e-commerce structure, putting the people who run stores in developed markets such as the United States in charge of the websites in those countries, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Friday.
Apple Most Valuable Company: Is Amazon Next in Line?
Apple has passed Exxon Mobil to become the world's most valuable company. Now it's time to ask what company make be next in line to make such a rise. At the moment, all indications point to Amazon.com.
Lionsgate gets a jump on video-on-demand
Lionsgate is getting into the early video-on-demand game and their pulling out some big guns to help them -- Taylor Lautner.
Why Wal-Mart's Vudu for the iPad is Not an App
Wal-Mart has joined Amazon in skirting Apple's revenue sharing rules by offering Vudu for the iPad on the browser, rather than an app.
Apple Briefly Replaces Exxon As Largest Public U.S. Company
Ironically, Exxon still generates about four times the annual revenue that Apple does.
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs Unlikely to Rise in 2012
The government-subsidized prescription plan for seniors will not increase by the time 2012 rolls around, and yet, the plan will cost seniors an average of $30 a month in 2012, down from $30.76 this year, according to a statement made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.
S.Africa's bonds shine, global worries weigh on rand, stocks
South African government bonds rose on Tuesday, boosted by an auction which saw the strongest demand in a year with foreign buying a key feature.
S.Africa pushes Wal-Mart for Massmart deal concessions
South Africa said it would push Wal-Mart to rejig the conditions of its $2.4 billion Massmart deal, as Pretoria looks to wring bigger concessions from the world's top retailer.
Amazon flies high, may rise 25 percent more: Barron's
Amazon.com Inc shares, just below their all-time high, could rise 10 percent to 25 percent if its capital spending translates to fast growth in its retailing, Kindle e-readers and cloud-computing businesses, Barron's said in its August 1 edition.
Google, Facebook, Shopping, Glamour Top US Internet Sphere
comScore Media Metrix released its list of top 50 web properties for June with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft sites assuming top positions. However social networking sites like Facebook, online luxury magazines like Glam Media, sports and entertainment sites like Turner Digital and Viacom seem to be gaining in popularity. American web users show a marked trend towards networking, shopping, sports and entertainment.
Netflix Angry Customers: Gaining Revenge
Saying that Netflix users were upset by the company's price hike would be an understatement.
Amazon: The Most Competitive Business Ever Built?
Jeff Bezos and Amazon have unique competitive advantage, some analysts say. They suggest Amazon is succeeding bigger, and faster, than Wal-Mart did, becoming the world's largest retailer. That begs the question: Has Amazon built the most competitive business ever?