Global computer server sales in the second quarter continued to plunge to levels not seen in years, research firm IDC said on Tuesday, but signs of stability are appearing in a segment that analysts call a bellwether for the IT industry.
About one of every five Internet display ads in the United States is viewed on a social networking Web site like MySpace and Facebook, according to a new report.
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Germany's consumer electronics trade show IFA may lack the glitz and glamour of other fairs, but this year it will attract more attention than usual as the tech world turns to Berlin for any signs of an upturn.
SEATTLE - U.S. retailers could see sales in the 2009 holiday season decline from last year's dismal results or show only a slight increase, even in the best scenario, according to a new forecast.
If you know how to price a listing effectively, you're much more likely to succeed in selling that property and making your clients very happy.
GameStop Corp , the video game retailer, on Monday said co-founder and chief financial officer David Carlson planned to retire early next year.
Oil rose toward $75 a barrel on Monday, within sight of a 10-month high, supported by optimism that an economic recovery will spur a rebound in global energy demand.
PBM Products, a maker of private-label baby foods, is seeking to arrange for a buyout or partial sale of the company, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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JCPenney Company, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Myron Ullman on Thursday continued to describe the consumer climate as being very difficult, in line with his previous statements that he expected consumer spending to remain weak for the remainder of 2009.
Despite weakening second home purchases in 2008, the long-term demand looks favorable for the second-home market because there are large numbers of people in the prime years for buying a second home.
Publicis struck a $530 million deal with Microsoft to buy the Razorfish ad agency and boost its position in digital communications, the world's third-largest communications group said on Sunday.
Oil edged down on Friday from a six-week high as markets looked to upcoming U.S. July employment data for clues on whether the U.S. economy could be emerging from recession.
By the time Diane Kimsey called Jeannie Feenick, a sales associate with Weichert Realtors in Warren, N.J., in June 2008, the home owner had already conducted an exhaustive search for a real estate practitioner to list her Martinsville, N.J., home.
Oil rose more than $2 a barrel to hit a one-month high near $72 on Monday as positive manufacturing data in the U.S. and China raised optimism for an economic recovery that could bolster energy demand.
Oil rose more than $2 a barrel to hit a one-month high near $72 on Monday as positive manufacturing data in the U.S. and China raised optimism for an economic recovery that could bolster energy demand.
Oil rose more than $2 to hit a one-month high near $72 on Monday as positive Chinese economic data and firmer equities bolstered hopes of economic recovery and higher energy demand.
Oil rose more than $2 to hit a one-month high above $71 on Monday as positive Chinese economic data and firmer equities bolstered hopes of economic recovery and higher energy demand .
Internet content delivery company Akamai Technologies Inc reported second-quarter revenue and an outlook that fell short of Wall Street's expectations, citing pricing pressure, dragging its shares down 11 percent in after-hours trade.
Interpublic Group reported a sharper-than-expected drop in quarterly results, sending its shares down 11 percent and making it clear that the advertising industry's troubles are not yet over.
The recession-fueled advertising downturn underlines the urgency of using the Web to glean data and target consumers directly, rather than blasting them with a barrage of TV-style ads, media executives say.
