News tagged with earning money

With Apple in, Dow would have set record long ago

(AP) -- Apple is the world's most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world's best-known stock index. So don't they deserve each other?

Technology / Business

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Microsoft offers $99 Xbox consoles with a catch

Microsoft began testing whether a pricing strategy that has been a hit with smartphones will invigorate sales of its Xbox 360 videogame consoles.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Groupon restatement sparks more worries (Update)

(AP) -- Groupon's announcement that its revenue and earnings were lower than what it reported in February is sparking fresh worries about the young company's business model.

Technology / Business

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zynga posts 4Q net loss on IPO-related stock costs

(AP) -- Online game maker Zynga Inc. reported a net loss in the last three months of 2011, weighed by hefty stock-compensation expenses and other costs in its first quarter as a public company.

Technology / Business

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Students need help to save money, but don't always know it: study

Students could use help saving more money, but they don't always know it, says a University of Waterloo study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To make one happy, make one busy

In Greek mythology, the gods punished Sisyphus by condemning him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity. But he was probably better off than if they'd condemned him to sit and stare into space until the end of time, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Economists say copyright and patent laws are killing innovation; hurting economy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Abolishing patent and copyright laws sounds radical, but two economists at Washington University in St. Louis say it's an idea whose time has come. Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine see innovation as a ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 15