News tagged with recessions
EMC CEO gets $9M pay package in 2009, down 23 pct
(AP) -- The pay package last year for EMC Corp. CEO Joe Tucci was 23 percent lower than in 2008, a reflection of lower equity awards and cuts to the data-storage company's executive salaries.
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Seattlepi.com celebrates 1 year of Web-only news
(AP) -- Seattlepi.com, the online successor to the print version of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, celebrates its first birthday Thursday with music, free cupcakes and cheap beer.
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Potentially risky loans helped ease recession, new research shows
Questionable lending helped sink the U.S. economy, but also provided a lifeline that kept countless firms afloat and averted an even deeper recession, according to research by a University of Illinois finance expert.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates
(AP) -- Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product reviews and advice on ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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US advertisers to spend more on digital than print: study
US companies will spend more this year on digital and online advertising and marketing than on print for the first time ever, according to a study released on Monday.
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Yahoo CEO indicates turnaround could take years
(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz says she hopes investors growing impatient for her to turn around the slumping Internet company remember how long it took for Steve Jobs to revive Apple.
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Expectations Determine Whether Wife Outearning Husband is Marital Sore Spot, Experts Say
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a wife is the primary breadwinner, whether it's a big issue or a nonissue in the marriage depends largely on expectations, according to two financial therapists at Kansas State University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Report says Silicon Valley economy sputtering
(AP) -- Silicon Valley's economy took a big hit during the global meltdown and could have trouble climbing out, according to a report released Wednesday.
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Warner CEO sees e-book 'fracas' as helping music
(AP) -- The head of Warner Music Group expressed hope on Tuesday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content creators such as his company more pricing power over device makers.
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Despite millions in tax credits, wind energy firms aren't hiring
Despite the Obama administration's efforts to create jobs making wind turbines in America, some companies say that sluggish demand for wind energy is holding them back.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 08, 2010 |
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More study needed to halt Illinois job slump, economist says
Illinois is mired in a deep employment recession that could linger for years unless the state unravels the roots of its nearly decade-long job slump, a new study by a University of Illinois economist warns.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Report: Feds to pay more than half of health costs
(AP) -- For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway.
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Cisco sees 'dramatic' sales improvement in 2Q
(AP) -- Cisco blew past its own forecast for the latest quarter, reporting its first sales increase in a year as it leaves the recession behind.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Can we future-proof against another financial crisis?
(PhysOrg.com) -- On the day that the UK emerges from the recession, an Oxford University study warns that by continuing to test and future-proof individual banks without considering the resilience of the financial ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2010 |
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EMC returns to profit growth, net income up 58 pct
(AP) -- EMC Corp. said Tuesday that its net income jumped 58 percent in the latest quarter, the first time since the spring of 2008 that profit has risen at the information-management company.
Jan 26, 2010 |
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