Microsoft, Yahoo take next step in search alliance
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have signed off on their plan to team up against Google Inc. in the lucrative Internet search market.
Dec 05, 2009
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Dec 05, 2009
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Biology, training and profit sharing make best traders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge researchers have identified a group of traders consistently able to outperform the market, even during the credit crisis.
Nov 25, 2009
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Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud
Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils ...
Nov 09, 2009
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Facebook measuring the mood in the US
Facebook is tracking how happy people are in the United States. Mother's Day was predictably upbeat, according to a Gross National Happiness index graph on the popular social networking service's blog on ...
Oct 06, 2009
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Hoover's pro-labor stance helped cause Great Depression, economist says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pro-labor policies pushed by President Herbert Hoover after the stock market crash of 1929 accounted for close to two-thirds of the drop in the nation's gross domestic product over the two years that followed, ...
Aug 28, 2009
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Asian competitors shadow German solar industry
Germany's solar power industry, until recently the world leader in the technology, is facing an unprecedented crisis, analysts say, outshone by cheaper competitors from Asia, most notably Chinese firms.
Aug 18, 2009
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Japan's Sharp reports 1.3 bln dollar annual loss
Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp. announced an annual net loss of 1.3 billion dollars, its first ever, due to a slump in sales, but it forecast a return to profit this year.
Apr 27, 2009
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New research helps predict stock market
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Massey University have developed a new way to predict stock markets that has been recognised with an award from New Zealand finance specialists.
Feb 20, 2009
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US regulators looking at dealing with social media
A week after hackers broke into The Associated Press' Twitter feed and roiled financial markets, federal regulators say they need to find ways to deal with the impact of social media.
May 01, 2013
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T-Mobile USA set to close acquisition of MetroPCS
T-Mobile, the country's fourth-largest cellphone carrier, is set to complete its acquisition of MetroPCS after the stock market closes on Tuesday.
Apr 30, 2013
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Software problem shuts US options exchange
Trading on the biggest exchange for financial options resumed Thursday following an outage caused by software problems.
Apr 25, 2013
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Twitter security in crosshairs after AP account hijack
A hijacked Associated Press Twitter account that rattled markets with false word of an attack on the White House put the security of social media in the crosshairs.
Apr 25, 2013
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How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks (Update)
For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble.
Apr 24, 2013
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Corporate accounting earnings data relevant for determining value of the aggregate stock market
While teaching a course on financial information analysis, Asst. Prof. Panos Patatoukas observed that capital market participants and policy makers are increasingly turning to accounting earnings data from corporate financial ...
Apr 05, 2013
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US stock regulator clears disclosures on social media
The US government's stock market watchdog on Tuesday cleared Netflix of improper disclosure of key corporate data, saying it is now acceptable to release pertinent information on Facebook.
Apr 02, 2013
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