Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope
After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.
After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.
Business
May 21, 2012
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New research shows that 40 percent of older Americans postponed retirement in the wake of the Great Recession.
Social Sciences
May 2, 2012
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Who wouldn't pay a penny for a sports car? That's the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of -- the opportunity to get an expensive item for very little money.
Mathematics
Mar 16, 2012
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26.
Business
Feb 1, 2012
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Apple shares soared on Wednesday following blockbuster quarterly earnings and the California gadget-maker leapfrogged over ExxonMobil to become the largest US company in terms of market value.
Business
Jan 25, 2012
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What's good for Facebook and its employees could be very good for California's treasury.
Business
Jan 12, 2012
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Zynga is poised to harvest some cold hard cash in its initial public offering. Who knew that selling virtual cows and digital corn on Facebook would create a $7 billion company?
Business
Dec 16, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The UK Governments Foresight panel, led by Dame Clara Furse, has released a working paper that points out that algorithmic trading, or high frequency trading, will soon replace human decision making ...
When the language used by financial analysts and reporters becomes increasingly similar the stock market may be overheated, say scientists.
Economics & Business
Jul 18, 2011
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When the current financial crisis hit, the failure of traditional economic doctrines to provide any sort of early warning shocked not only financial experts worldwide, but also governments and the general public, and we all ...
Mathematics
Jun 8, 2011
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