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Disney to Sell Mickey-Inspired Fruit, Veggie Products
Posted: October 12th, 2007, 1:20pm EDT
Disney plans to sell a line of products called Disney Garden. -
Electronic Arts Buying Game Studios From Elevation
Posted: October 12th, 2007, 12:59pm EDT
Pandemic, BioWare to change ownership, join 'Madden' team. -
Wikipedia Moving From Florida to San Francisco
Posted: October 12th, 2007, 12:57pm EDT
Online encyclopedia to move cross-country in January to hub of tech world. -
The Softer Side of Hardware
Posted: October 12th, 2007, 10:40am EDT
Home Depot is testing a warm-and-fuzzy approach to selling hammers, lighting and garage doors that targets female shoppers. -
Gas, Car Sales Fuel Retail Sales Growth
Posted: October 12th, 2007, 10:23am EDT
Retailers' sales rose 0.6 percent last month and gasoline stations turned in their biggest jump in sales since May. -
Oracle Makes $6.66 Billion Bid to Buy BEA Systems
Posted: October 12th, 2007, 9:10am EDT
The business software maker confirmed today it offered BEA Systems $17 per share, a 25 percent premium over Thursday's closing price of $13.62. -
AT&T CEO Stan Sigman To Retire
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 1:56pm EDT
AT&T Inc. said on Thursday that the head of its wireless unit, Stan Sigman, was retiring, and it appointed Ralph de la Vega as his successor. -
State Treasurer Wants Probe of Countrywide CEO
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 1:21pm EDT
State Treasurer Richard Moore has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the timing of stock sales made by the chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. -
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Infant Cold, Cough Products
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 11:57am EDT
The company is recalling certain infants' nonprescription cough and cold products. -
Stocks to Watch: Electronic Arts, Avon
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 11:50am EDT
Companies likely to see active trade during Friday's session are Electronic Arts Inc., Allegheny Technologies Inc., and Avon Products Inc. -
Countrywide Says Lending Down From Last September
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 10:57am EDT
Countrywide Financial Corp on Thursday said September mortgage lending fell 44.3 percent from a year earlier as it tightened underwriting standards, even as delinquencies surged. -
Gear: Built to Move
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 10:54am EDT
Keep moving. These new electronics will keep you connected. -
September Foreclosures Nearly Double From 2006
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 10:45am EDT
A total of 223,538 foreclosure filings were reported last month; down 8 percent since August. -
Apple, AT&T Sued Again Over iPhone Exclusivity
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 10:21am EDT
Federal, state lawsuits filed in California over carrier lock-in, accusing both companies of creating monopoly. -
Are Women More Entrepreneurial Than Men?
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 10:14am EDT
A new study highlights the similarities and differences between male and female entrepreneurs. -
Adobe: Acrobat, Acrobat Reader Have Security Holes
Posted: October 11th, 2007, 5:46am EDT
But only on Windows XP coupled with IE 7, company makes clear. -
Heat, Drought Spook Pumpkin Prices
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 1:20pm EDT
There should be enough pumpkins for the holidays, but consumers will pay more for the fruit. -
UAW, Chrysler Back to Negotiating
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 12:55pm EDT
Bargainers for the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC met to try and settle on a contract. UAW set an 11 a.m. Wednesday deadline. -
AT&T to Buy Aloha's Airwave Licenses for $2.5 Billion
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 12:37pm EDT
AT&T Inc, the biggest U.S. mobile service, said on Tuesday that it would buy the wireless airwave licenses of privately held Aloha Partners LP for about $2.5 billion to use for either broadcast video or two-way communication. -
Chrysler to Make a 1,500 Non-Union Job Cut
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 11:27am EDT
Chrysler LLC is likely to make another round of buyout or early retirement offers to salaried employees and cut contract workers in an effort to reduce its white-collar work force by about 1,500 more people, a person briefed on the plan said Monday. -
Sallie Mae Files $900M Lawsuit Against Buyout Group
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 11:05am EDT
Sallie Mae's potential buyers gave the student lender company until Tuesday to accept its buyout offer. -
Beer Giants Molson Coors, SABMiller Merge Operations
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 10:19am EDT
The new MillerCoors will compete with industry-leader Anheuser-Busch, and projects having combined annual U.S. beer sales of around $6.6 billion. -
Fed Minutes Spark Late Rally, Record Close
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 5:28am EDT
The Dow and S&P 500 jumped to close at records on Tuesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed inflation expectations were contained, leaving open the question of whether another rate cut is near. -
NBC to Buy Oxygen Media for $925 Million
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 4:42am EDT
NBC Universal said on Tuesday it would buy Oxygen Media, the cable channel that caters to women and was co-founded by Oprah Winfrey, for $925 million in a bid to win a larger female audience and more closely link its TV and Internet businesses. -
Sony Shakes Up Japanese PlayStation 3 Lineup, Prices
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 4:24am EDT
Both 60-gig and 20-gig models to get 10 percent price reduction; even cheaper 40-gig model to be introduced next month. -
Study: Google Snares 60 Percent of All Web Searches
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 4:22am EDT
U.S. figure surprisingly a bit smaller -- only 50 percent. -
Fed Minutes Show Credit Crunch Fears Key Worry Behind Cut
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 3:55am EDT
Fears of a credit crisis and housing slump led Fed policymakers to unanimously agreed to slash interest rates by one-half percentage point last month -
Microsoft Bets Big on Halo 3
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 3:18am EDT
Microsoft hopes its strategic partnerships sell not only the final installment of its Halo franchise but the Xbox 360 as well. -
'Black Friday' Deals Make Early Online Appearance
Posted: October 8th, 2007, 10:00am EDT
Door-busting deals for Black Friday have already popped up online, more than a month before the launch of the holiday shopping season. -
Up and Coming: A Look at the Week Ahead on Wall Street
Posted: October 6th, 2007, 6:51am EDT
After a strong end to last week at least in terms of market reaction to what was considered a positive employment report on last Friday the upcoming week again postpones most of its potent data until Friday. -
Washington Mutual Warns Investors
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 1:59pm EDT
Washington Mutual Inc. said Friday that the weak housing market and the recent mortgage crunch will lead to a 75 percent drop in its third-quarter net income. -
Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 1:22pm EDT
Douglasville, Ga., says his iPod Nano suddenly burst into flames while he was working. -
Fed Says Economy Weak for Short Term
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 1:13pm EDT
The Fed said Friday that moderate growth will return to economy after we get through near-term weakness. -
Microsoft Reports $300 Million in 'Halo 3' Sales
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 12:14pm EDT
First-person shooter racks up that much at registers in first week out. -
Don't Want an iPod? Try Another Brand
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 11:57am EDT
SanDisk, Sony, Creative Labs and Microsoft all make portable media players that can hold their own against the Apple hegemony. -
Employers Add 110,000 Jobs in Sept; Unemployment Rate 4.7%
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 9:43am EDT
The Labor Department reports a payroll increase of 110,000 in September, unemployment rate rises 4.7% -
Music Industry Wins $220,000 in File-Sharing Trial
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 9:05am EDT
Jury fins Minnesota woman shared copyrighted music online, levies $220,000 in damages against her. -
Terry Keenan: Notre Dame Tops Endowment Big 10
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 8:57am EDT
Notre Dame is walking away with prime honors in the investing arena, with an extra $1.4 billion in its coffers. -
Wall Street Ends Week with Record Breaking Day
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 5:53am EDT
Wall Street capped a huge week with a sharp advance Friday after the government's employment report for September and its revision of August's data cooled the market's fears of a recession. -
Chrysler Recalls 125,0000 Cars Over Engine Fires
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 5:39am EDT
Chrysler is recalling around 125,000 2007-2008 Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring cars. -
Introducing the Inc. 5,000
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 2:49am EDT
For more than 25 years, the Inc. 500 has been the essential guide to the most entrepreneurial companies in America. Now Inc.'s digging deeper to explore an even broader cross section of entrepreneurial America. -
Topps Meat Co. Shutters Business 6 Days After Recall
Posted: October 5th, 2007, 2:02am EDT
Topps Meat Co. announced Friday it was shuttering its business, six days after it issued the nation's second-largest recall for beef tainted with E. coli bacteria. -
Wendy's Sales on the Rise
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 12:19pm EDT
With a new company strategy, Wendys attempt at better sale and profit results seems to be working. -
U.S. Consumers Far from Being Spooked this Halloween
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 11:33am EDT
Despite shaky economic news recently, U.S. consumers are not expected to be scared off this Halloween, a new survey shows. -
Check E-mail and Surf the Web at 35,000 Feet
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 11:17am EDT
American Airlines and newly launched Virgin America have both announced plans to offer inflight broadband access to passengers next year. -
Factory Orders Drop to 7-Month Low
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 11:13am EDT
Orders to U.S. factories dropped 3.3 percent last month, the biggest setback in orders since January. -
Stocks to Watch: Alcoa; Sprint Nextel; Research in Motion
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 10:01am EDT
Companies likely to see active trade during Friday's session are Alcoa Inc., Sprint Nextel Inc. and Research in Motion Inc. -
Jobless Claims Leap to Highest Level in 4 Months
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 10:01am EDT
The Labor Department reported a total of 317,000 applications for unemployment benefits last week, beating analysts expectations. -
Kraft Recalls White Chocolate
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 10:01am EDT
Kraft Foods announcs it is recalling white chocolate distributed in the United States because of possible salmonella contamination. -
Boy Scout Badges Pulled Over Lead Paint Concerns
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 9:30am EDT
The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday said that as many as 1.6 million badges are being recalled after tests revealed high levels of lead paint. -
Jury to Deliberate in McDonald's Strip-Search Hoax Lawsuit
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 5:45am EDT
Jury will deicide whether McDonald's was liable for not warning employees of a Kentucky store of a hoax caller or whether Louise Ogborn should have realized it. -
USDA Defends 18-Day Hold on Beef Recall
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 5:24am EDT
The Agriculture Department said it was following standard policy to rule out other factors. -
More than 500,000 Toys Recalled for High Lead Levels
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 4:40am EDT
A variety of toys, including key chains and Baby Einstein color blocks were recalled today due to excessive lead levels. -
Stocks Mostly Even Ahead of Friday's Jobs Report
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 4:28am EDT
Stocks barely budged on Thursday as traders shied away from making big bets before Friday's jobs data, which will be scrutinized for clues about the economy's health and the outlook for interest rates and profits. -
MySpace Gets Political
Posted: October 4th, 2007, 2:50am EDT
MySpace will allow U.S. politicians and non-profit groups to raise campaign money. Users can contribute from their own PayPal account. -
Lawsuit Filed Against Meat Plant After E. Coli Outbreak
Posted: October 3rd, 2007, 8:25am EDT
As government scientists searched for the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to frozen hamburgers, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against the producer of the patties and supermarkets that sold them. -
Forgiven Debt Doesn't Equal Forgiven Tax
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 1:48pm EDT
Even when your debt is forgiven, plan to pay taxes on the outstanding loan value. -
Nokia Brings in New Video Deals with CNN, Sony
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 12:38pm EDT
Nokia is partnering with CNN, Sony and others to get access to their video content for its high-end multimedia phones. -
Apple Sued Over iPhone Price Cuts
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 12:13pm EDT
Dongmei Li of New York seeks $1 million in damages, claiming price discrimination related to smartphone's rapid price cut. -
Pending Home Sales Hit Record Low
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 11:40am EDT
The index that forecasts near-term home sales fell 6.5 percent last month as home buyers struggled to get mortgages -
Stocks to Watch: Immucor, Credit Suisse
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 10:41am EDT
Companies likely to see active trade Wednesday's session are Immucor Inc. and Credit Suisse Group. -
Hershey Chief Retires
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 10:22am EDT
Richard Lenny served as a top executive since 2001 and will retire at the end of this year. -
Stocks Mixed After Monday's Record Close
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 5:57am EDT
Wall Street ended mixed Tuesday, selling off large companies' stocks but buying up those of smaller companies, as traders cashed in gains from Monday's big rally and poked around for new bargains. -
Honda Sales Rise; Ford, Toyota Slip
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 5:24am EDT
The monthly auto sales came out with Ford and Toyota slipping in September. GM sales stay flat and Honda's sales rose this month. -
Target and QVC Items Recalled
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 3:13am EDT
About 82,000 baby rattles sold at Target and 5,200 Cook's toasters, distributed by QVC, were recalled today. -
Seven Ways to Keep Your Credit Score in the Pink
Posted: October 2nd, 2007, 3:01am EDT
Credit scores are used to determine how much you pay for everything from your car loan, to your cell phone and your home loan. Here are seven ways to boost your score. -
UAW Agreement May Shut Down 2 GM Plants
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 1:45pm EDT
GM stamping plant in Indianapolis and engine plant near Detroit, as well as many other facilities, could be closed -
Microsoft Launches Online Office Extension
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 1:27pm EDT
Office Live Workspace allows Office users to share and store their documents online. -
Nokia to Purchase Navteq for $8.1 Billion
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 1:19pm EDT
The mobile phone maker is buying the navigation-software maker to help expand its services and content. -
Wal-Mart Rolls Out Low Prices to Jump Start Holiday Shopping
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 12:56pm EDT
Wal-Mart, along with other retailers, are cutting prices to try to appeal to consumers for the holiday season. -
Manufacturing Expansion Slows in September
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 12:36pm EDT
Institute for Supply Management says its manufacturing index dropped to lowest since March -
UBS to Post $690M 3Q Loss
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 11:45am EDT
Loss due to subprime mess, will result in loss of 1,500 jobs -
Seven Questions with the 4-Hour Workweek Evangelist
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 11:31am EDT
We've all heard it's better to work smarter, not harder. According to author Timothy Ferriss, the real secret is figuring out how to barely work at all. -
Stocks Shrug Off Citigroup and UBS Subprime Reports
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 11:06am EDT
Wall Street rose moderately in early trading Monday as a major acquisition by Nokia helped offset trader unease over profit warnings from two major global banks. -
Dow Rockets to All-Time High, Closes Above 14,000
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 5:14am EDT
Wall Street began the fourth quarter with a huge rally Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 and well into record territory for the first time in 2 1/2 months. -
USDA Urges Consumers to Be Safe During Massive Beef Recall
Posted: October 1st, 2007, 2:31am EDT
Topps Meat Company has recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground beef that may contain E.coli bacteria.