Archive for: January, 2012

Richest Fed officials worked in finance – Reuters

Portfolio.comRichest Fed officials worked in financeReutersBy Pedro Nicolaci da Costa | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It's hardly a huge surprise: those Federal Reserve officials that made careers in the financial sector are much wealthier than their coll…

RIM’s cartoon superheroes inspire caustic Tweet-storm – Register

CTV.caRIM's cartoon superheroes inspire caustic Tweet-stormRegisterRIM's latest marketing stunt has succeeded in attracting a high degree of attention – but not necessarily of the type that the struggling company may have intended. As 2011 dr…

Tablets are PCs, Get Over It – OS News

Sydney Morning HeraldTablets are PCs, Get Over ItOS NewsAn article at The Next Web points out that the latest marketshare numbers put Apple at the top of "PC" makers, and that some PC makers that don't have any tablet momentum are calling…

Campaign finance reports show Gingrich raised nearly $10M in January, still … – Washington Post

CBC.caCampaign finance reports show Gingrich raised nearly $10M in January, still …Washington PostNew campaign finance reports show that Newt Gingrich raised nearly $10 million in the final three months of last year, but was about $1.2 million in deb…

Bogle Grades Financial System ‘D’ as Volcker Urges Curbs – BusinessWeek

Bogle Grades Financial System 'D' as Volcker Urges CurbsBusinessWeek31 (Bloomberg) — Together they have 120 years experience in financial markets. John Bogle, 82, popularized index investing. Paul Volcker, 84, broke the back of 15 percent infl…

"Alien" Particles Found Invading Our Solar System—A First – National Geographic

National Geographic"Alien" Particles Found Invading Our Solar System—A FirstNational GeographicA Hubble Space Telescope picture of the Crab Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas left over from a supernova. For the first time, a NASA spacecraft ha…

Thousands Aim to Land Job at Foxconn Despite Harsh Conditions – PC Magazine

IBNLive.comThousands Aim to Land Job at Foxconn Despite Harsh ConditionsPC MagazineBy Angela Moscaritolo Consumer electronics manufacturer Foxconn is looking to double the size of its workforce in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou and scores of hopefuls ar…

NBA Season Review: 20 Questions, Part 1 – Grantland

NBA Season Review: 20 Questions, Part 1GrantlandBy Bill Simmons on January 31, 2012 Today: We're breaking down the other relevant storylines with help from one of America's oldest and lamest column gimmicks. That's right, it's time to p…

Busch owes debt of gratitude to Sabates – Nascar

Busch owes debt of gratitude to SabatesNascarBy Joe Menzer, NASCAR.COM On the other end was someone looking for a little advice and perhaps some heavy-handed help. Despite registering 23 Sprint Cup race wins and a championship while getting to Victory …

Idaho governor supports Internet sales tax – BusinessWeek

Idaho governor supports Internet sales taxBusinessWeekCL "Butch" Otter backs taxing Internet sales to level the playing field between virtual businesses and brick-and-mortar establishments on Idaho's Main Street. Otter made the remarks to…

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