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Toshiba cuts LCD TV production

Toshiba cuts LCD TV production

Toshiba halts production of LCD televisions in Japan as demand drops, a spokesman confirms to...

Spain set to pay more on bonds

Spain set to pay more on bonds

Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike in a bond auction on Thursday, as the Greek crisis...

Rebuilding spurs Japan economy

Rebuilding spurs Japan economy

Japan's economy grows by 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous three months...

VIDEO: Ad boss on Facebook's power

VIDEO: Ad boss on Facebook's power

Sir Martin Sorrell explains to Rory Cellan-Jones the strengths and weaknesses of Facebook when...

The euro’s survival 'requires political union'

The euro’s survival 'requires political union'

The day the ECB saved the Eurozone's banks

French Connection shares plunge after another profits warning

French Connection shares plunge after another profits warning

The company, which made a 8.2m loss last year, warns investors that it 'appears unlikely' that...

Wapping finds a buyer now that the fortess has become a village

Wapping finds a buyer now that the fortess has become a village

Rupert Murdoch bought the site back in the 1970s, at the beckoning of one his senior Sun...

French gloom punishes Kesa shares

French gloom punishes Kesa shares

which last year paid private equity firm 50m to take British electricals group Comet off its...

it's time for the housing sector to grow up

it's time for the housing sector to grow up

As a parent of two older teenagers entering adulthood, I can't help but notice the similarities...

Japan reports strong GDP performance in Q1 2012; Paddy Power says revenues are up 28% in 2012

Japan reports strong GDP performance in Q1 2012; Paddy Power says revenues are up 28% in 2012

Markets: Japan reports strong GDP performance in Q1 2012; Paddy Power says revenues are up 28%...

Tech issues top office frustration list

Tech issues top office frustration list

email and internet failures have been voted the most stressful office issue for workers. Some...

New Business Book Named to NYT Best Sellers List

New Business Book Named to NYT Best Sellers List

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Third defendant admits role in slaying of KC businessman

Third defendant admits role in slaying of KC businessman

A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty this morning to his role in the May 2010 murder of Kansas City...

Brand Name Appliance wins Small Business Award

Brand Name Appliance wins Small Business Award

Main Street businessman Joe Holla stands in the newly-installed display center in the new...

2 Controversial Bulgarian Businessmen Arrested

2 Controversial Bulgarian Businessmen Arrested

Bulgarian murky businessman Evelin Banev, aka Brando, has been arrested in the town of Sozopol...

SAT Fraud and Entrepreneurs

SAT Fraud and Entrepreneurs

New York State's Kenneth LaValle, chairman of the New York Senate Higher Education Committee is...

AlphaGraphics Marks National Entrepreneurship Week

AlphaGraphics Marks National Entrepreneurship Week

AlphaGraphics knows how important it is to encourage entrepreneurship in business -- on both the...

How Guidewire's CEO Built a Public Company

How Guidewire's CEO Built a Public Company

On Wednesday, Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) became the first tech company to come public in...

Undaunted by the Economy, Entrepreneurs Start New Glenview Businesses

Undaunted by the Economy, Entrepreneurs Start New Glenview Businesses

Even in the depths of the Great Depression new businesses had the brass and boldness — or...

Kyrgyz government drafts new fiscal policy for entrepreneurs in run up to entry into Customs Union

Kyrgyz government drafts new fiscal policy for entrepreneurs in run up to entry into Customs Union

The Kyrgyz government has drafted a new fiscal policy aimed to create enabling environment for...

Starting a Small Business in O'Fallon

Starting a Small Business in O'Fallon

If you’ve ever considered starting a small business, you might be doing yourself and the O’...

HP announces SME supplier support scheme

HP announces SME supplier support scheme

Latest articles on supply chain Commodity prices to drop 14 per cent in 2012 26 January 2012 26...

Some entrepreneurs considering return to employment, says Aviva SME Pulse survey

Some entrepreneurs considering return to employment, says Aviva SME Pulse survey

Many entrepreneurs in East Anglia are losing entusiasm for their businesses as the economic...

Financial Expert Jean Chatzky and Office Depot Partner to Makeover Small Businesses

Financial Expert Jean Chatzky and Office Depot Partner to Makeover Small Businesses

Office Depot’s “Small Business Makeover” Contest will Provide Three Small Businesses with a...

Senate GOP Tries To Settle All Family Business

Senate GOP Tries To Settle All Family Business

One point that should be made about the upcoming Senate GOP redistricting plan is how it goes...

Where everyone forgets a bargain

Where everyone forgets a bargain

More than a third of New Zealanders who buy coupons from group buying websites forget to redeem...

Small Business: Pets in the City - time to franchise?

Small Business: Pets in the City - time to franchise?

We think that there is a huge amount of potential for a Pets in the City franchise in New...

Govt to consider simpler tax rules

Govt to consider simpler tax rules

The Government says it will consider proposals made by the accountants industry body to simplify...

Paying it forward - free coffee for fair trade

Paying it forward - free coffee for fair trade

Coffee addiction can be used to feed your soul this Friday as cafes across New Zealand take part...

Local diners say they're keen - but can't read the menu

Local diners say they're keen - but can't read the menu

Locals claim they are missing out because migrant businesses are not translating their signs...

People on the Move - 2012-05-17

People on the Move - 2012-05-17

People on the Move - 2012-05-17
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Pearl Jam partners with nonprofit Forterra, 12 Seattle businesses to cut carbon impact

Pearl Jam partners with nonprofit Forterra, 12 Seattle businesses to cut carbon impact

Seattle-based rock band Pearl Jam is partnering with environmental nonprofit Forterra to recruit...

Intel launches digital magazine

Intel launches digital magazine

Intel Corp.

C-Tran to consider abolishing bloc vote

C-Tran to consider abolishing bloc vote

Three C-Tran commissioners are pushing a measure that would eliminate the bloc veto power...

HIlton Vancouver, union OK labor agreement

HIlton Vancouver, union OK labor agreement

The union representing 116 workers at the Hilton Vancouver has approved a labor agreement with...

InspectTech acquired by Philly-based Bentley Systems

InspectTech acquired by Philly-based Bentley Systems

Maintenance and inspection software company InspectTech is being acquired by Bentley Systems Inc...

Dow dips Wednesday

Dow dips Wednesday

Wall Street got off to a strong start but dwindled throughout Wednesday trading. The Dow Jones...

Buttered hoagie roll, part two

Buttered hoagie roll, part two

My righteous indignation at Philadelphia not being among the first areas where Comcast is...

Bryce Harper eschewing endorsements, working on his own brand

Bryce Harper eschewing endorsements, working on his own brand

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper isn't looking for more endorsement deals, but that doesn't...

Covington & Burling signs letter of intent for CityCenterDC

Covington & Burling signs letter of intent for CityCenterDC

CityCenterDC has landed Covington & Burling as an anchor tenant at its $900 million mixed-...

Safeway to indemnify top officers, directors against costs of suits and settlements

Safeway to indemnify top officers, directors against costs of suits and settlements

Grocery store company Safeway Inc.

Safeway to indemnify top officers and directors against costs of suits and settlements

Safeway to indemnify top officers and directors against costs of suits and settlements

Grocery store company Safeway Inc.

Warren Buffett boosts stake in Wells Fargo

Warren Buffett boosts stake in Wells Fargo

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. picked up another 10.6 million shares of Wells Fargo...

Western art links BNSF to American history, a slideshow

Western art links BNSF to American history, a slideshow

For the employees of BNSF Railway Co.’s Fort Worth headquarters, the history of the American...

Houston's American InfoSource buys Ascension Capital

Houston's American InfoSource buys Ascension Capital

American InfoSource LP has bought Ascension Capital Group Inc., an Arlington-based bankruptcy...

Atl. faith-based nonproft to feed 100s of kids this summer

Atl. faith-based nonproft to feed 100s of kids this summer

An effort being led by Atlanta faith-based organization Action Ministries and partners,...

Credit card, mortgage debt and credit scores fall

Credit card, mortgage debt and credit scores fall

While a typical American’s credit card and mortgage debt have both fallen since last year, the...

Analyst: $50M federal settlement is Omnicare's 'last mess'

Analyst: $50M federal settlement is Omnicare's 'last mess'

The $50 million settlement that Omnicare Inc. agreed to pay to the federal government is good...

Trader Joe's to open second Kentucky store next month

Trader Joe's to open second Kentucky store next month

Gourmet grocery Trader Joe's has announced that it would open its first Lexington store on June...

Tuscaloosa breaks ground for two student complexes

Tuscaloosa breaks ground for two student complexes

Ground has been broken for two student housing complexes in downtown Tuscaloosa.

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MEMC CFO Murphy resigns, Wuebbels named successor

MEMC CFO Murphy resigns, Wuebbels named successor

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. said today that its chief financial officer, Mark Murphy,...

WaterWalk Place adds wealth management group

WaterWalk Place adds wealth management group

WaterWalk has added V Wealth Management as its newest tenant.

The financial services...

Kansas Star Casino is Peninsula’s ‘jewel,’ Boyd Gaming says

Kansas Star Casino is Peninsula’s ‘jewel,’ Boyd Gaming says

The new Kansas Star Casino is clearly viewed as the top prize in the Peninsula Gaming LLC...

Ramco-Gershenson to acquire Central Plaza for $21.6 million

Ramco-Gershenson to acquire Central Plaza for $21.6 million

Officials from Farmington Hills, Mich.-based real estate investment firm Ramco-Gershenson...

Very soft open for new Roberts brothers restaurant

Very soft open for new Roberts brothers restaurant

Victor’s, or Vic’s on the Plaza, depending on which sign you read, is the name of the new...

Angels online: A site with wings?

Angels online: A site with wings?

The company: GustWhat it does: Offers entrepreneurs a chance...

Jessica Simpson designing maternity line

Jessica Simpson designing maternity line

Brand-new mother Jessica Simpson is launching a line of clothing for moms-to-be.With it all...

Rush Limbaugh's adverse reaction

Rush Limbaugh's adverse reaction

From print to pint: Newspaper scions hop on at B'klyn Brewery

From print to pint: Newspaper scions hop on at B'klyn Brewery

Eric and Robin Ottaway could have easily joined their family's newspaper business. The brothers...

Tech startups moving to NYC

Tech startups moving to NYC

It took three years and $1 million for the founders of Next Big Sound to build their company out...

Next iPhone Display | Facebook's 11 Biggest Technology Bets

Next iPhone Display | Facebook's 11 Biggest Technology Bets

When Facebook stock goes on sale later this week, investors will be banking on open source. What...

Google revamps search ‘Knowledge Graph’ to provide instant answers

Google revamps search ‘Knowledge Graph’ to provide instant answers

GOOGLE is to add more context to search results, in a bid to understand ‘what you mean’ and...

Facebook to set final IPO price Thursday

Facebook to set final IPO price Thursday

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook's long road to an initial public offering is coming to an end....

Jetpack Joyride Comes to Facebook

Jetpack Joyride Comes to Facebook

, and since I spend less and less time on Facebook every passing month, I’m not usually on the...

Jury sent out again in Oracle case

Jury sent out again in Oracle case

Oracle's patents. So far it has not done that well. The jury has already wrestled with Oracle's...

40 Tech Gifts For The Holiday Season

40 Tech Gifts For The Holiday Season

When it seems like the techie in your life already has every next-generation gadget and gizmo on...

Facebook Rejected Microsoft's Acquisition Offer

Facebook Rejected Microsoft's Acquisition Offer

A Microsoft exec has confirmed an offer was made, but the company declined to comment on whether...

Fighting Real-Time Information Overload

Fighting Real-Time Information Overload

GigaOm Net:Work Conference: Executives from Google and Jive see rising demand for attention...

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Disney Video Launches In Beta, Bringing Kid-Friendly Clips And Trailers To All Your Devices

Disney Video Launches In Beta, Bringing Kid-Friendly Clips And Trailers To All Your Devices

There’s a new product that just came out of Disney Interactive Labs — a video portal for clips,...

Positionly Raises $300,000 For Search Engine Ranking From Point Nine, Others

Positionly Raises $300,000 For Search Engine Ranking From Point Nine, Others

Search engine ranking startup Positionly has secured $300,...

Palantir Technologies Nabs $56M In New Funding, SEC Filing Shows

Palantir Technologies Nabs $56M In New Funding, SEC Filing Shows

Palantir Technologies, the big data analysis company founded in 2004 by a team of ex-PayPal...

Sleepover Time! All-Night Hackathon Precedes Facebook IPO At Headquarters

Sleepover Time! All-Night Hackathon Precedes Facebook IPO At Headquarters

Carrying on in the esteemed tradition of Facebook hackathons, there will be an all-nighter on...

How Personal Capital Wants To Bring Money Management Into The Internet Age [TCTV]

How Personal Capital Wants To Bring Money Management Into The Internet Age [TCTV]

New Federal Rules Set on Background Checks; Is Your Company Legal?

New Federal Rules Set on Background Checks; Is Your Company Legal?

3 Ways To Improve International Communication

3 Ways To Improve International Communication

When doing business internationally, communication becomes critical. In a situation where you...

Letter dated 5/01/2012 - American Conference of the United States

Landing page summary: The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy (...

Immigrant-owned Businesses Start with More Capital than Non-Immigrant-owned Businesses

Immigrant-owned Businesses Start with More Capital than Non-Immigrant-owned Businesses read more

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners and their Access to Financial Capital

Landing page summary: The importance of immigrant entrepreneurs to the U.S....

04/25/2012 - U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business and Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Date of Testimony: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Landing page...

State Antitrust Activity’s Impact on Small Business Entry

Landing page summary: Small firms view a vigorous anti-cartel policy as a...

Internet Video Ads Skyrocket, Hulu Runs 1 Billion

Internet Video Ads Skyrocket, Hulu Runs 1 Billion

More than 5.3 billion video ads were viewed during June 2011, including video advertising...

Reports: YouTube, iPhone tops for video viewing

Reports: YouTube, iPhone tops for video viewing

According to Vuclip's July 2011 Global Video Insights Report, Apple's smart appliances are...

1/3 of YouTube's In-Stream Ads Now In Skippable Format

1/3 of YouTube's In-Stream Ads Now In Skippable Format

One-third of video advertising units on Google's YouTube video sharing service are in a...

Illinois hospital system weaves Web and social media

Illinois hospital system weaves Web and social media

How Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, IL incorporates online video communications into the...

YouTube etiquette for 2011

YouTube etiquette for 2011

It is essential for web video marketers to understand that online video is not inherently viral...

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