22 May 2012 16:49:45
Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/22/2012
Australian Stock Market Report Midday 5 22 2012 NASDAQ The energy sector was one of the best today, with the S&P ASX 200 Energy index ending 1.83 pct or 225.7 pts higher to 12589.2. The price of oil rose, helped by comments from China's Premier Wen Jiabao which raised the likelihood of additional stimulus ...
22 May 2012 00:55:29
Warren Buffett sticks with what he knows, and that now includes newspapers
Warren Buffett sticks with what he knows, and that now includes newspapers Stafford County Sun Last week, he didn't buy Facebook , the social-media phenomenon that started trading Friday on the Nasdaq, ending the day with a market capitalization of about $105 billion. "I kind of ventured quite a ways out to buy IBM," Buffett said in an interview ...
19 May 2012 05:47:17
Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia
Los Angeles Times Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia Los Angeles Times Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., center, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook , center left, and Robert Greifeld, chief executive officer of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., center right, applaud after Zuckerberg remotely ...17 May 2012 06:56:22
Facebook got 9% of all US Internet visits in April
Washington Times Facebook got 9% of all US Internet visits in April ZDNet (blog) The Facebook .com audience skews more female (56 percent) than male. Facebook .com became the 1 ranked website in the US on March 9, 2010. The term ' Facebook ' is the most searched term in the US and has been for the past three years, starting the week ... Want in on Facebook's IPO? Fuhgeddaboudit!17 May 2012 06:44:06
Markets Live: Shares end slightly lower
Markets Live: Shares end slightly lower Brisbane Times HSBC is Europe's largest bank by assets ($4.1 trillion at end -2011) and market value ($160 billion as at May 15 ). 2.25pm: In mid-afternoon trade, the ASX200 is now down 22.4 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4143.1. The dollar, meanwhile, continues to creep ...
16 May 2012 07:12:30
Japan's March Machinery Orders Fall 2.8% From Previous Month
Bloomberg Japan's March Machinery Orders Fall 2.8% From Previous Month Bloomberg That compares with a post-World War II high of 75.35 in October and this year's low of 84.18 on March 15 . Finance Minister Jun Azumi says that he's watching for speculative moves in the currency and is ready to take immediate action as needed. Stocks ...15 May 2012 23:00:45
Facebook Users Don't Trust Site on Privacy Issues
Facebook Users Don't Trust Site on Privacy Issues PCWorld By Ian Paul, PCWorld May 15 , 2012 9:00 AM Facebook lays claim to more than 900 million members across the globe and may have a massive initial public offering in the coming days, but a new poll says users have trust issues with the social networking ...
15 May 2012 18:16:23
China Coal, Dai-Ichi Life, NTN, Tata Motors: Asia Stocks Preview
China Coal, Dai-Ichi Life, NTN, Tata Motors: Asia Stocks Preview Bloomberg (8750) (8750 JT): The insurer forecast net income will rise 23 percent to 25 billion yen ($313 million) in the year ending March 31. The stock slumped 2.5 percent to 85900 yen. Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK (4061 JT), Nippon Carbide Industries Co. (4064 JT ...
12 May 2012 04:21:14
Study: iOS Surpasses Android in Enterprise Usage
Study: iOS Surpasses Android in Enterprise Usage PCWorld BlackBerry devices observed in Zscaler's study dropped from about 18% of January transactions to about 15 % by the end of March . Rising consumer use of iPhones and iPads may have contributed to this growth in transactions. Geide says that many of ...
11 May 2012 23:17:57
iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says
iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says Techworld.com BlackBerry devices observed in Zscaler's study dropped from about 18% of January transactions to about 15 % by the end of March . Rising consumer use of iPhones and iPads may have contributed to this growth in transactions. Geide says that many of ...