Quarter Pounder Blues | VodkaPundit The justification we are given for not including food and energy in the inflation calculations is that both are just “too volatile,” that is, swing too much up and down and throw off the rest … Continue reading
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Yahoo to spin off its stake in Alibaba | Computerworld Yahoo will spin off its stake in Alibaba Group to form a new investment company, placating shareholders who wanted more value from Yahoo’s share in the Chinese e-commerce giant. The … Continue reading
Apple reports largest profit in history – FT.com Apple reported the largest net income of any public company in history in the three months to December, as record iPhone sales of 74.5m units beat even the most bullish Wall Street … Continue reading
HoloLens: Look who’s innovating | Computerworld The problem, the article went on to say, was that Microsoft suffered from the classic “innovator’s dilemma” that occurs when a business cares more about protecting its existing markets than about creating new ones, … Continue reading
Teen Opens Pawn Shop for Sneakers UPDATE: Here’s the website. It’s cool, too. … Continue reading
Pretty sure it’s the annual inventory fail | Computerworld “While cleaning out Central Supply, we discovered an unopened computer and monitor. The shipping date on their mailing labels is almost ten years ago. The computer is a model that has … Continue reading
Marriott fined $600,000 for jamming guests’ Wi-Fi NEW YORK (AP) – Marriott International will pay a $600,000 fine for jamming conference attendees’ own Wi-Fi networks at its Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, forcing them to pay hefty prices to … Continue reading
Alibaba IPO: 5 Reasons Why China’s E-Commerce Giant Is Going Public 5. Build brand awareness: Ask the average American about Alibaba and they might mention something about 40 thieves. Until this week, that is. With the IPO just hours away, … Continue reading
Businesses can’t stop you from writing Yelp reviews under new California law | PCWorld Some businesses try to prevent customers from leaving negative reviews on Yelp and other review sites by adding non-disparagement clauses to their terms of service. But … Continue reading
If This Keeps Up, They Will Have To Start Putting Armed Guards On Food Trucks J.M. Smucker, one of the largest coffee producers in the United States, announced that it planned to raise coffee prices by about 9 percent. The … Continue reading
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) news: What Are The Implications Of Bill Gates Potentially Selling Off All His Microsoft Stock? – Seeking Alpha My reaction? Meh. We all gotta retire sometime, and Microsoft has enough weight in motion to keep on going … Continue reading
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) news: Bloomberg: Microsoft to name Nadella CEO, thinking of replacing Gates – Seeking Alpha Bloomberg reports Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to name server/cloud product chief Satya Nadella its next CEO, and is thinking of removing Bill Gates … Continue reading
Lenovo Buying Motorola from Google Google has just announced that it is selling Motorola to Lenovo in a deal worth $2.9 billion. This will give the Chinese company a major presence in the U.S. phone market, and a bigger role … Continue reading
News from The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The latest scion of one of America’s most powerful political dynasties is trying to convince voters he’s something other than what his famous surname suggests. George P. Bush, Jeb Bush’s 37-year-old … Continue reading
Most Americans for Raising Minimum Wage WASHINGTON, D.C. — With momentum building at the federal and state level to increase hourly base pay, more than three-quarters of Americans (76%) say they would vote for raising the minimum wage to $9 … Continue reading
Stephen Elop – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elop, responsible for the Office 10 launch when he was in senior management at Microsoft, left shortly after to take over as CEO at Nokia. He’d been touted as a possibilty to replace … Continue reading
Apple ITC win will kick Samsung phones off market—unless Obama steps in | Ars Technica As anyone watching the smartphone patent wars knows by now, some of the highest-stakes conflicts are taking place at the International Trade Commission (ITC), a … Continue reading
New York Times Company Sells Boston Globe For $70 Million. That’s Just Slightly Less Than The $1 Billion They Paid For it 20 Years Ago From the genius minds who want to tell everyone else how the economy should be … Continue reading
Microsoft haters: You gotta lop off a lot of legs to slay Ballmer’s monster • The Register Comment Contrary to increasingly popular belief, Microsoft is not a “dead” company, nor at immediate risk of collapse. I do, however, believe that … Continue reading
tommy:eats: Aqua Blu Kitchen & Cocktails: Toms River, NJ The friendly service, right out of the gate, was appreciated. Most notably, when I called to ask if they were open, the fella on the phone was polite, professional, and ended … Continue reading
Apple Board Modifies Tim Cook CEO Bonus Stock Award to Be More Performance Based – Mac Rumors Apple’s Board of Directors has elected to modify the award of restricted stock that Tim Cook received after being promoted to CEO in … Continue reading
Men’s Wearhouse Ousts Founder, Pitchman Zimmer – ABC News Apparently, Men’s Wearhouse Inc. doesn’t like the way its founder looks anymore. In terse release issued Wednesday, Men’s Wearhouse said it has fired the face of the company and its … Continue reading
How to Buy a Business Desktop | PCMag.com When shopping for a desktop computer for your small or medium-size business, resist the temptation to buy cheap. Instead, invest in a desktop that will help your office run smoothly for years … Continue reading
The Clue Meter: Peeves Or maybe it’s just that modern management fads piss me off generally. Two words: Power. Point. … Continue reading
New maker of Twinkies: Non-union workers will be used to restart plants The new Hostess is firing up plants in Columbus, Ga.; Emporia, Kan.; Schiller Park, Ill.; and Indianapolis, Ind. It’s also considering whether to reopen a fifth plant it … Continue reading
Instapundit » DOING BUSINESS in China. “Trust no one.” There are a great many businesses in San Francisco owned and operated by immigrants from mainland China, as well as other immigrants with Chinese ethno-cultural backgrounds. One thing I’ve noticed over … Continue reading
The Police Loophole What is the police loophole? There are some states, counties, cities, and municipalities in our great nation that fail to allow their citizens to fully exercise their right to keep and bear arms with restrictions such as … Continue reading
Classical Values – End the culture war by restoring classical values There is a lesson in this about success, as there seems to be one of those natural rise and fall cycles at work. A product gains a large market … Continue reading
Vox Popoli: The unnecessary decline of Nokia If every leg of your strategy fails, then yes, ANY new strategy is better. Whatever you did before is better, whatever your competitors are doing is better, anything is better than pursuing a … Continue reading
Small isn’t always best, or even all that beautiful | Samizdata.net I am all in favour of ending “corporate welfare” – for ALL sizes of firms; I think tariffs, subsidies, “soft loans”, eminent domain property land-grabs, huge extensions to intellectual … Continue reading
In this case it actually is. So go buy some popcorn it is not like you won’t need it for the post election meltdown. Anyway it is for Jeff G’s boy. … Continue reading
Barnes and Noble sees quarterly sales surge, losses fall to $41 million — Engadget Barnes & Noble has had a quarter worth remembering, bringing in $1.5 billion and reducing its losses to $41 million — down from $57 million last … Continue reading
Facebook’s IPO Disaster Raises Speculation About Zuckerberg’s Future | PCWorld Talk has turned to whether a seasoned business person could better lead Facebook, while 28-year-old Zuckerberg, with his gray t-shirts and hoodies , could focus on the technology. “I think … Continue reading
I think that they probably will. The USPS could probably survive and even thrive on its own if allowed to go private; on the other hand it could continue to operate as a public utility if Congress were willing to … Continue reading
I mentioned a while ago my aggravation at not being able to refinance my home to take advantage of the lower rates. The credit score was okay but we didn’t need enough money to make it profitable for anyone to … Continue reading
Nemo has a queasy feeling. The stock market has developed a distinct wheeze, what with the Greeks playing chicken with Merkel and all other factors moving about aimlessly with no hint of establishing a clear direction. Growth? Who knows what … Continue reading
Solyndra Not Dealing With Toxic Waste At Milpitas Facility MILPITAS (CBS 5) — Three months ago, CBS 5 caught Solyndra tossing millions of dollars worth of brand new glass tubes used to make solar panels. Now the bankrupt solar firm, … Continue reading
Fancy Hands’ On-Call Army Of Personal Assistants Three years ago, Ted Roden was sitting in a maternity ward with his wife and newborn baby when he came to a realization. Between his full-time job as a New York Times developer, … Continue reading
Room for one more? Stunning pictures of U.S. troops crammed into military plane as they fly out to Afghanistan | Mail Online U.S. troops sit tightly beside one another in a packed aircraft as they await their departure to Afghanistan, … Continue reading
Preorders for new iPad have sold out, Apple says – NYPOST.com SAN FRANCISCO — Customers hoping to preorder the new iPad from Apple may have to wait a little longer to get one. Apple said in a statement that supplies … Continue reading