HP second quarter quarter profit down 32 percent
Source: Reuters
Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:36:13 -0700 | business-news
News Related Topics A Hewlett-Packard logo is seen at the company's Executive Briefing Center in Palo Alto, California January 16, 2013. Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of...
A Gadget For Good: WakaWaka Power
Source: Forbes
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-22 14:25:38 -0700 | business-news
Now that I blog on green living and technology, novel green gadgets find their way to my desk on a fairly regular basis. Few of them hold my attention, but when I saw the WakaWaka Power , billed as the...
There's A Misspelled Word In Kevin Durant's Giant Back Tattoo
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 12:28:40 -0700 | business-news
Kevin Durant finished his back tattoo on Tuesday and posted a photo on Instagram to show his fans. But Sarah Kogod of the Washington Post found one big problem : the word mature is spelled "mautre."...The script on Durant's back...
Canada Post makes direct pitch for junk mail
Source: Toronto Star
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2013-05-22 13:17:56 -0700 | business-news
So says Canada Post in a direct pitch to Canadians to take down their no flyers signs, arguing that they are missing out on coupons, catalogues and community notices. Addressed to Occupant, letters from Amanda Maltby, Canada Post's chief privacy...
Steelers Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress Is Launching A Luxury Sock Line
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:41:42 -0700 | business-news
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress introduced the world to his luxury sock line last week at a haughty New York nightclub . The Plaxico Burress Collection aims to delve into the world of bow ties, cuff links and belts but...
10 Memorial Day Getaways That Aren't On The Beach
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:41:34 -0700 | business-news
Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, and with it comes the official kick-off of the summer season. When that Friday hits, thousands of beach-bound celebrators will clog the highways on their way to sun and surf. But while...
Now The Dubai Police Force Has Added A Bugatti Veyron To Its Ridiculous Fleet Of Supercars
Source: BusinessInsider
Molsheim :: France | updated 2013-05-22 13:41:31 -0700 | business-news
As if one supercar were not enough, the Dubai Police Department has added a Bugatti Veyron to its already impressive fleet of vehicles. Dubai Police Chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, an outspoken lieutenant general, tweeted a picture of the $1.4 million...
New Hong Kong Billionaire Horst Pudwill Emerges As U.S. Housing Recovery Boosts Power Equipment ...
Source: Forbes
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-05-22 13:22:26 -0700 | business-news
Housing Recovery Boosts Power Equipment Exports Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Techtronic Industries, is a new Forbes billionaire with a networth of $1 billion. (Image credit: Techtronic Industries)) Horst Julius Pudwill, chairman of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries, has emerged as...
The Material That Protects The Space Shuttle From Heat Is Amazing
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:38 -0700 | business-news
Even after being in an 2,200 degree Fahrenheit oven for hours, the material that make up the space shuttle's thermal tiles dissipates heat so quickly that it is safe to touch (at the corners) while it is still molten basically...
IAN BREMMER: The Potential Of America's Energy Revolution Is Staggering
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:35 -0700 | business-news
While this is not a free lunch, it should not be feared," they say. "The production process is complicated and expensive, and if the industry is not careful there can be risks to the environment...Significant domestic job growth and economic...
The Pentagon Is Wasting Billions Of Dollars Because It Can't Audit Its Own Contracts
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:33 -0700 | business-news
Part of the backlog is that they're trying to expand their audit reach beyond areas they need to, Stan Soloway, president and chief executive officer of the Professional Services Council, told The Fiscal Times...You've got a combination of not moving...
Millennials Have Their Own Definition of Entrepreneurship
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:35 -0700 | business-news
By 2025, Gen Y is going to make up 75% of the global workforce and their independent-thinking and entrepreneurial mindset is going to change the future of the workplace. Unless employers can understand this, they'll risk losing their top talent,...
Anonymous Actually Intimidated The US Government Into Shutting Down Gitmo's Wifi
Source: BusinessInsider
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:28 -0700 | business-news
Samuel House confirmed the measures Monday, saying Wi-Fi service had been suspended as a precautionary move, the Associated Press reported. The move came three days after Anonymous launched Operation Guantanamo, a hacking offensive aimed at displaying solidarity with prisoners who...
Union says Porter using lawsuit to stifle workers
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:10 -0700 | business-news
Porter Airlines is using a lawsuit to stop the union representing 22 striking workers from protesting the way the airline treats its employees, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees union contends. Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by Porter over comments...
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce names outstanding young leaders
Source: Boston Herald
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:18:54 -0700 | business-news
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today announced the 2013 recipients of its Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Awards. This year's winners will be honored at a reception June 25 at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Latoyia Edwards; Room to Grow...
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