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Boeing 747-8 to fly Monday
Written on 8 Feb, 2010 at 13:13 in Business | viewed 61 times | 0 Comments
The Boeing Co.’s 747-8 Freighter is scheduled to make its first flight Monday, following what the company says was a successful taxi test on Saturday. “The airplane performed well,” said Mo Yahyavi, 747 program vice president and general manager, in a... (Continue reading)
graco stroller recall
Written on 20 Jan, 2010 at 14:09 in Business | viewed 55 times | 0 Comments
Graco Stroller Recall: 1.5 Million Strollers Could Amputate Baby’s Fingertips Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – More than a million strollers and hundreds of thousands of cribs are being recalled on Wednesday over safety fears. The recalls affect some of the... (Continue reading)
Sparkfun Free Day
Written on 7 Jan, 2010 at 11:47 in Business | viewed 20 times | 0 Comments
MYFOXNY.COM – The Web site for SparkFun was crashing Thursday as customers swamped the site for “Free Day” where it gives away up to $100,000 of electronic items. The Boulder, Colorado based site touts itself as an electronic enabler. It... (Continue reading)
chattem is bought by Sanofi Aventis
Written on 21 Dec, 2009 at 8:18 in Business | viewed 26 times | 0 Comments
Chattem, Manufactures and sells health and beauty products, toiletries, proprietary drugs , fragrances and dietary supplements, is bought by Drug maker Sanofi-Aventis S.A for about $1.9 billion in cash in a deal it said would create the world’s fifth-largest consumer... (Continue reading)
black friday ads 2009 best buy
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 21:45 in Business | viewed 23 times | 0 Comments
Black Friday 2009 is around the corner. Black Friday 2009 deals at Wal-Mart and Best Buy are important for Black Friday deal hunters. This year, Black Friday is more important than ever because job losses and uncertainty of the future... (Continue reading)
T-mobile customer service
Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 20:20 in Business | viewed 30 times | 0 Comments
It’s not your phone, it’s T-Mobile, and they say they’re working on it. If you’ve been having problems with your T-Mobile USA phone today, don’t worry, you didn’t forget to pay your bill. Well, maybe you did, but that’s not the... (Continue reading)
zappos deals close with Amazon
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 21:21 in Business | viewed 27 times | 0 Comments
Zappos, an electronic commerce company specializing in footwear, close the deals with Amazon. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh said his board of directors has been “switched out,” and that the deal, worth about 10 million shares of Amazon stock, is valued... (Continue reading)
Stanley Works to Acquire Black & Decker for for $4.5 billion
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 19:50 in Business | viewed 24 times | 0 Comments
Two leading tool and equipment makers, Stanley Works and Black & Decker, said Monday afternoon that they had agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction that they valued at about $4.5 billion. The combination would bring together two companies whose product... (Continue reading)
Bidu down 9% after Q3 result
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 20:05 in Business | viewed 26 times | 0 Comments
Baidu said late Monday that its third-quarter earnings rose 42%, but shares tumbled after hours as its forecast for the current quarter disappointed analysts. Baidu (BIDU) reported after the close, issuing downside fourth quarter revenue, pushing the stocks ~13% lower. ... (Continue reading)
Apple earnings AAPL earning increase nearly double
Today, one of the kings of tech volatility, Apple Inc., reports its September quarter results after the market closes. Apple Inc. reports a 46% increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings as the company posts higher revenue than a year ago led... (Continue reading)