Category Archives: Business

The following is the text of the Philadelphia area manufacturing activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Responses to the Business Outlook Survey this month suggest that regional manufacturing is showing signs of recovering, following several months of decline. … Continue reading →

BERLIN (Reuters) – German business sentiment slid for the fourth month in a row in October, dipping to its lowest level since mid-2010 and compounding fears the euro zone debt crisis could push Europe back into recession if a solution … Continue reading →

THREE RACES INTO LAST YEARS 10-race Chase for the Champion-ship, 70 points separated half of the 12 title hopefuls. The top three were Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick-which is exactly how they finished the Chase seven weeks later … Continue reading →

In his last years, Steven P. Jobs veered from exotic diets to cutting-edge treatments as he fought the cancer that ultimately took his life, according to a new biography to be published on Monday. Multimedia Related Bits Blog: Steve Jobs … Continue reading →

Many Libyans are celebrating Gaddafis death and Western leaders are hailing a transition to democracy. However, that outcome is not inevitable. While NATO is now expected to end its bombing of Libya, their business there is just beginning. Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

Microsoft said Thursday that it is in the process of integrating Skype across many of its business and consumer communications platforms, even as those platforms helped drive record revenues. Microsoft reported $5.74 billion in net income for the first fiscal … Continue reading →

The Obama administration is unveiling a slate of regulatory changes it says will cut government red tape and save businesses more than $10 billion over the next five years and, the White House hopes, bolster its effort to promote job … Continue reading →

Lost in last week?s hubbub about billionaire developer Rick Caruso masterminding a $550 million shopping-and-dining complex on the Las Vegas Strip is that Mr. Caruso is rolling out a new line of business. Caesars Entertainment Inc. has enlisted Caruso to … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO – Private equity firm Vector Capital and electronics maker Motorola Solutions said Tuesday that Vector will buy wireless broadband businesses from Motorola Solutions Inc. in a deal they expect will close next month. The companies said Vector, which … Continue reading →

Samsung is considering taking over Hewlett-Packards PC business. Sources told Taiwanese publication DigiTimes that Samsung invited manufacturers Compal, Quanta, and Pegatron to a meeting in Korea in August to discuss how they could help Samsung increase PC production. Today, Samsung … Continue reading →