Oracle to Buy Hyperion for $3.3 Billion

2007/03/02 07:48:04

Software maker Oracle will buy Hyperion and its 'business intelligence' software for $3.3 billion....

Warren Buffett Wants Young Successor When He Retires

2007/03/02 03:47:58

Warren Buffett, legendary CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and the 'Oracle of Omaha, has said he wants his ...

Estimates Show Bush Budget Plan Fails to Balance by 2012

2007/03/02 01:39:16

President Bush's budget plan fails to balance by 2012 by producing a $9 billion deficit, according t...

More NYC KFC, Taco Bell Restaurants Shut After Rat Oversight

2007/03/01 11:51:04

Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, says it has temporarily closed sever...

Greenspan: U.S. Recession 'Not Probable'

2007/03/01 11:03:00

Former Fed chair says things look good for the short run in the U.S., and that the 'worst is over' f...

Stocks Plunge as Wall Street Seeks Footing

2007/03/01 09:56:08

Stocks were down significantly on Thursday, as investors awaited more economic data and as Wall Stre...

Incomes Post Strong Gains in January, Rising 1 Percent

2007/03/01 08:47:50

Incomes rose sharply in January, well above expectations....

Fisher-Price to Pay $975G for Not Reporting Choking Hazard

2007/03/01 07:52:56

Fisher-Price did not report to the government a potential choking hazard in Little People Animal Sou...

Incentives Matter; In China and in U.S. Markets

2007/03/02 05:36:43

If the threat to raise taxes on capital can cause a market crash in China, what could it do here?...

How to Survive the Big Board's Next Panic Attack

2007/03/02 01:54:57

It's time to realize that the stock-trading system is subject to disruption from human emotion....

Google's YouTube Inks Deal With the BBC

2007/03/02 01:02:15

Internet video hub YouTube has inked a deal the British Broadcasting Company to offer excepts of the...

Stocks to Watch, March 2: Dell, Gap, and Horizon

2007/03/01 11:03:35

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Dell Inc.,...

Manufacturing Sector Expanded More Than Expected in February

2007/03/01 10:36:02

Nation's manufacturing sector reverses prior month's contraction course to expand more than expected...

Weekly Jobless Claims Tick 7,000 Higher

2007/03/01 09:03:47

Jobless claims were 7,000 higher last week, pushing an average to its highest level in more than a y...

Fire Risk Prompts Recall of 100,000 ThinkPad Battery Packs

2007/03/01 08:37:36

The risk of fires caused Lenovo to recall 100,000 battery packs for ThinkPad computers....