Business turns its back on the banks
The business confidence meter trotted out by NAB every month posted an interesting reading this time around: business confidence was relatively firm as businesses took relief from the two rate cuts late last year as well as some abatement of concerns about Europe. It will be interesting to see what the confidence meter comes up [...]
Celine Dion: "Drugs" and "Show Business" Killed Whitney Houston
The cause of Whitney Houstons death remains under investigation — but according to Celine Dion, this case is already closed. Speaking via phone on Mondays Good Morning America (she called the late icon an amazing inspiration) the My Heart Will Go On singer didnt mince words looking back on Houstons legendary career and troubled later [...]
Canonical Targets Business Desktops with a New Ubuntu Linux Remix
Now available in a release based on Ubuntu 11.10, or “Oneiric Ocelot,” Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix targets corporate and government institutions evaluating Ubuntu as a desktop solution, Silber said. Essentially, its a version of Ubuntu Linux with the most common corporate changes pre-configured, and can be deployed directly into a corporate environment or used as [...]
Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery
Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery February 16, 2012, 10:46 AM EST Business Exchange E-mail Print More From Businessweek S&P 500 Short Interest Changes by Industry Group as of Feb. 29 NYSE Short Interest by Industries as of Feb. 29 Solyndra Critic Support Fails to Win U.S. Loan for Carmaker Senate [...]
Droid 4 Teardown: Business in the Front, a Gluey Mess in the Back
All that said, the Droid 4 offers a few internal perks that best its competitors, iFixit says. Its held together with common screws, making it easier to break down than, say, the iPhone 4, which uses proprietary Pentalobe screws. Moreover, the LCD and the glass panel arent fused together, so a shattered windshield wont require [...]
Raptors all business as Lin, Knicks visit Toronto
Dwane Casey is a huge Jeremy Lin fan, but the Raptors coach stops short of being swept up in the Lin-sanity. The biggest story in the NBA is in Toronto on Tuesday as the New York Knicks visit (7 pm ET), but the coach who worked with the global sensation when he was a skinny [...]
President Obama’s Budget for the Small Business Administration is Below Reagan …
PETALUMA, Calif., Feb 13, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: The Obama administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget proposal includes less funding for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) budget than the agency received 30 years ago during the Reagan administration. This news comes less than a [...]
Bank lending to business slumps by £10bn: Blow for Osborne as his big push …
Business Secretary Vince Cable said: Small firms are still finding it too difficult to secure the finance they need. Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary, said the promises of Project Merlin were not worth the paper they were written on. Lord Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat peer who resigned over Project Merlin, said the lack of lending [...]
Social@Ogilvy to Transform Business Solutions With a Fully Integrated Global …
NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Ogilvy & Mather announced today the launch of Social@Ogilvy, a worldwide practice connecting all of the agency’s social media experts to deliver solutions across all areas of business. What was once a specialty offering within Ogilvy Public Relations has now expanded across all marketing disciplines into [...]
Obama Aims $1.4 Trillion Tax Increase at Highest US Earners
Obama Aims $1.4 Trillion Tax Increase at Highest Earners February 15, 2012, 5:16 AM EST Business Exchange E-mail Print More From Businessweek Santorum Draws Even With Romney in Poll Showing They Trail Obama Obama Budget Seeks Funding for Trade as China’s Xi Arrives Lew Says Infrastructure Spending Still Needed to Bolster Economy Obama Said to [...]