Archive for September 9th, 2014:

Reports: Microsoft set to buy Minecraft maker

Date: Sep 09 2014
Deal to acquire Swedish game maker reportedly worth $2 billion.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74165762/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Reports-Microsoft-set-to-buy-Minecraft-maker/ Read More »

Delamaide: Big banks need to run for cover

Date: Sep 09 2014
A Senate hearing on bank regulation indicates big banks have few friends on Capitol Hill.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74167562/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Delamaide-Big-banks-need-to-run-for-cover/ Read More »

Apple’s event: Stars, a snafu and a bad scarf

Date: Sep 09 2014
Apple's big day started with a glitch and ended with a U2 gift.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74161534/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Apples-event-Stars-a-snafu-and-a-bad-scarf/ Read More »

Phyllis R. Brown’s Book – Help Me! I’m Slipping – Assists Families in Learning About Symptoms of Alzheimer’s

Date: Sep 09 2014
1888PressRelease - Author Phyllis R. Brown understands what it is like to see her husband slipping away. She helps readers of Help Me! I'm Slipping navigate the changes in their loved ones. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Seeing changes in loved ones and ...Read More »

CEO Series Workshop with Oliver Wight Shows SMEs How to Manage Supply Chain Performance

Date: Sep 09 2014
1888PressRelease - Oliver Wight Partner Don Harding will talk on managing the supply chain for small to medium sized enterprises as part of the CEO Series at the NUSS Kent Ridge in Singapore on October 7 2014. Don Harding, Partner at ...Read More »

Market Wrap: Another Down Day for Stocks; Apple Slips

Date: Sep 09 2014
Filed under: Market News, Investing AP/Marcio Jose SanchezApple CEO Tim Cook debuted the new Apple Watch on Tuesday. Investors replied with a minor dip in Apple shares. By KEN SWEET NEW YORK -- Stocks fell for a second straight day Tuesday as investors ...Read More »

A Lasting Mark: Space Pens and the Workers Who Make Them

Date: Sep 09 2014
Filed under: Small Business, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Entrepreneurs, This Built America Paul Fisher was something of a mad scientist. Longtime employees of his Fisher Space Pen Co. tell stories of a bathrobe-clad "Mr. Fisher" -- people at the Boulder City, Nevada, facility ...Read More »

Disney Finds More Ways to Turn ‘Frozen’ into Cool Cash

Date: Sep 09 2014
Filed under: Company News, Walt Disney, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing Disney/AP "Frozen" is the gift that keeps on giving at Disney (DIS). The family entertainment giant continues to find new ways to milk last year's theatrical blockbuster, which has already spawned ...Read More »