Archive for August, 2013:

Rieder: ‘Boston Globe’ sale a sign of the Times

Date: Aug 03 2013
The transaction is a vivid reminder of the staggering decline of the newspaper business in the digital era. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/cxFiHzkJZG8/ Read More »

E-Cigarette Sellers Break Out Big Tobacco’s Old Playbook

Date: Aug 03 2013
Filed under: Advertising & Marketing, TobaccoAlamy By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM RICHMOND, Va. -- Companies vying for a stake in the fast-growing electronic cigarette business are reviving the decades-old marketing tactics the tobacco industry used to hook generations of Americans on regular smokes. They're using ...Read More »

More cities taxing tourists’ hotel rooms, rental cars

Date: Aug 03 2013
Taxes and fees on airfare, hotel rooms and car rentals give tourists a hard time. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/NMj-zm-aLXE/ Read More »

Red Sox Owner to Buy Boston Globe for $70 Million

Date: Aug 03 2013
Filed under: Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sports, EntrepreneursAP file, Charles Krupa BOSTON -- Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70 million, a massive drop from ...Read More »

Mechanics learn ropes of racing at ‘NASCAR Tech’

Date: Aug 03 2013
They aren't just ordinary mechanics. They're in training to fix NASCAR's amazing cars http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/zOilLikajK8/ Read More »

The Helium Cliff: Will Government Gridlock Send Prices Skyward?

Date: Aug 03 2013
Filed under: U.S. Government, Commodities & Futures, Budgeting, PlanningAlamy We've had college loan cliffs and tax cliffs, fiscal cliffs and global growth cliffs. And this October, unless Congress moves quickly, it looks like we're going to float over the latest precipice: ...Read More »

Mu Sigma Helps Companies Accelerate Big Data Analysis With First Packaged MapReduce Algorithms for Hadoop

Date: Aug 01 2013
1888PressRelease - Mu Sigma Helps Companies Accelerate Big Data Analysis With First Packaged MapReduce Algorithms for Hadoop. New Offering from Mu Sigma helps accelerate Big Data Analysis Projects; in Testing, Mu Sigma's Offering Consistently Outperformed Commercial Software Tools. CHICAGO, IL - ...Read More »

EYES IN Magazine(TM) Unveils Issue 22: A Visually Captivating Edition

Date: Aug 01 2013
1888PressRelease - Vivian Van Dijk of EYES IN Magazine interviews each featured creator about his or her life, inspirational milestones, vocation, desire for the innovative and how his or her creative process evolves and revolutionizes the world over time. New York, ...Read More »

Closing Bell: Markets Set Records on Upbeat Economic News

Date: Aug 01 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Stocks, Economy, InvestingRichard Drew/AP U.S. stocks jumped Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 above 1,700 for the first time, as data suggested the economy is still improving and as the Federal Reserve vowed to keep its stimulus ...Read More »

Ex-Goldman Trader ‘Fabulous Fab’ Found Liable in SEC Case

Date: Aug 01 2013
Filed under: Company News, Goldman Sachs, SEC, Investment Fraud, Scandals and LawsuitsRichard Drew/APFormer Goldman Sachs vice president Fabrice Tourre, center, walks to Manhattan federal court with his attorneys, in New York, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. By TOM HAYS NEW YORK - A ...Read More »