On March 22, 2010
AT&T Deal Not Likely to Pull Palm Out of the Muck
Palm is expanding the distribution of its smartphones, the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus, by making them available through AT&T. While the move isn't likely to hurt Palm's fortunes, it's not clear whether it can…
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On March 22, 2010
23andMe “Spit Parties” Are So 2008! Real Personal Genetics Are Still to Come
The New York Times had a story on Friday about consumers' slow embrace of personal genetics. Reporter Andrew Pollack noted that since 23andMe launched in 2007, organizing "spit parties" to discover your DNA vogue, the recreational genetics company has acquired
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On March 22, 2010
Light Up the Temple: Fed Must Open its Vault on Bank Bailout
In fighting Bloomberg's FOIA request for records regarding the government's emergency bank loans, the Federal Reserve perpetuates its reputation for operating in the dark
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On March 22, 2010
Sales Stars are Made NOT Born
For sales, the nature versus nurture debate is over. Nurture won... big time.
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On March 22, 2010
Dividend Delays: Business’s Way of Saying ‘You Don’t Matter’
When companies delay dividend payments, they leave private shareholders out of pocket and in no doubt as to their place in the pecking order.
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On March 22, 2010
Crude Carriers Bets Big on Oil Tankers, and It May Be Right on Time
Crude Carriers Corp. (CRU) intends to use the proceeds from its recent initial public offering (IPO) to acquire oil tankers. With charter-hire rates at an eight-year low, but showing signs of firming, is now a good opportunity for a new
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On March 22, 2010
An Incubator of Her Own
Genevieve Thiers, CEO of Sittercity.com, an Inc. 500 company, has a new mission. “What I really want to do is show people that women’s problems are big business when you figure out a way to solve them,” she…
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On March 22, 2010
Gene Testing: Separating Hype from Reality
The National Institute of Health announced a plan to create the first Genetic Testing Registry by 2011. The registry will be a public database that can be accessed by consumers and health care providers. According to the NIH, more than
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On March 22, 2010
What SXSW Taught Me About Social Systems, and Business
Less than a week has passed since the interaction portion of SXSW, a Mecca for the world's digerati, wrapped up. Some have written scathing reviews vowing never to return and others provided a more balanced look.…
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On March 22, 2010
Advanta Bank Closed by Utah Regulators
Advanta Bank Corp., the small business credit card lender that last year settled "unfair and deceptive practices" charges with regulators over rate hikes imposed on small business customers, was seized by Utah banking regulators Friday.
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