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Apple (NASAQ: AAPL) to Hold Press Event to Announce iPod Touch on Sept. 1.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold a press conference next Wednesday, in which the company is expected to show off a new iPod Touch model and perhaps a cloud-based iTunes announcement or a new Apple TV. The event is set for September 1st... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to Bring Eight New Models to India Market
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) plans to introduce eight new vehicles in India during the next five years in order to take advantage of increasing demand for its cars in the country. Company executives announced on Thursday that the Dearborn-based... More of this article »
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) May Introduce 99 Cent TV Rentals, New AppleTV, New iPod Touch on Sept 7th
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be introducing 99 cent TV show rentals, a new iPod Touch, and potentially a new Apple TV at a September 7th press event, according to a report from Bloomberg News. Bloomberg reported that Apple’s press event... More of this article »
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Revamps Google Finance for Android and iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Google (NADSAQ: GOOG) has revamped its version of Google Finance for the Apple iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL) and for the Android mobile platforms. Brian Shish, Google product manager for Google Finance, wrote on the Google Finance Blog, “We... More of this article »
Ford and Portland G.E. to Partner on Electric Vehicles (NYSE: F) (NYSE: GE)
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and Portland General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) are entering into a partnership in which the two companies will share information about vehicle charging needs as both companies prepare to produce higher numbers... More of this article »
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Spent $8.3 Million on Q2 Lobbying
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) spent a total of $8.3 million lobbying the federal government during the second quarter, working on a wide range of issues including clean energy legislation and financial reform legislation. The conglomerate... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Chairman Predicts Company Will Lose Investors to General Motors IPO
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Chairman Bill Ford Jr. recently said that he believes his company may lose some of its investors to General Motors’ initial public offering, because investors may find a better deal with GM shares than keeping... More of this article »
Lending Club IRA: All About Lending Club’s Retirement Accounts
Last year, peer-to-peer lending company Lending Club began offering individuals the option to setup an IRA to serve as a tax-advantage way to invest through Lending Club. Here’s everything that you need to know about the Lending... More of this article »
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) to Purchase McAfee for $7.7 Billion
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced today that it would be acquiring McAfee for $7.7 billion in a deal which would offer McAfee shareholders a 60% premium above the company’s closing stock price on Wednesday. Shares of McAfee skyrocketed... More of this article »
Gates Foundation Purchases 500,000 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Shares
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation purchased 500,000 shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) to its portfolio during the second quarter, according to a 13F regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Brings Back 2,000 Workers to Factories
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and the United Autoworkers Union have worked together to bring back nearly 2,000 union employees to the automotive manufacturer’s factories which would have otherwise been migrated to parts supply companies,... More of this article »
Ford (NYSE: F) Sells 18 Concept Cars to Raise Funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) sold 18 concept cars on Thursday at an auction at the Sports and Classics of Monterey sale, raising more than $1 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and to the Children’s Center of Wayne... More of this article »
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Executive Charged with Selling Secrets to Asian Supplies
A mid-level Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Executive has been charged with selling secrets to Asian suppliers for at least $1 million in kickbacks, reported the Wall Street Journal on Sunday. Apple global supply manager Paul Shin Devine was... More of this article »
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) Bought Back $16.8 Million in Debt
Exxon Mobil Corp’s (NYSE: XOM) subsidiary XTO Energy Inc said on Friday that it has purchased more than $16.8 million in debt securities from its creditors. The company said that the offer to purchase 6.25% and 7.5% senior notes... More of this article »
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This article was written by Andrew Clark in New York, for guardian.co.uk on Sunday 15th August 2010 23.36 UTC The blood-sucking menace that has infiltrated Manhattan’s skyscrapers has taken another scalp, after the headquarters... More of this article »
BBVA Compass Offers SmartyPig Customers $150 In Cash
BBVA Compass, which recently entered into a business agreement with SmartyPig, is offering SmartyPig customers $150 in cash for opening a new checking account. If you’re not familiar with SmartyPig, it’s a goal based savings account... More of this article »
GM Receives $5 Billion Credit Facility from Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).
General Motors Co. has secured $5 billion credit line from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) and other firms, in a step which will clear the way for the automaker to... More of this article »
General Motors Has $32.5 Billion in Cash, Makes $1.33 Billion in Profit, Preparing for IPO
General Motors Co. announced on Thursday that it made $1.33 billion in profit during the second quarter, an indication that the beleaguered automaker is moving toward a public stock offering. GM CEO Ed Whitacre said last week that... More of this article »
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to Introduce “Street View” in Germany
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that it will introduce its “Street View” feature in Google Maps in the country of Germany before the end of the year. The service, which provides a street level view of a city, has been controversial... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Receives $250 Million Loan Guarantee
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) won approval of a $250 million working capital and loan guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The newly approved loan facility will finance approximately $3.1 billion worth of export sales... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to Create 2,000 New Union Jobs
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said that it plans to create 2,000 union jobs which had previously been outsourced to supplies. The new total is about 25% higher than Ford had previously agreed to pay to bring back in-house during its negotiations... More of this article »
New York Attorney General to Investigate General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)’s CareCredit
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)’s CareCredit is being invested by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for allegedly misleading customers on the terms of its healthcare credit cards, reported the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Cuomo... More of this article »
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) Declares Quarterly Dividend
Exxon Mobil Corp’s (NYSE: XOM) Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.44 per share of common stock payable on September 10th, 2010 to shareholders of record on August 13th, 2010. Here’s the press release: The Board of... More of this article »