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Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) Hires Private Bank Executive
Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C)’s private banking division has named Thomas Petrone, a long time official in Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C)’s investment banking division, to oversee the company’s management of a number of complex... More of this article »
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Can’t Decide on Kinect Pricing
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) allowed the Electronic Entertainment Expo to come and go without announcing any official pricing for its Kinect motion gaming platform. “Official pricing has not been announced,” says Microsoft’s... More of this article »
Missouri State Gov to Pass Economic Incentives for Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon says that he’s optimistic that the state’s general assembly will approve incentives designed to help boost the state’s automotive industry, including Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F). Nixon told... More of this article »
Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) Ends Sponsorship of the Rose Bowl
Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) has backed out from sponsoring the Rose Bowl, the oldest bowl game in the history of college football. The withdrawal by Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) will result in a huge financial setback for the game. Citigroup,... More of this article »
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Updates IE 9 Preview with Improved HTML 5 Support
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) has updated the preview version of Internet Explorer 9 on Thursday adding support for several HTML 5 standards and added that the browser is now faster than ever before. The preview version of the browser,... More of this article »
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) To Invest $10 Billion in Eco-Friendly Products
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) will invest $10 billion in creating environmentally friendly products by 2015, more than twice what it spend during the previous five year as part of an “ecomagination” program spearheaded... More of this article »
General Electric (NYSE: GE) Spent $7 Million in First-Quarter Lobbying
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) spent $7.14 million during the first quarter lobbying the federal government issues ranging from health care reform to defense spending. The company, which operates businesses in another of sectors... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to Invest In African and Asian Export Hubs
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is making two multi-million dollar investments in major export hubs in Africa and Asia as part of an ongoing effort to boost its presence in quickly-growing emerging markets, according to a WSJ report this... More of this article »
Audible Podcast Deals: Get a Free or Discounted Audio Book form Audible.com
Audible.com is an advertiser on a number of popular podcasts, such as those on the TWIT.TV network including This Week in Tech. Audible offers a number of free trial options and discounts available to new users that hear about Audible... More of this article »
How to Get an Audible.com Free Trial and Get a Free Audio Book
Audible.com is currently offering a free trial to its monthly audio-book subscription service to any and all new users. The company offers two subscription plans, a “gold” membership, which normally retails for $14.95 which... More of this article »
Vittana Streamlines Microfinance Service
Vittana, a non-profit micro-finance lending service which provides education funding, is now enabling lenders to re-lend directly. Lenders on the service now no longer need to go through PayPal directly for each payment and re-payment. CEO... More of this article »
How to Get a Personal Loan
Personal loans are a necessary evil sometimes. They provide needed funds to cover an unexpected expense, provide the ability to consolidate debt and help you make major purchases. If used improperly they can put you into a world of... More of this article »
G.E. Financial Services to Fund $180 Million of Mexican Power Plant (NYSE: GE)
General Electric (NYSE: GE) Financial services, along with Spain-based Abengoa (MCE: ABG.MC) announced on Wednesday that they would invest $180 million to help develop the largest co-generation power plant in the country of Mexico According... More of this article »
Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) Says that Global Equities have Peaked
Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) Private Bank Global Chief Investment Officer Richard Cook said that global equities are set to fall as countries around the world end their stimulus measures which will result in a slowdown of economic growth. “It’s... More of this article »
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) Poaches Advisors from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and RBC Wealth Management
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC)’s “Wells Fargo Advisors” unit has added three new advisors, two from RBC Wealth Management and one from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), which have a combined total of client... More of this article »
Sprint Receives Higher Customer Service Ratings (NYSE: S) from ACSI
Sprint Nextel Corp (NYSE: S) has significantly improved their customer service rating on the American Customer Satisfaction Index this year. During the last several years, Sprint customers were relatively dissatisfied with their service... More of this article »
App Store is Still Not a Major Profit Center for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)
More than four billion free applications have been downloaded from Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store and paid for applications sell for an average price of $1.49, according to data from an analyst at Piper Jaffray. Analyst Gene... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) CEO for Europe Predicts Weak Second Quarter Sales
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) President and CEO for its European unit, John Fleming, said on Wednesday that the auto market had weakened during the second quarter after relatively strong demand during the first quarter because of continued... More of this article »
CBS Money Watch Highlights Peer to Peer Lending Industry
CBS’ Money Watch’s Farnoosh Torabi recently commented on the peer to peer lending industry in her “You’re So Money” column last week. Torabi initially started out as a skeptic of Lending Club and Prosper... More of this article »
Lending Club Offering Investment Bonus Through July 5th
Lending Club, a company which offers a peer to peer lending service, is offering investors a bonus of up to $300 for investors that add funds into their account by July 5th. In an email sent to investors, Lending Club wrote “You... More of this article »
Apple Sells 3 Million iPads In Less Than 3 Months
Apple (NSDQ: APPL) announced Tuesday that it has sold 3 million iPads as of June 21, just 80 days after the product was introduced in the United States. The iPad allows users to browse the web, watch videos, listen to music, read... More of this article »
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Arthritis Drug Performs Significantly Better than Placebo in Knee Pain
A new biotech arthritis drug being developed by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) was found to be significantly better at reducing knee pain than a placebo in a late-stage trial, according to data shown on Friday. The drug, known as tanezumab, is... More of this article »
Ford (NYSE: F) to Provide Free Maintenance to New Lincoln Owners
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said that it will provide free maintenance to customers that purchase or lease a new Lincoln vehicle this summer. The news of the new offer comes on the heels of an announcement that Ford will expand the brand’s... More of this article »