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Charles Schwab Founding Is Stepping Down

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:25:31 -0600

The online brokerage firm said that it had appointed Walter W. Bettinger II as president and chief executive succeeding the founder Charles Schwab.

Source: NYTimes - Technology

Wind power A reality check

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:37:02 -0600

High profile personalities have been all over the news lately telling the nation to ditch that dirty fossil fuel and turn to renewable energy.

Source: CNNMoney

Max Levchin To Facebook Developers Need More Certainty And A Payment System Would be Nice Too

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:25:23 -0600

Slide was not too happy when Facebook temporarily pulled one of its most popular applications Top Friends from the social networking site for exposing too much profile information to people who were not friends. Ahead of today&#8217s F8 developer conference I asked Slide CEO Max Levchin what Facebook could do to make developers&#8217 lives ...

Source: TechCrunch

E.M.C. Profit Rises on Overseas Growth

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:13:31 -0600

E.M.C. the worlds biggest maker of corporate storage equipment posted higher profit as international sales grew 27 percent and U.S. sales rose 10 percent.

Source: NYTimes - Technology

Costco sees Q4 profit below Wall Street estimates

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:04 -0600

Reuters - Costco Wholesale Corp the No 1 U.S. warehouse club operator on Wednesday forecast a fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates citing energy costs and lower margins from merchandise sales at its outlets.

Source: Reuters

Solid start seen on Wall Street

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:02 -0600

U.S. stocks were set to open higher Wednesday amid a backdrop of declining oil prices and the expectation of Congressional relief for the housing crisis.

Source: CNNMoney

Earnings Yahoo Q2 Numbers Light Revenue Income Below Estimates

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:37:33 -0600

Heres the quick read on Yahoos NSDQ YHOO just-released Q2 numbers. Revenue ex-TAC came in at $1.34 billion up 8 percent from last year but a little behind analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. Adjusted net income was $139 million just shy of the $140 million analysts had been expecting. Revenue on Yahoos O&O network was up 14 percent to $1.01 billion again a little shy of the 15 percent some analysts had been anticipating. Why the miss? Not totally clear yet. CFO Blake Jorgensen touted the companys solid results despite the weak economy. Expect to hear a lot more on this during the call.More to comeContentNexts EconCeleb Seminar examines what drives the economics of celebrity content. July 23 2008 at the Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood. Learn more.

Source: paidContent

FCCs Adelstein to Oppose XM-Sirius Deal

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:37:01 -0600

The commissioner says he has decided to vote against the planned merger because of dissent over concessions.

Source: TheStreet

Pfizer profit doubles but anti-smoking drug lags

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:04 -0600

NEW YORK Reuters - Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said quarterly earnings more than doubled on higher sales of its prescription drugs and lower expenses but its Chantix quit-smoking drug lost more than a third of its U.S. sales amid safety concerns.

Source: Reuters

Icahn gives a peek at hammering out Yahoo settlement

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:49:33 -0600

Investor activist Carl Icahn provides a peek into why he reached a settlement with Yahoo over the weekend ending a contentious proxy fight.

Source: CNET News