Bernanke: Federal Reserve Expects ‘Slow Progress’ On Unemployment
This hour, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke wil hold a press conference. If you missed it, after a meeting of …
Federal Reserve Extends ‘Operation Twist’ Through 2012
Update at 12:33 p.m. ET. Fed Extends ‘Operation Twist’: The Federal Reserve said it was extending its “Operation Twist” through …
What America Spends On Booze
Related: What America Spends On Groceries Out of every $100 American consumers spend, about $1 goes to alcohol. That hasn’t …
Microsoft’s ‘Surface’: The Early Reviews Are In
Microsoft announced yesterday that it was jumping into the tablet market with “Surface.” That foray has been hotly anticipated and …
Failure: The F-Word Silicon Valley Loves And Hates
In Silicon Valley, there’s an “F word” that entrepreneurs say in polite company all the time: failure. For every high-tech …
Spain’s Borrowing Costs Soar; Latest ‘Ominous Sign’ In Europe
Today’s developments in Europe’s financial crisis focus mainly on Spain: – The Wall Street Journal writes that “Spain, on the …
Why A Strong Yen Means More U.S. Jobs
The cost to build a Toyota Prius hasn’t changed much in the past five years — if you measure the …
Signs Of Strength In Latest Housing Data
There was a 7.9 percent jump in the number of construction permits issued to home builders in May, the Census …
Adidas Cancels Its ‘Shackle Shoes’
Sneakers that come with prison orange shackles to wrap around your ankles? That was Adidas’ idea for the “JS Roundhouse …
You Know You Want One: Personal Robots Not Ready For You Yet
Meet Jake. At 500 pounds, he stands 4 feet 4 four inches tall, with a spine that stretches another foot. …
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