Dividend Rate Increases $17.8 Billion NEW YORK, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that dividend net increases (increases less decreases) rose $17.8 billion during the first quarter of 2014 for U.S. domestic common…
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for the global economy Tuesday, pointing to the threat from the Ukraine crisis and the slowdown in major emerging economies. The IMF said the world's two largest economies, the United States and…
Ford is doing a bit more to “walk the walk” when it comes to the electric car transition. Teaming up with GE — something it’s been doing since the founders of the two companies first partnered up — Ford will soon have electric car charging…
US stocks had a mixed week with the broader market rising on better economic data, but technology stocks faltering on concerns about a downturn in the bubble-prone sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 89.65 (0.55 percent) at 16,412.71, while…
Within 24 hours of being available in the App Store, Microsoft Office for iPad already skyrocketed to the top of the charts. It’s free, so that is one thing going for it. We also cannot deny that Microsoft Office does have some advantages over Apple…
London shares pushed higher on Friday as jobs data showed the recovery in the US economy is back in form after catching a winter cold, dealers said. The benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 46.41 points or 0.70 percent to close at 6,695.55 pence, an 80 point…
Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets Thursday as the company's new chief moved to expand its "Internet cloud" footprint. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella laid out a vision of making the company the…
What’s that about the economy being bad? With the recent report from Moody’s Investors Service, it looks like some people are definitely feeling good. According to the report, US firms – not including those who are in the finance industry –…
The popular narrative goes something like this: Tesla wants the right to sell its electric cars directly to customers, but the big, bad car dealers don’t want that- they want to force you to buy through them, so they can rip you off. You’ve seen…
We were bothered a few years ago to see the usually insightful Tim Wu suddenly arguing that search engine results had no First Amendment protections. The idea seemed ludicrous. Search engine results are opinions from that search engine about what is…
