The channel, called Elections '08 On Demand, lets people watch videos whenever they want, much the way they can on YouTube or the Web sites of television networks.[...]
Al Golin, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Public Relations Society of America in 2004, is a legend among his peers. His breakthrough came in 1957 when he placed a cold call to the founder of a barely known restaurant.[...]
President Gerald Ford proposed to deal with the damage from rising oil prices by raising oil prices.[...]
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will spend over $910 million to raise its stake in consumer lender Acom to more than a third, two people in the financial industry with direct knowledge of the deal said.[...]
The computer maker's results surprised investors and caused a sell-off in Dell stock in after-hours trading.[...]
The dollar gained and U.S. stocks rallied more than 1 percent on Thursday on news of solid U.S. economic growth and a drop in oil prices despite the threat that powerful storm Gustav poses for the Gulf's energy infrastructure.[...]
Even Toyota is not immune to the slowdown in the global economy.[...]
Most stocks rose for a third day after Crédit Agricole said a key measure of financial strength held steady and MBIA, the largest U.S. bond insurer, demonstrated its ability to win new business.[...]
Internet Explorer 8, now available in beta, is the company's bid to move ahead of Firefox and Apple's Safari in performance, features and user experience.[...]
Before they ship computers to retailers like Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the United States, computer makers load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy will get rid of it for you. That simple cleanup service is threatening the precarious economics of the personal [...]
Sharing documents with your co-workers via Google Docs sure is convenient. It can also be hazardous if you type the wrong e-mail address.[...]
The airlines warned that, with high fuel prices, the rest of the year would remain challenging for the industry.[...]
Despite the setback, TNS again rejected WPP's hostile offer, although an analyst said the market research company would have a hard time avoiding its grasp.[...]
As independent studios avoid exclusive deals for blockbusters, Microsoft and Sony will have to fund their own games if they want publishing rights to a game their rivals cannot get.[...]
Prices fell Wednesday on speculation that bank losses would spread, while higher oil prices hurt airlines and carmakers. U.S. index futures declined.[...]
Reeling from more exotic investments that imploded during the credit crisis, funds like Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Carlyle Group are turning to infrastructure projects with a war chest estimated at $250 billion.[...]
Across Europe, the lure of professional soccer is so strong that some mobile operators, especially in Britain, are beginning to report a rise in mobile viewing.[...]
On the Internet, popularity often draws the attention of hackers. So it is not surprising that Facebook has become the target of a spate of attacks.[...]
The Pentagon is in danger of missing a self-imposed deadline to award a politically charged $35 billion deal to Boeing or Northrop Grumman for Air Force refueling tankers ahead of the next administration.[...]
Inspired by high oil prices, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting garbage dumps.[...]
Citic Capital is in talks with China's national pension fund to start a yuan-denominated private equity fund.[...]
The American Civil Liberties Union says the watch lists now have a million names. The group said the system was "out of control" and "treats the rights of the innocent as an afterthought."[...]
Although analysts expect Fiat to meet its targets this year, they think its luck will run out in 2009.[...]
While soaring gas prices caught other automakers by surprise, Honda could rely on 20 years of developing fuel-efficient cars.[...]
Commerzbank is trying to buy Dresdner Bank, rivaling Deutsche Bank for German leadership.[...]
