A recently released study by Dow Jones finds that venture capital-backed companies with female executives are more successful than those with only men in senior executive roles.
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Economic Growth Rate 2 Percent for Third Quarter, Housing, Consumer and Government Spending are Drivers
The U.S. economy, the number one issue among voters, grew at a two percent rate in the third quarter, according to Commerce Department Data released Friday. Increased consumer and government spending and an uptick in the housing industry were the drivers.
Earthquake in Southern Spain Linked to Farmers' Drilling: Study in Nature Geoscience Finds
A study examining the causes of the 2011 earthquake in Spain's agricultural city of Lorca, shows that years of drilling and pumping water from an underground reservoir may have triggered the 5.1 magnitude event. The May 11, 2011 quake was Spain's worst in 50 years, claiming nine lives and costing the country billions of euros in damage.
U.S. New-Home Construction Surge Suggests Recovery for the Housing Market
New home construction in the U.S. jumped in September to its highest level in four years, reported Bloomberg Businessweek, based on Commerce Department data released Wednesday.
Retail Sales Higher than Expected in September Reflecting Consumer Confidence
U.S. retail sales rose 1.1 percent in Sept. according to data released on Monday from the Commerce Department, totaling $412.9 billion. The growth is better than expected and good news for the economy, since consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of the country's total economic growth.
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Millennial Media, a six-year old independent company ranked No. 2 last year in mobile advertising sales in the United States, Reuters reported today. Its customers included 75 of the top 100 Ad Age advertisers.
A Piper Jaffray survey shows that 40 percent of teens own an iPhone, according to Fortune. A recent survey showed that teens love their iProducts. Of 7,700 teens polled by the investment bank/ asset management firm Piper Jaffray, 40 percent owned an iPhone, and 62 percent planned to buy one.
Data released today by Dow Jones shows U.S. venture capital funds raised $16.2 billion for the year's first nine months, 31 percent more than last year for the same time period.
The most recent report from the Department of Labor showed a 7.8 percent drop in unemployment for September, with 873,000 people added to the payrolls.
A new study released by the Kauffmann Foundation shows an unprecedented drop in the creation of tech start-ups, which it attributes to a stagnating immigrant population.
According to a recently released report by CB Insights, angel investors are filling a geographic niche overlooked by venture capitalists.
See how last-year's top 50 venture capital-backed start-ups,are faring one year later. Making The Wall Street Journal's list of top 50 venture capital-backed start-ups appears to be a good indicator of future health - at least for another year.
Business-product makers top WSJ's list of most successful venture capital-backed companies. For the third year, the Wall Street Journal has published a ranking of the most successful venture capital-backed companies.
U.S. leveraged buyouts almost doubled in the third quarter of 2012 from a year ago. U. S. leveraged buyouts almost doubled in the third quarter of 2012 from a year ago, reaching their highest levels since before the financial crisis as cheap financing fueled private equity's appetite for deals.
