Yesterday's unveiling of Apple's new iPad Mini in California received a tepid response from a number of analysts who say the gadget's surprising price tag, $349 for a WI-FI-only version, will make it less of a threat than expected to similarly sized tablets, Reuters reported.
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Over 80 Top U.S. CEOs Join Forces to Lobby Congress for Plan to Shrink Federal Debt
More than 80 Chief Executive Officers from the country's largest corporations have joined together in a rare show of unity to pressure Congress for a bipartisan plan to shrink the country's debt, Reuters reported Thursday.
Windows 8 Scheduled for Release Oct. 26 Midnight, PC Mag Reviews Microsoft's New OS
Microsoft introduced its new Windows 8 operating system Thursday morning at an event that was live-streamed from New York, led by CEO Steve Ballmer. The software will be available starting midnight Oct. 26.
Bank of America Sued for Mortgage Fraud by U.S. Government Seeking $1 Billion in Penalties
The country's second largest bank, Bank of America, has been accused of mortgage fraud in a civil suit filed by the U.S. government in a Manhattan court Wednesday, claiming it sold thousands of home loans that were deliberately processed at such a high speed adequate checks could not be performed, through its Countrywide Financial unit.
Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Exec, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Insider Trading, $5 Million Fine
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff sentenced the former Goldman Sachs director to two years in prison for insider trading and fined him $5 million in a Manhattan court room yesterday.
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Warren Buffett, the country's second-richest man and one of the world's most successful investors, told CNBC in an interview Wednesday, that he sees the U.S. economy "inching ahead" despite slowing economies in Europe and Asia.
Priced at $329, Apple unveiled its iPad Mini at a media event held at the California Theater in San Jose this morning. As expected, the tablet is 7.9 inches, and will compete with the likes of Barnes & Noble's Nook Color and the Amazon's Kindle Fire HD.
AirBnb Inc., which allows travelers to rent private accommodations online around the world, is in discussions with the venture capitalist Peter Thiel about an investment of approximately $150 million, according to inside sources, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has gone on record as saying he is opposed to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's economic stimulus plans as "ineffective and inflammatory," and has vowed to appoint a new Fed Chair, if he is elected, The New York Times reported today.
The U.S. private equity investor FLAG Capital Management announced today that it will acquire Hong Kong-based Squadron Capital, which manages $1.5 million in assets, PRNewswire reported. Its acquisition of the private equity firm will give FLAG a presence in Asia, increasing its total assets under management to $6 billion.
Despite objections by the government, Solyndra, the California-based solar panel manufacturer that went bust in August 2011 after receiving $528 million in federal loan guarantees, received approval Monday to go ahead with its bankruptcy plan, Reuters reported.
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.
The world's largest genealogy website, Ancestry.com, has entered a merger agreement valued at $1.6 billion in a deal led by the European private equity firm Permira funds, and co-investors, the company announced Monday in a press release posted on its website.
Those-in-the-know are now saying that the eagerly anticipated iPad "Mini" will be released on Nov. 2.
