There was a tiny car parked outside my house today, and it was not mine. Mine is the pick-up truck, with the Red Heeler in the passenger seat. (What can I say? It’s a guy …
‘Industries’ Archive
New iPods unveiled
by Lee Simmons, September 1, 2010, 2:49 pmIn my technology industry coverage for First Research, I see nifty new devices on a near daily basis. But when Steve Jobs makes an announcement, it’s usually worth it.
Jobs took to …
Organic Food Fight Pits Unlikely Foes
by Linnea Kirgan, September 1, 2010, 1:50 pmThe granddaddy of organic and natural foods retail, Whole Foods Market, turns 30 this month and consumer interest in healthy foods has never appeared stronger. In a recent …
New GM boss starts Day 1
by Lee Simmons, September 1, 2010, 9:23 amGeneral Motors welcomes its fourth CEO in 18 months today, as Dan Akerson officially takes the reins from Ed Whitacre at the troubled automaker. Whitacre will also relinquish his chairman role to …
Genzyme rejects Sanofi’s bear hug acquisition offer
by Anne Law, August 30, 2010, 2:38 pmAfter years of bold proclamations of independence, another biotech may be in the throes of an inevitable takeover. Faced with manufacturing troubles, FDA investigations, and struggles with shareholders, Genzyme has become …
Fake reviews revealed
by Lee Simmons, August 27, 2010, 2:25 pmWhat’s this? A PR firm posting fake reviews online for its clients? You don’t say!
That’s exactly what the FTC said this week when it upbraided Reverb Communications for allegedly posting contrived …
Is an 18-game NFL season a good or bad idea?
by Larry Bills, August 26, 2010, 1:19 pmAs the NFL season draws near, football stories are furiously flying around the web like a linebacker at a quarterback. Most of it is about the annual Brett Favre retirement dance (please, we all …
Digital M&As heat up
by Lee Simmons, August 26, 2010, 1:03 pmIt’s a good time to be in the digital media market, evidently. M&As in the market grew nearly 70 percent during the first half of 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to …
Be Patient, BP’s new moniker
by Stuart Hampton, August 24, 2010, 8:48 am
It is somewhat ironic, as the dog days of summer drag on, that BP has agreed to take its time to make sure the “bottom kill” (the injection of drilling mud and cement into the …
