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Week ahead: Valuations may hurt small caps, despite job growth
The good news from Friday's jobs report may already be reflected in the prices of the smallest U.S. stocks.
Education Matters More Now Than in the Past: Krueger
Feb. 6 -- Princeton University Professor of Economics Alan Krueger discusses education in America. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
Book: Obama predicted iPhone boom. How much could he have made?
One of the details buried in the New York Daily News' look at David Axelrod's upcoming book is that Obama was given the chance to see the iPhone before it was publicly available.
10 things Starbucks won't tell you
Is Starbucks giving you something you can’t make yourself at home, for less? Unless you crave complicated espresso drinks, probably not.
Stocks Slide as Greece Fear Eclipses Blowout Jobs Report
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Greece was the word on Wall Street Friday afternoon, stealing focus from a blowout jobs report out of the U.S. in the morning. Stocks tumbled into the red during the afternoon session after Greece's new government showed no signs of relenting in its discussions with the European Central Bank on reforms to its bailout program. "We will not accept any deal which is not related to a new program," an unnamed official told Reuters. ...
This is Switzerland's biggest IPO since 2006
Libor Voncina, CEO of Sunrise Communications, discusses why the company decided to float on the Swiss Stock Exchange and how investors reacted.
Lifestyle brands are acquiring their way to becoming tech companies
It’s no fun playing catchup. In the fall Under Armour overtook Adidas for the first time in sportswear sales, but the athletic apparel and gear company is still far behind Nike. Under Armour is now trying to get up to speed in the digital space, accelerated by its recent acquisitions of the fitness and nutrition-tracking tools MyFitnessPal and […]
5 reasons Peak Food is the No. 1 ticking time bomb
We’re poisoning our future, That’s why Cargill, America’s largest private food company, is warning us: about water, seeds, fertilizers, diseases, pesticides, droughts. You name it. Everything impacts the food supply. Wake up America, it’s worse than you think.
Postal Service records $754 million loss, while sales rise
The U.S. Postal Service recorded a $754 million loss in the fourth quarter, although revenue rose on the back of higher prices and a record number of packages delivered.
South Africa's power struggles
South Africa's cash-strapped power utility Eskom imposes its biggest power cut this year, hitting small businesses in Africa's most advanced economy. Hayley Platt reports.
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