Google China Exit: Microsoft, Baidu, Tencent Seek to Gain

Microsoft's Bing is sharpening its knives over Google China's potential exit over the search-engine censorship issue, but so are the aggressive, ambitious companies Baidu, Tencent and Sohu.com

Geico Video: Warren Buffett as Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose

In a new video, the billionaire investor becomes the new Axl Rose, even more pained than the original rock star. But, man, does he know how to sell

Cisco CRS-3 Router Speeds Streaming, Worries Film Execs

When technology leaps ahead of business models, it's often bad for profits. Cisco's new router poses just such a threat to the titans of moviemaking

Toyota Disputes Runaway Prius Story: Crisis Recovery?

Toyota has raised questions about the runaway Prius incident, but the automaker still hasn't gotten to the bottom of what went wrong

Yugo: Worst Car in World History? Author Vuic's Defense

In The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History, author Jason Vuic explains why -- despite the book's clever title -- the Yugo isn't the worst car ever

Europe Alleges Bid Rigging in Pentagon Defense Contract

The bidding for a Pentagon defense contract turned political this week when the French company EADS dropped out, accusing the U.S. of rigging the contest to favor Boeing

U.S. Economy: February Retail Sales "Surprisingly Good"

February retail sales rose 3.9%, the Commerce Department reported Friday. While analysts are encouraged, many remain cautious about the outlook for consumer spending

Despite Colbert, Is Kwedit's Virtual Credit the Future?

Any coverage should be good for an Internet start-up, right? Wrong. As Kwedit, a processor of online micropayments, found when The Colbert Report discussed their business model

Subprime Lending Crisis: Auto Loans Thrive, Housing Down

In the wake of the credit crisis, banks have scaled back lending to subprime borrowers. But other lenders have stepped in, making high-interest-rate loans to borrowers with low credit scores

Bloomberg Sports Targets Fantasy Baseball, Major League

The media giant is selling its analytical expertise to baseball fans, and Major League Baseball teams. Can a Bloomberg consumer business hit it out of the park?

'Economics of Integrity' Author Bernasek on Trust, Wealth

In her new book, The Economics of Integrity, journalist Anna Bernasek says trust is everywhere -- and that it's one of the most powerful economic assets we've got

East Africa's Oil and Gas: Drilling, Exploration Rising

New drilling in and off countries up the coast of East Africa shows that the region may have massive reserves of natural gas and oil

Disney-ABC, Cablevision Battle: More TV-Fee Fights Loom

More than 3 million Cablevision subscribers couldn't see the opening of the Oscars on Sunday because of a dispute over paying for ABC shows

EU Approves GMO Potatoes, Testing Europe's GM-Food Fear

The E.U. has given the green light to farmers to grow fields of genetically modified potatoes. Is Europe beginning to embrace GM foods?

Should We Put A Dollar Value On Nature?

In many countries nature is quickly sacrificed for wealth creation. But there is a cost to this loss and ignoring it, some experts contend, is "bad accounting."

Walmart, Target in Recession Retail Battle Over Food

Discount clothes are fine, but Target is discovering that recession-ravaged shoppers want more groceries -- and Walmart owns that aisle

A Weakened Euro Could Help European Exports

The debt crisis in Greece has cut the single currency's value 10% in the past month. That will help European firms' bottom line

Google Acquires Picnik, Expands Web-Based Photo Services

Google is snapping up a handful of small tech companies as it prepares to launch its new Web-based operating system. The newest buy, online photo editor Picnik, fills some special needs

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