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Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to have risen in April from a year earlier for a second straight month led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars and Asian demand for electronics parts in a sign a weak yen and global recovery are helping the export-reliant economy.
reuters.com (8 hours ago)
New Samsung Galaxy S4 features coming soon to Galaxy S III
Samsung is staying true to its word and will soon bring new features from its Galaxy S4 smartphone to its older Galaxy S III. SamMobile has got hold of a leaked version of the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S III and has found that it will bring several Galaxy S4 features to the Galaxy S III,...
yahoo.com (15 hours ago)
SMEs are too reliant on short-term debt from just five banks
New sources of finance are better for credit impasse than flogging ailing horse of bank lending.
telegraph.co.uk (15 hours ago)
Whatever Happened To California's 'Hydrogen Highway'?
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. The "California Hydrogen Highway,"...
huffingtonpost.com (19 hours ago)
Is Tumblr the new Geocities?
Imagine a company backed by Fred Wilson, one of the top venture capitalists on the Internet. The company is largely reliant on user-generated content and has had difficulties generating revenue in line with its stratospheric valuation. All of a sudden, Yahoo appears and offers a billion dollar plus valuation to...
forbes.com (2 days ago)
Front Porch: Naval exercise 'Reliant Cloud'
Naval Station Everett plans to conduct the annual base-wide exercise, "Reliant Cloud," on Wednesday. During the exercise, expect gate closures...
heraldnet.com (3 days ago)
Common Sense: As Hollywood Leans on Blockbusters, the Flop Looms
Hollywood, increasingly reliant on big-budget spectacles that make hundreds of millions of dollars, may be headed over a blockbuster cliff.
nytimes.com (3 days ago)
GeoGuessr Tips: How To Master The Internet's Amazingly Addictive New Obsession
If you were planning on getting anything important done today, we are sorry. A new and insanely addictive game has hit the Internet which has slowed productivity here at HuffPost Tech to a crawl - and we're pretty sure you're going to like it too. And while most online quizes have been ruined by the all-knowing...
huffingtonpost.com (3 days ago)
How to find international success on a shoestring
I established Boutique London Lets in 2009 after spotting a gap in the market for luxury serviced apartments as an alternative to hotel rooms. International business travellers and tourists wanted to cut back on costs but didn't want to scrimp on quality. Now, 90% of our trade is from overseas customers....
guardian.co.uk (4 days ago)
Skoda sales in April hit by switch to new model
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Unit sales at Skoda Auto fell by 4.6 percent in April due to a switch to a new Octavia model and continued weak demand in some European markets, the car maker said on Thursday. Skoda, the Czech Republic's largest exporter and a unit of Germany's Volkswagen , is seen as a gauge of the...
yahoo.com (4 days ago)
BlackBerry to offer BBM for iPhone and Android – but rivals await
BlackBerry is making its Messenger (BBM) real-time messaging service available on Apple's iPhone and iPad and Google's Android platforms from summer, abandoning the platform exclusivity that had for years been a crucial tool in attracting and retaining users. Announcing the move at the company's developer...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Peggy Johnson: Your Mobile Device: Accomplice, Not Antagonist
I've heard friends and family complain about how reliant they feel on their smartphone: "I have so many emails to read" or "I'm too distracted by all of these app notifications." These sentiments suggest that the device itself is adding extra distraction to users' daily lives when, in actuality, it is within our own...
huffingtonpost.com (10 days ago)
How to leave the board behind and be your own boss
In spring 2012 I took the terrifying step of leaving my role as a board member for an international environment compliance company to set up on my own. I had worked at board level for more than a decade and managed more than 250 staff. I controlled PR, human resources and marketing departments, not to mention...
guardian.co.uk (11 days ago)
Yen breaks through 100, Abenomics hits another milestone
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scored another small victory as the yen broke below major support of 100 to the dollar, with markets bracing for further declines over the course of the year that would underpin the export-reliant economy. The yen fell to as low as 101.20 per...
yahoo.com (11 days ago)
Yen breaks through 100, Abenomics hits another milestone
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scored another small victory as the yen broke below major support of 100 to the dollar, with markets bracing for further declines over the course of the year that would underpin the export-reliant economy.
reuters.com (11 days ago)
Will San Francisco 49ers Naming Rights Deal Keep Levis Hip?
When Levi Strauss & Co. acquired the naming rights for the new stadium that is being built for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers for $220 million over 20 years, the company went against the big trend in recent years: the denim manufacturer is privately owned. As the table at the bottom of this post shows (thank you,...
forbes.com (11 days ago)
Taker nation: Why federal spending is tough to trim
Some 24,000 people, give or take, live in Sumner County, a farming county south of Wichita on the Oklahoma border. Voters here elect reliably anti-tax and anti-spending lawmakers to the Kansas Statehouse. So it's likely most Sumner voters nodded in agreement last year when Romney called 47 percent of Americans...
miamiherald.com (11 days ago)
SKorea's central bank cuts key rate to 2.5 percent
South Korea's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate for first time in seven months, joining government efforts to boost the export-reliant economy as manufacturers such as Hyundai Motor Co. face tougher competition from Japanese rivals boosted by the weakening yen.
miamiherald.com (12 days ago)
SKorea's central bank cuts key rate to 2.5 percent
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate for first time in seven months, joining government efforts to boost the export-reliant economy as manufacturers such as Hyundai Motor Co. face tougher competition from Japanese rivals boosted by the weakening yen....
ap.org (12 days ago)
Gavin Megaw: Don't Let Digital Communications Replace Middle Management
Industry is hurting, and has been since 2008. With the resulting small uplifts in pay and cuts in benefits, many employees have become increasingly disengaged with their respective management teams. Good organizations have stepped up their internal communications, with many investing significant resources in a...
huffingtonpost.com (12 days ago)
Study: US military too reliant on foreign-made equipment
The U.S. military's reliance on foreign-made products, including telecommunications equipment and semiconductors, is putting the nation's security at risk by exposing agencies to faulty parts and to the possibility that producing nations will stop selling vital items, according to a new report from the Alliance for...
pcworld.com (12 days ago)
Michel Hazanavicius lambasts French film industry
Buttressed by state subsidies and partly sheltered from Hollywood predators, the French film industry has traditionally been regarded with envy by its European neighbours. Yet the Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius has painted an altogether different picture. The domestic industry, he claims, has been...
guardian.co.uk (13 days ago)
Taiwan Exports Contract
Taiwan's exports unexpectedly dropped in April because of falling demand from China and Europe, boding ill for the growth of the export-reliant economy in the second quarter.
wsj.com (14 days ago)
I had a great desire to have a child with Aamir: Kiran Rao
Kiran Rao, 39, may have married one of the most powerful men in Bollywood, but she still remains a simple, happy and self-reliant person just as she was brought up to be
indiatimes.com (14 days ago)
U.S. Oil Imports Are Falling, But Reliance on These Countries Is Rising
Filed under: Investing Courtesy of the shale revolution, U.S. oil production has soared in recent years, even reaching its highest level since 1998 last year. The staggering growth in domestic production has helped sharply reduce U.S. oil imports, which fell to 8.5 million barrels a day last year -- the lowest level...
dailyfinance.com (16 days ago)
University technology office assists police and much more
The Ohio University Police Department often seeks the help of the university’s Office of Information Technology (OIT). In a culture increasingly reliant on computers, the office assists law enforcemen
athensohiotoday.com (17 days ago)
Wounded vets deserve best hi-tech offers
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new amputee victims because of the brutal terror bombing in...
bostonherald.com (17 days ago)
Caterpillar's Surge Sparks Dow 15,000
Filed under: Investing It took a lot longer than many pundits predicted, but we finally hit that ballyhooed mark: Dow 15,000. The blue-chip index briefly tipped over the 15,000-point mark during today's triple-digit surge. As of 2:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has pulled in gains of 150 points, or...
dailyfinance.com (17 days ago)
3 Tips That Can Cut Your Travel Costs in Half
Filed under: Investing Travel costs are higher than ever right now, but that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the vacation you want. By following some simple steps, you can find ways to save on travel, and bring your dream vacation into reach. In the following video, Motley Fool investment planning editor Lauren...
dailyfinance.com (18 days ago)
Barcelona 'do not need a lot of changes' insists Tito Vilanova
• Barça manager calls for calm after defeat to Bayern Munich• But Dani Alves says team must stop relying on Lionel MessiA humbling night for Barcelona ended with their manager, Tito Vilanova, saying there was no need for major changes in the summer but the first admission from within his own dressing room that the...
guardian.co.uk (19 days ago)
