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Paul S. Atkins, one of three Republican members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said he would leave the agency after his term ends next month.
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T-Mobile USA’s third-generation wireless network is available in New York City. Web browsing and downloading will be twice as fast with it, though few phones can use it.
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The gambling center seemed immune to the economic swings of the rest of the country. But the city built on excess is seeing a troubling sign: moderation.
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Wall Street pulled back on Monday after Microsoft decided to withdraw its bid for Yahoo and oil prices rose to a record.
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Wal-Mart announced it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women’s medications at a discount.
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The Target Corporation said that it had struck a deal to sell an interest in credit card receivables to JPMorgan Chase for an initial investment of $3.6 billion.
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We may not believe in fate, research shows, but we also refuse to tempt it.
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A lot of us carry a little bit of Steve Jobs around in our pocket, in the form of iPods and iPhones. Now, Apple is after the remaining bit of life-share that it doesn’t already own, the home front.
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Without a Yahoo deal, Microsoft faces a problem: its time-tested recipe for success isn’t working against Google.
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Millions of New Yorkers are having trouble finding fresh and affordable food within walking distance of their homes, according to a recent city study.
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Leisure has many different definitions — we can even have leisure at work and be more productive, healthy and creative.
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As Yahoo investors wait to see how far their shares will fall after Microsoft withdrew its offer, a Google partnership is being considered as a lifeline.
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A virtually unknown stockbroker from San Jose, Calif., Don Odermann has spent 25 years as a silent baseball benefactor for Latino players.
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Tiny TV, the kind that is watched on a cellphone, is spreading beyond Japan and South Korea, where it has been available for three years. But will it be profitable?
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The niche publisher I.D.G. has been working out the answers to some big mainstream questions. The biggest: Can print media survive the transition to the Internet?
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The music label Fueled by Ramen has figured out a way to bring cross-promotion to the Internet, keeping fans of one of its bands just a click away from the label’s other acts.
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Posted: May 5th, 2008, 12:08am EDT
Economic indicators slow to a trickle this week, and earnings season comes to a close.
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Posted: May 5th, 2008, 12:06am EDT
This week’s schedule includes Monday’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.
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A study recently published in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that eBay bidders react in profound ways to a seller’s numerical “reputation” on the site.
