- Italy’s New Leader Reassures E.U. Leaders on Budget @ New York Times - 35 minutes ago
In his first meeting with European Union leaders as prime minister, Enrico Letta said that Italy would stick to its agreed to budget targets.
- Indonesia Struggles to End Fuel Subsidies @ New York Times - 50 minutes ago
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would submit a revised 2013 budget in May that would include a fuel price increase, but would also revive a cash compensation program for poor families.
- Diamond, in the Rough @ New York Times - 1 hour 37 minutes ago
Robert E. Diamond Jr. has gone from leading Barclays to riding a subway to an office in exile. | Morgan Stanley houses loans made to its financial advisers outside its broker-dealer unit, allowing the ...
- Communicating in Another Language via Cellphone @ New York Times - 1 hour 41 minutes ago
Language translation apps have improved because more people are using them, allowing the software to make more accurate associations with sounds, text and meaning.
- Thursday Reading: Tile Your Bathroom Floor (if You Dare) @ New York Times - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
Tiling your bathroom floor (if you dare), yoga after 50, the cellphone industry looks the other way as handset thefts grow and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.
- Central Bank Takes Step as Europe’s Downturn Drags On @ New York Times - 1 hour 46 minutes ago
The European Central Bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low, a mostly symbolic move that is unlikely to jolt the Continent out of recession.
- Daily Report: Police Say Better Technology Is Needed to Cut Phone Thefts @ New York Times - 2 hours 13 minutes ago
Police officials say the cellphone industry has not done enough with technology to stanch the ever-rising numbers of handset thefts, Brian X. Chen and Malia Wollan report in The New York Times.
- Activist Investor Seeks Breakup of UBS @ New York Times - 2 hours 24 minutes ago
The activist investment firm Knight Vinke said in a letter that risky trading activity in the investment banking unit posed a threat to UBS’s wealth management business, and should be separated from the ...
- Fighting the Consultant Temptation @ New York Times - 2 hours 41 minutes ago
Is there ever a good reason for a fast-growth company to hire a consultant?
- Shell Chief to Leave Next Year @ New York Times - 4 hours ago
Royal Dutch Shell reported slightly better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and its chief executive, Peter Voser, announced that he would retire next year.
- The Case for Megabanks Fails New York Times - 4 hours ago
The best defense yet of megabanks is still not persuasive, an economist writes.
- Earnings Decline 15.9% at BMW @ New York Times - 5 hours ago
The German automaker said heavy discounts in its core European market and technology costs curbed profits from rising car sales in the first quarter.
- Google to Invest in Lending Club New York Times - 9 hours ago
- Some Retailers Rethink Role in Bangladesh @ New York Times - 10 hours ago
The Walt Disney Company has ordered an end to production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh, and other retailers are considering similar moves.
- Cellphone Thefts Grow, but the Industry Looks the Other Way @ New York Times - 11 hours ago
Police officials say the cellphone and handset industry has not done enough with technology to solve the theft problem.
- Web Content Creators Focus on Spanish Speakers @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
CBS Interactive and Univision Communications are among the companies seeking advertising dollars from Madison Avenue.
- Times Names New Editors for Politics and Metro Desk @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
The New York Times named Carolyn Ryan, its metropolitan editor, the paper’s top political editor. She will be succeeded by one of her deputies, Wendell Jamieson.
- Banks Ease Capital Cost of Loans to Brokers @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
An arbitration case shows the different choices financial firms make about where to house virtually identical assets and how those decisions can reduce costs.
- Cablevision Picks Up Glenn Beck’s Internet Channel @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
The deal will make TheBlaze available to subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
- Cross-Country Solar Plane Expedition Set for Takeoff @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
The Solar Impulse, a plane with the wingspan of a 747, is the creation of a Swiss team working on fuel-free flight.
- A Mortgage Agency Pick Is Likely to Cause Conflict @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
Some Republicans were not happy with the president’s choice of Representative Melvin L. Watt, whose housing stance could draw scrutiny.
- What the Oregon Health Study Can’t Tell @ New York Times - 12 hours ago
A landmark study of the health and care of Medicaid patients provides some striking findings, but the longer-term conclusions that can be drawn are limited.
- Condé Nast Introduces Web Series for Magazines @ New York Times - 13 hours ago
The company said it hoped to distribute content through partnerships with Yahoo, AOL and Twitter.
- Viacom and Time Warner Report Lower Revenue @ New York Times - 13 hours ago
Sluggishness in the film divisions countered strong performances from cable television channels.
- Boeing Moves to Upgrade Popular 777 Passenger Jet @ New York Times - 13 hours ago
An updated version of the jet, with lightweight carbon-composite wings and the potential to cut fuel usage by 20 percent, is being pitched to airlines and leasing companies.
- Business Hiring Slipped to 7-Month Low in April @ New York Times - 13 hours ago
Businesses added 119,000 workers, well short of the 150,000 expected by economists, possibly the result of the tight fiscal policy in Washington.
- Court Dismisses Craigslist Suit Against Competitors @ New York Times - 14 hours ago
A federal court dismissed a copyright claim in which the listings company argued that it held exclusive licenses to advertisements posted on its Web site.
- Baby Toys Get an App Extension @ New York Times - 14 hours ago
Toy companies are offering their very youngest customers motion-sensing, app-infused toys like the Fisher-Price Apptivity Gym.
- ING’s U.S. Unit Prices Its Market Debut Below Expectations @ New York Times - 14 hours ago
The American arm of the ING Group, the Dutch financial services firm, priced its initial public offering at $19.50 a share, below its expected range of $21 to $24. But with nearly $1.3 billion in proceeds, ...
- Rearranging the Furniture, Minus the Aching Back @ New York Times - 15 hours ago
Before you move that grand piano or paint the wall crimson, see if you like how it looks.
- A Score or More of Languages in Your Pocket @ New York Times - 15 hours ago
Translation apps have improved because more people are using them, allowing the apps to make more accurate associations with sounds, text and meaning.
- G.M. and Mountain Dew Drop Ads After Criticism @ New York Times - 16 hours ago
The General Motors ad included a song with lyrics that crudely referred to the Chinese. Mountain Dew’s ad involved a battered woman and a lineup with African-American men.
- Medicaid Access Increases Use of Care, Study Finds @ New York Times - 16 hours ago
New results from an Oregon study found that Medicaid coverage reduced the rate of depression and made low-income adults more financially secure, if not healthier.
- Year After Resignation, Virginia Quarterly Review Names an Editor @ New York Times - 16 hours ago
W. Ralph Eubanks, the current director of publishing at the Library of Congress, succeeds Ted Genoways.
- Today’s Scuttlebot: Facebook Beheadings and Privacy Champions @ New York Times - 17 hours ago
The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. For Tuesday, selections include opinions, images and consumer stories about Google Glass, a report ...
- Mobile Ads Help Propel Earnings at Facebook @ New York Times - 17 hours ago
Facebook reported that about 30 percent of its total advertising revenue came from mobile devices, a significant jump from the last quarter.
- Greece Agrees to Sell Stake in State-Owned Betting Firm @ New York Times - 17 hours ago
In Greece’s first major privatization deal since the country’s debt crisis erupted three years ago, the government will sell a controlling stake in OPAP to Emma Delta.
- Emmy Nomination for Elmo Puppeteer Who Resigned @ New York Times - 17 hours ago
Kevin Clash, who left “Sesame Street” after allegations that he had sexual relationships with minors, has already won more than 20 Emmys.
- Goldman Names New Head of Special Situations Group @ New York Times - 17 hours ago
Goldman Sachs has named Julian Salisbury to become head of its global special situations group, the elite division that invests in and lends to companies.
- Ticketmaster Accuses 21 of Fraudulent Ticket Buying @ New York Times - 17 hours ago
The company accused 21 people of circumventing its online security system to try to buy huge numbers of tickets to resell at a profit.
- A Camera Takes On the Phones @ New York Times - 18 hours ago
The Canon N emphasizes features that a smartphone can’t match and can transmit new photos to your phone for immediate sending or posting online.
- Telecom Investor Named to Be F.C.C. Chairman @ New York Times - 18 hours ago
Tom Wheeler has invested in start-up technology and communications companies, and advised the Federal Communications Commission on technology issues.
- Shorter Forms for Coverage Under New Health Law @ New York Times - 19 hours ago
Earlier versions of the forms to apply for coverage under the new health law ran to 21 pages.
- With Upgrade, Headphones Have New Sound, and New Parts @ New York Times - 19 hours ago
Sol Republic, maker of headphones with swappable parts, recently expanded its offerings with the introduction of over-ear headphones.
- French Efforts to Block Sale of Stake in Video Site to Yahoo Are Criticized @ New York Times - 19 hours ago
The French government’s objections to plans by Yahoo to buy a controlling stake in the video-sharing site DailyMotion has alarmed entrepreneurs in France.
- More Forceful Fed Stands by Stimulus @ New York Times - 19 hours ago
Officials said that they would consider an expansion of bond-buying if conditions warranted, and added that federal budget cuts were hurting the economy.
- Time Warner Revenue Is Flat, Despite Cable Gains @ New York Times - 20 hours ago
Quarterly revenue fell at Time Warner’s magazine and movie divisions, partly offsetting gains at Turner Broadcasting and HBO.
- A Wholesaler Decides to Abandon His Most Profitable Sales Channel @ New York Times - 20 hours ago
If you have determined that none of your retailers are interested in a business, don’t you have every right to do it yourself?
- Truck Sales Led a Strong April for U.S. Automakers @ New York Times - 20 hours ago
The increase in truck sales fed double-digit sales growth for Detroit and kept the industry on track to sell more than 15 million vehicles this year.
- Thieves Break Into a Personal ‘Data Vault’ Company @ New York Times - 20 hours ago
Thieves penetrate the computer system of a company that specializes in keeping personal data safe from snooping, revealing again the limits of encrypting passwords.