Archive for the 'Business' Category

Coca-Cola to begin using hybrid trucks in Florida

July 28th, 2008

Coca-Cola to begin using hybrid trucks in Florida: While other companies are shying away from the considerable costs involved, Coca-Cola announced Monday it is rolling out 10 heavy-duty hybrid trucks in South Florida, part of a national campaign to put 142 of these so-called green trucks on the road in North America in the next [...]

McCain’s very bad, no good talent for chronology (or Bush is not responsible for the oil price drop)

July 23rd, 2008

Just what is up lately with John McCain? One has to wonder if his campaign is sabotaging him on purpose. Surely it can’t be the case that the candidate of a major American political party is completely without access to a basic fact checker? Even a college-aged intern (with the Google or other basic Internet [...]

Crossing the line on Steve Jobs’ health

July 22nd, 2008

Crossing the line on Steve Jobs’ health | One More Thing – CNET News.com: “One clear sign that this is an unseemly exercise: if those who keep pushing the issue feel they have to repeatedly apologize for seeming insensitive, they’re probably being insensitive. Yes, Jobs is the CEO of a $135 billion company that has [...]

Apple apologizes for MobileMe launch, extends subscriptions

July 16th, 2008

Seeded at Newsvine: “The .Mac to MobileMe transition was a lot rockier than we had hoped but everything is now up and running,” Apple spokesman, Bill Evans, told Macworld.

Presidential economics: Do parties matter? A look at GDP, employment, CPI, and other statistics

July 16th, 2008

Seeded at Newsvine: Though the picture so far is of the Republicans as the party of austerity and the Democrats as the party of stimulus, there’s a surprise when it comes to changes in the federal deficit: Republicans are more liberal with the red ink than Dems.

Feds end probe into Apple stock option backdating – no charges

July 11th, 2008

Seeded at Newsvine: The Department of Justice on Friday ended its probe into Apple’s backdating of stock options. The Wall Street Journal reports that no charges are being brought against the company or any of its current or former executives.