First, it was an inkling of an idea… Then, it was a lil’ Web app that the techies lurked on… Then, it was experiencing some early growing pains as more mainstream Web users landed on it… Then, it became notorious during the 2008 election year and has continued to even earlier this year, as various [...]
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There have been rumblings about some sort of newer eco-vehicle collaboration between Segway and some automaker for several years. Finally, with the threat of impending bankruptcy on the horizon, General Motors [GM] has come clean with its work with Segway to mass-produce a two-person battery-powered two-wheeled vehicle. CNBC reports details concerning this interesting tidbit. Management [...]
Margaret Brennan was reporting earlier today on CNBC (there may be some videos on the web site later today on this feature) that the economic climate, reaching as far south as the Palm Beaches in Florida (she happened to be reporting in Palm Beach itself, along Worth Avenue– so if you see her, wave to [...]
Remember that lil’ ol’ stock trading game that CNBC [GE] has had on a few previous occasions? Well, it’s baaaack, starting today! Earlier, I’d mentioned that Flip is already ramping up his blog to handle the new game; with the new rules, he’s devised a new system for crowdsourcing, hopefully to get some readers into [...]
… at least, game-wise (in the CNBC $1M Challenge game). It looks like, about the same time as my post about the ‘game, Flip is getting back into the action with this third iteration of the game. This will probably be an interesting 10 weeks of twisty-turny nausea (and maybe even a bit of vomiting), [...]
In light of Apple’s [AAPL] fantastic reported performance in the last quarter, a lot of financial analysts have grumbled about the huge warchest that Steve & Co. are sitting on and why it hasn’t been been used to buttress the stock value against the hordes of crazed speculators and economic downturn volatility. Here’s an example: [...]
It’s been a few months already since the close of the infamous CNBC $1,000,000 Challenge game. Remember the last item on Javamancy about the game? Well… It’s baaaack! You can sign up now to get ready for the action, which starts November 17, 2008. At this time, the currency trading part of the game is [...]
Well, not exactly… “Er, what?” I was minding my own business, alternating between playing Saints Row (since Xbox LIVE has been brought back online earlier today) and following CNBC [GE] coverage of the ongoing financial disaster, when I inadvertently flipped to a random TV channel and saw Felicia dressed in a funny blue shirt and [...]
A Little Bit: Reuters has an update, via CNBC, on the U.S. investigation against a identity theft ring that targeted computer systems of major retail chains, including: Barnes & Noble [BKS] BJ’s Wholesale Club [BJ] Boston Market DSW [DSW] Forever 21 OfficeMax [OMX] Sports Authority TJX, Inc. [TJX] The ringleader appears to be a Miami [...]
