Finance Archive

  • yunus

    Muhammad Yunus to Keynote Investment Conference

    Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who is widely regarded as the father of microcredit and also is the founder of Grameen Bank, will be the keynote speaker on the opening night of the 23rd annual SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing (“The 2012 SRI...

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  • dylan

    Dylan Gold Wins Macy’s Million Dollar Prize

    During the one-hour special that aired Tuesday night on TLC, Macy’s revealed Dylan Gold of San Francisco, CA, as the season two grand prize winner of “Macy’s Million Dollar Makeover with Clinton Kelly.” Viewers tuned-in to watch as entrepreneurs Pat Pilla, Kathleen Selman and Gold...

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  • rayj

    WealthTV Premieres Insider’s Look with Ray J

    Wealth TV, cable television’s leading lifestyle and entertainment network, debuts a new series giving an “Insider’s Look” at the world’s most captivating celebrities, politicians and entrepreneurs. The premiere episode will take you behind the life of celebrity Ray J as “Insider’s Look” captures the true...

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  • elop

    Mobile Maker Nokia Missed the Call

    Nokia’s first quarter 2012 financial performance, including a lowered first quarter 2012 outlook for Devices & Services, shows that company is facing some tough times in the mobile market. Increasing competition in the price-sensitive markets such as India, the Middle East and Africa and China...

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  • fblike

    Facebook to Acquire Instagram for $1 Billion

    Facebook announced today, April 9, that it has reached an agreement to acquire Instagram, a photo-sharing app for mobile devices. The total consideration for San Francisco-based Instagram is approximately $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares of Facebook. The transaction, which is subject...

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  • pnc

    Small Businesses Plan Hiring: Financial Survey

    An upbeat outlook on sales will prompt nearly one in three U.S. small business owners to add employees over the next six months as their optimism returns to positive levels unseen since before the ‘Great Recession’ of 2008-2009, according to the PNC Economic Outlook survey’s...

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  • cdonk

    Are Older Americans Wealthier than the Young?

    CreditDonkey.com, a credit card comparison website, published a new research infographic on the wealth gap between the generations. Older Americans have made dramatic gains in their level of affluence relative to younger generations, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. In 2009, households...

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  • jason

    How to Sell Your Home with More Curb Appeal

    TruGreen, a professional lawn care service provider, has launched a new webisode series, “Grow Curb Appeal,” to provide simple tips for enhancing your home’s outer charm. Jason Cameron, licensed contractor and TV host, stars in the seasonal webisodes, in which healthy lawns and landscapes play...

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  • danae

    “Consumers Want Trusted Financial Institutions”

    New research about the future of payments by American Express shows that over half (52 percent) of consumers ages 18-24 are likely to try new technology-enabled payment tools as they become available compared with 23 percent of those ages 55-65, suggesting that the fate of...

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  • busindia

    How to Do Business in Crowded India

    The Indian economy—fueled by a population exceeding one billion, with more than 300 million of them in the middle class—has been growing at nearly 7%. Economists believe India will one day overtake the U.S. to become the second largest economy in the world after China....

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  • green

    Go Green Forever Stamps to Save Energy

    The U.S. Postal Service saved more than $34 million and generated $24 million in 2011 by reducing energy, water, consumables, petroleum fuel use and solid waste to landfills, conservation efforts encouraged by the Go Green Forever stamps. The Postal Service recycled 215,000 tons of material,...

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  • goat

    Whole Planet to Alleviate Poverty in the World

    Whole Planet Foundation is kicking off its 2012 Prosperity Campaign at Whole Foods Market, with the goal of raising $4.1 million to fund poverty alleviation projects across the globe and in the U.S. Through Facebook, shoppers can submit a 25 – 350 word essay on...

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