Engadget:
We're going to give you just a moment to sit back and peer at the image above, and we'll politely remind you that this object was likely designed in the year 2008. For whatever reason, Seagate has chosen just about the ugliest design imaginable and applied it to its Free Agent Theater HD, though word on the street is that t (Read More)
Engadget:
Palm just got official with its new webOS platform, running on the new Palm Pre. According to the company, anyone who knows CSS, HTML and XML will be able to develop for the OS without having to learn any new languages -- sounds kind of like it's a jacked up browser with memory management, like Google Chrome. The UI itself (Read More)
Bloomberg:
Continuing Jobless Claims at a 26-Year High; Costco Food Sales Increase; Obama Speech at 11 am, Markets May Fluctuate on Stimulus Package News; Wal-Mart Cuts Forecast, Shares Fall Near 8%; Target Shares Slightly Rising in Reaction; Other Retailers Struggling, Cutting Forecasts as Well. (Read More)
Bloomberg:
According to Stock Trader's Almanac, First Five Days of January - S&P 500 Up 36 Times, Full-Year Gains 86% of the Time, with Average Gain of 13.7%. (Read More)
Bloomberg:
Dow Down Less than 1%; S&P Up Less than 1%; Nasdaq Up Just Over 1%; Retailers Cut Forecasts, Including Wal-Mart Whose Shares Fell Most a Year; Sears and Target Forecasts Beat Estimates; Initial Jobless Claims Fall, Continuing Jobless Claims Rise; NYSE Sentiment Seems Little Affected by Today's Obama Speech. (Read More)
Homepage Channel:
AP Broadcast Business Editor Mark Hamrick reports on the outlook for the Labor Department's December jobs report, due Friday. (Jan. 8). (Read More)
Homepage Channel:
As Barack Obama prepares to become the country's first black president, the AP looks back at the long history of African-Americans in the nation's capitol. (Jan. 8). (Read More)