Topic: Big Business

Apple Could Be Worth $1 Trillion Within a Year

AP

Apple is currently worth something like zillion dollars (read: $656 billion) and it has no signs of slowing down. The question the New York Times' Nick Bilton raises is, when are they going to reach the unreachable summit? When is Apple going to break the trillion dollar ceiling?

By John Hudson

Oct 20, 2010

Is Yahoo's Business in Trouble?

The quarterly earnings are out, and the market's not happy

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By John Hudson

Oct 19, 2010

Everyone Quite Pleased With Cheaper, More Limited Verizon Data Plan

So what that we're limited to 150 megabytes a month?

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By Heather Horn

Sep 28, 2010

How Southwest-AirTran Merger Will Change Air Travel

Is it good for customers? Keep your fingers crossed?

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By John Hudson

Sep 23, 2010

Blockbusted: The Rise and Fall of a Video Chain

How America's iconic store went from ubiquity to insolvency

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By John Hudson

Sep 21, 2010

Mark Hurd's Miserable September Draws to a Close

HP and Oracle reach a truce over the former CEO

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By John Hudson

Sep 2, 2010

What Happened to Burger King?

Buried in debt, the nation's No. 2 fast food chain sells itself. Can it engineer a turnaround?

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By John Hudson

Aug 19, 2010

GM's Stock Offering Signals Historic Comeback

Investors are eager for a piece of the revived carmaker

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By John Hudson

Aug 18, 2010

Why Are the Major Networks Afraid of Google TV?

ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox are skeptical of Google's new foray

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By John Hudson

Aug 16, 2010

The Elusive Truth Behind HP CEO's Firing

Getting to the bottom of Hewlett-Packard's leadership shakeup

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By Heather Horn

Aug 13, 2010

GM Swaps CEOs After Stellar Second Quarter

Outgoing Chairman Whitacre said he would leave, but few expected it so soon

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By Heather Horn

Aug 12, 2010

GM Has Great Quarter, Prepares to Go Public

Not bad for a company previously running on bailouts

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 7, 2010

Quote of the Day: How the Wealthy Got That Way

Hint: it's not by aiming straight for the money

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By Heather Horn

Aug 4, 2010

Is There Hope for Barnes & Noble?

America's largest brick-and-mortar bookseller goes up for sale

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By John Hudson

Aug 2, 2010

Chevy Volt: Foolish Government Project?

The electric car continues to polarize

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By John Hudson

Aug 2, 2010

AT&T and Verizon's Smartphone Swipe System: A Threat to Visa and Mastercard?

A new partnership threatens the credit card cartel

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By John Hudson

Jul 30, 2010

Did Obama Save Detroit?

Assessing the auto bailout one year later

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By John Hudson

Jul 27, 2010

At $41,000, Is the Chevy Volt a Good Deal?

Weighing the cost of going electric

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By Heather Horn

Jul 27, 2010

BP's New Chief Executive Greeted Warily

Will Robert Dudley be able to reverse the oil giant's fortunes and repair its public image?

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By Heather Horn

Jul 26, 2010

Predictions as Hayward and BP Part Ways

The chief executive is expected to be out by tomorrow

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By Max Fisher

Jul 23, 2010

How Ford Got Back to Profitability

Lessons for Detroit

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By John Hudson

Jul 23, 2010

Why Dell Will Pay the SEC a $100M Fine

Why? The computer manufacturer makes amends for accounting fraud

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By Heather Horn

Jul 23, 2010

BP Braces for Lawsuits

How much will they cost? And is BP buying scientists' silence?

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By Max Fisher

Jul 20, 2010

Is California Ushering in an Era of Factory Farmed Pot?

The Oakland city council's landmark decision

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By John Hudson

Jul 12, 2010

BP and Exxon Mobil to Merge? Don't Bet on It

Business writers rein in this weekend's sizzling Wall Street rumor

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By Heather Horn

Jul 9, 2010

Google's License in China Renewed: End of a Standoff?

The mainland portal stays up and running

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By Jared Keller

Jul 6, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Bailed Out Chrysler Makes Tea-Party Inspired Ad

"There's a couple of things America got right: cars -- and freedom."

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jun 20, 2010

After Years in Doghouse, Are American Cars Finally Back on Top?

For the first time in 24 years, the Big 3 top overseas carmakers in a quality survey

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By Alex Eichler

Jun 20, 2010

Buffett and Gates: Billionaires, Give Away Half Your Money!

Billionaires: "Uh... all right."

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By Heather Horn

Jun 18, 2010

How British Is BP?

Perhaps less than you think

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By Heather Horn

Jun 16, 2010

More Investors Betting on BP Default

Could the oil giant actually declare bankruptcy?

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By John Hudson

Jun 10, 2010

GM Faces Wrath of Internet After Banning the Term 'Chevy'

This is a nickname you don't want to mess with

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By John Hudson

Jun 4, 2010

Wal-Mart's College Program: Sign of a Benevolent Giant?

Rack up credits while toiling for low pay

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By Heather Horn

Jun 4, 2010

BP's Multiplying Problems

Kiss the green image goodbye

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

May 28, 2010

Why Ford May Finally Kill Mercury

Au revoir, overpriced re-branded Fords

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By Heather Horn

May 20, 2010

Spotlight: The Corporate Strategy to Cast Doubt on Science

Richard Littlemore at NewScientist lays out the evidence

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By Michael Kinsley

May 16, 2010

Editor at Large

Horses and Newspapers

Products do disappear, and so do the companies that make them

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By John Hudson

May 12, 2010

Starbucks Wages Its Middle-Class Offensive

Can it steal away coffee drinkers from McDonald's?

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By Max Fisher

May 5, 2010

How Domino's Used Self-Mockery to Boost Sales

A new recipe and changing customer demographics also helped

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By Heather Horn

May 4, 2010

How Hard Will the Spill Hit BP?

Will British Petroleum pay for this mess?

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