The long-term outlook for electronics retailer Best Buy remains positive, despite profits falling in the first quarter.
The retailer is struggling to restructure in the face of increased online competition. The firm saw its profits drop 26 percent in the first quarter as a result of...
During the month of April, output from U.S. industrial sectors increased at the highest rate since December of 2010. The latest figures from the Federal Reserve show production from factories, mines and utilities increased 1.1 percent last month.
The production increase helped to erase...
Automakers helped bolster the manufacturing sector as April sales exceeded expectations.
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew at its...
A new survey may adjust how companies conduct performance reviews. A poll by the Society of Human Resource Management and Globoforce found that 45 percent of HR leaders think their current review systems are not good gages of employee performance.
Developing talent is often a key...
Sick of long hours and increasing encroachment of work into personal time, more workers are suing employers for overtime pay. The Department of Labor reported that it there were 11,990 cases involving overtime in 2011, up from 8,788 cases the year prior.
This week, the Supreme Court heard...
According to a recent study released by New York University's Rubin Center for Transportation, the number of commuters that travel more than 90 miles to work is rising fast. The number of these "supercommuters" in the Dallas-Ft. Worth-to-Houston area more than tripled from 2002 to...
Twenty-six states and the National Federation of Independent Business, a small business advocacy group, are hoping to bring a lawsuit filed against last year's healthcare reform law to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In a somewhat symbolic political move, the plaintiffs are seeking to...
Leasing of business equipment increased last month, suggesting many companies are beginning to invest more heavily in their operations. Equipment investment is often viewed as an indication of businesses' financial health and confidence.
A report released Tuesday by the Equipment...
Web browser developer Mozilla has decided to reexamine its Firefox release cycle and establish a way that makes it easier for enterprise users to incorporate the software.
Earlier this year, Mozilla introduced a rapid release cycle in which it would publish a new installment of...
Picking up more responsibilities is nothing new for CFOs, as the financial crisis undoubtedly threw a lot more on the plates of these financial bosses than most would have expected under normal circumstances.
According to a recent Robert Half Management Resources survey, however,...
After surging in the spring, cotton prices have reversed course, prompting clothing makers to weigh whether to change revisit their prices once again or watch their margins widen.
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The back and forth between Apple and HTC over patent violations continued Monday with Apple filing fresh claims against the Taiwanese smartphone over undisclosed devices, Reuters reported.
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Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn are reportedly scheduled to meet with prosecutors Wednesday to discuss terms of dismissal or a plea deal in Strauss-Kahn's sexual-assault case.
Prosecutors said to doubt accuser's credibility, agree to release ex-IMF chief from house arrest.
A source familiar with the sexual-assault case involving former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn says that prosecutors are now having doubts about the...
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