Archive for the ‘Business Finance’ Category

U.S. May End Some Taxes on Overseas Profits

The Treasury is weighing a proposal to eliminate some, but not all, of the taxes on overseas profits of U.S.-based companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing two people familiar with the deliberations. p div class="alignleft" style="align:left; padding:10px;" ...

Zillow, with Postlets traffic, sees boost in unique viewers

The Seattle company that recently went public has posted on its website monthly unique visitor metrics going back to January 2009. Zillow says the data reflects users of Zillow's websites and mobile apps. p div class="alignleft" style="align:left; padding:10px;" ...

Mexican Factories, Globalization, NAFTA; A journey in the fields of broken dreams

As a trouble shooter supplyer for major corporations, we reviewed many industry and technology publications. In 1992, we came across an article in a computer source periodical that had an article about the Maquiladora factory program in Mexico. It showed how a company could move their production there. One of several options was to just ...

Activision Launches Rezurrection

Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI - Snapshot Report) has released Rezurrection, its fourth downloadable content pack for its most successful franchise Call of Duty: Black Ops. p div class="alignleft" style="align:left; padding:10px;" ...

Software

PLEASANTON, CA, Aug 24, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Callidus Software Inc. /quotes/zigman/91454/quotes/nls/cald CALD +1.28% , the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), announced today that Medica, a leading not-for-profit health insurer, has selected ActekSoft, a Callidus Software company, for its ACom3 Commission and Compensation System and ACom3 License and Compliance System. The agreement ...

LinkedIn, Zillow, Pandora take a drubbing; cast pall on IPOs

Zillow

SAN FRANCISCO & 151; Stock in newly public technology companies, one of the economy's few bright spots in recent months, took a bath Monday casting doubts about the prospects for a slate of forthcoming tech-related IPOs. ...

LinkedIn Mobile for Android, iOS Gets HTML5 Treatment

Linkedin

LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) has significantly upgraded its LinkedIn Mobile application and added Web-optimized destinations for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platforms. ...

Zillow Talk Isn’t Comfy

Zillow

Keep me logged in. Forgot your login or password? Zillow ...

Fresenius Medical Agrees to Buy Liberty Dialysis of U.S. for $1.7 Billion

Germany

Fresenius Medical Care AG plans to acquire 100 percent of U.S.-based Liberty Dialysis Holdings Inc. in a transaction valued at about $1.7 billion. Source: Fresenius Medical Care AG via Bloomberg ...

Lawmakers Mulling Fate of Fannie Mae Split on U.S. Housing Role

Housing

The U.S. housing industry is finding political traction in Congress as it objects to plans that would wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and eliminate any government role in mortgage finance. ...

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