Barnes & Noble's Nook to Get Google Play App Store by The Associated Press May 3rd 2013 7:51AM Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets.
U.S. Consumer Spending Rises Unexpectedly in March by Reuters Apr 29th 2013 8:48AM U.S. consumer spending unexpectedly rose in March as benign inflation supported household's spending power, a hopeful sign for the weakened economic recovery.
Hike in Payroll Taxes Hasn't Halted Consumer Spending -- Yet by The Associated Press Apr 29th 2013 6:42AM U.S. workers' pay, already struggling to keep pace with inflation, was shrunk by an increase in Social Security taxes on Jan. 1, but consumers so far are stilling spending.
Bristol-Myers Earnings Plunge as Sales of Plavix Plummet by The Associated Press Apr 25th 2013 10:30AM Bristol-Myers Squibb posted a 45 percent drop in first-quarter profit as revenue from its Plavix blood-thinning drug plunged 95%.
Higher Sales Rev-Up Harley-Davidson's Quarterly Profit by The Associated Press Apr 25th 2013 8:08AM Harley-Davidson says its first-quarter net profit rose almost 30 percent as it shipped more motorcycles to dealerships around the world.
Durable Goods Orders Plunge in March as Factories Slow by The Associated Press Apr 24th 2013 10:45AM Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods fell in March by the most in seven months, reflecting little growth in orders that signal future business investment.
P&G Quarterly Profit Rises on Cost-Cuts, Market Share Rise by The Associated Press Apr 24th 2013 8:12AM Procter & Gamble says its net income rose 6 percent in the fiscal third quarter, as it cut costs and gained market share in North America.
Big Business Is Finally Waking Up to Global Warming by Alyce Lomax Apr 24th 2013 5:00AM 2012 was the second most extreme weather year in U.S. history, and the corporate world is at last starting to realize that climate change could cost it a fortune.
