Amtrak's New Locomotives Symbolize Railroad's Revival
Amtrak is unveiling the first of 70 new locomotives, marking what the railroad hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and increased efficiency.
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This LED IPO May Be the Bright Way to Invest in Smarter Lights
Anyone who watched the adoption arc of CFLs can predict what will happen with LEDs: In a few years, they'll be popular, and everywhere. Harder to predict is how to invest in them. But we have a suggestion.
Jinpan's Stock Is Poised To Pop
A Chinese-based cast-resin transformer manufacturer, Jinpan International might be poised to pop. Well situated for green energy and with a solid bottom line, this may be a stock worth watching!
Chinese Regulators Delay Nokia Siemens Deal to Buy Motorola Wireless Assets
Nokia Siemens's planned acquisition of the bulk of Motorola's wireless-network business likely won't happen this year. Chinese regulators are still reviewing the deal, and Nokia Siemens now expects approval -- and the completion of the purchase -- will have to wait until the first quarter of 2011.
'Jobs for Life' Make a Comeback in Germany
With U.S. unemployment at 9.8%, its easy to envy workers in countries where many companies guarantee jobs for life. And while the number of Japanese workers with such guarantees is shrinking, in Germany, it's rising rapidly. Could U.S. companies take a page out of the jobs-for-life handbook?
For Nokia Siemens Joint Venture, an IPO Down the Line?
Nokia Siemens Networks' chief financial officer says the telecom equipment maker may launch an IPO in its distant future, a move that could help its current efforts to sell a chunk of its stock to private equity buyers.
Putting Energy-Hog Buildings on a Strict Diet
Cutting energy use in buildings -- both commercial and residential -- is a hot market for a growing number of tech companies, from giants such as GE and Intel to Silicon Valley startups. And the federal government is an eager booster.
The Coming Boom in Videoconferencing Technology
The concept of the videophone is nearly as old as the phone itself, and prototypes predate the Beatles by many decades. But while other new modes of communication, from email to instant messaging to cell phones have been adopted at astonishing rates, video has lagged -- until now.
Three Stocks Set to Gain Strength on Euro Weakness
As European markets sell off, there are bargain stocks to be found overseas. We screened for beaten-down, big-cap multinationals in the eurozone (trading on U.S. exchanges) that should benefit from currency weakness.
Bullet Trains in the U.S.?
Japan Central Railway's $600 billion proposal for upgrading America's rail system is almost as slick as its 200-mph locomotives -- a package deal for the entire operation, providing everything from cars to signals, rails to maintenance.
