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A car battery maker based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is poised to jump start the market for initial public offerings (IPOs). The company, A123 Systems (AONE), makes batteries for electric cars, went public Thursday morning at $13.50 a share, with the goal of raising $380 million....

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the executives of Waterloo, Ontario–based Research In Motion (RIMM) have been blushing for a decade. Since the company first released its BlackBerry handheld device in 1999, it has competed against a growing army of handset developers,...

It may take a while, but in a few years, it's likely that we'll have devices in our pockets that are so powerful that today's smartphones and computers will pale in comparison. At least that's the promise of the just- announced collaboration between Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel (INTC) and the...

It was only three years ago that Motorola (MOT) was the No.2 handset company in the world, with a 22 percent share. Its Razr handset was that big a hit. Those days are completely forgotten, at least for the thousands of people the company has had to fire to stay afloat. On its best days, four out...

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported net income slipped by 58 percent in the quarter as oil prices and demand dropped sharply. The results of 92 cents earnings per share missed analysts' expectations of 96 cents. Dow Chemical (DOW) reported its quarterly profit fell 97 percent as its sales dropped 39 percent...

Sony Ericsson, the handset maker which is the joint venture between the two electronics companies, passed more bad news along to the global cellular industry. For the last quarter Sony Ericsson said it lost 293 million euros ($386 million). The firm also said it would cut 20 percent of its staff.

There could be an opportunity to tweak the way we pay CEOs of big public companies. I hope this doesn't sound too harsh, but when you consider that the average 2008 compensation for the 10 highest paid public company CEOs was $40.7 million while their companies lost half of their stock market value...

The amount of money that CEOs at big U.S. companies make has been the subject of controversy for years. As proxies come out, the numbers for base salaries, bonuses, and stock options get added up and then put on endless lists of who made what. As the market has fallen, stock options at most...

After another sell-off day, investors are no doubt jittery, but at some point the market will have to find a bottom. In the meantime, many continue to build positions in stocks they deem are cheap, defensive or have the growth potential to come out of the recession strongly. Here are some ideas...