News, Knowledge & Deals - When it matters, it floats. http://www.floatzilla.com/News Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/images/floatzilla_logo.gif http://www.floatzilla.com Feed provided by Floatzilla.com. Click to visit. http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Whirlpool--39-s--1-68-Billion-Takeover-of-Maytag-Approved--Update2----Bloomberg-11887 Whirlpool Corp. can complete its $1.68 billion takeover of Maytag Corp., the US Justice Department decided as it rejected concerns from its own lawyers that the combination might hurt competition. NewsFeed Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:25:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Technology-Review--Emerging-Technologies-and-their-Impact-11933 Spam kings running pump and dump schemes via email. Very interesting read - don't think you can short most of these stocks, unfortunately. jacksonhunter Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:50:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/InvestorIdeas-com---The-Year-of-Thin-Film-Photovoltaics---2007-11951 Good rundown on which stocks to consider when investing in the growing solar/clean/renewable energy sector, which only grows more quickly as oil goes higher and things in Iran get worse. adam Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:15:05 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/The-Last-Stand-of-the-6-Percenters----New-York-Times-11938 Good NYT rundown about how nobody really needs real estate agents anymore thanks to sites like RedFin.com, who represents you in a buying transaction and kicks back 2/3 of the realtor's commission to you! jacksonhunter Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:40:04 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Existing-home-sales-fall-2-8--in-Jan----MarketWatch-7569 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Resales of US homes fell 2.8% in January to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.56 million, the lowest in two years, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. NewsFeed Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:25:05 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/US-will-be-hit-by-recession-next-year-says-Soros---Telegraph-co-uk-508 Legendary investor George Soros warned yesterday that the US Federal Reserve's monetary squeeze could hit the economy just as the American housing bubble bursts, triggering a recession in 2007. adamg Fri, 05 May 2006 01:45:04 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Monsanto-settles-patent-suit-for--100-million-US---CBC-News-7556 Monsanto, UC end dairy patent feud Sacramento Bee NewsFeed Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:50:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Radio-Shack-closings-to-hit-one-Triangle-store---Raleigh-Triangle-Business-Journal-11184 RadioShack to close 480 stores, including three in area Milwaukee Business Journal NewsFeed Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:20:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/New-home-sales-tumble---Reuters-11165 Sales of new US homes plunged 10.5 percent in February, the biggest drop in nearly nine years, while prices fell and the number of homes on the market hit a record ... NewsFeed Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:20:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Scott--39-s-New-Wal-Mart-Seeks-Upscale-Shoppers---Forbes-10875 Fine jewelry, expensive wine, sushi bars… such trappings wouldn’t normally conjure the image of Wal-Mart Stores. Chief Executive H. Lee Scott Jr. NewsFeed Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:45:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/New-Warnings-for-ADD-Drugs-Considered---Los-Angeles-Times-10891 An FDA advisory committee today is considering new safety warnings on drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder because agency scientists have ... NewsFeed Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:35:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Google-Starts-Finance-Site-in-Challenge-to-Microsoft-Yahoo---Bloomberg-10623 Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, is adding a finance site to its stable of offerings, a move that sparks fresh competition for Microsoft Corp. NewsFeed Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:40:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/FCC-lifts-rules-for-Verizon-broadband---CNET-News-com-10598 The US Federal Communications Commission on Monday freed Verizon Communications's lucrative business broadband data service from some regulations, in a decision critics said could hurt customers. NewsFeed Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:40:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Fastest-growing-counties-suburban-rural---Seattle-Post-Intelligencer-10003 Most of America's fastest-growing counties are well outside urban areas as more people move to the suburbs and beyond. New Census Bureau estimates show the nation's population ... NewsFeed Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:50:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/For-Trader-Joe-s-a-New-York-Taste-Test-9105 Trader Joe's food stores, whose popularity took off in California in the 1970's, is opening it's first store in New York City on March 17 and their preparation is rigorous... Andrea Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:50:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Google-says-click-fraud-settlement-near---CNET-News-com-8826 Under a proposed $90 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over alleged click fraud, Google said Wednesday it would offer advertising credits to marketers who claim they were charged for invalid clicks and not reimbursed. NewsFeed Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:40:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/US-cigarette-sales-at-55-year-low---NEWS-com-au-8871 THE number of cigarettes sold in the US in 2005 fell to the lowest level in 55 years largely due to enforcement of marketing restrictions imposed on the tobacco industry, the National Association of Attorneys-General (NAAG) said today. NewsFeed Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:10:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Google--39-s-recent-gaffes-exasperate-analysts---San-Diego-Union-Tribune-8806 Google slip-up cuts into shares The Age NewsFeed Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:20:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/TiVo-May-Go-Free-o-Give-DVRs-Away---Mediapost-com-7568 WITH A FOCUS ON THE financial model of the mobile phone business for success, TiVo Inc. may experiment with the idea of giving away set-top boxes as a plan to attract subscribers. NewsFeed Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Convicted-data-thief-gets-eight-years---CNET-News-com-6891 A bulk e-mailer who looted more than a billion records with personal information from a data warehouse has been sentenced to eight years in prison, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. NewsFeed Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:30:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/EarthLink-to-offer-DirecTV-Dish-service---BusinessWeek-6457 EarthLink to offer service with DirecTV Seattle Post Intelligencer NewsFeed Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:55:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Funding-The-Future---Forbes-5908 Silicon Valley powerhouse venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is delving into new territories: bio-defense, infectious disease and clean technologies. NewsFeed Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:05:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/RadioShack-CEO-apologizes-for-resume-errors---CBC-News-5869 The chief executive of RadioShack Corp. has apologized after making "misstatements" on a job resume, which claims he earned two university degrees that his school cannot trace. NewsFeed Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:50:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Home-sales-decline-4-7---prices-increase-by-13-6----Chicago-Tribune-5839 WASHINGTON -- Home sales fell 4.7 percent in the fourth quarter from a record in the previous three months, another sign the housing market is cooling, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. NewsFeed Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:50:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/Business/talk/Oracle-snags-open-source-database-company-Sleepycat---makers-of-BerkelyDB-5620 Yet another MySQL engine swallowed up by Oracle. Hope it stays free! adam Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:55:01 -0800