http://www.mail.com/companies/12208-international-business-machines-corporation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/12208-international-business-machines-corporation.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076710-us-stocks-rise-third-week-row.html NEW YORK (AP) — Small was beautiful this week. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday, then held above that milestone for the next three days. But an index of small-company stocks has been putting the blue-chip gauge to shame. On Friday, the Russell 2000 closed the week up 2.2 percent, more than double the Dow's... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:45:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076710-us-stocks-rise-third-week-row.html 2013-05-10T21:45:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058354-intel-taps-coo-krzanich-chipmakers-ceo.html NEW YORK (AP) — Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, is following its traditions and promoting an insider to the job of CEO. The world's largest chipmaker is tasking Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich with steering it through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers. Intel announ... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058354-intel-taps-coo-krzanich-chipmakers-ceo.html 2013-05-02T20:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2058400-buffett-women-key-to-nations-prosperity.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is optimistic about America's economic future because the nation has begun to unleash the potential of women. Buffett's views on the role of women appeared online Thursday in an editorial he wrote for Fortune magazine (http://cnnmon.ie/ZBFiri ). He says that most of America's prosperity was created using only ... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:42:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2058400-buffett-women-key-to-nations-prosperity.html 2013-05-02T17:42:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053958-ibm-pulls-stock-market-morning-slump.html NEW YORK (AP) — News that IBM will buy back more stock and raise its dividend helped pull major stock indexes out of a morning slump Tuesday. IBM and other technology stocks led the Standard & Poor's 500 index up. The broad-market measure ended April with a 1.8 percent gain, the sixth month in a row the index has climbed higher. Worries about slower econo... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:42:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053958-ibm-pulls-stock-market-morning-slump.html 2013-04-30T21:42:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2051024-sp-500-reaches-high-led-tech.html NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies led the Standard & Poor's 500 index to an all-time closing high Monday. The stock market has recovered all the ground it lost over the previous two weeks, when worries over slower economic growth, falling commodity prices and disappointing quarterly earnings battered financial markets. The S&P 500 i... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:19:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2051024-sp-500-reaches-high-led-tech.html 2013-04-29T22:19:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031210-stocks-recover-slightly-tough-week.html NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week in five months. Microsoft and Google both beat earnings expectations, yields of government bonds ticked up and copper — a key industrial metal — continued its fall, losing 2 percent. Microso... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:19:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031210-stocks-recover-slightly-tough-week.html 2013-04-19T21:19:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030906-us-futures-up-capping-volatile-week-trading.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are sharply higher, extending a volatile week in which major U.S. indexes suffered some of the year's worst losses. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 65 points to 14,475. S&P futures have added 8.4 points to 1,542.40. Nasdaq futures are up 15.75 points to 2,755.25. The Dow is down more than 2 percent this week, the S&P... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:23:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030906-us-futures-up-capping-volatile-week-trading.html 2013-04-19T12:23:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2029354-ibm-1q-net-income-slips-expectations.html NEW YORK (AP) — IBM Corp.'s first-quarter net income and revenue declined due to delays in closing several of the technology company's large software and mainframe computer deals. The results fell short of Wall Street's expectations, sending IBM's stock lower in after-hours trading. IBM is seen as a good gauge of technology demand because it sells to majo... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2029354-ibm-1q-net-income-slips-expectations.html 2013-04-18T22:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028140-slight-decline-early-trading-wall-street.html NEW YORK (AP) — Disappointing earnings results weighed on the stock market in early trading on Thursday, following two steep drops this week. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Dow Jones industrial average was off 46 points at 14,572, a decline of 0.3 percent. The Dow lost 138 points the day before and is down 2 percent for the week. Morgan Stanley, Pepsi and ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028140-slight-decline-early-trading-wall-street.html 2013-04-18T15:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027892-futures-move-higher-improved-earnings.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as the government released its latest jobs report and U.S. corporations continued to post strong quarterly earnings. A broad spectrum of companies from different sectors, Verizon, Morgan Stanley and PepsiCo, topped Wall Street expectations for the first quarter before the opening bell. Dow Jones industrial ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:03:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027892-futures-move-higher-improved-earnings.html 2013-04-18T13:03:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2003264-hackers-target-israeli-websites-fail-to-disrupt.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An international cyber attack campaign against Israeli government websites on Sunday failed to cause serious disruptions despite dire threats from the Anonymous hacker collective, Israeli officials said Sunday. The global hacker group promised a mass assault to protest Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. The attack appeared timed to c... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:08:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2003264-hackers-target-israeli-websites-fail-to-disrupt.html 2013-04-07T17:08:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1922288-warren-buffett-releases-annual-letter-friday.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — What will life be like without Warren Buffett? Berkshire Hathaway shareholders may have gotten a glimpse into that future. Most of Berkshire's deals last year didn't directly involve the 82-year-old investor. They originated with a subsidiary of the conglomerate, or with one of the two investment managers Buffett has hired. Either way, ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:22:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1922288-warren-buffett-releases-annual-letter-friday.html 2013-02-28T18:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1918908-poland-emerging-major-european-outsourcing-hub.html KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — The first time Javier Bofarull Marques left Spain for Poland, it was for love. It was 2006, a boom time in Spain, and his friends thought he was crazy. He recently moved back to the Eastern European country and it was for a job this time because Spain's economic crisis left him unable to find work there. Now he is the envy of his fri... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:42:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1918908-poland-emerging-major-european-outsourcing-hub.html 2013-02-27T15:42:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870996-dells-founder-strikes-deal-to-turn.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day. Hailed as a young genius, he created the inexpensive, made-to-order personal computer in his University of Texas dorm room and sold it straight to the public. In the 1980s and '90s, his face appeared on magazine covers, and well before he turned 40, he was a coll... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870996-dells-founder-strikes-deal-to-turn.html 2013-02-05T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1867172-oracle-to-buy-acme-packet-21b.html REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) — Oracle will buy Acme Packet Inc., which makes equipment for telecommunications companies, for about $2.1 billion. Acme's gear is used by more than 1,900 service providers and enterprises around the world. Its technology will complement Oracle's offerings for telecoms providers, said Citigroup analyst Walter Pritchard. ... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1867172-oracle-to-buy-acme-packet-21b.html 2013-02-04T17:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855774-lenovo-profit-boosted-smartphones-tablets.html BEIJING (AP) — Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 34 percent to a record high on strong sales of smartphones and tablet computers. The company, vying with Hewlett-Packard Co. to become the world's biggest PC maker, said it earned $205 million in the three months ending in December. Revenue rose 12 percent to $9.4... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855774-lenovo-profit-boosted-smartphones-tablets.html 2013-01-30T10:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855658-ibm-sends-watson-to-ny-college-to-boost-skills.html TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Watson, the supercomputer famous for beating the world's best human "Jeopardy!" champions, is going to college. IBM is announcing Wednesday that it will provide a Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the first time the computer is being sent to a university. Just like the flesh-and-blood students who will work on it, Watson... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855658-ibm-sends-watson-to-ny-college-to-boost-skills.html 2013-01-30T10:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843362-analysts-to-apple-bend-your-knee-to-wall-street.html NEW YORK (AP) — Apple needs to start making nice with Wall Street, analysts said Thursday as investors hammered the company's stock. The sell-off put Apple a hair's-breadth away from losing its status as the world's most valuable company. At Thursday's close, it was worth $423 billion, just 1.6 percent more than No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843362-analysts-to-apple-bend-your-knee-to-wall-street.html 2013-01-24T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1840512-ibms-lift-dow-average-to-5-year-high.html NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from tech giants nudged the stock market to a five-year high Wednesday. Investors drew encouragement from a vote by the House of Representatives to let the government keep paying all of its bills for another four months. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 67.12 points to close at 13,779.33. That's the highest level since... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1840512-ibms-lift-dow-average-to-5-year-high.html 2013-01-23T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1838728-software-growth-helps-ibm-boost-4q-earnings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Growing software businesses such as Internet-based computing and data analytics helped IBM boost earnings per share for the 40th consecutive quarter — a full decade — even as revenue was largely flat. IBM's stock price increased more than 4 percent in after-hours trading following the announcement, as the results seemed to ease investor wo... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1838728-software-growth-helps-ibm-boost-4q-earnings.html 2013-01-22T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1803002-lenovo-to-release-giant-27-inch-coffee-table-pc.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once. Lenovo Group Ltd., one of the world's largest PC makers, is calling the IdeaCent... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1803002-lenovo-to-release-giant-27-inch-coffee-table-pc.html 2013-01-07T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1765592-bar-codes-co-inventor-n-joseph-woodland-dies-91.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died. He was 91. Woodland died Sunday in Edgewater, N.J., from the effects of Alzheimer's disease and complications of his advanced age, his daughter, Susan W... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1765592-bar-codes-co-inventor-n-joseph-woodland-dies-91.html 2012-12-13T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1752256-ibm-shifts-401k-policy-to-once-a-year-matches.html IBM is making changes to its employee benefits that may cause other large corporations to follow suit. The technology company will begin making contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts in lump-sum annual payments, rather than at the time of each paycheck. It's a move that will help the company cut retirement plan expenses. Employees were notified this ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1752256-ibm-shifts-401k-policy-to-once-a-year-matches.html 2012-12-08T00:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1751194-cisco-grabs-no-1-company-crown.html NEW YORK (AP) — Cisco Systems Inc. isn't content to be the world's largest maker of computer networking gear. It says it wants to become the "No. 1" supplier of information technology to big businesses by broadening its offerings of services and software. But when Cisco says "No. 1 IT company," it doesn't mean that it's going to be the biggest-selling com... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1751194-cisco-grabs-no-1-company-crown.html 2012-12-07T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1721864-thanksgiving-steals-sales-black-friday.html Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last year. Saturday's report from retail technology company ShopperTrak finds consumers spent $11.2 billion at stores across the U.S. That is down 1.8 percent from last year's total. This year... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1721864-thanksgiving-steals-sales-black-friday.html 2012-11-24T22:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1716438-stocks-edge-up-ahead-thanksgiving-break.html NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market crept higher Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Major market indexes got a slight lift after news broke of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The truce was announced by Egypt's foreign minister and confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A week of fighting has kille... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1716438-stocks-edge-up-ahead-thanksgiving-break.html 2012-11-21T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1711118-intel-ceo-paul-otellini-to-retire-surprise-move.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel CEO Paul Otellini dropped a bombshell on the company's board of directors last week, telling them in private that he plans to retire from the world's largest maker of microprocessors in May. Otellini's move comes at a time when Intel faces a shaky economy and a mobile gadget craze that is eating away at demand for its PC chips —and it gives the com... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1711118-intel-ceo-paul-otellini-to-retire-surprise-move.html 2012-11-19T23:03:00Z