Billionaire Icahn invests another $500 million in Apple, arguing the stock...
SAN FRANCISCO - Outspoken billionaire Carl Icahn has tossed another bushel of Apple stock into his investment portfolio and suggested some new products as he tries to persuade the iPhone maker to do...
View ArticleMusic Canada: Block Websites That Pirate Music, Crack Down On Google
Canada’s music industry lobby group is calling on legislators to block websites that provide access to unauthorized music downloads, and to crack down on search giants like Google that link to those...
View ArticleOpen Text to split stock two-for-one, Q2 profit down from year ago
WATERLOO, Ont. - Business software company Open Text Corp. (TSX:OTC) said Thursday that it will split its stock two-for-one next month.The company said the move is aimed at making its shares more...
View ArticleStarbucks reports higher profit but growth slows; lower coffee costs boost...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Starbucks says its quarterly profit rose by 25 per cent as it benefited from lower coffee costs and stronger sales around the world.The Seattle-based coffee company says global sales...
View ArticleGrowth in loans, decline in loan-loss reserves boost Discover Financial's 4Q...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Discover Financial Services' net income jumped 11 per cent in the last three months of 2013, as users of its namesake credit card and other loan services stepped up borrowing and...
View ArticleApple Might Go Full 'Phablet'
Last year with the iPhone 5C, Apple gave customers more colors, but customers more or less didn't care. But soon, Apple may offer something the public has actually been asking for: bigger iPhones....
View ArticleCrude rises above US$97 a barrel as cold snap boosts demand for heating oil
The price of oil rose for the fourth consecutive day Thursday to above US$97 per barrel as an ongoing cold spell in parts of the U.S. boosted demand for heating oil.West Texas Intermediate crude for...
View ArticleHealth Is Wealth Panel Held At Davos
Arianna is moderating a Saturday panel at the 2014 World Economic Forum called "Health Is Wealth." Speakers on the panel include Francis S. Collins, Paul Bulcke, Arianna Huffington, Joseph Jimenez and...
View ArticleJean-Philippe Courtois Explains What's Helping Small Businesses 'Big Time'
During a visit with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday, Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois warned "there's no future" if we don't teach young people the skills to work with new...
View ArticleTae Yoo Weighs In On The Power Of Women
Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cisco Systems Inc., stopped by HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday to talk about the power of women. "Women really are the stewards of the...
View ArticleCrescent Enterprises CEO Badr Jafar Issues Warning On 'A Time Bomb On The...
During an interview with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday, Badr Jafar, the CEO of Crescent Enterprises, shared what he thinks is a big threat to development and growth in the Middle East. Jafar said...
View ArticleBoston Consulting Group's Rich Lesser, Wendy Woods Share Wellness Tips
Rich Lesser and Wendy Woods of the Boston Consulting Group sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and gave some tips on how they try to improve their own wellness. "I find really trying to...
View ArticleManitoba Pipeline Explosion Prompts Evacuation Of Homes (PHOTO, VIDEO)
ST. PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. - Residents of a southern Manitoba town have been told that a pipeline explosion could mean they'll be without natural gas service for up to several days.Myron Dyck, a spokesman...
View ArticleWilliam McDonough Explains How Sitting In Garbage Cans Can Improve The Earth
During a Saturday interview with HuffPost Live at Davos, William McDonough explained his unusual approach to viewing waste. "I like to sit in garbage cans, metaphorically," McDonough said. McDonough...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Brad Smith Addresses The NSA Scandal
Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Microsoft, addressed the NSA scandal during an interview with HuffPost Live at Davos. "Three things are going to need to happen," Smith said...
View ArticleDr. Francis Collins: 'There Is An Uneasiness' About Evolution
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and discussed the intersection of faith and science. "For me, somebody who is a...
View ArticlePaul Polman: 'It's Just Ridiculous' To Expect Government To Solve All The...
Arianna sat down with Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, on HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday to talk about how businesses can solve major problems like climate change and world hunger. "It's just...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar's Decline Will Spur Business Growth, But Slam The Consumer
Canadians can soon expect to pay a lot more for everyday items from t-shirts to toothpaste as the sinking loonie hits household goods prices hardest. The Canadian dollar closed this week at 90 cents...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson addresses criticism over SodaStream deal
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Scarlett Johansson is responding to criticism over her new ad campaign for an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank.The actress says in a statement released Friday to The...
View ArticleBinning House In West Van Should Remain Open: Advocate
VANCOUVER - It may look like a simple, single-storey, flat-roofed bungalow embedded into the hillside of West Vancouver, B.C., but the early modernist home built by Canadian artist Bertram Binning in...
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