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RoadFish.com men’s lifestyle and finance magazine applauds the triumphant splash landing of SpaceX’s space craft, the first ever privately built and operated of its kind to dock at the space station, Thursday morning off the California coast Hawthorne, CA (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 RoadFish.com men’s lifestyle and finance magazine commended the space transport company SpaceX for the successful mission of its spacecraft, the Dragon, which recently became the first privately built space...
Britain’s highest court upheld a Swedish request today to extradite Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. This is the latest move in Assange’s legal struggle and possibly one of the last, as he is running out of options with which to maneuver. UK’s Supreme Court made their ruling by a 5 to 2 majority to extradite Assange to Sweden. The Australian-born WikiLeaks founder has been fighting his extradition to Sweden in the British courts since he was arrested in the UK in December...
Book Debuts on New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-Seller Lists NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Recognized throughout the loyalty-marketing industry for his success and expertise, it is no surprise that LoyaltyOne President and CEO Bryan Pearson has already landed on multiple best seller lists with his first book, The Loyalty Leap: Turning Customer Information into Customer Intimacy, published by Penguin Portfolio. The book ranked at # 5, # 3 and # 10 on the...
Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com In a touching moment of corporate harmony, 5 large cable operators have announced plans to join forces in order to provide Wi-Fi access to each other’s hot spots. Such a deal would be the largest Wi-Fi roaming agreement yet. According to the Wall Street Journal, the “fab cable five” consists of Bright House Networks LLC, Cablevision Systems, Comcast Corp, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable Inc. The new Wi-Fi network will be called...
Two out of every three eight-graders in the United States are lacking when it comes to basic scientific knowledge, data from a 2011 examination administered by the Department of Education released Thursday has revealed. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Stephanie Banchero , only 32% of students who took the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were sufficiently proficient in science. On the positive side, that is an increase of 2% from the first time the revised...
NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six equity analysts from S&P Capital IQ have been ranked as "Best on the Street" in The Wall Street Journal's annual survey of equity analysts covering 2011. Specialty Retailers analyst Efraim Levy received the award for the fourth time. Analysts Esther Kwon, Phil Seligman, and Angelo Zino are three-time recipients of this prestigious recognition. Stuart Benway won for the second consecutive year and Todd Rosenbluth is a first-time...
Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com As is, the iPad has already made great strides to not only compete in the Apple-declared “Post-PC” era, but also to dominate it. The introduction of iOS 5 allowed users the ability to use their iPads as standalone machines, rather than having to immediately tether them to another device just to get the thing turned on. Features like AirPlay and AirPrint give users the ability to send their documents, music and video through the air to output devices,...
Various media reports are pointing out that Facebook's advertising business is a tangled mess, which could be a warning to those wanting to invest once the company goes public. The social network is expected to gain a valuation of $100 billion after it makes its initial public offering (IPO) on May 18. However, reports by the Wall Street Journal and CNET are raising the question of how Facebook plans to make itself worth that much as its advertising business starts to slowly slide, and...
Enid Burns for RedOrbit.com Mobile communications company LightSquared isn't exactly seeing full spectrum. In fact, the wireless company has no stake in the wireless spectrum, which is just one of many problems plaguing the Reston, Va.-based company. After several months as director, hedge fund manager Philip Falcone has agreed to step down, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The question is whether Falcone's exit is contingent on the company's efforts to delay...
HOUSTON, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tim Connolly's Winning Strategies will feature Patrick M. Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), an early victim of naked short selling on Wall Street. Kristina Leigh Copeland of Brown Saddle Films, director of the "The Wall Street Conspiracy" (http://thewallstreetconspiracy.com), and famed naked short selling litigator Wes Christian will also appear on the show. "The Wall Street Conspiracy" is a new documentary film exposing the...
