Starbucks New Job Creation Fund Follows Trend of Corporate Giving
Starbucks announced Monday that it was teaming up with Opportunity Finance Network to launch Create Jobs for USA, which will pool donations for Starbucks customers, partners (employees) and concerned citizens into a nationwide fund for community business lending. This follows a trend that other companies, such as McDonald's, have taken to give back to the community while also boosting sales .
On Supreme Court's slate: foul language, butt shots on TV
The Supreme Court is back, and it's got Cher swearing.
Revealing health details unwarranted: Rajaratnam
Convicted hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam refuses to publicly reveal details of his medical ailments as demanded by U.S. prosecutors before a judge sentences him for insider trading, his lawyers said on Monday.
Kodak creditors talking to advisers: sources
Investors in Eastman Kodak debt have been talking to law firms and restructuring advisory firms as the company looks at its own strategic options, according to an analyst and a source close to the creditors.
AOL unveils web shows from Jennifer Lopez, Mark Burnett
AOL unveiled a slate of 15 web series on Monday boasting partnerships with the likes of Michael Eisner's Vuguru and Mark Burnett.
Cap-and-Trade Proceeds in California, Governor Signs Solar Bills
California's Air Resources Board (CARB) can proceed with implementation of the state's cap-and-trade program, a Supreme Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Canada wants BoC's Carney to be next FSB head
Canada wants its central bank governor, Mark Carney, to become head of the Financial Stability Board, the country's finance minister said on Monday days after a highly publicized clash between Carney and one of the world's most powerful bankers.
Grand jury indicts 55 for $250 million in tax scams
A U.S. grand jury has indicted 55 people for participating in scams that tried to bilk the U.S. government out of more than $250 million in undeserved tax refunds, U.S. prosecutors in California said on Monday.
'Arrested Development': 13 Things We Learned at the Bluth Family Reunion
The big news from the Bluth Family Reunion panel at the New Yorker Festival was series creator Mitch Hurwitz's announcement of an Arrested Development return to TV before the long-anticipated movie.
Westinghouse Solar CEO expects profit next year
Westinghouse Solar Inc expects to start posting profits next year after years of losses, as a deal to buy cheaper solar panels should help it cut prices and increase sales, its chief executive told Reuters.
Winners of 2011 Nobel Medicine Prize
The 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, was awarded on Monday to Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann jointly for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half to Ralph Steinman for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.
There will be tax breaks: Investing in oil and gas drilling
Seated in the conference room of his wealth management firm in San Ramon, Calif., Rich Arzaga breaks out a few tools to explain the investment advantages of oil and gas drilling programs. He’s got a fine-point pen and a sketch pad — but alas, no milkshake a la Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood.”
Top court considers California Medicaid cuts
The Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday and considered whether Medicaid recipients and medical providers may sue California for cutting reimbursement rates in the healthcare program for low-income Americans.
BofA shares drop on economic, European worries
Bank of America Corp shares fell nearly 8 percent to their lowest level since March 2009 as investors worried that a slowing domestic economy and European debt woes would batter it and other banks.
Ernst & Young reports $22.9 billion global revenue
Ernst & Young , the world's third-largest accounting and consulting firm, said its global revenues rose 7.6 percent in fiscal year 2011 as investments in emerging markets bore fruit.
World's Largest Telescope Sparks Hundreds of Project Requests
ALMA, the world's most powerful ground-based telescope, officially opened for astronomers on Monday after a decade of planning and construction. The telescope under construction is already flooded with hundreds of project proposals as eager astronomers flock to explore the building blocks of the Universe.
Retailers Slash Prices On HTC Flyer, BlackBerry Playbook But Kindle Fire Still Wins
Competitors are feeling the heat this week as Amazon's new Kindle Fire wowed consumers and undercut other tablets - in some cases, by hundreds of dollars. The Fire's low price point appears to be forcing down those of other tablets as well, with the HTC Flyer the second slated such product to be discounted at Best Buy this week.
Euro zone finance ministers and officials
Euro zone finance ministers and officials were meeting on Monday to discuss the European Financial Stability Facility bailout fund and the economic situation in Greece.
Andy Rooney Was a Class Act ... Conan O'Brien, Not So Much
I will always have fond memories of Andy Rooney. He offered to sit down for a dual interview with Conan O'Brien. I thought two cantankerous comedians would make a good, interesting interview.
Hercules star Sorbo had strokes while filming series
Hercules star Kevin Sorbo has revealed for the first time that while filming his hit series in 1997, he suffered three strokes that left him depressed and frustrated and with a bad attitude for the two years it took him to recover.
Manufacturing may help fight off new recession
Manufacturing grew more quickly in September as production and hiring increased, suggesting that factories would help keep the economy from slipping into a new recession.
Michael Jackson lives again in Immortal stage show
Michael Jackson's music, moves and imagination live again in Cirque du Soleil's new show The Immortal World Tour which opened in Montreal to screams, cries and a standing ovation on Sunday ahead of a 10-month North American tour.
iPhone 5 Oct. 4 Event: Should You Upgrade From iPhone 4?
Oct. 4 is fast approaching as the big day of the iPhone 5’s announcements draw closer. Thousands of predictions, mock-ups, and rumors continue dominating the Internet. Let’s stop for a second and think. Why do we want this new phone again?
Conrad Murray Trial, Day 5: Michael Jackson's ER Docs Set to Testify (LIVE FEED)
Week two, day five, of Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial got under way Monday in Los Angeles, with emergency room doctors and Murray's girlfriends on the list of potential witnesses.
LA Dodgers press to widen battle with baseball league
The Los Angeles Dodgers said a bankruptcy judge has unfairly limited the team in its fight to prove Major League Baseball overstepped its bounds, according to new court documents filed on Monday.
SAIC CEO to retire next year, shares down
SAIC Inc , a provider of technical services to the U.S. Defense and Homeland Security departments whose results been bruised by contract delays, said its chief executive would retire next year for personal reasons, and its shares fell about 2 percent.
LA puts PST time stamp on art world
A city once thought to have less culture than a bowl of yogurt, Los Angeles is challenging that notion with an epic exhibition, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.
Flaherty Says Greek Crisis Worse, Warns of Meltdown
The Greek debt crisis is getting worse rather than better, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday as he urged European leaders to take clear and decisive action to avoid a banking meltdown.
Oracle's Ellison shows off new tech hardware
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison unveiled new all-in-one data center products as the world's No.3 software maker steps up its move into the hardware market.
Yahoo joins ABC in online news partnership
Yahoo Inc struck a deal with ABC to use the media company's news on its website and to jointly produce journalism projects as well as sell Web advertising.
