Through official partnerships with Twitter, Facebook, and NY-based startups Foursquare and Tumblr, New York City aims to be the top digital city in America. The city's first chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, joined Mr. Bloomberg in presenting the Road Map for the Digital City, and how to expand its online presence.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: CNinsure, Telestone Technologies, EnerNOC, Tranzyme and SIGA Technologies. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Sina Corp, ANADIGICS, ARM Holdings, NASDAQ OMX Group and Baidu.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and IntercontinentalExchange are withdrawing their bid for rival exchange NYSE Euronext, saying it became clear they would not win approval for the deal from the Department of Justice's antitrust division.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Ford Motor, Caterpillar, Sandisk, NYSE Euronext, Lowes Companies, Advanced Micro Devices, Peabody Energy and Carnival Corp.
Underwriters for the planned $9 billion stock sale by American International Group Inc
and the Treasury have indications of interest from investors for about half the offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Eastman Kodak, Tyco International, Dean Foods, Agilent Technologies, Dillard's, Aetna, General Mills, Valero Energy, El Paso Pipeline, Lexington Realty and Robert Half International.
Defensive shares led a rebound in stocks on Thursday as investors weighed mixed economic signals and recent volatility in commodities as they searched for direction.
Jennifer Aniston has reportedly closed on a penthouse in Manhattan for $4.95 million in the name of her beloved pet dog.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Flotek Industries, Symantec Corp, CVS Caremark, TJX Companies, Northstar Realty Finance, Silvercorp Metals, Cisco Systems, Nvidia, Emerson Electric, AU Optronics and Iamgold Corp.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: Aegean Marine Petroleum, Teekay Tankers, Flotek Industries, Hovnanian Enterprises and AU Optronics Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Northstar Realty Finance, Iamgold, NetQin Mobile, Silvercorp Metals and Talisman Energy.
Macy's Inc reported a higher quarterly profit and said it expects a continued upswing in sales and profits for the rest of 2011, reflecting the improving fortunes of middle-class shoppers, its core customers.
A peahen, about 3 feet long with a green plume atop her head has escaped from the Bronx zoo.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Capital Trust, Macy's, Rosetta Stone, Netapp, Carnival, Magic Software Enterprises, Aircastle, Walt Disney and Molycorp.
American International Group will sell 100 million shares and the U.S. Treasury will sell 200 million shares, as the bailed-out insurer begins its return to public control.
Nasdaq OMX Group Chief Executive Robert Greifeld, unbowed after NYSE Euronext twice rejected his takeover offer, is pressing forward with a hostile bid for the Big Board parent, promising to launch a tender offer within weeks.
Stocks rose for a third day on Tuesday, led by utilities and other defensive sectors that may drive further gains as investors bet on profit growth and set aside concerns about weakening demand.
Stocks rose for a third day on Tuesday, led by utilities and other defensive sectors that may drive further gains as investors bet on profit growth and set aside concerns about weakening demand.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Dean Foods, InterContinental Hotels Group, Carnival Corp, Xerox Corp, Advanced Micro Devices, Medtronic, Barclays, Thompson Creek Metals, Dice Holdings and Archer Daniels Midland.
Manhattan Theatre Club announced the three sets of plays for its 2011-2012 new season, with David Hyde Pierce, Zoe Kazan, and David Auburn.
Shares in bailed-out insurer American International Group
fell to their lowest levels in nearly eight months on Monday, potentially moving them into loss-making territory for the U.S. Treasury.
Just for one special night, Citi Field in Qeens, New York, which is the home of New York Mets, will be hosting a friendly match of Equador and Greece on June 7.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Demand Media, AMN Healthcare Services, Hilltop Holdings, Green Dot, VOC Energy Trust, CF Industries Holdings, Fluor Corp, U.S. Gold, Thompson Creek Metals and Domtar Corp.