 TIME | IBM's Watson Computer Heads to Wall Street for Post-Jeopardy Gig TIME By Sam Gustin | @samgustin | March 7, 2012 | + One year after IBM's Watson defeated two of the greatest champions in Jeopardy history, the supercomputer is taking a “job” on Wall Street helping banking giant Citigroup analyze data. IBM's Watson Computer Gets Wall Street Job One Year After 'Jeopardy' Win Citigroup To Work With IBM On Watson Technologies In Banking Century-old IBM hits fresh all-time high |
Archive for March 6th, 2012
IBM’s Watson Computer Heads to Wall Street for Post-Jeopardy Gig - TIME
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012What Happens If the Greek Debt Swap Deal Fails? - CNBC.com
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 CNBC.com | What Happens If the Greek Debt Swap Deal Fails? CNBC.com Greece has come back to the forefront of the markets' agenda over concerns about its debt restructuring package, with fears that the troubled euro zone country may finally default on its debt repayments. The possibility of a Greek default has hung over ... Lack of Trust Hurting Greek Economy Greek minister blames EU for not averting debt crisis Greece may need more help - Austrian chancellor |
Investors call Stanford verdict ‘bittersweet,’ say it won’t make up for losses … - Washington Post
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 Globe and Mail | Investors call Stanford verdict 'bittersweet,' say it won't make up for losses ... Washington Post HOUSTON — Investors taken in by Texas tycoon. R. Allen Stanford expressed relief and a sense of vindication after a federal jury convicted the jet-setting financier of swindling them out of more than $7 billion. But they said the verdict will never ... Investors: Stanford verdict won't restore losses $7B swindle may keep Stanford behind bars for life Why I blew the whistle on Allen Stanford |
iPad Launch Lets Apple Tout Tablet Market Potential - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 ZDNet (blog) | iPad Launch Lets Apple Tout Tablet Market Potential Wall Street Journal (blog) The case studies Apple outlines, present and future, are key to Apple's marketing of the device to customers and investors. While the tablet market is seeing double-digit growth, fueled in large part by the iPad, analysts and investors still have ... Apple iPad Continues to Dominate Tablet Market but New Trends Highlight ... iPad holds 73 percent of the tablet market iPad 3 will help Apple grab 70 percent of the tablet market in 2012 |
Consumer Trends in the Hot Drinks Market in the US, 2011 - MarketWatch (press release)
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Consumer Trends in the Hot Drinks Market in the US, 2011 MarketWatch (press release) This report provides the results for the Hot Drinks market in the US from Canadean's unique, highly detailed and proprietary study of consumers' Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) consumption habits, and forms part of an overall series covering all CPG ... |
The Fresh Market, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2011 Earnings - MarketWatch (press release)
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012The Fresh Market, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2011 Earnings MarketWatch (press release) GREENSBORO, NC, March 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fresh Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:TFM) , a high-growth specialty retailer, today announced unaudited sales and earnings results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2012. |
British Banker’s Association Backs Away From Libor - BusinessWeek
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 Bloomberg | British Banker's Association Backs Away From Libor BusinessWeek By Liam Vaughan and Jesse Westbrook on March 06, 2012 Twenty-six years after helping to design the London interbank offered rate, Britain's bank lobbyists are distancing themselves from their creation amid regulatory investigations and lawsuits. Regulators consider Libor overhaul UK regulators review Libor bank lending rate Libor Links Deleted as U.K. Bank Group Backs Away From Rate |
Rockefeller: Congress must act on mine safety bill - The Associated Press
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 HNN Huntingtonnews.net | Rockefeller: Congress must act on mine safety bill The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia says it's time for Congress to stop delaying federal legislation that would help keep coal miners safe. His comments come on the heels of an internal review criticizing the Mine Safety and ... Report: MSHA missed problems at doomed W.Va. mine |
Asian Shares End Lower On Global Growth Worries; Banks Underperform - Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 China Daily | Asian Shares End Lower On Global Growth Worries; Banks Underperform Wall Street Journal By Virginia Harrison in Sydney and Nick Godt in Mumbai MUMBAI (MarketWatch)--Asian stock markets ended lower Wednesday, with banks and resource firms among the worst performers, as renewed concerns over the global growth outlook and uncertainty over ... Hong Kong, China shares slump to 3rd straight loss Emerging Stocks Fall to Five-Week Low on Greece Concern, China Life Profit Citigroup gearing up to enter China's credit card market |
More natural gas vehicles hitting the market - Fox News
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012More natural gas vehicles hitting the market Fox News DETROIT – More natural gas-powered vehicles will hit the market soon, as rising gasoline prices, booming natural gas production and proposed tax credits make them a more attractive option. But they're a long way from being a common sight in US ... |
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