About bytes, BTUs and bullion
I have a confession to make. Although I’m a devoted index fund investor who has kept the bulk of his retirement and taxable accounts allocated in a way that follows what are called the “Couch Potato”...
View ArticleNew Google Maps boasts big improvements
NEW YORK: I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone.I’d been frustrated with the Apple mapping software that had replaced it three months ago. For one thing, it didn’t have...
View ArticleFreedomPop is free wireless in your pocket
Free Internet access — you see that sign in all sorts of businesses these days.But what about when you’re not sitting in a Starbucks or McDonald’s? Where’s your free Internet when you’re walking your...
View Article‘Dishonored’ tops a diverse year in video games
The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes.At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other end, you have a thriving community of independent...
View ArticleSoon-to-be Goodyear retiree is fourth generation worker at the Akron tire...
In July 1898, F.A. Seiberling hired Ed Hippensteal to start cleaning up an old strawboard factory in Akron to turn it into the first home for the still unincorporated Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co....
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 24
INVESTINGHerbalife studies optionsHerbalife Ltd., the maker of weight-loss supplements whose shares have been shorted by hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman, hired Moelis & Co. as a strategic...
View ArticleComcast tops $100 billion market valuation as NBC bet pays off
Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, recently closed above $100 billion in market capitalization for the first time, validating the gamble it made on NBC Universal almost two years ago. Since...
View ArticleTips on how to weather a financial apocalypse
Being prepared to ride out everything from a worldwide cataclysm to the aftermath of a hurricane begins with getting one’s finances in order.“Before the disaster strikes is the time to start getting...
View ArticleChevrolet overhauls Malibu for tough segment
Chevrolet’s Malibu jumps into a sea of redesigned midsize sedans for 2013, but it has been done so well that it should be able to hold its own — and even stand out — among its key competitors.The...
View ArticleFend off extra holiday pounds with these tips
Santa’s probably not the only one packing on some extra pounds this time of year, thanks to all those holiday treats.It’s possible to enjoy holiday foods without derailing your diet, according to...
View ArticleStocks slide with no budget pact in sight
Stocks fell Monday during a shortened trading day after the biggest tumble in five weeks for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, amid concern that President Barack Obama and Congress will fail to...
View ArticleShoppers find bigger sales, smaller crowds
NEW YORK: Shoppers who waited until the final days before Christmas were rewarded with big bargains and lighter crowds. But their last-minute deal hunting may hurt stores.Although fresh data on the...
View ArticleGold is a hedge, not a substitute for a diversified portfolio
In times of great volatility in the stock and bond markets, interest spikes up in commodities such as gold.Since the global economic turmoil began more than four years ago, gold has had quite a run. As...
View ArticleSumma continues partnership search
Summit County’s largest employer is continuing its search for a bigger partner.Summa Health System announced this year that it was seeking a larger, “like-minded” nonprofit health system to become its...
View ArticleHewlett-Packard further troubled by decline in printing
As if Hewlett-Packard Co. didn’t have enough problems with its lagging personal computer business and an admission that it paid billions of dollars too much for software firm Autonomy, sales of...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio new car sales remain up for year
Chuck Keim believes new car and light truck sales will end the year on a high note at his Summit County dealership.“This is probably the best December we’ve had in ages,” said Keim, sales manager for...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook moves out of Steve Jobs’ shadow
After tiptoeing out of the long shadow of Steve Jobs this last year, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has taken a giant leap into the spotlight.In a kind of transparency rarely practiced by his...
View ArticleNintendo’s TVii a replacement for the remote
Nintendo is switching on a television service that transforms the tablet-like controller for its new Wii U game console into a remote that changes the channel on your TV and puts programs from the...
View ArticleU.S. holiday retail sales growth weakest since 2008
WASHINGTON: U.S. holiday retail sales this year were the weakest since 2008, when the nation was in a deep recession. In 2012, the shopping season was disrupted by bad weather and consumers’ rising...
View ArticleShoppers disappoint retailers this holiday season
WASHINGTON: U.S. shoppers spent cautiously this holiday season, a disappointment for retailers who slashed prices to lure people into stores and now must hope for a post-Christmas burst of...
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