Dole's 90-year-old CEO offers to take company private Jun 11th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) By Aditi Shrivastava and Pallavi Ail (Reuters) - At an age when many 90-year-olds are satisfied with playing gin rummy in a nursing home, Dole Food Co Inc Chief Executive David Murdock is planning his next big deal. The billionaire, who already owns ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dole's, 90yearold, offers, take, company, private, Top Keywords

Asteroid mining company wants to put your face in space May 30th, 2013 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A privately owned asteroid mining firm, backed in part by Google Inc's founders, launched a crowd-funding project on Wednesday to gauge public interest in a small space telescope that could serv... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asteroid, mining, company, wants, your, face, space, Top Keywords

Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to close May 26th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - It was an audacious idea that came to symbolize Israel's self-described status as "Start-Up Nation," a company that believed it could replace most gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles and reduce the world'... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : trailblazing, israeli, electric, company, close, face, space, Top Keywords

Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to fold May 26th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's trailblazing electric car company Better Place announced Sunday that it is shutting down, less than six years after unveiling an ambitious plan that promised to revolutionize the auto industry by reducing the world'... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : trailblazing, israeli, electric, company, fold, face, space, Top Keywords

Small company stock are a bright spot May 21st, 2013 - 00:10h (CET +01.00) Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street. The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, climbed above 1,000 points for the first time and ended higher ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : small, company, stock, bright, spot, face, space, Top Keywords

Small company stocks take the limelight May 20th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Small companies took the limelight Monday as the stock market extended a rally. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : small, company, stocks, take, limelight, face, space, Top Keywords

Small-company stocks lead the market higher May 20th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : smallcompany, stocks, lead, market, higher, face, space, Top Keywords

Penney CEO says company needs time to climb out of 'abyss' May 17th, 2013 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc Chief Executive Myron Ullman told Wall Street on Thursday that the department store chain is emerging from what he called an abyss but warned he needs time to fix the issues of the retailer. Penney reporte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : penney, says, company, needs, time, climb, 'abyss', Top Keywords

Huawei's CEO breaks silence, says company not connected to U.S. cyber threats May 9th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, defended the Chinese firm's stand on U.S. cyber-security concerns when he spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday, lifting a veil of secrecy surrounding the elusi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : huawei's, breaks, silence, says, company, connected, cyber, threats, Top Keywords

World stocks up on US company earnings, home sales Apr 24th, 2013 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - Global stock markets rose Wednesday after an increase in new U.S. home sales and strong corporate earnings across a range of industries lifted investment sentiment. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, stocks, company, earnings, home, sales, cyber, threats, Top Keywords