Following a spate of suicides, the Apple boss has defended conditions at a Taiwanese electronics firm that produces the iPhone.
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Hewlett-Packard Cuts 9,000 Jobs, Turns to Automation
The word “invent” appears below HP’s logo. To help cut costs, the world’s largest IT company is laying off people — and turning to software — to keep that inventive drive in motion.
Bank of Canada Bumps Up Its Interest Rates
We’re in the money. On Tuesday, Canada became the first G-7 nation to take a small step out of the world’s recent credit crisis.
BP Trying Dome to Cap Leak — Again
We’ve come full circle: BP is back to trying something that didn’t work the first timeĀ in a desperate attempt to rein in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, now in its sixth week.
Big Changes in Store for the 2011 Ford Explorer
There’s an SUV parked in your driveway. Do you a) use it to scale the edge of a mountain or b) drive it into town to run some errands?
Quotes: Costco’s Chief Financial Officer on Wholesale Shopping
“I think if there is a silver lining to this horrible economy over the last year and a half, it is that the warehouse clubs and us in particular, are the extreme value proposition. People are shopping with us more frequently than
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Has the ‘Top Kill’ Attempt Stopped the Gulf Oil Leak? Maybe
Updated on May 27, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Another Worker Suicide at iPod Plant
After opening its Chinese plant up yesterday to reporters, Foxconn, the Taiwanese company contracted by Apple to produce iPods and iPhones, announced what is apparently another worker suicide. The death, the company’s 12th this …
President Obama Visits Green Energy Start-Up Solyndra
Solar companies kill two economic birds with one stone: creating jobs and reducing dependency on oil.
BP Begins Risky ‘Top Kill’ Attempt to Stop Oil Spill
After final federal approval, BP has begun its hit-or-miss “top kill” attempt to stop the gushing oil still blackening the Gulf of Mexico. The ploy comes after several other attempts to either stop or slow the flow failed.
Pics: How Workers Make iPods and iPhones
After a spate of worker suicides, Foxconn — a Taiwan-based company contracted by Apple to produce iPods and iPhones — opened the doors of its Shenzhen, China plant to reporters. Take a look inside the factory and behind the controversy.
And The Award for Best Place in the World Goes To …
Last year, Vienna topped the quality of living list. Could the Austrian capital come out ahead of the rest of the world yet again? Jawohl.