Why GE Is Getting Out of the Kitchen

Stoves, refrigerators, and other appliances used to be the core of General Electric's business. But now the hot growth is elsewhere

M&A: The Big Thaw?

The financial crisis put mergers on ice, but there are signs the deals are starting again. This time corporate buyers are calling the shots

Stocks: The Inside Track

S&P's latest screen uncovers seven top-ranked names that have seen favorable insider buying

Vital Signs: Recession Fears Abate

On deck: April reports on leading indicators, producer prices, and existing home sales, plus March home prices and minutes from the Fed’s last meeting

Why Nations Fail to Act

The international community should take formal steps to justify inaction when conditions of genocide exist anywhere in the world.So says Paul Slovic, a University of Oregon psychology professor, who wants a formal process that requires nations to carefully weigh and publicly justify action or inaction in cases of intentional mass murder. "If they were required to deliberate, I think it would be much more difficult for nations not to take action," he says. "This is ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111526&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Analyst Actions: Salary.com, Brocade, Yucheng Technologies

Stocks Rise Modestly

Investors weighed a batch of moderately weaker economic reports and M&A headlines involving GE and CBS

S&P Picks and Pans: Yahoo, GE, CNET, CBS, Ericsson, Agilent

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Thursday

Movers: Yahoo, GE, CBS, CNET, J.C. Penney

Thursday's stocks in the news

Image gallery: 3 rugged notebooks take a beating

Rugged notebooks are designed to stand up to abuse and come back for more. We dropped, drowned and shook these fully ruggedized notebooks to see if they could hold up. Not all survived.

Aliph's New Jawbone Headset: Smaller and More Stylish

Confession time: This is a quick headset review by a guy who's never liked headsets much. McCracken's First Law of Eyeglass Wearing correctly posits that it's impossible to comfortably hook more than one device behind your ear at one time....

Aliph's New Jawbone Headset: Smaller and More Stylish

Confession time: This is a quick headset review by a guy who's never liked headsets much. McCracken's First Law of Eyeglass Wearing correctly posits that it's impossible to comfortably hook more than one device behind your ear at one time....