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Sad About Regular Economic Growth? Try the Internet Economy!

Liz Gannes in Commerce on March 19 at 2:18 pm PT

The G-20 Internet economy will be worth $4.2 trillion by 2016, or 5.3 percent of those nations’ combined GDP and almost double what it was last year.

Auto Sales Increase Bodes Well for Sirius

John Paczkowski in News on January 21, 2011 at 2:51 pm PT

Looks like Sirius XM’s run of good luck will continue well into the new year. New-vehicle retail sales data from J.D. Power and Associates suggests an increase in consumer demand for new cars. And for Sirius that means continued subsciber growth–perhaps even significant subscriber growth.

Ford CEO Alan Mulally Live at D8

Peter Kafka in D8 on June 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm PT

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has come to D8 to take the hot seat, a position he should be used to after steering Ford through the recent financial crisis. Ford recently released SYNC, a voice-activation package on some models that integrates the content and functionality of mobile devices with the car itself. SYNC also adds apps to the car, though it’s not clear what these features will mean for the future of American automakers.

PC Sales Crashing Like an Unpatched Windows Machine

John Paczkowski in News on March 2, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Billionaire Warren Buffett says the economy will be in a shambles throughout “2009–and, for that matter, probably well beyond.” The same can apparently be said for the PC market. Research outfit Gartner on Monday warned that PC sales will suffer the “sharpest unit decline in history” this year.