124 posts and columns on recession
Ad Sales Are Either Okay, Growing Slower, or Soft. Pick Your Answer!
Depending on who you ask, the ad market is holding steady, or growing more slowly than predicted, or maybe something a little more dire.Another 2008 Flashback: Ad Spending Already Contracting
It’s still growing, mind you. But it turns out ad growth might have peaked a year ago.LinkedIn Gives Wall Street a Tiny Bit of Cheer, Then Something to Worry About
Next question: What does a job-hunting site that sells ads do during a (gulp) recession?Web Ads Taking Off Again: Q1 Revenues A Record $7.3 Billion
Remember when the economy was so lousy that even Web ads were down? Ancient history, at least as far as the Internet’s concerned.Voices
Intel Adds $10 Billion to Buyback Plan
Intel Corp.’s board authorized the company to buy back another $10 billion in stock as the chip maker seeks to return cash to shareholders and resurrect a depressed stock.News Byte
Retailers Rejoice: Holiday Shopping Soars to Pre-Recession Levels
Shoppers splurged this holiday season, by spending more than they have in the past three years, according to preliminary retail data from MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks retail sales. In the 50 days before Christmas, spending rose 5.5 percent to exceed forecasts. In 2009, spending increased only 4 percent, and the year before, Americans tightened their buckles so much, sales dropped by 6 percent, reports the New York Times. All categories benefited, including apparel, jewelry, luxury goods and home furniture.Voices
More Tech Firms in Festive Mood
Silicon Valley’s improving outlook is beginning to manifest itself through local companies’ holiday gifts and parties. Take Equilar Inc. Last year, the Redwood City-based compensation-research firm handed out pullover fleeces with the company’s logo as an end-of-year gift to its work force. This year, the firm held a Thanksgiving lunch and went one better: It gave out Apple Inc. iPads, which start at $499, to all 74 employees.Today's Daily Cord-Cutting Denial: Viacom
We know the drill by now: Cable company exec speaks in a public setting, gets asked about “cord cutting” and says he can’t see it. Cue disbelief.Voices
Silicon Valley 3.0: Tech's New Wave
Edenvale Technology Park gives a glimpse of the new Silicon Valley. The long recession only tiptoed through the 2,300-acre office park, with many start-ups here expanding their operations over the past 18 months. One prominent tenant, solar company Nanosolar Inc., began producing solar panels in March and plans to add space and more employees to its 350-person work force.News Byte