10 posts and columns on savings

Thank William Shatner as Priceline's Stock Price Negotiates a Five-Year High

in Commerce on February 15, 2011 at 11:09 am PT

As Priceline trades at five-year highs today, and shares nearly triple in value over the past year alone, the company re-ups on its advertising campaign with William Shatner–a.k.a. “the Price Negotiator.”

Seven Questions for Ric Telford, IBM’s VP of Cloud Services

in Enterprise on January 24, 2011 at 8:45 am PT

When you think about cloud computing, do you think of IBM? If not, you should. Here, Big Blue’s cloud chief talks about how its customers are putting cloud services to work, and hints at acquisitions.

PayPal Introducing "Social Way to Shop"

in Social on November 22, 2010 at 2:41 pm PT

PayPal has decided it’s about time to break into social e-commerce, following the lead of just about everybody. PayPal Shoptimist will include both group buying deals and sweepstakes offers, though it’s not fully live yet, so the only things users can do so far are “like” the page and complain about how it’s not live yet.

Goalkeeping Gets Easier at Mint.com

in The Mossberg Solution on June 29, 2010 at 1:47 pm PT

When most people hear the word “budget,” they groan about all the numbers and spreadsheets involved. Mint.com’s new feature looks to take the pain out planning for the future.
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New from HP: The Pink Slip Jet 9000

in News on June 1, 2010 at 8:39 am PT

Hewlett-Packard currently has about 304,000 employees worldwide. Three years from now it will have 301,000. The company today said it will reduce its employee roster by 3,000 employees, or one percent of its workforce, over the next few years. Nine thousand workers will lose their jobs, with 6,000 new ones to be hired in the same period.
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Nokia Siemens Announces Ambitious Employee Sacking Plan

in News on November 3, 2009 at 10:04 am PT

They’re swinging the ax over at Nokia Siemens again. The mobile network equipment maker said today that it plans to reduce its 64,000-strong workforce by up to nine percent in a bid to “improve financial performance and return to growth”–something the joint venture has had a hard time doing since it launched in February 2007.
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FCC Considers Ways to Simplify Cellphone Bills

in News on October 13, 2009 at 9:47 am PT

If consumer advocates get their way, deconstructing that monthly cellphone bill could become a lot easier. Comments are filing in to the Federal Communications Commission’s request for input on simplifying wireless bills. The deadline comes amid a thicket of consumer-focused fee news, from credit cards to overdraft fees. Consumer advocates are arguing for more transparency in billing, both when shopping around for plans and for existing mobile subscribers.

New York Times: We Won’t Have to Shutter the Boston Globe After All

in Media on May 4, 2009 at 9:10 am PT

The New York Times, which had threatened to shut down the Boston Globe unless that paper’s unions agreed to major concessions, says it got what it needed from the Globe’s workers after all. Once exception: The Globe’s unionized editorial employees, who have yet to come to terms with the paper’s owner. The Times make ominous sounds about what might happen–“evaluating our alternatives”–but nothing specific.

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Seniors Take Job Hunt to the Web

in News on February 26, 2009 at 2:57 pm PT

It’s not just kids who are Googling “unemployment.” Grandma and Grandpa are looking for jobs online too. Nearly 3.6 million people age 65 and older visited career-development Web sites in January, according to a Nielsen Online report released Thursday.

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Piper Sees ’09 E-Commerce Down 10 Percent; Online Ads Up 2 Percent

in News on December 4, 2008 at 11:27 am PT

Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray cut estimates on 33 Internet companies today. He claims that it’s due to the “significant deterioration in the economic and consumer spending outlook.” Well, at least people are saving a little money. Munster sees e-commerce spending down 10 percent in the coming year, and online advertising up just two percent.