HP profit down 32 percent, shares up as results beat estimates
HP profit down 32 percent, shares up as results beat estimates By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after beating low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman‘s turnaround plan helped to shore up profits and offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. While fiscal second-quarter profit plummeted [...]
May 22, 2013
Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirement
Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirement CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Urlacher wasn’t sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he’s calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. And what a career it was: —Eight Pro Bowl seasons; —Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 —A trip to the Super [...]
May 22, 2013
Attorney: Donald Trump lied on stand
Attorney: Donald Trump lied on stand CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed by the “Apprentice” star whom he said lied on the witness stand. The comments came during a sarcasm-filled [...]
May 22, 2013
Bernanke suggests Fed not ready to pull back on stimulus
Bernanke suggests Fed not ready to pull back on stimulus By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve‘s monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the U.S. central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said [...]
May 22, 2013
This Newer, Stronger 3-D Printed Gun Costs Just $25
For $ 25, a Wisconsin engineer has produced a more durable version of Defense Distributed’s 3-D printed pistol on an inexpensive, consumer-grade printer. By Clay Dillow Posted 05.22.2013 at 1:15 pm ‘Joe’s’ multi-round-ready 3-D printed Lulz Liberator Defense Distributed’s plastic, 3-D printed “Liberator” single-shot handgun was here for a moment and then it was gone [...]
May 22, 2013
IRS official Lois Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong’
IRS official Lois Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong’ Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official in charge of approving applications for tax-exempt status, denied wrongdoing in response to accusations that the IRS targeted conservative organizations seeking nonprofit status for heavier scrutiny between 2010 and 2012. “I have not done anything wrong,” Lerner told [...]
May 22, 2013