This morning I ran across two seemingly unrelated stories:Is Happiness Still That New Car Smell?-- New York Times, Oct. 21, 2009  The recession and a growing awareness of the environment are

Call it the wishful thinking of the guy who owns Microsoft (MSFT) stock, but the news flow from the company this week was excellent: 1. Microsoft did something very uncharacteristic of itself: I

                    Pixels live much more exciting lives than you do. The third version of Electro

It started out with flimsy-framed glasses, one lens in blue, the other in red. And just like that, the creature from the black lagoon looked like he was coming right off the screen. 3D technology, wh

If you have qualms with the greenback, you can always pick up some BerkShares or Ithaca Hours or Bay Bucks. That is, if you’re in Berkshire, Massachusetts, Ithaca, New York., or Traverse City,

The Internet and limits go together like, well, kittens and the guillotine.Limits on the amount of data subscribers can use each month may soon be a standard feature of Internet usage.In an effort to

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips