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Facebook apps transmitted personal info
October 18, 2010 9:10 AM
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 10 popular Facebook applications have been transmitting users' personal identifying information to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies. The newspaper said Monday that the breach also includes users who set all their information to be completely private. And in some cases,... more » -
Colorado Springs company wins $1.4 billion contract
October 7, 2010 9:31 AM
Colorado Springs-based ITT Corporation has been awarded a $1.4 billion contract by the U.S. Army to provide comprehensive support services for all Army facilities in Kuwait. ITT will provide logistics, security, transportation, life support and facilities. "We understand the criticality of the U.S. military mission in Kuwait and... more » -
Colorado weatherizes nearly 3,400 homes
July 8, 2010 8:38 AM
State and local agencies have weatherized nearly 3,400 homes in Colorado, triggering full access to the state's $79.5 million in stimulus funds for the work. Gov. Bill Ritter and Department of Energy officials noted Colorado's progress in a conference call Wednesday with the media. Annual program funds have paid... more » -
Insurers bracing for Colorado storm claims
May 28, 2010 8:09 AM
Colorado residents and insurance companies are just starting to assess the damage from Wednesday's blast of tornados and thunderstorms, but the bill likely will be big. Carole Walker of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association said Thursday that the larger insurance companies expect the damages to run into the... more » -
Tobacco companies cutting contracts with US farmers
May 19, 2010 8:20 AM
Cigarette makers are cutting contracts with tobacco farmers as smoking continues to decline in the U.S. University of Kentucky economist Will Snell says his state, the nation's top producer of burley tobacco, could lose a fourth of its contracts this year. Many contracts also have been lost in North... more » -
Rosy earnings show that corporate America is back
April 29, 2010 8:23 AM
A rise in first quarter profits by companies that do everything from making appliances to selling cruises provides emphatic new evidence that the economy has moved past the crisis. Analysts say the strong first-quarter profits aren't because of the layoffs many of them used to dress up last year's... more » -
Senate poised to approve jobs bill
March 17, 2010 8:32 AM
The Senate is taking up a temporary tax break for companies that hire unemployed workers. The legislation contains about $18 billion in tax breaks and a $20 billion infusion of cash into highway and transit programs. It would exempt businesses hiring the unemployed from the 6.2 percent Social Security... more » -
Businesses say tax hikes will cause layoff
February 6, 2010 8:23 AM
Steel workers and Coke and Pepsi bottlers have lined up to oppose a package of tax hikes to balance the state budget, saying the cuts will lead to layoffs. Also worried about their livelihoods are farmers who would have to pay sales tax on pesticides, and small home-based Internet businesses... more » -
New jobless claims last week: 432,000
December 31, 2009 9:07 AM
The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week, a sign the job market is healing as the economy slowly recovers. The Labor Department says that new claims for unemployment insurance fell by 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 432,000, the lowest since July 2008.... more » -
Staggering financial toll of Tiger Woods scandal
December 29, 2009 9:49 AM
Tiger Woods' problems at home are apparently being felt by the companies that pay to have Woods endorse them. According to researchers at the University of California-Davis, the total losses for shareholders at companies like Gillette and AT&T are as much as $12 billion. Two economics professors looked at stock... more » -
Survey: Few companies plan to hire in next 6 months
December 8, 2009 10:25 AM
The CEOs of America's largest companies do not expect employment to significantly improve in the next six months. A quarterly survey from the Business Roundtable found that 19 percent of companies expect to grow their work forces, while 31 percent predict a decrease in the next six months. That's slightly... more » -
Buffett buying Burlington Northern railroad
November 3, 2009 11:15 AM
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., making a $34 billion bet on the future of the U.S. economy. Burlington Northern, the nation's second-largest railroad, is the biggest hauler of food products like corn and coal for electricity, making it an... more »
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