Linkedin's IPO is on! Now, What?

Linkedin's IPO is on! Now, What?

Linkedin's IPO is on! Now, What?

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:45 PM PDT

It's official!?? This morning, people will be able to buy into the first US based social network to


Battery Battle Brews for Johnson Controls, Saft

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Johnson Controls (JCI), the Milwaukee-based industrial conglomerate, wants to pull the plug on a joi


Toshiba to buy meter firm Landis+Gyr for $2.3 bn (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:54 PM PDT

Toshiba will buy Swiss metering technology firm Landis+Gyr for $2.5 billion. The Japanese firm has said it has agreed to take the entire equity of the Swiss firm, a global leader in energy management solutions for utilities.(AFP/File)AFP - Japanese engineering giant Toshiba said Thursday it will buy Swiss utility meter maker Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion.

'Somebody' in Pakistan knew of bin Laden hideout: US (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Local residents travel on top of a passenger bus on May 16, in Abbottabad. Pakistan received a total of $2.7 billion dollars in aid and reimbursements from Washington in fiscal year 2010, which ended on October 1, making it the third-largest recipient of US aid after Afghanistan and Israel.(AFP/File/Asif Hassan)AFP - "Somebody" in Pakistan knew about Osama bin Laden's hideout but there is no proof that Pakistan's political and military leaders were aware of it, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

Is it worth it? Pakistan, U.S. weigh aid calculus (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Muhammad Farooq waits by his truck outside the Pakistani border town of Chaman, the main crossing into southern Afghanistan. He has driven several hundred kilometers from the port city of Karachi carrying supplies for NATO forces, along with a couple of dozen other tankers and trucks.


China blocks work on bullet train line (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, a CRH high speed train runs on the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway in Shanghai, China. Chinese environmental regulators have blocked construction of a planned bullet train line in a new sign Beijing might be scaling back ambitious plans for its showcase high-speed rail system. (AP Photo/File) CHINA OUTAP - Chinese environmental regulators have ordered a halt to construction of a planned bullet train line in a new sign Beijing might be scaling back ambitious plans for its showcase high-speed rail system.

Is it worth it? Pakistan, U.S. weigh aid calculus

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:05 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Muhammad Farooq waits by his truck outside the Pakistani border town of Chaman, the main crossing into southern Afghanistan. He has driven several hundred kilometers from the port city of Karachi carrying supplies for NATO forces, along with a couple of dozen other tankers and trucks.

Japan produces autos over weekend in power crunch (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Toshiyuki Shiga, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association and chief operating officer of Nissan Motor Co., attends during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, May 19, 2011. Japanese automakers are going to be making cars over the weekend and taking Thursday and Friday off to avoid blackouts from a power crunch caused by problem nuclear reactors. Shiga told reporters Thursday the production changes will happen in July, August and September — the peak months for electricity use in Japan. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Japanese automakers are going to be making cars over the weekend and taking Thursday and Friday off to avoid blackouts from a power crunch caused by problem nuclear reactors.

Strauss-Kahn lawyers file for bail

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:46 PM PDT

Counsel for international economist Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is jailed on sexual assault charges, filed a new appeal on Wednesday seeking his release on bail from Rikers Island.

Embattled IMF chief resigns

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn steps down as head of International Monetary Fund, as he faces charges of sexual assault.


Strauss-Kahn resigns as IMF chief (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund said Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as its head following charges against him of sexual assault and attempted rape.


22 dead in plane crash in Argentine Patagonia (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:12 PM PDT

AP - A commercial airplane crashed Wednesday in Argentina's southern Patagonia region and all 22 people on board are dead, said a local hospital director.


Indonesian jails a 'terrorism' hotbed: study (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT

File photo of a convicted Indonesian Islamist in a detention cell at a court house in Jakarta. The findings of AFP - Indonesian jails often act as incubators of terrorism and fail to stamp out violent jihadist beliefs, a study said Thursday, warning of a growing threat from "freelance terrorists".

Strauss-Kahn resigns as IMF chief, says to prove innocence

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:27 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund, saying he needed to devote all his energy to fight charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel maid.

Purported audio by bin Laden aired

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:43 PM PDT

Radical Islamic websites Wednesday posted an "Arab Spring" audio message purportedly recorded by Osama bin Laden shortly before he was killed.

Faltering economy puts Japan in recession

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:27 PM PDT

Japan's economy, sputtering since the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, has fallen into recession, according to government figures released Thursday.

10 Critical Decisions When Hiring An Agency

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Talent rules. The most critical decision anytime you choose an agency is getting a measure of the ag


Obama to lay out post-Arab Spring vision

Posted: 18 May 2011 08:37 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama will pledge economic assistance to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday in a speech highlighting his administration's revised policies toward the changing region. OBAMA'S DO-OVER | MIDEAST'S VIEWS U.S. AID? | MORE ASSERTIVE SAUDI ARABIA |

Passenger plane crashes in Argentina

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Aircraft carrying at least 22 people goes down in southern Patagonia region, local TV reports.


Queen voices 'deep sympathy' for victims in Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 08:45 PM PDT

(L-R) Queen Elizabeth and Irish President Mary McAllese look on as her husband Martin McAleese looks at a gift during an exchange of gifts at Farmleigh. The queen extended her AFP - Queen Elizabeth extended her "deep sympathy" to the victims of Britain and Ireland's turbulent intertwined history as the two states tried to make her groundbreaking visit a fresh start in Anglo-Irish relations.
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