Libya postpones landmark election to July 7

Libya postpones landmark election to July 7

Libya postpones landmark election to July 7

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:26 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's first election in more than half a century will take place 18 days later than planned because of the logistical challenges in a country still recovering from last year's revolt, the electoral commission said on Sunday.

Spain held by Italy at Euro 2012

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:07 PM PDT

Cesc Fabregas cancels out Antonio Di Natale's goal as champions begin title defence with 1-1 draw in Gdansk.


Mexico's Ruling Party Candidate Goes on Attack

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:54 PM PDT

The presidential candidate of Mexico's governing party went on the attack in the country's last major debate Sunday ahead of the July 1 vote, accusing her two rivals of representing a return to a chaotic and authoritarian past.


Unified Communications: Still Not Unified ... But Getting Closer

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:24 PM PDT

Guest post written by Ray Dolan Ray Dolan is President and CEO of Sonus, a communications equipment provider. When Research In Motion first introduced the BlackBerry, you had to beg to get one at your company. It was liberating to be untethered from your desk phone and to have access to company e-mail, although you ...


SAP's CIO: You're Putting Your Executive Career at Risk if You're Not Social

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:16 PM PDT

Picture yourself as an Executive in 2017, struggling to make sense of how many of your peers failed to become social. Many of them pushed aside by their more savvy underlings who built up both internal and external social networks.? Their large networks wield tremendous power, collective intelligence and the ability to influence both employees ...


VIDEO: India's boom in green technology business

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:29 PM PDT

India has risen to the challenge of feeding its need for energy by investing in clean technology, after dedicating over $10 billion to green energy.


VIDEO: Spain deal boosts stocks and euro

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:14 PM PDT

The euro has made gains against the dollar and the yen as markets react to the eurozone deal aimed at shoring up Spain's troubled banks.


VIDEO: Greek exodus from city to country

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:19 PM PDT

One knock-on effect of the financial crisis in Greece is a growing exodus of people from cities to rural areas, as they search for a new life they can afford.


Beyond 'Must See TV'

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:55 PM PDT

Guest post written by Gary Greenfield Gary Greenfield is President and CEO of Avid, a provider of video editing software. Former NBC exec Warren Littlefield?s new book, Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV, argues that drawing large, diverse live audiences for broadcast TV is impossible today. Harking back ...


Repeal of the Medical-Device Tax Is Life-Saving Legislation

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:42 PM PDT

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare?s medical-device tax last Thursday. As I wrote last week, the medical-device tax is much more than a job-killing tax. It?s a patient-killing tax, too. National Review Online?s Patrick Brennan notes that Obamacare?s excise tax has put MRI machines and pacemakers in the same category as cigarettes ...


WWDC Monday Is A Horrible Day to Buy Apple Stock

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:31 PM PDT

With WWDC 2012 upon us, I thought I would take a look at the impact the WWDC and keynote address has on ?s stock price (in the very short run).?? The data shows that the Monday of WWDC is a horrible day to buy stock.?? Since 2003, stock has always closed below where it closed ...


Review: 'Prometheus' is a Visually Stunning Epic Failure

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:23 PM PDT

Truly, this isn?t a post I??anticipated??writing, or at the very least had hoped it wouldn?t be necessary. As it turns out, I?m still not writing it, but instead have asked a friend and movie reviewer, John Shade Vick, to do the honors. John is a writer, composer, traveler, photographer, and life-long film buff, and I?m ...


VIDEO: Singapore in step with Bollywood

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Puneet Singh looks at how Indian films are winning over a new generation of Asian fans in Singapore, after Bollywood's own version of the Oscars.


Hollande's leftists ahead in parliamentary vote

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 04:35 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande reacts after leaving a restaurant in Tulle, central France, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party, bolstered by leftist allies, stands positioned to take control of the lower house of parliament so he can revamp a country his partisans see as too capitalist for the French, and push to save the eurozone through growth, not austerity.

Rescue loans for Spain's banks buy Europe time

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:04 PM PDT

Spaniards dressed up like Bishops for a stag party play the role of a confessor in downtown Madrid, Saturday June 9 2012. Spain will ask for a bank bailout from the eurozone, becoming the fourth and largest country to seek help since the single currency bloc's debt crisis erupted.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)A $125 billion plan to rescue Spain's banks won't solve Europe's debt crisis or ease the pain of double-digit unemployment across the continent.

Assad forces renew Homs assault

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:21 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have renewed efforts to impose control in Homs province, killing at least 35 people in one of the biggest bombardments since a failed U.N.-mandated ceasefire in April, opposition activists said on Sunday.

The Nasty Truth About Energy Taxes in the Empire State

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:06 PM PDT

In 1996, Kenneth Lay, the ex-Enron CEO, told Congress that deregulating the electric power industry would result in ?one of the largest tax cuts in history.? ?? While Mr. Lay was wrong about many things, the insidious use of electricity policy to impose regressive taxes is not one of them. developed the following break down ...


CipherCloud Offers Military-Grade Encryption For Gmail

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 08:51 PM PDT

Ciphercloud offers a way for businesses to use Gmail without putting their data at risk.


Gay Pride NYC: Hotel Deals From The W, Lords And More

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 08:51 PM PDT

The granddaddy of all Gay Pride celebrations???NYC Gay Pride, a week of revelry that kicks off with a rally on June 16 and culminates with the daylong March down Fifth Avenue on June 24???draws visitors from all over the world. And City hotels are courting the LGBT crowd more than ever this year with all ...


From Idea to Business: Follow Your Dream

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 08:29 PM PDT

In honor of Entrepreneur Month, my next 12 Forbes articles will outline each of the characteristics I cover in depth in my newest eBook, Characteristics of A Successful Entrepreneur, premiering this week on Amazon. So let's begin. What is your dream? All award-winning entrepreneurs have had a dream and followed it. Do you have a ...


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