Despite Steve Jobs stepping down from CEO spot to become chairman, Apple will be steady for the short term. But Apple stands to lose four key things in the long term.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - With Steve Jobs bowing out as CEO, Apple Inc. must persuade investors and consumers that it doesn't need the force behind the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad in charge to keep the technology hits coming.
AP - Since Steve Jobs' return to Apple Inc. in 1997 as CEO, the company has been on an unparalleled upswing, highlighted by the immense popularity of the iPad and iPhone.
AP - Forecasters say Hurricane Irene has slowed just a bit but is still expected to rev up again when it takes aim at the East Coast and could become a Category 4 monster by Thursday.
Visitors in coastal North Carolina were ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irene, which damaged homes in the Bahamas as it churned toward the U.S. East Coast.
Rebels weathered pockets of resistance in Tripoli from forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi as the Security Council met to discuss unfreezing Libyan assets. FULL STORY | LIVE BLOG
NATO has begun high-level internal discussions on how to protect Libya's mustard gas supplies if the stockpile suddenly was deemed to no longer be secure, an Obama administration official tells CNN.
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