Janet Yellen's nomination for the role of chief of US Federal Reserve would add her to the list of women who shape the US economy primarily dominated by men.
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US government shutdown delay family aid of deceased US soldiers
The USD100,000 aid that should had been given to families of four US soldiers that were recently killed in Afghanistan would be delayed due to the partial government shutdown.
HP CEO Whitman send fervent email to employees on company status
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman's recent email to its over 300,000 employees had stressed the need for the company to work harder and regain the top spot in the corporate technology services market.
New Chesapeake chief reduces perks, assets of ousted co-founder
Chesapeake Energy Corp chief executive officer Doug Lawler had started trimming company's assets and expenses to shift the company's focus to its core business.
Countries must pay attention to global economic security - report
According to a Reuters report, world leaders should not ignore issues surrounding global economic security.
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Facebook Inc's investors including the social media company director Peter Thiel were not confident about the company's performance post-IPO.
Hulu is set to name Mike Hopkins as its new CEO to replace Andy Forssell, who took over from Jason Kilar.
Major broadcasters including Fox Television Stations had appealed to the Supreme Court in the hopes of stopping the streaming services of tech startup Aereo.
US Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Janet Yellen saw no problem in tackling both issues in US unemployment and monetary policies.
Google Inc's planned user endorsement ads could be opt out by its customers in a few simple steps.
Social marketing tech startup Bread was acquired by Yahoo Inc to improve revenue potential of its ad products.
Molecular diagnostic test developer CardioDx Inc, who pioneered the heart disease test product Corus CAD, was set to raise almost USD86 million via a planned initial public offering.
Reuters Factbox revealed that should the political impasse in Washington continue, it would risk defaulting on some debt payments starting October 22.
Last Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso urged the United States to settle its budget issues for Japan to be spared from fiscal trouble, reported Reuters.
