Business

iPad Sales off to Quick Start

Apple Corp. sold 120,000 iPad digital readers on its first day, industry observers said. An industry analyst, Daniel Tello, predicted Apple would sell a half million iPads before the April 3 launch date and 1 million within two weeks after that.

Auto Industry

Toyota Lawsuits in U.S. Could Cost Billions

Toyota's (NYSE:TM) recall debacle could cost the Japanese carmaker billions of dollars in compensation claims, the lawyer handling Toyota lawsuits in the United States told the German Financial Times on Friday.

Top 15 New Car Deals for March 2010

For March, we decided to pump up our monthly deals list, adding five more fantastic incentives on new cars. With spring rapidly approaching practically everything is on sale. For the most part we focused on sizable cash back incentives, but a few also offer 0% APR financing. In some instances the incentive is listed as marketing support, which generally means the manufacturer pays that money to the dealer if they sell a car. It's almost as good as cash in your pocket.

Finance

Issues in Financial Reform

The U.S. Federal Reserve has a tangible coup to wave in front of politicians this week: A move by Bank of America to sacrifice overdraft fees on debit cards.

Hispanic Arts & Entertainment

NCAA Tournament: For Villanova, It Was Just a Matter of Time

The reasonable analysis is that this game was going to find Villanova at some point of the NCAA Tournament. You jumble up the seedings, throw the bracket together, and it just happened to find them in a second-round matchup against St. Mary's College.

Careers
Hispanic Business Supplier Diversity Top 25: 2010

Hispanic Business Supplier Diversity Top 25: 2010

The calculus for determining the Hispanic Business Supplier Diversity Top 25 involves numerous variables that measure a company's commitment to supplier diversity. ...continue


Politics

Obama Rallies Democrats on Healthcare

President Barack Obama told cheering U.S. House Democrats Saturday they should vote for healthcare reform "for the American people." "Don't do it for me," Obama said. "Don't do it for the Democratic Party. Do it for the American people."

Green Economy

Green Energy: When Public Funds Dry Up

As policymakers start planning cutbacks in green energy subsidies, renewables developers are in a mad rush to lock in state support and profits before the tap is turned off. This has created exactly the market volatility that governments were trying to avoid.

HB Rankings

Hispanic Business Supplier Diversity Top 25: 2010

The calculus for determining the Hispanic Business Supplier Diversity Top 25 involves numerous variables that measure a company's commitment to supplier diversity.

Technology

Google, Viacom Clash Over YouTube

Viacom (NYSE:VIA) and Google (GOOG) took the gloves off Thursday in a lawsuit in which Viacom is seeking a billion dollars in damages for copyrighted videos that appeared on Google's YouTube website.