http://topicfire.com/Business 2013-05-19T23:33:11+00:00 text/html 2013-05-20T06:04:28+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324767004578488682893945140.html?mod=rss_world_markets Taiwan's central bank has intensified its intervention in foreign-exchange markets to keep the island's currency relatively stable and especially to keep it from rising out of step with its peers. text/html 2013-05-20T06:03:53+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/1-simple-reason-the-google-stock-rally-will-contin.aspx A Fool bets real money in a three-year tussle with Mr. Market.     text/html 2013-05-20T05:23:19+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323463704578493101062585658.html?mod=rss_europe_whats_news Swedish exporters like Sandvik and BabyBjorn are struggling to cope with a stronger krona, which is hurting profits on exports. text/html 2013-05-20T05:19:07+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578493130789235150.html?mod=rss_markets_main <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578493130789235150.html?mod=rss_markets_main"><img src="http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-XN387_YahooT_D_20130519135327.jpg" /></a><br />Yahoo has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, a six-year-old company with more than 100 million users but very little revenue, a deal that highlights the shifting balance of power in the technology business. text/html 2013-05-20T05:02:02+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/microsoft-sets-new-52-week-high-should-you-buy-sel.aspx A quick look at whether investors should be buying, selling, or holding shares of Microsoft now that it is up more than 30% year-to-date.     text/html 2013-05-20T04:00:21+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/tesla-to-pay-back-taxpayers-early.aspx Tesla Motors got a big helping hand with a $465 million government loan in 2009. Now that it's profitable, the company is moving fast to pay taxpayers back -- years ahead of schedule.     text/html 2013-05-20T03:30:08+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323463704578493101062585658.html?mod=rss_Deals_and_Deal_Makers Swedish exporters like Sandvik and BabyBjorn are struggling to cope with a stronger krona, which is hurting profits on exports. text/html 2013-05-20T02:34:07+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/tackling-cancer-leukemias-biggest-current-upcoming.aspx Cancer research is big business, and it pays to know where research dollars are headed.     text/html 2013-05-20T02:00:25+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324582004578461171873348926.html?mod=rss_management While rising labor costs have become almost routine for global mining firms locals here have been willing to take lower-level jobs such as operating a conveyor belt or maintaining machines for less than $10,000 a year. text/html 2013-05-19T22:45:03+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324767004578485253078221228.html?mod=rss_Earnings This week, when Home Depot and Lowe's report fiscal first-quarter results, the reconstruction phase from last year's superstorm Sandy will be looming large as cooler-than-normal temperatures delay spring selling. text/html 2013-05-19T22:21:54+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/game-of-thrones-is-worth-so-much-more-than-you-thi.aspx The cable network doesn’t need to spin-off HBO GO to profit.     text/html 2013-05-19T21:19:14+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578492601311903868.html?mod=rss_economy Surging credit has kept China's real estate-sector humming in the teeth of a renewed attempt by the government to bring prices under control, risking a destabilizing correction in prices down the line. text/html 2013-05-19T19:31:43+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578493130789235150.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578493130789235150.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f"><img src="http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-XN387_YahooT_D_20130519135327.jpg" /></a><br />Yahoo's board has approved a deal to acquire blogging startup Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. text/html 2013-05-19T19:30:53+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/5-of-last-weeks-biggest-losers-37.aspx These five companies went the wrong way this past week.     text/html 2013-05-19T19:04:21+00:00 http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/ http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/19/google_fiber_making_an_impact.htm <a href="http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/19/google_fiber_making_an_impact.htm"><img src="http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/_client_common/images/news/google_logo_lg.jpg" /></a><br />May 19--Google is known for wacky experiments -- the self-driving car or the odd Google Glasses. When it announced Google Fiber in 2010, my reaction to the company's work with ultra high-speed Internet was to marvel at the technology involved and become annoyed that it would probably never get to Tulsa or most of... text/html 2013-05-19T18:24:33+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/warren-buffetts-new-tattoo.aspx Matt Koppenheffer, was one of the many who attended Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting last week. His unique and Foolish perspective of the event is a must for serious investors.     text/html 2013-05-19T18:03:59+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/the-us-imports-300-more-oil-than-drugs-from-mexico.aspx <a href="http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/the-us-imports-300-more-oil-than-drugs-from-mexico.aspx"><img src="http://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/41117/vlo-investor-presentation_large.jpg" /></a><br />The energy trade with Mexico has billions of dollars in oil coming our way. Not only do we import more oil than drugs from our neighbor to the south, but we export more gasoline and refined products there as well.     text/html 2013-05-19T18:02:47+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/cloning-a-stem-cell-revolution.aspx Will the creation of cloned human stem cells create a treatment revolution and a profitable investment?     text/html 2013-05-19T17:47:01+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/natural-gas-vehicles-are-getting-international-att.aspx America may not be the only one interested in converting to natural gas.     text/html 2013-05-19T17:05:39+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/3-factors-keeping-oil-above-90-a-barrel.aspx Oil prices may fluctuate, but the cost of doing business is putting a floor on oil prices.     text/html 2013-05-19T17:02:21+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/will-obamacare-crush-medtronics-earnings.aspx The medical-device maker reports earnings on Tuesday.     text/html 2013-05-19T16:21:15+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323398204578489451781931318.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f James Dimon is making the case for continuity in the final days before a potentially defining vote on his future. text/html 2013-05-19T15:25:00+00:00 http://www.fool.com/ http://www.fool.com/retirement/general/2013/05/19/when-taking-social-security-early-is-a-big-mistake.aspx Sometimes, it just doesn't make sense to get your benefits early.