Small-time actresses and showgirls, who are at the centre of the prostitution scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, have complained of losing their works because of the notoriety of the case, a media report here said. Berlusconi, 74, is alleged to have paid “several” women for sex during wild “bunga bunga” parties at his [...]
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Why Apple Can Survive Without Steve Jobs
January 28th, 2011 |
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Few, if any, companies publish succession plans to the extent that Apple is being asked to. – With Apple founder and CEO
Steve Jobs having taken his third medical leave in the last seven years, there
have been numerous questions regarding the companys ability to function should
this or a future illness prove terminal. For every discussion of how Apple owes
its shareholders an explanation…
Apple Without Steve Jobs Will Do Just Fine: 10 Reasons Why
January 20th, 2011 |
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When Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence Jan. 17, the news rippled through the high-tech community like a tsunami, prompting panicked questions. Financial analysts managed to ameliorate some of the hysteria by noting that they expected Apple not only to report a fine first fiscal quarter for the year, but also that the company’s existing products and forthcoming upgrades would keep the company well positioned well into the future. Well, Apple reported record earnings for the holiday quarter, ending Dec. 25. It’s also important to note that Apple has been down this road twice before with Jobs. Jobs took time off to battle pancreatic cancer in 2004. More recently, in April 2009, Jobs underwent a liver transplant. Both times, Apple COO Tim Cook has been there to guide Apple’s ship through waters calm and roiled. Since Jobs’ full-time return, the company has launched new iPhones, Macbooks, iPods and the seminal iPad last April. With upgrades planned for all of these products in the next year, Apple appears well positioned for growth& with or without Jobs. Jobs’ vision isn’t replaceable; no one is questioning that. But with Cook at the helm, backed by a solid supporting cast, the company’s day-to-day operations will be fine. Here are 10 reasons why Apple will do just fine without Jobs. – …
Apple’s Future Is Rosy, With or Without Jobs
January 19th, 2011 |
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Apples record-shattering first quarter left analysts expecting all good things for Apples future, despite Jobs indefinite leave of absence. – @font-face {
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ Eventual Exit: 10 Potential Outcomes
January 19th, 2011 |
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News Analysis: Steve Jobs is having a health issue that forced him to leave his company for the time being. But if he’s gone for good, what could happen with Apple? – Steve
Jobs has decided to take a medical leave of absence for an indefinite period of
time. The Apple CEO didn’t say what’s
wrong, and would only say that COO Tim Cook
will be handling day-to-day operations in his absence. What that means for the
future of Apple at this point is anyone’s guess….
Picking Steve Jobs’ Replacement as Apple CEO: 10 Leading Candidates
January 18th, 2011 |
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced that hes taking his second medical leave of absence from the company in as many years. He didnt provide details on why hell be leaving the company for an extended period, but he reassured investors that Apple would be left in the able hands of its COO Tim Cook. Jobs leave of absence and his decision to put Tim Cook in charge of day-to-day operations has prompted both investors and other observers of Apples every move to question who will take over the company if Jobs has to step down. Cook seems like an obvious choice, considering he has been tasked with leading the company in Jobs absence, but there are other equally qualified people& both at Apple and outside the firm& each of whom could be capable successors to Jobs. This slide show presents some leading figures at Apple and in the IT industry at large that Apples board of directors might want to keep in mind as potential successors if Jobs has to step aside. This list could change, depending upon when Jobs makes a decision. Jobs may have already told the board who he wants to succeed him. But for now, the following 10 people seem like the best choices for the job. – …
Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Take Open-Ended Medical Leave
January 17th, 2011 |
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who battled pancreatic cancer in 2004 and received a new liver in 2009, is taking a medical leave of absence. No return date was offered. – Apple
CEO Steve Jobs announced Jan. 17 in an e-mail
to Apple employees that he’ll be taking another medical leave of absence to
focus on his health.
Jobs
didn’t offer any details about his health, or how long he plans to be on his
board-sanctioned leave, but he wrote that he’ll continue to a…
Steve Jobs Medical Leave Of Absence From Apple
January 17th, 2011 |
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Well….this can’t be good. On Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that he will be a taking medical leave of absence from the company — effective immediately — a little less than two years after undergoing a lifesaving liver transplant. In 2004, the Apple chief was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He [...]
Steve Jobs’ salary stays at $1
January 8th, 2011 |
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Apple’s Steve Jobs took a salary of just $1 for steering the world’s most valuable technology company through 2010, according to a regulatory filing released Friday. But there’s no need to feel sorry for the financial situation of the Apple founder. His shares in the company continue to rocket in value. He owns some 5.5 [...]
Wall Street stocks fall slightly on mixed jobs report
January 8th, 2011 |
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US stocks fell slightly Friday, after the US unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in 19 months, but the number of jobs added in December still fell below expectations. The Labour Department said the jobless rate dropped to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent in November, partly caused by people who stopped looking for work. [...]
POSCO’s Indian steel project: Greens v jobs
January 6th, 2011 |
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How investor-friendly is India?
INDIA needs steel, ports and investment. POSCO, a South Korean steel giant, wants to invest 545 billion rupees ($12 billion) to build a steel plant with a port in Orissa, a poorish state with lots of iron ore. It would be the single biggest foreign investment in India ever, and yield 12m tonnes of steel a year. Yet for five years the plan got nowhere.
Farmers, fishermen, poor tribespeople and forest activists are fiercely opposed. They argue that the likely benefits, such as 17,000 jobs, would be outweighed by ecological damage and disruption to local lives. …
Dinkić still promises 5,000 jobs in Kragujevac
December 29th, 2010 |
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Minister of Economy Mlađan Dinkić on Wednesday reacted to the protest of Zastava Automobili workers in Kragujevac. He told B92 that the previously promised 5,000 jobs will be created in that central Serbian town, but that Fiat has decided to hire only 1,100 people right now.
800 Zastava workers to lose jobs
December 24th, 2010 |
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About 800 former Zastava car factory workers have not passed Fiat’s tests and therefore they cannot get jobs at the new factory, the Economy Ministry told B92.
The ministry says that the government will offer those workers EUR 300 for each year of service, which will be paid in January of 2011.
Apple`s Steve Jobs Earned ‘Person of the Year` Title: 10 Reasons Why
December 23rd, 2010 |
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News Analysis: Steve Jobs was named the “Person of the Year” by the Financial Times and its a well-deserved title, even compared to the achievements of Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg or Googles Eric Schmidt. – Steve Jobs has been named “Person of the Year” by the Financial Times. The U.K. publication said that it was this years release of the iPad that helped complete “the most remarkable comeback in modern business history.”
He bested other prominent figures that were probably considered, including …
Singapore employers added fewer jobs than initially estimated
December 15th, 2010 |
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Singapore employers expanded payrolls at a slower pace than initially estimated as the completion of some building projects prompted construction companies to hold back from adding new workers.
The city state added 20,500 jobs in the three months through September, compared with an earlier forecast of 24,100, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement today. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.1%.
Recruiters Have Sights Set on Technology Jobs in 2011
December 10th, 2010 |
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Recruiting plans for next year include an emphasis on filling technology-based positions with modest hiring goals next year, finds a report. While the IT hiring vibe is positive, the numbers may not necessarily impact the larger hiring picture. Highest on the jobs food chain in 2011? Application development. – Recruiters
are not afraid to smile and shake their jazz hands about full time technology
job openings they need to fill next year. Is it rainbows with gold pots in
2011? Well, lets not overstate the facts.
Hiring will occur in technology in 2011, but the
movement to rent and lease technology…
Online Freelance Jobs Are Hot, but Can You Afford to Take Them?
December 10th, 2010 |
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The dawn of the contract technology worker era is here, and its blossoming in numbers never seen before, finds two reports. Mobile development in Android, iPhone and Facebook, HTML5 and Adobe Flash skills are hot now and in 2011. Hourly rates on two of the largest freelance job boards, however, show not much more earnings than an assistant managers rate at Starbucks. – Were
not trying to beat a dead horse here, honestly. Freelance, contract and online
jobs are for real. And if you have the right technology skills, well, you can
piecemeal steady and consistent work in hot areas following the buying patterns
of consumers.
The economy has been somewhat stagna…
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December 9th, 2010 |
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SembMarine likely won’t get Petrobras jobs: Daiwa
November 30th, 2010 |
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Keppel (BN4.SG) has “a very high chance” of winning 6 rig contracts from Petrobras, while SembMarine (S51.SG) will probably not receive any from Brazilian oil giant, which recently unveiled outcome of 28-rig tender exercise, says Daiwa.
Highest Paid Enterprise IT Jobs in Demand for 2011
November 29th, 2010 |
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It’s never too early to start thinking about next year, especially when it comes to looking for a new job or asking for a raise. To help IT professionals out, eWEEK offers a countdown of the technology job titles in the United States with the most growth percentage between 2010 and 2011. The range for salaries& based on data published by staffing expert Robert Half Technology in its "2011 Salary Guide"& starts at a 4.5 percent increase and caps out at 5.5 percent. Robert Half Technology’s full list of job titles has increases as low as 0.4 percent for systems analysts and PC technicians, but we’ve excluded everything below 4.5 percent. Skills working across database and data management ranked with some of the most consistent increases for next year. The highest increase for executives will be the CTO at 4.3 percent, with the CIO and CSO (chief security officer) having only 3 percent increases. Vice presidents and IT managers fare even worse& in the 2 percent to 2.5 percent ranges. Robert Half Technology writes the following about skills in demand for 2011: "A focus on improving efficiency, managing assets and securing data has increased the demand and base compensation for IT professionals with ERP and security credentials," according to Executive Director John Reed. "Additionally, the rise of social media and a focus on customer-facing technologies have created additional demand for Web professionals and applications developers." – …