[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] India’s quest to create a $10 laptop is getting a lot of press this week. Fast Company notes that the proposed design will have 2 GB of RAM, wired Ethernet, and Wi-Fi and probably will run Linux. The laptop initiative is part of India’s National Missio...

Filed under: Scandals, Bank of America (BAC) The Daily Beast (where I also write a column) columnist and CNBC reporter Charlie Gasparino reports that Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain spent $1.22 million to redecorate his office last year while the company slashed jobs and fought for its survival. Citing...

Filed under: Management, Rants and raves, Competitive strategy, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Entrepreneurs, Serious Money Since I have been a shareholder...

Filed under: SEC filings, Deals, Press releases, Products and services, Management, Industry, Competitive strategy, General Electric (GE), Merrill Lynch (MER) General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) announced a deal Monday, which will result in GE picking up most of Merrill's comme...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Stocks to Sell On Tuesday, almighty Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) reported record earnings for the umpteenth time. And, as usual, the company's earnings report was the biggest story of the day (there are al...

Filed under: Merrill Lynch (MER), Business of sports Adam Piatt retired from Major League Baseball at the age of 28 in 2004. His career statistics are unimpressive: a lot of time in the minor leagues and a total of just 521 major league at-bats and 16 home runs. Thursday afternoon marked the first t...