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Marketplace Report: Restaurant Online Ordering Takes-off
Delphis Software www.delphissoftware.com, a Fresno, California based corporation, has emerged as the industry leader in restaurant internet food order applications with an installed based of over 15,000 restaurants. Placing food orders via the internet has evolved over the last 18 months into a hot market for savvy high-tech firms. With Delphis Software leading the way, continued growth in this arena is expected.
Monday, May 12, 2008 21:40:05 GMT (breaking)

Patent Judgments Questioned in Appointment Flap
As many as two-thirds of United States patent-law judges may have have been appointed in a way that violates the Constitution.
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:38:00 -0400

U.S. Postal Rates Go Up a Penny
U.S. postal rates go up a penny Monday. The number of letters being mailed is down, but costs are up, especially for gasoline.
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:42:00 -0400

'Marketplace' Report: Oil Industry Pushes Back
The gas and oil industry has begun a campaign to convince the public that rising energy prices are not the producers' fault. The American Petroleum Institute says government efforts to punish the industry with higher taxes or greater regulation would only make the situation worse.
Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400

Young Workers Flee Midwestern States
Upper Midwestern states are in danger of losing a precious economic commodity: young people. Many are leaving for other parts of the country after finishing school. Without young, educated workers, there's little incentive for businesses to locate in economically hard-hit states.
Mon, 12 May 2008 13:01:00 -0400

Networks Take New Tack in Revealing Fall Shows
The TV networks unveil their fall programming in "upfronts" to advertisers, hoping to woo them to buy big chunks of airtime. But this year is going to be different, the networks promise. The writers strike is both symptom and catalyst. The uncertainties about new media that led to the strike are also leading to changes in the ad business.
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:46:00 -0400

TV Viewers Prepare for Digital Transition
In February 2009, all full-power broadcast television stations in the U.S. will stop analog transmissions and begin broadcasting only in digital. Viewers who have cable or satellite are fine, but those who have older TVs receiving over-the-air signals may need to buy converters.
Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 -0400

Bill and Melinda Gates Name New Foundation Head
Jeff Raikes, a 27-year veteran of Microsoft, will take over the $37 billion Gates Foundation in September. Bill and Melinda Gates tell NPR that they picked Raikes because he shares their passion to try to help minimize poverty around the globe.
Mon, 12 May 2008 13:14:00 -0400

Global Pool of Money Got Too Hungry
NPR's Adam Davidson and This American Life's Alex Blumberg jointly report on how rising defaults on subprime mortgages in the U.S. became a global financial crisis. This American Life host Ira Glass talks with Michele Norris about this first ever collaboration.
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:54:00 -0400

Soros: Financial Crisis Stems from 'Super-Bubble'
The current financial turmoil is "the most serious crisis of our lifetime," and its roots stretch back decades, George Soros says. The financier blames what he calls a "super-bubble" fueled by strange financial instruments and massive American debt held overseas.
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 -0400

Warren Buffett Reprises Role on 'All My Children'
Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, makes a guest appearance Friday on the ABC soap opera All My Children. He plays himself, coming to aid the soap's veteran vixen Erica Kane. She's in jail for insider trading, and Buffet offers financial advice. He also guest starred in 1992.
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:07:00 -0400

Cablevision Beats Murdoch's Bid for Newsday
The New York cable company Cablevision plans to buy one of the area's major newspapers, Newsday, based on Long Island. Last week, it looked like Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. would buy Newsday, but Cablevision offered more money: $650 million.
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:47:00 -0400

France Plans Lucrative Champagne Expansion
A century-old law restricted champagne production to 370 villages in northeastern France, but with demand now outstripping supply, the official body that determines wine laws is admitting 40 more communities — a lucrative move for those joining the exclusive club of champagne producers.
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:43:00 -0400

Water-Cooled Supercomputer Set to Study Climate
IBM has designed a supercomputer that is water-cooled. It's the first one in the United States, and it is destined for scientists working on models of how climate is likely to change regional weather patterns — one of the most demanding problems in the climate science world.
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:37:00 -0400

Citigroup, AIG Dampen Wall Street's Optimism
Investors have been growing cautiously optimistic in recent days that the worst of the credit crisis is over. But now, there's fresh evidence that there's still trouble looming. The insurance giant AIG announced a huge loss related to bad mortgage debt, and Citigroup, the nation's largest bank, is going to sell off some $400 billion in assets as it seeks to become more efficient.
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:02:00 -0400

Economist Puts Economic Downturn in Perspective
Many Americans are uneasy about the country's current economic instability. Economist Adam Posen talks about the possible length and severity of the current economic downturn, which some are already calling a recession.
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:07:00 -0400