http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Norges Bank surprised most experts by cutting the interest rate by as much as 1.75 percentage points during the final interest rate meeting in 2008. Surprise interest rate changes like this, so-called interest rate shocks, can cause major changes in stock prices.  http://www.physorg.com/news168627482.html Other Sciences Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:20:04 EST news168627482 (AP) -- AOL will once again get a new name. http://www.physorg.com/news168107088.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:25:10 EST news168107088 (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. narrowed its loss in the second quarter, though not by as much as Wall Street hoped. Its sales slumped 13 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news167413857.html Technology Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:00:01 EST news167413857 India's second-biggest software exporter Infosys announced Friday a better-than-expected 17.2 percent rise in first-quarter net profit, but said global conditions remained challenging. http://www.physorg.com/news166434640.html Technology Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:10:04 EST news166434640 (AP) -- The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange. http://www.physorg.com/news166272104.html Technology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:42:18 EST news166272104 Computer storage giant EMC raised its offer to purchase data storage firm Data Domain on Monday in a bid to top a rival offer for the company by data management firm NetApp. http://www.physorg.com/news166100867.html Technology Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:08:26 EST news166100867 (AP) -- Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, Painter is now backing an idea that makes it easier for insiders like him to sell shares in their companies even before they go public. http://www.physorg.com/news165324400.html Technology Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:30:01 EST news165324400 (AP) -- A Michigan man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices. http://www.physorg.com/news164972051.html Technology Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:34:36 EST news164972051 (AP) -- This week, Apple Inc. wasn't shy about touting the sales of its latest mobile device. But the company didn't say anything confirming reports from over the weekend that co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago. http://www.physorg.com/news164909370.html Technology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:10:09 EST news164909370 Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news164908060.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:48:27 EST news164908060 The Indonesian stock exchange and a biodiversity foundation have launched an investment index to raise awareness of companies' environmental track records, an environmental group said. http://www.physorg.com/news163737356.html Space & Earth Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:36:14 EST news163737356 (AP) -- Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don't work, a new study reported Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news162669160.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 18:52:59 EST news162669160 (AP) -- Online restaurant reservation service OpenTable Inc. proved there's still an appetite for new stock offerings despite the sour economy. http://www.physorg.com/news162155937.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 20:19:37 EST news162155937 (AP) -- Shares of SolarWinds Inc. climbed Wednesday during the network management software maker's first day of trading, marking the latest flicker of life in an IPO market that has barely registered a pulse this year. http://www.physorg.com/news162054042.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 16:01:35 EST news162054042 (AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off 170 workers worldwide to further cut costs as the global downturn continues to weaken demand in the mobile phone industry. http://www.physorg.com/news161954917.html Technology Tue, 19 May 2009 12:29:15 EST news161954917 (AP) -- Monster Worldwide Inc., which runs the Monster job search Web site, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle federal civil charges that it secretly backdated options for its executives and employees. http://www.physorg.com/news161874993.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:04 EST news161874993 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. priced a $3.75 billion debt offering on Monday, a first for the world's largest software maker. http://www.physorg.com/news161345683.html Technology Tue, 12 May 2009 11:15:15 EST news161345683 A product recall can significantly affect a company's bottom line and its reputation, but a swift recall and restitution to purchasers can minimize harm to the company - and even improve customer satisfaction. A study examining more than 500 toy recalls between 1988 and 2007 suggests ways that firms can minimize the business impact of a recall. http://www.physorg.com/news161256450.html Other Sciences Mon, 11 May 2009 10:27:56 EST news161256450 (PhysOrg.com) -- Gambling addictions would soar and an already-sputtering economy could sink into ruin if Congress overturns a decades-old ban on Internet gambling, a University of Illinois professor and national gambling critic warns. http://www.physorg.com/news160410905.html Other Sciences Fri, 01 May 2009 15:35:32 EST news160410905 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unraveled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion bid to buy the Internet company. http://www.physorg.com/news160312282.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:11:49 EST news160312282 Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp. announced an annual net loss of 1.3 billion dollars, its first ever, due to a slump in sales, but it forecast a return to profit this year. http://www.physorg.com/news160028099.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:18:26 EST news160028099 India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services Monday said net profit rose 4.61 percent in the fourth quarter, hit by lower fees and cuts in technology spending due to the global economic slowdown. http://www.physorg.com/news159456890.html Technology Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:35:23 EST news159456890 (AP) -- For now, Ashton Kutcher is the king of Twitter. But there is a new challenger - Oprah. http://www.physorg.com/news159346471.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:54:56 EST news159346471 (AP) -- Investors don't seem to totally buy Intel Corp.'s proclamation that slumping personal computer sales have "bottomed out." http://www.physorg.com/news159011404.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:51:24 EST news159011404 (AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War - and far more difficult to stop. http://www.physorg.com/news158562451.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:08:16 EST news158562451 (AP) -- A former executive who sued Motorola Inc. for firing him is a "treacherous officer," the telecommunications equipment maker said in court documents responding to his lawsuit. http://www.physorg.com/news158562337.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:06:17 EST news158562337 As the Credit Crunch continues to affect the worldwide markets the need for efficient methods to combat financial fraud has become more important than ever. Now researchers at the University of Sunderland are working on a smart computer that they believe will be able to detect insider trading fraud within the stock exchange almost instantly. http://www.physorg.com/news158490138.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:04:13 EST news158490138 There's a reason Wall Street resembles a rocket experiment gone wrong: rocket scientists helped make it happen. http://www.physorg.com/news158302297.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:52:05 EST news158302297 (AP) -- Without IBM Corp.'s $7 billion takeover offer, Sun Microsystems Inc., a Silicon Valley rebel known for independence, is possibly alone again. Unless a new suitor somehow emerges, Sun will have to overcome the wobbly finances that forced it to shop itself around. http://www.physorg.com/news158255927.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:59:21 EST news158255927 Google's co-founders and the California Internet titan's chief executive Eric Schmidt each took only a dollar in pay last year, a filing with US regulators indicates. http://www.physorg.com/news157186301.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:52:14 EST news157186301