Bing: Detroit getting better for businesses

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said his administration is in the process of making Detroit a better place where businesses can invest their money. "We can't expect businesses to move into our city or expand in our city if they don't feel safe," Bing said Friday morning in his second annual ...

How Snyder’s tax plan would affect 8 sample taxpayers

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Retired senior couple Income$20,000 — Pension | $22,000 — Social Security | $0 — Earned or other income | $2,250 in property taxes ChangesPension income tax increases from $0 to $544. Advertisement Under the old rules, both the pension and Social Security income ...

Motorola Xoom: Apple iPad Rival Advances Tablet Market

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

When Steve Jobs strode onstage and unveiled the iPad in January 2010, he should have ended his presentation by firing a starting pistol. The news left nearly every other big computer and consumer-electronics maker racing to get into the tablet market that Jobs' iPad had suddenly created. As it happens, ...

David Kotok On Libya: “This Is Nowhere Near Over” And Being Fully Invested Right Now Is Insane

Monday, February 21st, 2011

David Kotok of Cumberland Advisors warns that the situation unfolding in North Africa and the Mideast: This is nowhere near over.   By “This”, we mean the regional contagion, spreading violence and rising geopolitical risk in the Middle East and North Africa.    Reports say that Libya has stopped producing oil and ...

Domino’s revamps chicken items, plans nationwide push

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

After more than a year spent marketing its revamped pizza recipe, Domino's Pizza Inc. is changing its chicken offerings. The Ann Arbor-based pizza maker today is introducing its revised boneless chicken and chicken wings at stores nationwide. The new chicken recipes represent the next chapter of Domino's reinvention and the ...