The three day nominating convention was the most open and accessible gathering of its kind in history engaging millions more Americans in the planning process than ever before and providing President Barack Obama a sizable post-convention polling bounce.
Of course this is big news for London's tech ecosystem, and huge news for European startups generally, which still often struggle to raise a sizable post-seed or Series A funding injection locally — i.e. without taking a trip across the pond or even out east to Asia.
Of course this is big news for London's tech ecosystem, and huge news for European startups generally, which still often struggle to raise a sizable post-seed or Series A funding injection locally — i.e. without taking a trip across the pond or even out east to Asia.
Volatility was rampant last week, but despite wild swings, the stock market managed to post sizable gains after one of the worst weeks in history.
Jobs in retail trade fell 25,000, the second straight monthly decline, while health services continued to post sizable gains in jobs.
The second quarter proved a boon to CNN, which capitalized on a spate of big news during the last three months — including the Boston Marathon bombings — to post sizable ratings increases across the board, even as MSNBC was suffering significant losses.
Some, including BorgWarner in Auburn Hills, Mich., and Johnson Controls in Milwaukee, have continued to post sizable profits despite — and in some cases as a result of — the overall industry climate.
For example, just since the collapse of Lehman in September 2008, stocks have managed to post sizable gains despite the Flash Crash, the Japan Tsunami, the S&P U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade, Hurricane Sandy, the Fiscal Cliff and the Taper Tantrum.
Day in, day out, I see this kind of collective, proactive dismantling of inappropriate interactions on Twitter to go back to the Lucy O'Brien petition, I've seen several people with sizable Twitter followings post about how it's entirely ludicrous, and how the person who started it should, maybe, not have done so.
Technology stocks, which posted sizable gains last week, struggled.
