What can a state government do to decrease energy consumption among a population that has doubled since 1970 but maintains the lowest per-capita rate of electricity use in the country? That's right: Place restrictions on a major industry resulting in a whopping annual savings of $30 per household and possibly the loss of countless jobs. This week the California Energy Commission approved a guideline to limit the energy consumed by televisions up to 58-inches in screen size -- affecting brands such as Panasonic (PC) Sony (SNE) and Philips (PHG). Going into effect on January 1 2011 the measure will ...

Sony Corp. is reportedly trying to bolster its money-losing television business by increasing the proportion of its production that’s outsourced to 40% in fiscal 2010.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are Aetna, Campbell Soup, Hot Topic, Jack in the Box, Limited, NetApp, Sears, Sony and Stage Stores.

Asian stock markets ended mixed Thursday, with Japanese shares skidding as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s capital-raising plans raised concern about equity dilution while a strong yen hurt exporters.

This is a software review by a person who has never read a software review. Like many reasonable people I don’t give a hoot what’s inside my computer my car or my toaster as long as it doesn’t cause that device vehicle or appliance to blow up in my face. And the question I now ask myself as any reasonable person must is whether it’s a good idea to upgrade a computer to Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows 7 or buy a new computer with Windows 7 installed on it. Or will it blow up in my face?That’s not a question ...

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