America Online (AOL) announced on Feb. 7 that they are buying The Huffington Post, a popular online newspaper, for a reported sum of $315 million.   The Huffington Post’s owner and founder, Arianna Huffington, will become the leader of the newly created The Huffington Post Media Group and oversee […]

The University of Maryland recently announced recipients of the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher title for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Robert H. Smith School of Business’ very own Dr. Ritu Agarwal is one of four professors to receive the honorary recognition this year.   The program honors tenured faculty who have […]

The one thing students and business professionals alike will never leave their homes without is a cell phone. Whether they are checking the latest change in the stock market or checking a friend’s latest status update, constant connection is vital in today’s society. Which phone is best for today’s […]

Curious about what song is on the radio, or wondering what tune is causing people to bop their heads at the bar? Then simply Shazam to find out! Shazam is an application for smart phones that can identify a song after a few seconds of recording. The London based […]

Last week, President Obama unveiled his budget for the next fiscal year, proposing a $3.73 trillion budget. One of his major goals is to decrease the national deficit. The president suggested freezing the domestic, non-defense spending for five years in order to cut $400 billion. The resulting budget has […]

A Smith Undergraduate Student Association interest meeting attracted over 50 students to the Cambridge Community Center on Feb. 8. The meeting introduced prospective SUSA members to the small-community feel within the large business school and described many resume-building opportunities. The meeting was held on North Campus, near many of […]

Exxon Mobil’s profit increased 53 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 as a result of higher crude oil prices and growing demand, among other factors.   Exxon’s final quarter profits in 2010 marks the largest quarterly profit in over two years.   In the fourth quarter, Exxon Mobil’s […]

The Community of Aspiring Shareholders (CASH), a new SUSA club started in September, went beyond the scope of the business school and attracted students from a variety of majors to their first meeting last Thursday. What makes CASH appealing to non-business students? “We have a practical use rather than […]

A star-studded judge’s panel and a new friendly attitude don’t seem to be enough to pull American Idol out of its four-season ratings decline, with viewership for its 10th season premiere falling short of every other Idol premiere apart from the first episode in […]

Hulu users may soon need to purchase a subscription, with the site’s management in talks to transform the once free service into the first Internet cable network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.             A recent report suggests that disagreements among […]