Topic: Akamai Technologies Inc.

Stocks climb on encouraging signs in economy

Stocks on the Dow rise for the third day in a row, buoyed by falling jobless claims and better readings from leading indicators. 

From finance department clerk to Israeli 007 – or so he thought

Guilty plea entered in US court in Boston in the case of a former Internet company employee who provided trade secrets to an undercover FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.

Earthquake plays havoc with East Coast cell networks

Cell networks went down in many areas immediately following the 5.8-magnitude quake. But Verizon, AT&T, and others say there was no damage to their networks. Here's why.

Dirty data: Apple has the least-green data centers, says Greenpeace

Companies like Apple provide the cloud computing that has become a birthright in the digital age. But our insatiable demand for data has a steep environmental price tag.

Like the once mighty Incas, we have lost our leaders

This spring, market leaders that we used to count on for good performance, like Apple, Silver Wheaton, and Goldman Sachs, are starting to slip

Secrets of the stock market

Making sense of the stock market is tough. Considering how various forces influence its movement helps us unravel it.

Cyber Monday sales spur early surge in 2009 traffic

According to the Web analytics firm Akamai, Cyber Monday traffic has already increased by 43 percent over last year. Analysts credit the Cyber Monday growth in part to some savvy use of Facebook and Twitter.

Raj Rajaratnam, arrested for insider trading, also linked to Sri Lanka case

Raj Rajaratnam, who was arrested Friday for insider trading in the US, is also linked to a money-transfer case in Sri Lanka.

State of the Internet: Most attacks from China; S. Korea is fastest

The second quarter 2009 State of the Internet report from Akamai found an overall decrease in US connection speed.

State of the Net