Topic: LinkedIn Corporation

Stocks close higher as commodities gain

The Dow rose about 80 points, the S&P 500 rose about 11 points, and Nasdaq rose about 31 points. At closing, stocks were near session highs.

Stocks close mixed as Nasdaq ekes out gain

Hewlett-Packard's lowered forecast pulled the Dow down, to close about 68 points lower than the previous session. The Nasdaq barely gained, rising 0.90 points just before closing.

Graduated? Seven job tips for college graduates.

The job data might seem rosier, but finding a job is harder than ever – especially for the nearly 2 million college students who will have graduated this year. Newly minted college graduates are up against experienced mid-career professionals who are also out there searching. Use these seven career tips to change your job search into a job offer.

Stocks close higher on commodities rally

Following a strong show on Friday, the Dow rose 45 points, led by oil and precious metals

CEOs tend to have names like 'Peter,' 'Bob,' and 'Jack,' according to LinkedIn

An analysis of the 100 million or so profiles on the professional networking site LinkedIn has found an unusually high rate of four-letter names among male CEOs. The top female CEO names are 'Deborah,' 'Sally,' and 'Debra.'

Coming web IPOs: the Renaissance roundup

LinkedIn, Zillow, and HomeAway are among the web-based companies that have recently filed for IPOs

Zynga – maker of 'FarmVille' – in talks to raise cash

Znyga talks with potential investors would value firm at $7 billion to $9 billion, Wall Street Journal reports.

Brace yourself: The 2.0's are coming!

The Web 2.0's, that is. Here's the rundown on all the social media IPOs in the works. Exciting times to be in the market.

Job market's still tough. Seven ways to reenergize your job search.

For America's jobless, the labor market is sending conflicting signals. On one hand, unemployment in December dropped to 9.4 percent, its lowest rate in 19 months, the US Department of Labor reported Friday. On the other hand, a separate Labor survey showed that the economy added only 103,000 jobs, when economists were expecting about 150,000 new nonfarm jobs. What to make of it all? In fits and starts, the economy is staging a very modest recovery, but it may take years before the nation regains the jobs it lost during the Great Recession. To find a job, many unemployed Americans may need to reenergize their own job search. Here are seven ways to do it:

School bans Facebook for a week: five lessons students learned

Considering a New Year’s Resolution to cut back on Facebook time in favor of real face time with friends and family? A one-week blackout of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and instant messaging at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania prompted students and faculty to reflect on – and in some cases, change – their usage habits.

"Damper" put on well-off, family-friendly community after suicide follows first Disney town murder

After first-ever Disney town murder another unrelated community crisis ends in a police standoff and a suicide. What happened in Celebration?

Schwab hosts 2,000 financial advisors: Here are the take-aways

Some intel from the big Schwab conference in Boston last week.

Anna Chapman loses her British citizenship, but not her red hair

Anna Chapman, one of ten Russian sleeper agents in the US recently swapped for alleged Western spies, has had her British citizenship revoked.

Anna Chapman dubbed femme fatale of Russian spy case

Anna Chapman, called the femme fatale of a spy case with Cold War-style intrigue, is a self-styled entrepreneur who dabbled in real estate.

Online friends can be lifelines for the unemployed

Web networking among the unemployed is surging, but experts stress that human contact matters as much as online friends.

Doh! Your new friend on Facebook might be the FBI.

Think you can hide out in cyberspace? Think again. The FBI is all over Facebook, Twitter, and other sites.

Top 10 social media tips for the job hunt

Social media can be an excellent way to find a job – if you do it right.

On Valentine's Day: You've been friended

Facebook and other social media are increasingly the way we form communities and communicate. Friending is fine, though it's like a second-grade valentine.

Howard Schmidt, cybersecurity 'czar': Who is he?

Unemployment rate falls. Should your job search change?

Fall in unemployment rate means you should reenergize your job search.

RFID on the next iPhone? Why?

An RFID-equipped iPhone could open doors – literally – and advance the technology.

A private eye does an online search of us

In 20 short minutes, he puts together an extensive dossier on a Monitor editor, including his social security number, hobbies, and sartorial habits.

Three days, 20 words, new job

Social networks are speeding up hiring with ‘twésumés’ and other new tricks.

How to find jobs through social networks

Opinion: I cn txt n drv btr thn u

But even as a primary offender, I welcome a nationwide ban.