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Erase hard drives before recycling laptops
Q: I have three old laptops that I would like to donate - a Compaq and a Toshiba that are about 7 years old, and a 1995 Compaq.
Geek Squad Signs Four Master Agents
Four master agents keen to add field services to their portfolios have signed with Geek Squad, Best Buy's tech support division.
ThinkEco and Best Buy Bring Smart Wireless Control to Window Air Conditioners in New York City
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkEco, Inc., the energy efficiency firm, is now offering New York City residents an easy way to take control of their air conditioning bills this summer.
Best Buy's Problems Can't Be Fixed With A Good Quarter
Making money has a way of patching over differences, but investors would do well to approach Best Buy 's "outperformance" in Q1 with a healthy dose of skepticism.
Is the Worst Behind Best Buy's Biggest Investors?
For the year-to-date, Best Buy Co. Inc. is down 19.73 percent. On Tuesday, the company reported its first quarter earnings .
Best Buy hires communications executive who worked for Clinton, Giuliani, CNN
Best Buy Co. Inc. on Thursday announced that Matthew Furman is joining the company as senior vice president of communications and public affairs, effective June 22.
Sprint HTC Evo 4G Lte now shipping
You will most likely be able to purchase the HTC EVO 4G LTE at Best Buy locations sometime this week.
Amazon's Valuation Looks Crazy, Until You Look At Amazon's Potential
Shareholders at Amazon.com 's annual meeting in Seattle today will have to make their way past protesters complaining about the online retailer's heavy use of electricity in server farms, failure to pay state sales taxes, and probably Chairman Jeff Bezos ' membership in the top 1% of the top 1%. But they'll be considerably happier than the ... (more)
Lars Ulrich snares new opportunity: Acting
Lars Ulrich of Metallica stepped out from behind the drum set and onto the movie set for HBO's 'Hemingway Gellhorn,' which premieres Monday.
Best Buy is current PR flub poster child
It seems like every month we have a new poster child that illustrates all that is wrong in corporate communications.
Best Buy Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
May 23, 2012 --The board of directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. has authorized payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per common share.
Best Buy Awards More Than $1 Million to 2012 Scholarship Program Winners
Deserving students across the country receive $1,000 college scholarships from Best Buy Children's Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, May 23, 2012 - Best Buy Co., Inc.
Piper Jaffray Reiterates Neutral Rating, Lowers PT for Best Buy
In a company note published earlier today, Piper Jaffray & Co. reiterated its Neutral rating for Best Buy Co., Inc.
Stealth startup Airtime raises $25M, buys Erly
Airtime, the video startup founded by Napster duo Sean Parker and Sean Fanning, announced today it had closed a second round funding and purchased another startup.
Talented Country/ Alternative Folk / Rock Band Oak Street Blues Unleashes New Single, "Stars"
Email: prwizzzz@aol.com Website: http://www.oakstreetblues.com/ May 21, 2012 - One of the hottest new and emerging acts in their genre of Country/ Alternative Folk /Rock music OAK STREET BLUES, a band, which consist of Chris Hall, Jenny Arias and Desiree Gonzalez who that transcends trends are excited to release their new single 'Stars' worldwide ... (more)
Best Buy tops expectations in Q1, online revenue and mobile sales up
Best Buy on Tuesday reported results for the first quarter of 2012. The electronics retail giant posted better-than-expected earnings per share, despite declining store sales.
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Is Best Buy Dropping Hints About Apple's Next MacBook Launch?
Best Buy's latest move can't just be ascribed to regular spring cleaning. The electronics retailer has put several versions of Apple's MacBook on sale, prompting speculation that an upgrade for the laptop may be in the near future.
Best Buy profit falls, adj. earns tops Street view
In this Sept 12, 2011 file photo, a Best Buy employee looks over a cell phone contract for a customer at a Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif.
Stock Market Today: May 22, 2012
Stocks to Watch from The Survey - Investors are digesting earnings reports from a number of retailers today.