For Watson, it was elementary. IBM’s mighty supercomputer has landed the title of new Jeopardy! champ. No matter how hard Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings — the two human contestants pitted against the machine — tried, they were …
The American beef market has rebounded since the dark days of 2003, when a report of “mad cow disease” virtually shut down U.S. beef and pork exports. Now, thanks to strong demand from Asia, industry officials say 2010 was the …
Pharmaceutical companies looking for fresh sources of profit are increasingly investing in a range of health care innovations that aren’t drugs at all, from smartphone apps and educational websites to social media platforms and…
The U.S. trade gap widened to just under $500 billion in 2010, but that obscures impressive growth in global sales of U.S. goods. And the outlook for 2011 is even better. Still, to reach a trade surplus, America must solve two …
Dire warnings about higher prices notwithstanding, not everyone in the consumer-staple sector expects to be a sorry victim of inflation. Count General Mills among those who aren’t afraid of the inflation bogey. It has been rais…