Most of us fully appreciate the importance of a brand to companies like McDonalds, FedEx, or Apple. But, what do people mean when they talk about personal brands? And, why exactly do you need a brand, anyway? This author explains why having a personal brand is so important.
Ford Motor Company had a strong second quarter, beating the Street by a nickel with a profit of $2.9 billion, and revenue of $35.5 billion. Driving the better-than-expected results were sales in North America and being "profitable in all of our operations around the world," Ford's Chief Executive Alan Mulally told CNBC Tuesday.
The executive talks about Ford's future prospects and shares his thoughts on the economic recovery.
Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."