Verisign Increases Sales But Misses Estimates On Earnings

It's looking like a huge Memorial Day weekend thus far, and the much anticipated head-to-head match up is looking like a non-starter.  Fast and Furious 6 (officially titled Furious 6 in the film's credits) opened on Friday with a massive $39 million, including $6.5 million in advance-night screenings.  That tops the $3.6 million midnight haul and $34 million opening Friday for Fast Five respectively.  The fifth 'Faster/Furiouser' entry ended its Fri-Sun debut in late April with $86.1 million.  Both Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and The Day After Tomorrow earned about 3.6x their opening day over the Fri-Mon debut, which would give Furious 6 a stunning $142 million by Monday. The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Bruce Almighty, and MIB3 had Memorial Day hauls over/under 4.0x their Friday number, which would give Furious 6 $156 million over Fri-Mon, good for the Memorial Day record.  A harshly front-loaded weekend such as X-Men: The Last Stand (2.7x its $45 million Friday) gets Furious 6 a 'mere' $105 million by Monday.  So put it 'between $105 million and $156 million, with $130 million looking likely.

Given how excited people get about taxes, it is surprising that We The People, the White House petition site does not show more action in the tax area.  Well at least one petition with substantial tax significance has merited White House response.  The petition was to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which holds that for purposes of federal law marriages of same sex couples are not recognized.  DOMA is not just about taxes. 

Hiring interns for your company means more than just finding a pair of hands to get you coffee or feet to run your clothes to the dry cleaner. Interns can be the future of your company, so it makes sense to hire the smartest and most capable workers Last year, nearly 60% of interns were converted into full-time hires by companies. After all, interns learned the ropes through their experience Think of it this way: You’re not just hiring a talented employee. By using your internship program as a talent pipeline, you’re also ensuring you hire field-tested workers. You don’t have to worry if the interns can do the job or will fit into the company culture; they’ve already proven their abilities Read moreMore about Features, Internships, Hiring, Careers, and Job Search Series

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An Apple-1 computer, made in 1976 and originally priced at $666, sold for a record $671,400 at an auction in Germany.