Business Notebook

DAVOS, Switzerland (Dow Jones) -- Times are tough in the private equity business, but the industry will survive, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts founding partner Henry Kravis said Friday at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Reporters notebook: Long live private equity

Times are tough in the private equity business, but the industry will survive, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts founding partner Henry Kravis insists Friday at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

WARWICK - One of the major advantages of joining the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce is the opportunity to network and promote your business or service.

Two weeks ago, I took delivery from NFL Films of the final episode in its America’s Game: The Missing Rings series, on the Bengals team that lost to the 49ers on Joe Montana’s last-minute pass to John Taylor in Super Bowl XXIII.

Sony has released a new brand of thin and stylish notebooks PCs called the Vaio P “Pocket Style PC”. The notebook is just 19 mm thin and weighs just 594g. It resembles a business envelope in size and it can easily fit into the back pocket of your jeans or trousers.

Touch screens have mostly been limited to business-minded Tablet PCs. But HP's TouchSmart tx2 gets props for bringing touch to the masses. This hybrid notebook lifts HP's desktop experience from its TouchSmart IQ506 and drops it into a smallish package--small in that it has a 12.1-inch screen; but...

The outdoor calendar runs every Friday.

Even the roomful of jaded sports writers seemed a tad starstruck Thursday at a press conference highlighting Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and Faith Hill and John Legend, the performers in Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame and halftime shows.

After months of rumors, we've confirmed that a Googler is getting an Obama administration appointment.