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The president and CEO of Temecula, Calif.-based Search Initiatives, parent company of eLocal Listing and MyLocally, talks with the Opportunist’s Managing Editor Leslie Stone about his company’s online lead generation solutions for local businesses.
Search Initiatives is a leading provider of search based, content-driven lead generation solutions for small- to ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Lawrence Krauss | January 27, 2012 | Slate.com |
Newt Gingrich described himself as a visionary when he unveiled plans Wednesday to create a mammoth new space program, including a permanent colony on the moon within the next nine years. Within eight years, he pledges ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from: Moneynews.com | January 27, 2012 |
U.S. economic growth may not top 2 percent this year and a third round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve would have little effect, said Martin Feldstein, a professor of economics at Harvard University.
“We’re going to have a ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Parisa Hafezi and Ramin Mostafavi | January 29, 2012 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions on Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Michael Graczyk, Associated Press | January 28, 2012 | usatoday.com |
GALVESTON, Texas – Galveston's Bolivar Ferry, Texas' version of the famous New York Staten Island Ferry, may be the best tourist bargain in the Lone Star State.
It's free, and the roughly 20-minute ride each ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Morgan Stanley | January 26, 2012 | Barrons.com |
The Morgan Stanley economic forecast for the U.S. is that real gross domestic product growth averages about 2% over the next two years. The economy expands, but growth is held down by the unfinished business left ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from David Zielenziger | January 27, 2012 | ibtimes.com |
Shares of Juniper Networks plunged nearly 11 percent as the Internet equipment maker reported dismal fourth-quarter results and it lost market share to No. 1 maker Cisco Systems.
Juniper shares were at $20.61, down 8 percent, in ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from: Associated Press | January 27, 2012 | cbsnews.com |
(AP) NEW YORK - A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines.
The word is "fracking" — as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool | January 26, 2012 | DailyFinance.com |
Amazon.com (AMZN) may be gearing up to start charging for its unlimited video streaming service.
If what industry sources are telling the New York Post holds up, the leading online retailer would go ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from John W. Schoen | January 26, 2012 | msnbc.com |
In the Wild West of the ongoing mortgage mess, there’s a new sheriff in town. And he’s not handing "Get Out of Jail Free" cards in return for a $25 billion check.
The appointment of New ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Charles Duhigg and David Barboza | January 25, 2012 | Nytimes.com |
The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws.
When workers in the cafeteria ran ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Desmond Butler Associated Press | January 27, 2012 | abcnews.go.com |
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday sidestepped a delicate dispute between two allies over the World War I-era killing of Armenians in Turkey.
Clinton was asked why the United States has not matched ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from: Suzane McGee | January 25, 2012 | TheFiscalTimes.com |
Can Apple (AAPL) thrive without Steve Jobs at its helm? Months after the legendary founder of Apple succumbed to cancer, the resounding reply to that question appears to be in the affirmative. Indeed, after recording a ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Kate Gibson | January 25, 2012 | Marketwatch.com |
S&P 500 has closed up 12 out of 15 sessions so far this year
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks erased losses to turn higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates near ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from: Thomas Catan | January 25, 2012 | WSJ.com |
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Wearing leg irons and guarded by federal agents, David Whitaker posed as an agent for online drug dealers in dozens of recorded phone calls and email exchanges with Google sales executives, spending $200,000 in government ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Rita McGrath | January 24, 2012 | Forbes.com |
This article is by Rita McGrath, an associate professor of management, at Columbia Business School and co-author of The Entrepreneurial Mindset (2000), MarketBusters: 40 Strategic Moves That Drive Exceptional Business Growth (2005), and Discovery Driven Growth: ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Noah Shachtman | January 25, 2012 | Wired.com |
Newt Gingrich isn’t the only politician who’s freaked out by China and Russia’s online spying. But the new Republican presidential frontrunner may be the highest-profile political figure all but openly calling for cyberwar with Moscow and ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from David Goldman | January 24, 2012 | CNN.com |
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Ask Siri how Apple recorded the best quarter in history for a tech company, and her answer should be: "Me."
Apple sold a stunning 37 million iPhones last quarter, twice what it sold ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Doug McKelway | January 24, 2012 | foxnews.com |
Richard Cordray made his first appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in his role as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but his calm exchanges with Republican adversaries on the House Committee on ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Andrew Ferguson | To be featured on January 30, 2012 | Weeklystandard.com |
Who knows what the first marriage is really like?
We have good news for all you skeptics who’ve been wondering whether you should trust the gossipy stories in the new book The Obamas: ... Read More
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