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The following is an excerpt from Jennifer Rooney | May 16, 2013 | Forbes.com |
AT&T T -0.4%‘s “It’s Not Complicated” TV ads have been some of the most talked-about commercials of the past year. Featuring spunky, endearing kids, they’re cute, largely unscripted and a little irreverent. Mostly lauded for their ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Time.com | May 15, 2013 |
In the 117 years since the first solar cell was developed and the 110 years since the first powered flight, you’d have thought we would have combined the two technologies by now. When you’re trying to get from place ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from LUCIA MUTIKANI | May 13, 2013 | Thefiscaltimes.com |
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in April as households bought automobiles, building materials and a range of other goods, pointing to underlying strength in the economy.
The Commerce Department said on Monday retail sales edged up 0.1 percent ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Andrea Shalal-Esa and Deborah Charles | May 14, 2013 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - The top U.S. general in charge of cyber security warned on Tuesday that the United States is increasingly vulnerable to attacks like those that destroyed data on tens of thousands of ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from BYRON L. STUDDARD | May 14, 2013 | abcnews.com |
For decades, Wall Street has provided investors with a bit of supposed seasonal wisdom this time of year in the form of a rhyming slogan: "Sell in May and go away."
The saying actually originated in ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Wilson Rothman | May 13, 2013 | msnbc.com |
With an upcoming fix for Windows 8, Microsoft finds itself in a strange position: It has to make the faithful happy by shaping the experience to be more like the respected Windows 7. Meanwhile, the company ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Owen Jarus | May 6, 2013 | msnbc.com |
An ancient astronomical alignment in southern Peru has been discovered by researchers between a pyramid, two stone lines and the setting sun during the winter solstice. During the solstice, hundreds of years ago, the three would ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Michael Aneiro | May 6, 2013 | Barrons.com |
Another Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action against a municipal bond issuer today, this time charging the City of Harrisburg, PA., with securities fraud “for its misleading public statements when its financial condition was deteriorating and ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from MICHAEL WARREN | May 1, 2013 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
Rep. Walter B. Jones of North Carolina occupies a strange place on the spectrum of American politics. An 18-year House veteran from the conservative coast, Jones is a pro-life former Democrat, raised Baptist but a Catholic ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from CBSNews.com | May 1, 2013 |
Facebook (FB) says its net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue.
Facebook Inc. said Wednesday that its net income was $219 million, or 9 cents per share, ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Julianne Pepitone | May 1, 2013 | CNN.com |
Facebook finally decided to concentrate on mobile late last year, and its shares have recovered nicely from their post-IPO doldrums. To keep that momentum going, Facebook needs to prove that its mobile strategy is working.
Investors are ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan | April 30, 2013 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett may be on safari for major acquisitions, which he likes to call elephants, but shareholders may wonder if his Berkshire Hathaway Inc has become the biggest elephant in the ... Read More
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