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The following is an excerpt from AP | May 15, 2013 | cbsnews.com |
Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and other sensitive information, experts say.
Many consumers simply don't realize how vulnerable their ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from KOPIN TAN | March 30, 2013 | Barrons.com |
With stocks at record highs and investors unconvinced that the milestone is deserved, the throngs looking to "sell in May and go away" seemed raring to go…in April.
That impulse is particularly strong this spring. In each ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from ELLIOTT ABRAMS | March 21, 2013 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
President Obama spoke to the Israeli people today, at the Jerusalem Convention Center. His remarks moved his administration toward the pre-Obama consensus views of the Clinton and Bush administrations, indeed at several points echoing Bush’s 2008 ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Brendan Conway | March 11, 2013 | Barrons.com |
The technology sector as a source of dividends? It’s no substitute for higher-yielding stocks and bonds. It’s no “staid” investment. But it’s the reason there’s a Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index.
A week from today the technology-dividend index ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Leah Schnurr | March 5, 2013 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - Market professionals sometimes deride it as a relic, deeply flawed in its structure, useful mostly as the man-on-the-street's window on the stock market.
But the old man of Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Lu Wang | March 2, 2013 | Bloomberg.com |
U.S. stocks rose for the week, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the highest level since 2007, as better-than-estimated economic data overshadowed concern over federal spending cuts and Italian elections.
An index of homebuilders climbed 1.5 ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from JONATHAN CHENG | February 27, 2013 | WSJ.com |
to a five-year high, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the cusp of its record close, as a solid Italian bond auction and central-bank reassurances offset worries about Europe's debt crisis.
The blue-chip index jumped 175 ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from David Zielenziger | February 17, 2013 | ibtimes.com |
When Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) reports fourth-quarter results late Tuesday, millions of customers as well as investors might come to understand why Chairman Michael S. Dell is so determined to complete the $24.4 billion leveraged buyout of ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from KOPIN TAN | February 16, 2013 | Barrons.com |
If a bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist, then buyout firms' circling of Nasdaq suggests one thing: The exchange operator's price tag is tempting.
The Carlyle Group —whose shares (ticker: CG) ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Tiernan Ray | February 13, 2013 | Barrons.com |
Networking equipment titan Cisco Systems (CSCO) this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue in line and earnings per share that topped consensus.
Revenue in the three months ended in January rose to $12.1 billion, yielding EPS of 51 ... Read More
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The following is excerpt from Liana B. Baker | February 12, 2013 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp on Tuesday said it would buy General Electric's remaining 49 percent equity stake in their NBCUniversal joint venture for about $16.7 billion, speeding up a deal that had not been expected until ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from BRAD FRISCHKORN | February 6, 2013 | WSJ.com |
TOKYO—Japan's stock market is experiencing a rally unmatched since bulls ruled in the 1980s, as a weak yen and expectations of much bolder steps by the central bank draw investors into the long-dormant market.
Wednesday's 3.8% gain ... Read More
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