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Investors praise policymakers’ rescue deal
14/03/2011 14:37
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My shocking visit to the Apple Genius Bar
12/03/2011 11:34
For years, I've asserted that in selling products and building up brand loyalty, feelings are more important than rational things. People are more likely to make purchase decisions based on emotions than intellect. Oftentimes, particularly with brands that evoke loyalty, buyers' emotional responses...
Can Coffee Cut a Woman's Stroke Risk?
12/03/2011 11:24
Women who have at least one cup of coffee -- or even five cups -- daily may be reducing their risk of stroke by as much as 25 percent, new Swedish research shows. And women who don't drink coffee at all may actually be increasing their risk for stroke, the researchers noted. However, the...
Dow Ends Slightly Lower in Choppy Trading
10/03/2011 11:25
FOX Business: The Power to Prosper The blue chips edged lower on the two-year anniversary of markets hitting bottom in the depths of the financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.3 points, or 0.01%, to 12,213, the S&P 500 skid 1.8 points, or 0.14%, to 1,320 and the Nasdaq...
HP CEO Apotheker, Board Faulted Over Appointment of Directors
10/03/2011 11:18
Hewlett-Packard Co. directors, including Chief Executive Officer Leo Apotheker, went against company rules in their appointment of new board members, according to a shareholder-advisory group. Apotheker played a direct role in picking new board members, a move that contravenes the board’s own...
Inside AT&T vs Verizon iPad 2 data service plans
09/03/2011 11:28
AT&T continues to offer its no commitment plan that users can start or stop anytime without incurring any fees. While it originally offered an unlimited 3G data plan for iPad users, it currently only offers a 250MB cap for $15 and a 2GB plan for $25. In addition to 3G data service, AT&T...
Warner Studio to Test Movie Rentals via Facebook
09/03/2011 11:24
Warner Brothers became the first major media company to offer a movie for rent on Facebook, a move that could position the social network to become a force in the digital distribution of movies, rivaling services like Netflix and iTunes. Warner said on Tuesday that it would allow Facebook users...
Consumers Ratchet Up Borrowing .
08/03/2011 14:58
Consumers added to their non-mortgage debts for the fourth straight month in January, suggesting that the U.S. economy owes its recent acceleration in part to renewed borrowing. Consumer credit, which excludes real estate loans such as home mortgages, grew at a 2.5% annual pace to $2.4 trillion,...
Ivory Coast president nationalizes coffee and cocoa industry
08/03/2011 14:49
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, who is fighting to keep a political title the United Nations says isn't his, on Monday nationalized the nation's two main cash crops, coffee and cocoa, according to state-run television. In a statement read on air, the government announced that "the purchase...
These Days, Everyone Can Stand the Heat
07/03/2011 11:14
Look, if they were great, you'd be bored. The Miami Heat did brush greatness, a couple of months ago, ripping off a run of 21 wins out of 22 games in which they thundered through the NBA and briefly hushed the clamor over LeBron James's graceless exit from Cleveland. The Decision suddenly looked...
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