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Hewlett-Packard moves printer PC executive Bradley into new job
on Tuesday named Todd Bradley, the head of its largest unit, printing and personal computers, to take on the new job of improving the company's China business and extending distribution partner relationships around the world.Bradley, who was among the people considered for the chief executive post after the ouster of Mark Hurd in 2010, will also work with CEO Meg Whitman to identify ...
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Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet
Reuters © People visit the Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi ...
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Survey CRE professionals still leery about recovery
Commercial real estate folks are just a tiny bit hesitant to call the recent recovery a hearty one in their business. That, according to the seventh semi-annual Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Survey, which was released by the University of St. Thomas' Shenehon Center for Real Estate on Tuesday. The results, tallied from a group of 50 CRE experts locally who work in development, finance ...
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Fallon loses Cadillac account
Minneapolis ad agency and the iconic American luxury vehicle maker have parted ways after a nearly three-year relationship when Cadillac decided to go in a different marketing ...
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DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015
LOS ANGELES - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. says its new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.DreamWorks expects $100 million in TV revenue this year. The Glendale, Calif., company released the figures in a call with analysts Tuesday.The deal to supply Netflix Inc. with 300 hours of new TV shows over several ...
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Coca-Cola Leveraging Social To Drive Leadership in Social Media Marketing
Coca-Cola.FM and live-streaming music events, Coca-Cola has shown the world how revolutionary they can be and how this type of marketing evokes emotional, long-lasting customer engagement. ...
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‘Full-Speed Ahead’ Before Fed Meeting
S&P 500 appears poised to post gains, StockMonster's Guy Adami said Tuesday. "I don't think there's going to be any taper talk at all," he said. "They've come this far, the Fed, why would they back off now? So, I think it's going to be full-speed ahead. Technically, the market's intact. I think we make a push up to that 1,687 level." On ...
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Obama ‘Essentially Fired’ Bernanke Meyer
President Barack Obama "essentially fired" Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in televised remarks this week, former Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer ...
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Google Puts Consumers at Risk AGs Say
Google to change the way its search engine displays results. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hasn't filed any charges against the search giant,but he has accused Google of helping facilitate the sale of illegal goods--from prescriptions to counterfeit music. Frustrated with the company's inaction, Hood announced on Tuesday that he will subpoena Google's business records to ...
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In praise of older workers Carlos Slim
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, among the richest people in the world with a fortune of $73 billion, says that workers in developed countries reach their prime at 60. Billionaire Carlos Slim, age 73, says workers--those in developed economies, anyway--are at their prime in their 60s and there is no reason for them to retire. "When you have an industrial economy like in the past where ...
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FBR Co. CEO Higher Rates May Slow US Growth
Are mergers & acquisitions ready to take off? Richard Hendrix, FBR & Co. chairman and CEO, explains why there will need to be different valuation and growth environments before private equity firms will get more ...
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CNBC Fed Survey When Will Fed Taper
CNBC's Steve Liesman discusses the results of the latest CNBC Fed Survey; and what impact tapering QE might have on the economy, with David Jones, DMJ Advisors, and CNBC's Rick ...
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Stocks close higher as all eyes focus on Fed meeting
2 hours ago The Dow soared nearly one percent on Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve kicked off a two-day meeting to discuss the future of the central bank's bond-buying program."All eyes are on the Fed," said John Fox, co-manager of the FAM Value Fund. "Economic news has been fine and continues the trend that we've been on, but tomorrow's going to have much bigger ...
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Chrysler backs down agrees to recall 2.7 million older-model Jeeps
3 hours ago After a public disagreement that threatened to blow up into a larger battle, Chrysler said Tuesday that it agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeep vehicles that a government safety watchdog said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended.Chrysler had been expected to file papers Tuesday refusing to comply with a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's voluntary recall ...
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Exclusive SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, several people familiar with the matter said on ...
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Google challenges surveillance court on First Amendment grounds
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment ...
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Adobe profit beats as Creative Cloud subscriptions soar
Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe Systems Inc., speaks during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecom Summit in New York May 21, ...
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US stocks surge ahead of Fed decision
US stocks have risen decisively as investors bet the Federal Reserve will stay the course the next day on its economic stimulus ...
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Precious Metals Struggle as Inflation Numbers Remain Weak
SLV ) futures for July decreased 8 cents to finish at $21.68.Both precious metals declined as government inflation numbers continue to remain weak. The latest consumer price index report, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed an increase in the average price of goods and ...
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Behind Valeant’s US$1.75-billion common shares offering
At regular intervals, a transaction comes along that shows no matter how often reference is made to the North American capital markets, the reality is there are two: theirs and ours. A planned US$1.75-billion offering of common shares by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a Canadian-headquartered company whose shares are listed on both the TSX and the NYSE, is the latest example that ...
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USDA to spend $38M to support sugar prices
The U.S. government will intervene in the sugar market for the first time in more than a decade, spending up to $38 million in an effort to forestall a later bailout of sugar producers -- including those in Minnesota -- that could cost over $300 ...
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Goodwill to open in La Jolla
The new store, at 7631 Girard Ave., is just under 1,600 square feet and will feature primarily clothing and accessories, with a smaller-than-average housewares section, said Sharon Corrigan, communications director for Goodwill Industries of San Diego ...
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RSF stock promoter charged with fraud
A Rancho Santa Fe stock promoter has been accused of fraudulently arranging the purchase of $2.5 million worth of shares in a penny stock in an effort to boost its ...
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Taco Bell to test Power Protein menu
NEW YORK -- Taco Bell plans to test a "Power Protein" menu as part of its push to provide choices for people looking to eat healthy.The chain says it will start testing the menu July 25 in Dayton, Ohio. The burritos and bowls will have more than 20 grams of protein and less than 450 calories.The test comes after the company announced in April that it would work to provide more ...
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After Hours Adobe rises La-Z-Boy flat after hours
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Adobe Systems Inc. and La-Z-Boy Inc. shares were in focus after hours Tuesday following an upbeat trading session that saw the major U.S. stock indexes put in solid ...
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Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.
Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.
An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more
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