May 17, 2013

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American Airlines Doesn't Want Your Bags in the Cabin
Businessweek
The airline that introduced checked-baggage fees has learned the downside of funneling more suitcases into the cabin: It takes longer for people to board. As a result, American Airlines will now allow passengers with only an item small enough to stow on the ...
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Facebook, a year after IPO
Washington Post
After a market debut marred by technical glitches and a deep dive in the company's stock price, Facebook has spent the past year focused on its biggest weaknesses: how to make money and keep its more than 1 billion users tethered to the social network.
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Consumer Sentiment Index in U.S. Rose to 83.7 in May from 76.4
Bloomberg
Americans' confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer ...
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Icahn Wins Ouster of Transocean Chairman
New York Times
Transocean shareholders voted out the oil drilling company's chairman and backed one of Carl C. Icahn's director nominees, though stockholders decided against his proposal for a $4 dividend. Under intense pressure from Mr. Icahn, J. Michael Talbert had ...
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NYSE cancels irregular trades in Anadarko stock: Bloomberg
Reuters
Fri May 17, 2013 9:11pm EDT. (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange canceled trades in Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC.N) after a blip in trading cut the market value of the company by 99 percent, according to a report in Bloomberg. Trading in the ...
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How Will Gen X Retire?
Wall Street Journal
Typical Generation Xers now in their late 30s to late 40s saw their net worth drop by a larger proportion than older Americans during the financial crisis and came out of it less prepared for retirement than the post-World War II boomer generation, according to ...
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BP, Transocean Are Sued by Texas Over 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
Bloomberg
Texas sued BP Plc (BP/), Transocean Ltd. and others involved in the 2010 oil spill, calling it the "worst environmental disaster" in U.S. history and becoming the fifth Gulf of Mexico state to file claims. The state accused the companies of violating Texas ...
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Lew Orders Review of IRS Systems After Groups Scrutinized
Bloomberg
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said he learned in general terms about a probe into IRS screening of tax-exempt groups in March and now has ordered agency officials to deliver within 30 days a plan to correct any "systemic" shortcomings. Lew said he ...
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When Is An Apology NOT An Apology? New Lessons From Abercrombie & Fitch
Forbes
You know when your spouse does something really bad, and knows he needs to apologize, but doesn't really want to? And you know how the way he puts it is often something like: "Oh, dear, I'm so sorry that you feel that way" or "sorry that you got so upset"?
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US HOT STOCKS: Acquity Group Active in Late Trading
Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 121 points to 15354, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 17 points to 1667, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 34 points to 3499. Among the companies with shares ...
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NEA Notches 3000 Percent Return on Tableau Software Investment
Bloomberg
For New Enterprise Associates Inc., its investment return on Tableau Software Inc. (DATA) was off the charts. NEA's $29.2 million investment in the digital-chart provider, which made its stock-market debut today, was valued at more than $950 million at the ...
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Former IBM Chief to Lead Bloomberg Privacy Review
New York Times
In a continuing effort to address concerns that reporters at Bloomberg L.P.'s news division looked at terminal subscribers' data, the company on Friday appointed Samuel J. Palmisano, the former chairman and chief executive of I.B.M., to review its privacy and ...
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Dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed stimulus exit talk
Reuters
By Herbert Lash. NEW YORK | Fri May 17, 2013 4:28pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after ...
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European car sales rise slightly in April
The Detroit News
In April, for the first time in 18 months, monthly new auto registrations in Europe increased. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Friday April registrations in the 27-nation European Union climbed nearly 2 percent, from 1.02 million to ...
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Fed has not lowered interest rates enough: Kocherlakota
Reuters
By Ann Saphir. CHICAGO | Fri May 17, 2013 3:25pm EDT. CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and ...
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Judge revives Dexia lawsuit vs. JPMorgan over mortgage claims
Fox Business
A federal judge has revived a closely watched lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of misleading Belgian-French bank Dexia SA into buying more than $1.6 billion of troubled mortgage debt. Citing a recent federal appeals court decision, U.S. District ...
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Maersk Line Says Profit Returns as Container Rates Recover
Bloomberg
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB) said its container-shipping line, the world's largest, posted a first-quarter profit as freight rates picked up. Maersk Line's net income totaled $204 million, compared with a loss of $599 million a year earlier, the ...
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Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr
Businessweek
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. The Sunnyvale ...
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Groupon's Andrew Mason Records An Album To Teach Business
Forbes
Andrew Mason, former CEO of Groupon, has recorded an album to teach young people about business. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife). Say what you will about Andrew Mason, he's got drive and he always has. Now, following his termination from ...
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Dow, S&P end at records, stocks mark fourth week of gains
Reuters
By Leah Schnurr. NEW YORK | Fri May 17, 2013 6:01pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks continued their climb into uncharted territory on Friday, racking up the fourth week of gains in a row as encouraging economic data prompted investors to pick up ...
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Gas Export Approval Not Seen Signaling US Permit Flood
Bloomberg
The conditional approval of a natural gas export terminal in Texas doesn't necessarily open the floodgates for overseas sales as the U.S. weighs how best to use its growing energy resources. The U.S. Energy Department said yesterday that exports from the ...
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This Week
Wall Street Journal
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw its credit rating cut one notch to double-A by Standard & Poor's, which cited the company's heavy reliance on its insurance operations. The downgrade comes after S&P revised the criteria used to evaluate insurers' ...
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It's Worth Navigating The Social Media Minefield Even If You Fear It
Business Insider
They have heard stories about people who accidentally destroyed their reputations by making an egregious mistake on sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Reddit. In light of the risks associated with online interactions, especially the potential for making a ...
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The Low-Price Boost for Stocks
Wall Street Journal
The lousy job environment led the Federal Reserve to launch its latest round of bond buying. The leaden inflation environment could keep it from withdrawing it anytime soon. The upshot: Stocks could head much higher than they are now. The Labor ...
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Taco Bell Adds 'Waffle Taco' in Battle for Breakfast Dollars
Businessweek
A cheesy Taco Bell (YUM) gordita sounds good at 1 a.m., but first thing before work? No way. Taco Bell might rule the late-night "fourth meal" hours, but it's eager to get into the breakfast business, too. A few weeks ago, it started testing a new product—the ...
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Behind Chinese Protests, Growing Dismay at Pollution
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—As news spread earlier this year that China's government had approved a refinery and petrochemicals base near Kunming in southwest China to process crude piped in from Myanmar, a 51-year-old local environmental activist named Zheng ...
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Blogs10 new results for Business
 
Facebook Might Buy Tumblr - Business Insider
By Henry Blodget
And it certainly makes sense for Facebook to take a close look at it.
Business Insider
Georgia Tech's $7,000 Master's Degree - Business Insider
By Megan Rose Dickey
Computer engineering majors make a starting salary of $70400 per year on average. ;
Business Insider
Microsoft's Attack Video Against Google Chrome - Business Insider
By Judith Grey
During Google's developer conference. Coincidence?
SAI
Toronto Mayor Accused Of Smoking Crack - Business Insider
By Pamela Engel
This isn't the first controversy he's been involved in.
Clusterstock
State of Social Media Advertising - Business Insider
By Josh Luger
The media constellation has become increasingly fractured. The Web produced the initial fissure, but mobile created new cracks in the landscape. Today, no single medium earns more than 45% of our media consumption. How can you solve ...
Advertising
Allure Magazine Backlash Over Zoe Saldana's Weight - Business ...
By Aly Weisman
"Several hundred pages of possibly decent editorial content, overshadowed by a stupid cover line."
The Wire
Japan Fires Third Arrow Of Abenomics - Business Insider
By Matthew Boesler
The government will set a target for domestic private-sector investment of 70 trillion yen ($687 billion) annually, Abe said in a speech to business executives and academics, the level before the 2008 financial crisis and up about 10 percent ...
Money Game
Cheese Grater Business Card - Laughing Squid
By Rusty Blazenhoff
Brazilian specialty cheese store Bon Vivant wanted a clever way to introduce and reinforce their brand, so agency JWT Brazil came up with the Grater Card, a small cheese grater that doubles as a business card. It's made of light metal, and ...
Laughing Squid
Bodies Removed from Modesto Funeral & Cremation Business - KTXL
By fox40samcohen
Bodies were removed from a cremation and funeral business in Modesto by officers, allegedly investigation complaints from family members.
KTXL FOX40
Ex-Groupon boss to release album of 'motivational business music ...
By Trevor Mogg
Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason said this week that since being fired from the daily deals company, he's been busy recording an album of 'motivational business music' designed to teach some basic business skills to those newly ...
Digital Trends

Web9 new results for Business
 
30 Unconventional Business Cards - Mashable
Looking to spruce up your branding? Check out these 30 creative business cards that leave quite the lasting impression.
mashable.com/2013/05/16/crazy-business-cards/
Google's business practices to be investigated by Canadian ...
It appears that Canada will become the latest country to look into the business practices of search giant Google. The Financial Post reports that Canada's ...
www.theverge.com/.../googles-business-practices-to-be-investi...
Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Justin Bieber has just hours to reclaim his pet monkey from the animal shelter where it has been since it was seized by German customs, ...
news.yahoo.com/bieber-pay-german-monkey-business-13394...
In Maine, exceptions do rule - Maine Business
The third annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by New York-based American Express Co., ranked Maine 47th out of 50 states and ...
www.pressherald.com/.../in-maine-exceptions-do-rule_2013-0...
Bennington Banner: Website: Manchester open for business ...
Saturday May 18, 2013 MANCHESTER -- Manchester Assessor and Economic Development Officer Pauline Moore, and Zoning Administrator Lee Krohn, ...
www.benningtonbanner.com/.../website-manchester-open-busi...
Business - The Boston Globe
PARIS — European auto sales broke an 18-month losing streak in April, industry data showed Friday. But don't pop open the Champagne just yet: The uptick ...
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/05/17/.../story.html
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT Job in San Diego ...
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT job in San Diego, California, US. Read the BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT job description and find other ...
jobview.monster.com/business-solutions-consultant-job-san-di...
Bulfinch Hotel in Boston to become the Boxer - Business - The ...
The Bulfinch Hotel near TD Garden is unveiling a new, more upscale identity on Monday when the recently renovated property officially becomes the Boxer.
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/05/17/.../story.html
Brazil deal lifts iRobot's global business - Business - The Boston Globe
Bedford's iRobot Corp. continued its rise after it was awarded contracts totaling $7.2 million from the Brazilian government for robots to help provide security as ...
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/05/17/.../story.html


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