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13, August 2007 ( 01:01:06 )
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Cashing in on blog bling  
Spend any time online these days and you'll see and hear a lot about widgets. On the web, these are tiny free softwar...
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Real $3.1 mansion causes a virtual stir  
Gone are the days of browsing through the newspaper in search of houses on the market. Now, most potential buyers loo...
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Survey: Consumers don't like video downloads  
Here's one possible reason why Apple isn't talking about the progress of video downloads on iTunes, reports Senior Ed...
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Microsoft looks to Halo to jumpstart Xbox sales  
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Test-driving the new iMac  
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Dell to pay ousted ex-CEO $48.5M in cash  
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Your move, Netflix  
Blockbuster's purchase of Movielink is one more punch in the ongoing battle with Netflix, reports the Media Biz blog.
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How a small winery found Internet fame  
How do you get your product noticed in a sea of look-alike competitors? If you're South African winery Stormhoek, you...
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Cisco earnings beat expectations  
Computer networking company Cisco Systems reported higher-than-expected earnings on a boost in quarterly sales, the c...
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Priceline soars as profit doubles  
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Brocade shares jump on revised outlook  
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Don't be arrogant  
What was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa. - Charles E. Wilson, president of GM, 1953
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Web 2.0 reinvents the press release  
When Adam Cohen learned that developers planned to build condos on five acres of pristine wetland within sight of his...
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Dell's new PC to run Linux and Windows  
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Samsung's identity crisis  
One day in the not-so-far-off past, Kun-Hee Lee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, sent each of his closest friends an...
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Back-to-school gadgets  
Big retailers are working hard to cater to tech-hungry students. Here's how to put together a perfect package on a bu...
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About to retire? It's all about the 'safe money'  
Big stock-market drops can be a boon for the young since they get to buy low and then let their investments grow for ...
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U.S. drive stalls for Chinese automakers  
First there was serial entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, who, building on his experience importing Subarus and Yugos, pr...
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Central banks inject billions to calm markets  
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If your mortgage lender goes under...  
American Home Mortgage filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Mortgage banking company Homebanc announ...
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Joy ride with a genius  
Everyone has a dream: Inventing the next great vice. Running a corporation. Traveling into space. Me? I'm searching f...
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Mortgage demand jumps, bankers say  
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Is Google's free ride as fast as Vista?  
How's this for irony? Choosing the software that's supposed to make our work lives easier is becoming horribly comple...
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Jobless claims rise more than expected  
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Mortgage defaults growing, AIG says  
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The great Arctic Circle oil rush  
It's an irony that even Al Gore might appreciate. As global warming causes the polar icecaps to recede, potentially o...
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US plans crackdown on illegal immigrants  
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Housing gets mixed outlook  
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Back-to-school sales' mixed grades  
Despite heavy back-to-school discounting from Wal-Mart and other merchants, retailers reported a mixed bag of sales a...
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Wholesale inventories up  
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Rates steady, statement soothes  
The Federal Reserve as expected left a key short-term interest rate unchanged Tuesday, but indicated in its closely s...
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Job Growth  
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Consumer Confidence  
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Manufacturing (ISM)  
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Subprime woes hit BNP Paribas  
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U.S. drive stalls for China carmakers  
First there was serial entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, who, building on his experience importing Subarus and Yugos, pr...
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The venture capital king of Europe  
On a late May morning when I visit Danny Rimer at his London office, he puts on a big grin every time either of two s...
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FDA studying new Nexium data  
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Chemical makers extend $16.3B bid  
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Istithmar clinches Barneys for $942.3M  
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Air France-KLM results below views  
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Vodafone keeps Verizon Wireless stake  
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Nokia outsources chip biz to STMicro  
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Lenovo eyeing Packard Bell  
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Toyota sees U.S. industry sales down  
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Daimler has money to spend  
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Debt backlog slows Virgin Media sale  
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NYSE Euronext trade hits record in July  
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Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world  
I remember there was a time when the value of his enterprises was very low," recalls Patrick, the youngest son of Car...
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World's first carbon-free city  
It may seem strange that the emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the planet's largest suppliers of oil, is planning to build...
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It's all about the 'safe money'  
Big stock-market drops can be a boon for the young since they get to buy low and then let their investments grow for ...
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Make money in overseas markets  
Question: In a world of globalization, should you invest a larger portion of your assets in foreign equities? I'm in ...
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Big-ticket mortgage rates rise  
Don't look now but the cost of financing a home purchase in some of the nation's priciest areas just got more expensi...
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First-timer in a fitful stock market  
Question: I'm 28 years old and looking to invest some extra money that's come my way recently, $10,000 to be exact. A...
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Sales tax takes a holiday  
Students may not get too excited for back-to-school, but in many states there's cause for parents to smile, as it's t...
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Delays thwart Virgin America's first flight  
After years of preparation and planning, Virgin America is finally ready for take off, despite delays caused by a sum...
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Baby boom - Cash crunch  
In the fall of 2003, Dennis and Beth Albiani had their future perfectly planned. They'd purchased 18 acres of rolling...
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Break the bank: Go online  
Here's a familiar scene: Lunch hour at the bank, and you're waiting in line for a teller. You're there to deposit a f...
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Your Home: When to cash out  
There are tempting ways to use your home for potential financial gain. Here's how and when they make sense.
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An IRA for you - and your spouse too  
Question: I've contributed to a Roth IRA in the past and plan to do so again this year. My wife isn't employed, but I...
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Subprime problems spread  
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Taurus: A darn good car  
The rebirth of the Taurus was given a sour reception, but the new Ford deserves better.
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The myth of back-to-school iMac sales  
Sales of the new iMac are likely to be strong, but not because parents are going to buy them for school, writes Busin...
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About to retire? Make sure you have 'safe money'  
Big stock-market drops can be a boon for the young since they get to buy low and then let their investments grow for ...
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What your boss wants from you  
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The China conflict  
Fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square Wednesday night to mark the official one-year rundown to the 2008 Olympics. ...
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Shopping for mansions in Second Life  
Gone are the days of browsing through the newspaper in search of houses on the market. Now, most potential buyers loo...
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NBC readies YouTube-like video site  
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Mortgage rates fall for third straight week  
Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week after rising substantially over the previous two months, Freddie Mac ...
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Time to divorce The Knot?  
The online marriage company had a spectacular quarter. But the stock price should give investors cold feet, argues th...
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Two Goldman funds hit the skids  
Two Goldman Sachs computer-driven hedge funds have sold some positions after taking a big hit in recent weeks, accord...
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Blackstone raises record fund  
Private equity titan Blackstone Group raised $21.7 billion for its latest fund, despite a chill in the debt markets t...
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Retail stocks: Don't bail out just yet  
This year's trifecta of a housing slump, credit market crunch and high gas prices has made investors very jittery abo...
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Bonds surge as stocks tumble  
Bond prices surged Thursday as investors sought shelter as the equity market tumbled amid continued credit market fea...
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Treasury keeping eye on edgy markets  
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Oil falls below $71  
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Asian stocks advance  
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Bonds dip after weak auction  
Bond prices fell Wednesday after a lackluster sale of 10-year notes and as traders turned towards riskier assets rath...
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Leon Cooperman: Why I'm a bull  
The stunning drop in stock prices dominated the headlines for days in late July -- and not just in the business press...
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Oil seesaws on drop in crude supplies  
Oil prices see-sawed Wednesday after government said supplies of crude showed a big decrease, refining activity fell,...
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Why the private equity bubble is bursting  
Michael Psaros is ready to pounce. Perched in his office atop Manhattan's MetLife Building, with its sweeping views o...
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Markets open on-time despite N.Y. flooding  
Trading at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market began as scheduled Wednesday in spite of violent t...
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Dow: Biggest jump in nearly 5 years  
Wall Street's wild ride resumed Monday with the Dow industrials soaring 286 points, marking its biggest point gain in...
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Minorities rule in 10% U.S. counties  
Back in the early 1960s, Bob Dylan informed us that the times were a-changin'. He was right, at least ethnically; Ame...
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Bush: U.S. economy is thriving  
President Bush said Wednesday the U.S. economy is thriving and he is doing what it takes to keep it strong.
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FDIC Chairman: Banks are in good shape  
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Hormel cuts outlook, shares sink  
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Fannie Mae delays quarterly filing  
Fannie Mae told regulators Thursday that it will not be able to file its its quarterly report on form 10-Q for the qu...
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Dow sees 2nd worst day of '07  
Stock slumped Thursday, with the Dow suffering its second worst session of the year as worries about the global credi...
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Watch out for fake financial aid  
Parents beware - financial aid scams are growing. Complaints are up 60 percent last year, according to the Better Bus...
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Financial stocks get smacked  
Financials were among the hardest hit during Thursday's session as new credit concerns surfaced, sparking a steep sel...
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Stocks get pummeled  
Stock declines accelerated Thursday afternoon as worries about the global credit market sparked a broad selloff in eq...
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GM to begin testing Volt electric car by spring  
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You mean I'm not going to live forever?  
My AARP card arrived in the mail last year, unsolicited, just a few months shy of my fiftieth birthday, like it does ...
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Wall Street: Worried about credit  
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