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Google Lowers Nexus Termination Fee

February 8, 2010

WSJ.com: Markets

Google reduced the $350 fee it charges customers who drop its new Nexus One phone early to $150, following an inquiry from federal regulators.

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Google to Add Social Features to Gmail

February 8, 2010

Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune / By ASHLEE VANCE

Google will unveil add-ons to Gmail that let people post and view messages about their day-to-day activities.

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Anthem Blue Cross asked to justify controversial rate hikes

February 8, 2010

L.A. Times - Business

In a letter to the company, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius voices concern over the rates, which take effect March 1 for many of the insurer's 800,000 individual policyholders.

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The iPad Tweet That Enraged Steve Jobs? [Shut Up, Twitter]

February 8, 2010

Gawker / Ryan Tate

There was inevitably some cultural friction when Apple's secretive CEO took his new iPad around to New York's professionally indiscreet media. Exhibit A is a single tweet from a Wall Street Journal...

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Five Things RIMM Must Do To Survive

February 9, 2010

TheStreet.com / twocents@thestreet.com (Gary Krakow)

Contributor Gary Krakow thinks Research in Motion has their work cut out for them when it comes to competing with other smartphone makers in the 21st Century.

AgFeed plans IPO of animal nutrients feed arm

February 9, 2010

MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines

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New Frontier Media Reports Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Results (PR Newswire)

February 9, 2010

Corporate Earnings Headlines

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Bank Woes May Force ECB's Hand

February 9, 2010

WSJ.com: Economy

The funding woes of Greek banks may force the hand of the European Central Bank, which was hoping to wean European banks off its liquidity drip.

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Elizabeth Warren: Wall Street's Race to the Bottom

February 9, 2010

WSJ.com: Markets

Jamie Dimon is wrong. We shouldn't expect a crisis 'every five to seven years.'

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10th Person in Galleon Insider Case Pleads Guilty

February 8, 2010

New York Times / By ZACHERY KOUWE

A former executive of Intel became the 10th person to plead guilty in the Galleon Group insider trading case after admitting in court on Monday afternoon that he had passed confidential corporate ...

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Wall Street shocked, shocked that Dems are hostile towards them

February 8, 2010

Hot Air TV / tips@hotair.com (Hot Air Network, LLC)

Your losings, sir.

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As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out

February 9, 2010

New York Times / By JENNA WORTHAM

Sharon Rapoport, sons Seth and Isaac, and John Anderson look at their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in their basement.

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February 8, 2010 Stock Market Recap

February 9, 2010

Trader Mike / Michael

The price action was certainly disappointing today but there are a couple of good reasons not to read too much into it. First, volume was really light, so the selling wasn't intense.

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Euro perspective

February 9, 2010

The Conscience of a Liberal / By PAUL KRUGMAN

It's easy to lose perspective on the size of the Greek problem.

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Akio Toyoda Makes His Case

February 9, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

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Super Bowl Ads Need to Age Gracefully

February 9, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

An advertising executive asks why consumer companies spend millions to ignore or insult the over-50 audience that buys the most products

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Digital sales poised as game changer

February 9, 2010

L.A. Times - Business

A long-term trend is clear: Retail revenue from video games is declining, and online digital sales face rapid growth.

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China Property Drop Signals Stock Sell-Off: Technical Analysis

February 9, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

The Shanghai Composite Index may retreat another 8.6 percent, almost doubling its losses so far this year, after a gauge of property stocks sank to a nine-month low, according to WJB Capital Group Inc.

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SAP Upheaval Pits Plattner Against Ellison in Market-Share Spat

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

SAP AG Co-Founder Hasso Plattner may have a bigger challenge as he picks up his rivalry with Oracle Corp. -- again.

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400 Cadbury workers to lose jobs despite promise

February 8, 2010

Hundreds of Cadbury workers at a factory that the new owner Kraft promised to keep open face losing their jobs.

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Sri Lanka Arrests Defeated Election Candidate Fonseka (Update2)

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

Sri Lanka’s military police arrested General Sarath Fonseka, the opposition candidate defeated in last month’s presidential election, the Defense Ministry said.

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On the Road: A List No Hotel Wants to Be On

February 8, 2010

Business with Reuters - International Herald Tribune / By JOE SHARKEY

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Macquarie Second-Half Net May Beat Previous Forecast (Update1)

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia’s largest investment bank, said fiscal second-half profit may be higher than forecast amid a recovery in global markets.

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Greek crisis intensifies as Joe Stiglitz calls for Europe to 'teach the speculators a lesson'

February 8, 2010

Telegraph Business

Currency speculators have increased their bets against the euro to the highest level since its creation on the back of the crisis in Greece.

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Galleon Tipper Goel Pleads Guilty, Names Rajaratnam (Update3)

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

Rajiv Goel, a former managing director in Intel Corp.

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With Shake-Up, SAP Seeks Better Customer Relations

February 8, 2010

New York Times / By DAVID JOLLY

Léo Apotheker, the chief executive of SAP, has departed after less than a year in the job.

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Dead Stowaway on Delta Flight From JFK Spotlights Security Risk

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

A body found in the landing-gear compartment of a Delta Air Lines Inc. jet that flew to Tokyo’s Narita Airport from New York may spur a re-examination of U.S. aviation security.

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Elizabeth Warren: Time For Wall Street CEOs To 'Earn Back' America's Trust

February 8, 2010

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed / The Huffington Post News Editors

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America’s Cup Sinks as Sponsors Flee Billionaire Feud (Update2)

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

Billionaires Larry Ellison and Ernesto Bertarelli have turned an America’s Cup boom into bust.

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Dick Armey on theTea Party movement: The new majority?

February 8, 2010

washingtonpost.com - Personal Finance / Dick Armey

Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader (R-Tex.

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Newsweek: The case against layoffs

February 8, 2010

MSNBC.com

Our overreliance on downsizing is killing workers, the economy—and even the bottom line.

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Job seekers flock to North Dakota, wind up homeless

February 8, 2010

USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories

More than almost any other U.S. state, North Dakota has escaped the worst effects of the country's recession, but with its good ...

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Jumbo Mortgage ‘Serious Delinquencies’ Rise to 9.6% (Update1)

February 8, 2010

BusinessWeek: Daily & Breaking News, Top Stories from BusinessWeek News

U.S. prime jumbo mortgages at least 60 days late backing securities reached 9.6 percent in January from 9.

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U.S. magazine circulation falls 9 percent at newsstands

February 8, 2010

Salt Lake Tribune:Sports / By Andrew VanacoreThe Associated Press

New York » U.S. consumers showed less willingness to spend money for magazines at newsstands and other retail outlets as single-copy sales fell more than 9 percent in the second half of 2009.

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Stock futures climb ahead of opening

February 9, 2010

Boston.com -- Top business news / Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer

Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden.

Nigeria: Stock Market Crisis - the Worst is Over, Stockbroking Houses Association Boss

February 9, 2010

AllAfrica News: Stock Markets

Alhaji Rasheed Ola Yussuff, the chairman of the Association of Stockbroking Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) and chief executive officer of Trust Yields Securities Limited, in this interview, speaks on the ...

Unilava Partners with Dow Jones Publishing Company to Market the Wall Street Journal Asia

February 9, 2010

FreshNews.com: Other Areas of Tech Interest / admin

Unilava Corporation ("Unilava") (OTCBB: UNLA), a provider of diverse communication products and services with a mission to enhance everyday communication practices forread more

Warner Music Group swings to quarterly net loss

February 9, 2010

MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Warner Music Group said that it swung to a first-quarter net loss of $17 million, or 11 cents a share.

ECB says Trichet travel change due to logistics (Reuters)

February 9, 2010

Yahoo! Finance: Economic News

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is changing his plans to leave Australia and return to Europe purely because of logistics, an ECB spokesman said on Tuesday.

Labor board nominee provides first test of GOP's new ability to block Democrats' agenda

February 9, 2010

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Coventry Health Care profit climbs 24%

February 9, 2010

MarketWatch.com - All MarketWatch News - ETF Focus

Growing membership, rising rates and lower costs pushes Coventry Health Care profit up by 24% during the fourth quarter.

3 Amigos of Liquidity Stress

February 9, 2010

Biiwii.com Notes / Gary from biiwii.com (noreply@blogger.com)

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