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Car buyers get hijacked
Gov. Rick Perry is fond of saying that Texas is "wide open for business." A couple of months ago he was in Illinois offering hope to local companies suffering from burdensome government regulation. "There is an escape route to economic freedom," he said,...
Tags: Rick Perry, Business, Manufacturing and Engineering, Amazon.com Inc., Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Oil slips more than $1 on weak China data, Fed policy plan
Reuters* China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9-month low on weak demand * Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year * Dollar firm after posting best one-day gain in over a month * Coming Up: U.S. existing home sales May; 1400 GMT By Manash Goswami...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Petroleum Industry, Central Bank, Federal Reserve, China
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Time Warner Cable Lawsuit: Another Attack on Channel Bundling
VarietyThe cable industry's practice of bundling channels is facing pressure from plenty of consumer groups, upstart competitors and John McCain. But the question posed by a class action suit is whether there is a case to be had for the many customers who pay...Tags: Viacom Inc., Antitrust Issues, Time Warner Cable Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp., Los Angeles Lakers
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Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke's confirmation that the...Tags: Prices, Central Bank, Career and Workplace, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy
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Consumer Reports: Fitness video games
Lots of video games on the market are advertised as a fun way to get fit. Consumer Reports checked out five: Nike Plus Kinect Training, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013, Just Dance 4, U-F-C Trainer, and Zumba Core. They cost anywhere from $20 to $50....
Tags: PlayStation 3, Wii, Gaming, Entertainment, Sony Corp.
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READER SUBMITTED: Governor Signs Ebook Legislation
StatewideWith the signature of Governor Dannel Malloy, Connecticut became the first state in the nation to take steps toward making electronic books - read on devices such as iPads, Kindles and Nooks - more accessible to state residents by making them more...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Libraries, Electronics, Book
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GM Rises, Nissan Plummets in New J.D. Power Quality Study
KickingTiresVoice recognition systems and faulty Bluetooth pairing are as aggravating as ever, J.D. Power and Associates' new Initial Quality Study reported today. Tech-focused Ford remains well below average in the agency's 33-brand ranking, but GM's four brands ???...Tags: Chevrolet, Manufacturing and Engineering, GMC, Nissan, Lexus
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Data mining puts cloud security back on agenda
ReutersBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 (Reuters) - Concerns about security in the cloud are flaring anew after recent revelations about government data-mining, likely spurring new technology to protect corporate and consumer information, according to...Tags: Mining, Business Enterprises, Business, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.
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