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Stocks rise thanks to strong earnings reports
Stocks got off to a strong start Tuesday despite a batch of dispiriting global economic data. As of 7:15 a.m. PDT, the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 119.83 points, or 0.8%, to 14,687. The gain gave hope to market bulls after last week’s...
Tags: United Technologies Corporation, Netflix Inc., Earnings Forecasts, China, Stock Market
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The day ahead in business April 23
Reports: PMI manufacturing index flash for April, 7:58 a.m.; FHFA housing price index for February, 8 a.m.; New home sales for March, 9 a.m.; Richmond Fed manufacturing index for April, 9 a.m. Local earnings: Anixter International Inc., DeVry Inc.,...
Tags: United Technologies Corporation, First Busey Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corp., Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Air Transportation Industry
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Internet connected loved ones after Boston bombings
With cellular service in Boston jammed in the aftermath of the marathon explosions this week, many people were left scrambling for ways to let loved ones know they were safe and to search for information on family and friends. Social networks and...
Tags: Skype, American Red Cross, Sports, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Twitter, Inc.
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Cyber security bill pits tech giants against privacy activists
SAN FRANCISCO — The escalating cyber attacks on corporate and government computers have provided a rare opportunity for bipartisan legislation to address the problem. But rather than sailing through Congress, the latest cyber security legislation is...
Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Computer Crime, Intel Corp., IBM, Politics
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Apple shares tumble as stocks fall for second day in last three
The stock market endured its second broad decline in three days, as investors fretted about weak earnings in the U.S. and deepening economic stagnation in Europe. Companies ranging from Apple Inc. to Bank of America Corp. were battered as investors fled...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Insider Trading, Financial Markets, Stock Market, European Debt Crisis
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E-books help fuel gains in U.S. book sales in 2012
Book sales rose 6.2% last year in the U.S., thanks to the continued growth of electronic publishing, according to newly released StatShot data from the Assn. of American Publishers. Electronic books, which a decade ago represented a tiny fraction of the...
Tags: Literature, Amazon Kindle, Arts and Culture, Book
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Penney CEO's challenge: Can it be fixed?
NEW YORK (AP) — There won't be an easy fix for J.C. Penney — if it can be fixed at all. As Mike Ullman takes the reins again less than two years after his departure, he faces a Herculean task to undo the mess left by CEO Ron Johnson, who was...
Tags: Ann Inc., Nicole Miller, Macy's, Guess, Inc., JC Penney Company Inc.
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What the Michael Lynton contract renewal means for Sony
Sony Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Michael Lynton has renewed his contract, a move that is likely to silence chatter in some Hollywood circles that has centered on the executive's future at the company. In his post, Lynton oversees the global...
Tags: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., The Walt Disney Co., Science and Technology, The Amazing Spider-Man (movie), Samsung Group
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J.C. Penney ousts CEO Ron Johnson, brings back his predecessor
Ron Johnson was ousted as chief executive of J.C. Penney Co. after a remarkably short and gaffe-filled tenure that succeeded mainly in driving away customers. Johnson was lured 17 months ago from a top job at Apple Inc., where he was celebrated for...Tags: Carly Fiorina, Macy's, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Finance, Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Facebook unveils software that transforms Android devices
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Mark Zuckerberg has set into motion his most ambitious plan yet to make Facebook Inc. the world's dominant form of communication. Facebook's chief executive on Thursday unveiled Facebook Home, software that transforms...
Tags: Online Media Industry, Google Play, Apple iPhone, Social Media, Religion and Belief
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Facebook to unveil HTC phone with Google's Android software
SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready for the Facebook phone. The company is close to unveiling a smartphone whose software keeps the social network front and center. It is part of an overall strategy to advance Facebook's ambitions to dominate mobile devices...Tags: Forrester Research Incorporated, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business Enterprises, Mark Zuckerberg, Apple iPhone
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Herbalife battle shows how the game is rigged
What are we to make of the ability of hedge-fund managers and other influential investors to manipulate the market with impunity and make millions of dollars doing it? The question was raised anew on Feb. 16 after news broke that Daniel Loeb of Third...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Carl Icahn, CNBC (tv network), Herbalife Limited, Mary Jo White
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