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Tesla repays federal loan nearly 10 years early
The electric-car maker received the loan from the Department of Energy in January 2010, and it made its first payment this past December. That began what was supposed to be a 10-year repayment program, but plans have ...
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HP soars as Meg Whitman turnaround continues
Hewlett-Packard is still struggling to turn itself around. But here's the good news for HP and CEO Meg Whitman: When Wall Street estimates are set at rock bottom, they're easy to ...
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Confusion Ruled the Day at Microsofts Xbox One Reveal Event
In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...
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HPs Q2 revenue slips but Whitman looks ahead
were expecting a mixed bag . They got one. The tech giant reported earnings of $1.1 billion, or 55 cents per share. Non-GAAP earnings were 87 cents per share on a revenue of $27.6 billion. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 81 cents a share on revenue of $28 billion for the second quarter. Out of the six core segments highlighted in the second quarter report, only the software ...
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Smart bike handlebars have turn signals GPS speedometer
(Credit: Kenny Gibbs) In general, bicycles haven't adopted the same high-tech features as many cars. Turn signals are done by hand, and GPS equates to using good old-fashioned brain power or the information you have on your ...
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How Sony and Nintendo can battle the Xbox One
Wii U are still big boxes of mystery -- even though one's already been out in stores for months. So, how will this new gaming landscape shake out? Sony and Nintendo, the also-rans to the current success story of Microsoft and the Xbox 360, will have options. But they're not always ...
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Twitter fights hacking with two-factor authentication
Enough is enough for the global network of fast-moving 140-character missives. Twitter now hopes to protect member accounts with a more sophisticated login ...
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How Women Can Use Friendships To Boost Their Careers
If you have a talented, hard-working friend who's at a crossroads in her career or building a business, why not help her? If you're the one who's in a bind, looking to change jobs, or determined to move up the corporate ladder, perhaps you should turn to your own friends for guidance. We often employ mentors, coaches, and advisors when we need help advancing our careers--but as ...
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Power Women 2013 Women To Watch This Year
Every year we pore over the lives (and power) of more than 250 women to create the annual FORBES list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. Here's who we're keeping our eyes on for the 2014 ...
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FlockTag Raises Over $1 Million
FlockTag is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based startup that digitizes customer rewards for small businesses. Today at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the company announced that they have raised over $1 million in Series A funding. According ...
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Larry Ellisons Ahab-Like Quest For The Americas Cup
The America's Cup is in the news lately, and not for the right reasons. Earlier this month, Olympic medalist Andrew "Bart" Simpson died after being trapped in the wreckage of the ...
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How Swirl Is Using Retails Stealth Weapon To Maximize In-Store Sales Without Spying
Swirl thinks its found the answer. Today, the company launched the first software platform designed to proffer micro-targeted digital content and deliver real-time, personalized offers right to shoppers' smartphones while browse. Among the early adopters: Alex and Ani, Timberland, and Kenneth Cole in New York and Boston. Astute readers of this column may remember that Swirl's been ...
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Your Brain And Talk Therapy A Powerful Duet
Human brain (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When cultural trends embody sloppy thinking all kinds of trouble ensues. One such trend neatly divides people into "minds" and "brains" and problems into ones that are either "psychological" or "biological." Talk therapy supposedly influences the former and medication the latter. But, as argued in ...
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Why Women in Business Should Shake Hands
hug or shake hands . My vote goes to the handshake. Here's why: A study on handshakes (by the Income Center for Trade Shows) showed that people are two times more likely to remember you if you shake hands with them. The trade-show researchers also found that people react to those with whom they shake hands by being more open and friendly. People with "good" handshakes (firm, ...
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Bill Gates Takes Back Title Of Worlds Richest Bumping Carlos Slim
Bill Gates is once again the world's richest person, thanks in large part to a slide over the past few days in the price of Mexican stocks. Gates bumps Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim from his perch as world's richest, a post Slim has held for the past four years. The swap happened at the end of the trading day on Monday, after America Movil shares dropped 0.24% from Friday's ...
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HP Earnings Outlook Top Expectations
Hewlett-Packard reported fiscal second-quarter earnings excluding items of 87 cents a share on revenue of $27.58 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of 81 cents per share on revenue of $28.01 billion, according to estimates from Thomson Reuters. For the fiscal third quarter, HP said it expects earnings of 84 to 87 cents a share vs. expectations of 83 cents a share.For the full year, HP ...
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NJ Cheap Booze Sold as Premium Liquor
New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants that allegedly sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium ...
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CEOs on a Winning Streak For Now
The trials and triumphs of corporate chieftains are daily blood sport here at CNBC. These days, CEOs seem to be on a winning streak. Jamie Dimon, CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, this week successfully fended off a shareholder attempt to change that title by splitting his ...
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What the Hamptons Tells Us About Stocks
The Hamptons might be more than a summer playground for the rich and famous. It might also be your best clue about what the stock market will do over the next few months. According to Nicholas Colas, ConvergEx's chief market strategist, a "white-hot" market for Hamptons summer rentals tells us that New York hedge fund managers are feeling confident about the market, and don't ...
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Refuse to Testify Youre Fired
Lois Lerner, the IRS official who headed the division that targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups for special tax scrutiny, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to refuse questions before Congress on Wednesday. The decision could cost her her job.And it doesn't mean that she won't be forced to answer questions. In fact, it's relatively easy for Congress to force her to ...
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QA Microsoft Veep Phil Harrison Talks Xbox One Used Games Always-On and More
REDMOND, Washington — After Microsoft revealed the brand-new Xbox One console to the world yesterday, a common reaction wasn’t one of amazement or eagerness, but confusion. Since most of the presentation showcased fantasy football, Skype, and multimedia applications, anyone wanting to hear about games was left hungry for details. Wired sat down with Microsoft corporate vice ...
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Brett Arendss ROI The real Apple tax scandal
+0.39% is a tax dodger. A cheat. Among the "biggest tax avoiders" in America. A company using "gimmicks" and "the Holy Grail of tax avoidance" in order to deprive the U.S. taxpayers of billions in ...
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The Wall Street cicada index
Super Bowl to predict stock market returns, why not a plague of locusts? There are already goldbugs, so why not bug bugs? Standard & Poor's market-data guru Howard Silverblatt agrees. When MarketWatch called to sound him out this morning, it turned out he'd already thought to check out the cicada market theory and had been pleasantly surprised by the results. Of course, that ...
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Xbox Live Arcade games wont work on Xbox One
Xbox Live Arcade games with them to the Xbox One are out of luck. Microsoft has confirmed that these games will not carry over to the next-generation ...
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Finding faces in Google Maps terrain
Using facial recognition software, a team has created a program that crawls Google Maps, seeking out faces hidden in the Earth's folds. Do you see what it ...
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