Date: Jul 27 2012
Filed under: Features
Warning: This article is not for the squeamish.
For nearly three decades, Leah Purcell has owned and operated the Spindletop Refuge for pit bulls in Willis, Texas. Over that time, Purcell earned praise (and patronage) from hundreds, if not ...
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Date: Jul 27 2012
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, Facebook
Social gaming giant Zynga (ZNGA) has a new game for investors: DudsVille.
The company behind Words With Friends and FarmVille opened sharply lower on Thursday after posting disappointing quarterly results.
Analysts -- including some of the investment bankers ...
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Date: Jul 27 2012
Filed under: Earnings
If sometimes you have that nagging feeling that the investment playing field is not exactly tilted in the individual investor's favor, you just might be on to something.
Last week, a survey of 500 financial professionals revealed there is ...
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Date: Jul 27 2012
1888PressRelease - The annual National Achievers Congress holds its 18th event from October 5th - 7th 2012.
For the past 18 years the National Achievers Congress has been attracting thousands of people to its unique events featuring the world's most inspiring ...
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Date: Jul 27 2012
1888PressRelease - Life is uncertain so no one can say what is going to happen tomorrow. Numerous people when not able to face depressive situation lead their path to addiction. This addiction is treated prominently at Muskoka Recovery Treatment Center.
Addiction ...
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Date: Jul 26 2012
Geico's gecko, Progressive's Flo, Allstate's Mayhem — sure they're funny, but are they delivering for insurers?
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/kJAj2jrv-ss/1
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Date: Jul 26 2012
Apple, Zynga and Netflix lead parade of stocks getting hammered on disappointing results.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/qMZVUH7SMo8/1
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Date: Jul 26 2012
Zynga's stock has taken a beating in recent months on worries over the declining number of active users. Company cites users' rise.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/1xL5GGHzTvQ/1
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Date: Jul 26 2012
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, Travel
It seemed like a great idea at the time. Leading travel portal Expedia (EXPE) spun off TripAdvisor (TRIP) -- the longtime hub of online travel reviews -- this past December.
Expedia would be able to focus on ...
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Date: Jul 26 2012
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, Media, Netflix
Netflix (NFLX) seemed to do everything right in releasing its second-quarter report on Tuesday night.
Revenue climbed nearly 13% to $889 million, exactly where Wall Street figured that Netflix would land.
The fallen dot-com darling's quarterly profit ...
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