Date: Nov 21 2012
Filed under: Market NewsOn a day alleged bookkeeping hanky panky at Autonomy Software made Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) easily the Dow's (^DJI) poorest performer, the top NYSE stock was Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), up 23.47% and itself no stranger to cooking the ...
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Filed under: Retirement
If you're one of the few remaining Americans with a pension, we've got some good news and some bad news for you.
The good news is that if your pension fails, there's a backstop provided by the Pension Benefit ...
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Market NewsThe cloud computing revolution is alive and well. Salesforce.com (CRM) posted better than expected results after Tuesday's market close.
Salesforce.com is considered by many investors as the poster child of the cloud computing revolution. The company offers ...
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Elmo's hot toy sales aren't in jeopardy following news that his puppeteer resigned following a growing sex scandal.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/FmoryNAmpMg/
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Outgoing president Felipe Calderón says the measure will promote job creation and improve working conditions.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/OnS3yNMUg4I/
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Date: Nov 21 2012
The Conference Board releases its Leading Economic Indicators Index Wednesday, and it's a good one to watch.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/JqbmmKaQFTk/
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Filed under: Technology, Media, Walt Disney, EntertainmentMickey Mouse can't carry a streaming platform on his own.
Disney (DIS) is shutting down its Disney Movies Online platform. Visitors to the family entertainment giant's video streaming site are being told that the hub ...
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Filed under: Retail, Holidays, Shopping
Online shopping is getting more popular every year, but that doesn't mean that Black Friday is going out of style. Between in-store doorbusters and online deals, retailers are once again finding ways to grab consumers' interest ...
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Date: Nov 21 2012
Filed under: Economy, Banking
Shadow banking. The name alone sounds ominous -- like some dangerous phantom biding its time, waiting for the perfect moment to leap from its hiding place to do its deadly work.
On a financial level, that metaphor actually ...
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