Online instruction takes off among crafters
If you're itching to take up knitting or are stuck in a beadwork project, there's help - and many classes - online.
Sep 19, 2012
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Sep 19, 2012
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Readers Digest in new push in print, digital
US publishing giant Reader's Digest is expanding—both in print and digital.
Sep 18, 2012
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CEO incentives should be more strategic, study says
CEOs are sometimes rewarded for taking excessive risks – a practice that helped fuel the recent recession but could be altered if companies are more strategic in how they compensate their chief executives, a Michigan State ...
Sep 18, 2012
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Facebook stock jumps 7.7% after Zuckerberg's comments
They're calling it the Mark Zuckerberg bump. Facebook's stock didn't skyrocket, but it did rise nicely the day after Facebook's chief executive broke his silence and publicly proclaimed that he cares about its shareholders.
Sep 13, 2012
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China's Huawei says to spend $2.0 billion in Britain
Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday said it would invest $2.0 billion (1.5 billion euros) in Britain and roughly double its workforce in the country within five years.
Sep 12, 2012
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App firm say it may be source of Apple breach
A digital publisher said Monday it was likely the source of a data breach which resulted in the leak of personal data from as many as 12 million Apple iPhone and iPad users.
Sep 10, 2012
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Amazon takes on iPad with larger Kindle Fire (Update 3)
Amazon unveiled four new Kindle Fire tablet computers on Thursday, including ones with larger color screens, as the online retailer steps up competition with Apple ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Sep 06, 2012
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Facebook focuses on business, not struggling stock
Even as their company has lost nearly half its market value, Facebook executives have had little to say in public about the stock. Instead, they've talked up new ad programs and launched new features, including a beefed-up ...
Aug 30, 2012
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Pandora loss shrinks as revenue rises
Internet radio firm Pandora on Wednesday reported that its revenue climbed in the recently-ended quarter but that it still lost money due in large part to royalties paid out for songs.
Aug 29, 2012
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Amadeus quarterly profit soars 30 percent
Spain's Amadeus, the world's biggest processor of travel bookings, on Friday announced second-quarter net profits of 164.6 million euros ($200.9 million), up 30.3 percent on the same period last year.
Aug 03, 2012
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LinkedIn results give relief to social media
The professional social media group LinkedIn reported better-than-expected results Thursday, giving some relief to a sector battered by disappointments from Facebook and others.
Aug 02, 2012
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Queen, politicians, Nobel winner named to UN social panel
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday named a queen, a former president, a Nobel Peace prize winner and a corporate mogul to a 26-strong panel to recommend new global social and environment goals.
Jul 31, 2012
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Amazon profit plunges on acquisition cost
Online retail titan Amazon said its profit in the past quarter plunged 96 percent, with the cost of buying a robotics firm hurting already weak results.
Jul 27, 2012
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Write-off contributes to NY Times losses
The New York Times Co. posted a loss of $88.1 million in the previous quarter on Thursday, as a write-off in the value of website About.com wiped out gains from increased online subscriptions.
Jul 26, 2012
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IT group Dassault Systemes raises 2012 sales target
French software design group Dassault Systemes raised on Thursday its 2012 sales target after posting a 22 percent jump in first-half profit to 156.4 million euros ($190 million).
Jul 26, 2012
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