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'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says

A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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3 Questions: Andrew Lo on JP Morgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss

Earlier this month, heavyweight bank JP Morgan Chase announced it had lost at least $2 billion on a single trade — a figure that could grow as the firm struggles to unwind its position. The event has pr ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Company makes power bills more understandable, suggests how to save energy

It's often said that knowledge is power. Knowledge about power is what drives Opower, a 5-year-old online customer engagement platform.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Former Yahoo! executive charged with insider trading

US regulators announced that a former Yahoo! executive has agreed to plead guilty in an insider trading scheme that involved leaking word of the Internet search giant's pact with Microsoft.

Technology / Business

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Website address 'revolution' back in motion

The Internet domain name "revolution" was back in action on Tuesday with the agency in charge of website addresses once again taking applications for online neighborhoods breaking the ".com" mold.

Technology / Internet

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Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope

After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.

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Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?

(AP) -- Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's ...

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

News Corp takes stake in private China film group

US media giant News Corp. has taken a 19.9 percent stake in Bona Film Group, which calls itself the largest privately owned film distributor in China, the firms said.

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Cybercrimes (via cell phones) up in 2011

Addicted as we are to our online life and our mobile devices, it's no surprise that a growing number of cyber-criminals are lurking out there with us.

Technology / Other

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Yahoo soap opera features new cast of leaders

(AP) -- Yahoo's dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Internet company's ousting of CEO Scott Thompson just four ...

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Climate talks open in Bonn to tackle emissions targets

A new round of global climate talks opened in Bonn on Monday with rich and poor countries squaring off over greenhouse gas reduction targets to halt the pace of planet warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

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