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Combating money woes: Study looking at financial resiliency of soldiers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Kansas State University researchers are crunching the numbers when it comes to the financial status of soldiers at Fort Riley.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'

A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Her majesty's secret

One of the greatest cliches uttered about her majesty Queen Elizabeth II is that in 60 years of reigning over us, "she has never put a foot wrong". This may well be true, but how do we know? What do we really ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Facebook IPO debacle raises investor dander

The spate of complaints and investigations over the Facebook stock offering suggests big institutions had an edge over small investors, raising questions about the process.

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created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Regulators probe bank's role in Facebook IPO

(AP) -- Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative ...

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount (Update 2)

(AP) -- Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of public trading on Thursday.

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Why Facebook still doesn't look cheap

(AP) -- If you were thinking of picking up a few shares of Facebook last week, when it went public at a price of $38, you might be seriously tempted now that the stock has fallen $7 in two days.

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrasts

(AP) -- When Hollywood set out to tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, it enjoyed the flexibility of portraying a man who, despite his social network's worldwide reach, was all but unknown ...

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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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created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Want a piece of Facebook? Get in line

Facebook may be the year's hottest stock issue -- but try getting a piece of it. Small investors will find the line long and hurdles high to get even a handful of shares.

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created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Source: Yahoo CEO says he didn't mislead company

(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is assuring his colleagues that he didn't supply the incorrect information that led the troubled Internet company to list a bogus college degree in his official biography, according to a ...

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Taking credit: When Thailand’s government started offering microfinance loans to villagers, did anyone benefit?

Microfinance seems like a boost for entrepreneurs in developing countries: Give them little loans, and people can make their small businesses a bit larger. Starting in 2001, the government of Thailand used ...

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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