News tagged with market value
Facebook falls flat in public debut (Update 3)
(AP) -- In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Digestibility and nutritional value of whey co-products for weanling pigs
New research from the University of Illinois sheds light on the nutritional value of whey powder and whey permeate as a lactose source for pigs.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Chinese video websites in court as industry grows
(AP) -- China's two biggest video websites are fighting in court over accusations they are misusing each other's programming as rivalry heats up in an industry that is luring viewers from bland state TV.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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The nag factor: How do children convince their parents to buy unhealthy foods?
The Nag Factor: How do very young children get their parents to buy foods and beverages of low nutritional value?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Clashing values could trip Facebook as it tiptoes toward China
As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ponders a strategy for China, the conditions imposed in the world's largest Internet market were highlighted recently when executives of the country's top Web companies gathered to sing ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Ag firms outperform S&P 500
While the general economy has underperformed in the past several years, the crop farming sector has been not just stable, but profitable. A recent University of Illinois report comparing the returns from publicly traded ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Study: Americans want self-respect, more than ever (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans want self-respect, and that desire has risen significantly in the last two decades, say marketing researchers at the University of Oregon. Meanwhile, the needs for both security ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Frequent flower buyers seek product variety
Florists and other retailers who sell flowers and plants can now add another tool to their marketing kit. A recent study of "consumption values" may help them understand what influences consumers' choices in regard to floral ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Market value of vervet monkey falls if monoploy is broken
A monkey that has acquired the sole power to hand out apples is generously rewarded with grooming sessions by the other monkeys in its group. But as soon as another monkey can hand out apples as well, the ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Treasury Returns Affected by Liquidity and Information Risks, New Study Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Building on a seminal study recognizing the effect of liquidity on U.S. Treasury securities, a new study by a University of Arkansas researcher documents a strong, positive relationship between expected return ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Wishful betting can contaminate financial markets, study shows
Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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